What our clients say

Dominic’s mastery of the teaching method is outstanding and effortless. You can see that he invests real energy into what he does. Special thanks for designing targeted teaching materials just for us. I also got to know new colleagues and what they do. Thank you.”

Jari Mutanen, Director (Environment and Natural Resources), North Savo Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment

Dominic Landon’s courses in forestry English have always won glowing praise from our employees. The atmosphere has been open, positive and encouraging. His active teaching methods are really well suited to language-learning. Dominic’s wide specialist vocabulary and extensive experience in teaching forestry English courses were evident throughout. Our participants have been extremely satisfied with the content of these courses.”

Päivi Lazarov, Communications Manager, Metsähallitus, Helsinki

An outstanding course. I had no idea you could study English in such a pleasant and effective way. This was the best course I’ve ever taken—well planned and creative.”

Outi Multanen, Account Executive, Osuuspankki Bank, Oulu

The course materials were precisely designed to meet our needs. The teaching method and the relevance of the content for the target audience fostered a stimulating atmosphere throughout the course, even when the days were long. The mood was exceptionally bright, thanks to the professional skill of the teacher. The participants took enormous strides forward in terms of their active speaking skills, thanks to the socialising and the conversation exercises focused on daily work tasks. In their feedback, all participants gave top marks to all aspects of the course.”

Jukka-Pekka Klemetti, Manager, UPM—The Biofore Company

The targeted Spell English courses perfectly matched our expectations. We had the chance to speak and use the vocabulary we need in our work. The teaching method was really effective. The participants were particularly grateful for the teaching materials specially crafted for the Finnish Meteorological Institute. Besides improving our English skills, the course offered a fantastic team-building opportunity. We also got to know colleagues working in other sectors within the Institute.”

Ismo Karjalainen, Head of Group, Finnish Meteorological Institute

The days simply flashed by. The course was varied and effective. Dominic uses excellent teaching methods—you don’t even realise you’re learning! The series of dialogues written for our specific needs provides outstanding support for learning the specialist English of our field.”

Antti Hietakangas, Production Manager, Skanska Industrial Solutions

Dominic had prepared a whole range of forestry-related material based on the learning goals agreed. We covered the key concepts and topics related to forest management, harvesting and logistics, as well as biodiversity and other topical environmental questions. The students found the material interesting and they appreciated the variety. The feedback was really positive!”

Kari Marjakangas, Development Manager, Stora Enso

Landon had prepared an interesting series of dialogues and some vocabulary based on our own materials and texts. This allowed us all to get to know not just the terms we need ourselves but also the vocabulary used by colleagues. The course was varied and each day was enjoyable despite being quite long. The number and quality of the exercises was excellent. This course in mining English was useful not just in terms of learning – it also lifted the atmosphere in our workplace.”

Miia Mikkonen, Business Development Specialist, Timegate Instruments

Really pleasant and exciting teaching methods! I didn’t get bored once even though the days were long. It was a fantastic course, thanks to the fresh approach to language learning!”

Jaana Korhonen, Kainuu Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment

The course material is excellent! Plenty of specialist vocabulary. The learning process is highly effective, thanks to the repetition and the focus on active speaking. An excellent course in every respect!”

Petra Kova, Assistant to the Management, Metsähallitus, Oulu

“The trainer had prepared the content, the activities and the timetable very carefully. Everything worked really well. What a marvellous course! It gave me huge inspiration to improve my English!”

Heino Vasara, Sector Manager (Mining), Lapland Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment

An excellent course overall! The time is used very efficiently and devoted to diverse activities. Completely immersing oneself in English over several days was good—it helped the brain to make the switch!”

Olavi Kurola, Head of Private Online at OP Financial Group, Helsinki

As we had requested, the course focused on banking English. The instructor had meticulously tailored the written material to then needs of my organisation, a cooperative financial services group, which was and continues to be very useful. Studying as a group and completing assignments together boosted our team spirit and gave a sense of collective achievement. The feedback from participants after the course was extremely positive as a whole.”

Mikko Kokkonen, Bank Manager, Pohjolan Osuuspankki

The exercises between sessions supported the autonomous learning of the vocabulary relevant to the work of the Regional Council of Lapland, paving the way to the next session. Participants praised the way the course was run and they especially appreciated the extensive teaching materials focused on regional development.”

Maiju Hyry, Director of External Relations, Regional Council of Lapland

I learned some highly useful, essential vocabulary that I can use in my job. The teacher is excellent and has a pleasant character. He created a relaxed atmosphere while keeping up the momentum.”

Sami Laakkonen, Public Relations Manager, Regional Council of North Karelia

An excellent language course. I acquired lots of useful new words, including mining terminology. The teacher is inspiring and fair, and makes sure everyone is included. Thank you for a fabulous course!”

Jyrki Huhtaniska, Lecturer, Lapland University of Applied Sciences

“The teaching techniques, the different assignments and the rhythm were nice and varied. The approach was clear and encouraging and the students were always centre-stage. An excellent language trainer!”

Seppo Leinonen, Expert in Regional Development and Zoning, Finnish Forest Centre, Lahti

“The participants especially liked the methods of instruction and the varied, high-quality teaching materials. Throughout the course, only English was used, not juts for teaching, but in all communication. As a result, the ability of all participants improved to a startling degree and their expectations were massively exceeded.”

Tomi Timonen, Mayor, Pudasjärvi

The teaching methods are captivating and the instructor knows how to create an encouraging, informal atmosphere that makes it easy to throw yourself into the lessons. Like the teaching material, the exercises are varied and really effective! I learned a lot on this fantastic course! The available time was used very efficiently!”

Kaisa Laitinen, Administrative Director, City of Rovaniemi