Korean Language & Culture in Finland — Online & Offline
Consistent practice, cultural depth, and a supportive

Representative Instructor, Jiyeon Lee

Instructor & Credentials

• A Korean language and culture educator with over 10 years of experience and a Level 1 teaching certificate

Certifications

• Level 1 Korean Language Teacher Certification

• Level 1 Calligraphy Instructor Certification

Professional  Experience

• 2026 Instructor King Sejong Institute Foundation (Government-operated agencies of the Republic of Korea)

• 2026 Invited Lecturer, 'Yeppo Korea Festival' (Mall of Tripla, Helsinki): Korean Culture Lecture 

• 2026 Designed and delivered a 4-day Korean language immersion camp integrating K-pop for youth at Nuorten kulttuurikeskus Monitoimitalo 13, Tampere

• 2025 Led the "Learning Korean through K-pop" One-Day Workshop, organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Finland 

• King Sejong Institute Tampere, Finland | 2022–2025 (Government-operated agencies of the Republic of Korea)

• Lead Instructor & Program Coordinator

• Led Korean language and culture programs (online & offline)

• Planned cultural lectures, workshops, and public K-culture events

• Managed curriculum design, academic coordination, and program operations

Awards

• Encouragement Award, World Korean Language Educators Conference (KSIF), 2024

• Awarded Academic Excellence at Graduation, 2018

• Excellence Award, Mock Teaching Demonstration, 2017

• Awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by a Korean organization supporting multicultural immigrant women,  2017

South Korea | 2016–2021

Instructor & Program Coordinator

• Served as an instructor for the Social Integration Program supervised by the Korean Ministry of Justice (2018–2021)

• Taught Korean language courses at universities and private language institutes

• Worked as both instructor and coordinator for international King Sejong Institute summer camp programs

• Contributed to program planning, learner assessment, and multicultural education initiatives

• Henry Lee

• Administrative Director

• With more than 20 years of experience in business operations and sales in Korea, he manages administrative affairs and supports the smooth operation of JKC.