Arbis, the Swedish Adult Education Centre in Helsinki offers hundreds of inspirational courses, lectures and events for people who want to learn something new or expand their knowledge. At Arbis you will find inspirational content, great teachers and affordable courses. Explore, experience and socialise, in Swedish! Welcome!
Arbis is a place where you can meet new people and find a community. We organise more than 700 interesting courses and lectures every year. Our reasonable prices and free lectures and events make it possible for everyone to take part. Some courses are organised as online courses and nearly all lectures are streamed so that you can participate from home as well.
Nice social community with motivated and knowledgeable teachers at a central location.
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Autumn break at Arbis from October 13 to 18, 2025
The office and library are open Monday to Thursday from 10 AM to 3 PM. Closed on Friday. Not all courses have a autumn break. Participants who have a course during the autumn break have been notified.
Academic year 2025–2026
All courses at Arbis for the study year 2025–2026 at the online portal ilmonet.fi.
Sign up for courses now at ilmonet.fi or at the Arbis office.
The course catalog can be picked up from the city libraries and from Arbis.