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Higher Education in Finland

Introduction

The emphasis of the Finnish government has been on developing a society that educates its citizens to unprecedented standards of education by developing a modern, internationally oriented higher education system. It is because of this that in 2005, Finnish Universities saw their degree programmes getting amended. The objective was to make these programmes internationally more compatible. The Finnish government, in order to achieve its aim of setting higher standards of education in the country, has poured in substantial amount of money into research and development.

Also, institutions of higher education in the country have state-of-the-art facilities and have proven expertise in many fields. The polytechnics and universities of applied sciences present here lay special emphasis on close cooperation with business, industry and services.

The universities and institutions of polytechnics present in the country have approximately 400 international study programmes that are being imparted in English. As per estimates, nearly 8400 foreign students from 40 different countries are pursuing different courses in Sweden. Of these, nearly 4700 are pursuing higher education in various universities. The programmes offered at the Finnish universities are based on a joint European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). The ECTS ensures that Finnish degrees have a global recognition.

Students have the option of choosing from a wide number of programmes on offer. Also, the quality assurance programme in the country has ensured that the standard of universities’ infrastructure, student services and teaching and research is high.

Admission Season in Finland

The universities present in the country generally have two semesters. These semesters have been divided into a. the autumn semester and, b. the spring semester. While the autumn semester generally runs from September till mid-December the spring semester stretches from mid-January to mid-May.

Students in order to get admission into Finnish Universities have to qualify the matriculation examination at the end of the general upper secondary school. Universities of the country amend their admission requirements according to the target number for degrees. All fields of study have a restricted entry.

It is advisable to international students to contact the authorities at the institution where they are seeking admission. The international advisory services at the universities give detailed information on selection and application procedures to international students.

List of Major colleges and Universities

Finland Colleges & Universities
Name & Address	Phone & Email
Helia University of Business and Applied Sciences Ratapihantie 13 FI-00520 Helsinki, Finland	Ph: +358 9 148 901 Fax: +358 9 1489 0453 Email: name@helia.fi Web: www.helia.fi/
Helsingin School of Economics P.O. Box 1210, 00101 Helsinki, Finland	Ph: +358 9 43131 Fax: +358 9 4319 8707 Web: www.hse.fi/
Academy of Fine Arts Kasarmikatu 36, 00130 Helsinki, Finland	Ph: +358 9 680 3320 Fax: +358 9 680 33260 Email: office@kuva.fi Web: www.kuva.fi/
Abo Akademi University Domkyrkotorget 3, Fi-20500 Turku, Finland	Ph: +358 2 215 31 Web: www.abo.fi/
Helsinki University of Technology Otakaari 1, 02150 Espoo, Finland	Ph: +358 9 4511 Web: www.tkk.fi/
Lahti University of Applied Sciences Kirkkokatu 27 15140 Lahti, Finland	Ph: +358 3 828 3810 Fax: +358 3 828 3813 Email: fellmanni@lamk.fi Web: www.lamk.fi/
Lappeenranta University of Technology Skinnarilankatu 34 Fin-53850 Lappeenranta Finland	Ph: +358 5 621 11 Fax: +358 5 621 2350 Email: info@lut.fi Web: www.lut.fi/
Oulu University of Applied Sciences Kotkantie 1, Fin-90250 Oulu, Finland	Ph: +358 8 312 6411 Fax: +358 8 312 6400 Web: www.oamk.fi/
Rovaniemi University of Applied Sciences Jokivayla 11 C, FI-96300 Rovaniemi, Finland	Ph: +358 20 798 4000 Fax: +358 20 798 5499 Web: www.ramk.fi/
Satakunta University of Applied Sciences Tiedepuisto3, FI-28600 Pori, Finland	Ph: +358 02 620 3000 Fax: +358 02 620 3030 Email: int.office@samk.fi Web: www.samk.fi/
Tampere University of Technology Korkeakoulunkatu 10, FI-33720 Tampere, Finland	Ph: +358 03 3115 11 Web: www.tut.fi/
Hanken PB 479 (arkadiankatu 22) 00101 Helsinki, Finland	Ph: +358 09 431 331 Web: www.hanken.fi/
Sibelius Academy P.O.Box 86 Fin-00251 Helsinki, Finland	Ph: +358 20 753 90 Fax: +358 20 753 9600 Email: info@siba.fi Web: www.siba.fi/
Turku School of Economics Rehtorinpellonkatu 3, FI-20500 Turku, Finland	Ph: +358 2 481 481 Fax: +358 2 481 4299 Web: www.tukkk.fi/
University of Joensuu P.O. Box 111, FI-80101 Joensuu Finland	Ph: +358 13 251 111 Fax: +358 13 251 2050 Web: www.joensuu.fi/
University of Jyvaskyla P.O. Box 35, FI-40014, Finland	Ph: +358 14 260 1032 Fax: +358 14 260 1061 Email: intl@jyu.fi Web: www.jyu.fi/
University of Art and Design Helsinki Hameentie 135 C Fin- 00560 Helsinki Finland	Ph: +358 9 75631 Fax: +358 9 7563 0223 Email: info@uiah.fi Web: www.uiah.fi/
University of Tampere Kalevantie 4, 33014 University of Tampere, Finland	Ph: +358 3 355 111 Fax: +358 3 213 4473 Email: kirjaamo@uta.fi Web: www.uta.fi/
University of Oulu Pentti Kaiteran Katu 1, Pl 8000, 90014 Oulun Yliopisto, Finland	Ph: +358 08 553 1011 Fax: +358 08 553 4112 Web: http://www.oulu.fi/english/
The University of Lapland Yliopistonkatu 8, 96300 Rovaniemi, Finland	Ph: +358 16 341 341 Fax: +358 16 341 2207 Web: www.ulapland.fi/
University of Kuopio Savilahdentie 9 (Main Building Snellmania) Finland	Ph: +358 17 162 211 Web: www.uku.fi/
University of Turku FI-20014 Turun Yliopisto, Finland	Ph: +358 2 333 51 Web: http://www.utu.fi/en/
University of Vaasa Wolffintie 34 FI-65101 Vaasa, Finland	Ph: +358 6 324 8179 Email: information@uwasa.fi Web: www.uwasa.fi/