Currently, instruction in a pupil’s native language is provided in the following languages:
Albanian, Arabic, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Chinese (Mandarin), Dari, English, Estonian, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Kurdish, Pashayi, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Somali, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.
In addition, distance learning is provided in Inari Sámi, North Sámi, and Skolt Sámi.
New language groups can be set up whenever at least six preschool or basic education pupils have registered for instruction in the language group in question and a suitable teacher for the group can be recruited.