Study in Finland

Considering study in Finland? For international students, Finland offers a multitude of opportunities, an inspiring environment at the crossroads of cultures and an efficient educational system.

Most importantly, Finland offers world-leading expertise in several fields of study, such as information technology, biotechnology, environmental sciences, architecture, music, art and design. But educational opportunities are by no means limited to these areas of Finnish know-how.

The quality of education in Finland is high – but the cost of study is low: Finnish universities and polytechnics do not generally charge tuition fees. Higher education at university level is funded by the state through the Ministry of Education, which also monitors the standard of education through national quality assurance.

Discover Finland is an extensive online resource showcasing Finnish higher education. In addition to an overview of the Finnish educational system, Discover Finland features information on admission requirements, application procedures, student life and practical training opportunities. The site also includes a searchable database of the over 300 international programs offered by Finnish universities and polytechnics.

Discover Finland is maintained by CIMO, the Finnish Centre for International Mobility. Affiliated with the Ministry of Education, CIMO coordinates international education and training programs, administers scholarship and exchange programs, and promotes Finnish education and training programs internationally.

Why Finland?

What makes International Education work in Finland?

Finland is a country of 5.1 million people located in the North of Europe with Sweden, Norway and Russia as its neighbours. Since 1995, Finland has been a member of the European Union. Education has always been a high priority for Finland. At the moment, Finland has 21 university level institutions and 30 polytechnics. International students (including both degree and exchange students) constitute about five per cent of the total student enrolment at the above institutions.

Citizens of a relatively small country like Finland understand that contacts with other countries are a key to survival and success to today's global competition. Finns have always been eager to study abroad and to bring new skills back home from foreign countries. For professionals of international education in Finland, the problem is not how to persuade Finnish students to depart on an exchange in other countries. The key issue for us has always been how to attract international students to Finland and to achieve reciprocity in student exchanges with foreign universities.

During the 1990s, student mobility flows to and from Finland have increased dramatically. However, until recently, students studying abroad clearly outnumbered the international exchange students coming to study in Finland. For this reason, it was quite surprising for us to learn that, according to statistics published by the European Commission in Spring 2000, Finland (considering its size) seemed to have become the most popular destination for European ERASMUS exchange students planning to study in another European country during the academic year 2000-2001. Not only have the numbers of ERASMUS students been growing. A similar development has also been visible in the flows of students coming to Finland through other international exchange programs and bilateral exchange programs of Finnish universities and polytechnics. (For further information, please see the Statistical Overview of the Development of internationalisation in the Nordic countries distributed to the participants of this session).

Why Finland?

Why have the numbers of international exchange students increased so much during the last years of the 1990s? Why do more and more international exchange students today choose Finland as their destination? In the following, I will briefly try to describe some of the reasons for this development. My conclusions are based both 1) on my own observations during the last eleven years and 2) on a study entitled "Why Finland?" carried out by the Finnish Centre for International Mobility, CIMO, and in the fall of the year 2000. To find out what makes international students come and study in Finland, a questionnaire was sent to about 1,000 newly arrived international exchange students, of whom 561 students of 52 different nationalities answered the survey.

Transfer Courses to other University

Transfer Courses to other University
You can change your University after completing a semester...

Most of the Universities allows transfer of credit from one University to other. But there are some requirements:
Only credit hours associated with graduate courses for which a grade of ?B? or better were obtained may be eligible for transfer.
A copy of the catalog description of the course and an official transcript showing completion of the course(s) and the grade received in the course (s) must be submitted with the plan of study.
For transfer credit, students should refer to the general policies of the University Graduate School. No more than 6/9(Some universities allow 6 and some 9 ) credits towards the Master of Science in Engineering may be earned at another university.
Credit must have been granted by a regionally accredited, U.S. institution or foreign university.
The credit must not have been used to satisfy the requirements for any other degree.
You must furnish an official transcript to the Graduate Records Office.


These are most common requirements and may vary with Universities.



According to University of Maryland (Mechanical Engg Dept.)

Transfer of Credit:

All graduate study credits offered as transfer credit must meet the following criteria:
No more than six credit hours of graduate work may be transferred from another institution, unless the program has special approval by the Graduate Council. When changing programs within UMCP, the student may request inclusion of credits earned at UMCP. When moving from non-degree to degree-seeking status, however, Advanced Special Students may not include more than six (6) credits.
The advisor and Director of Graduate Studies will need to certify that any courses listed are applicable to the student's program and, for non-UMCP courses, that the courses have been revalidated.
Credit must have been granted by a regionally accredited, U.S. institution or foreign university. If the latter, evaluation by International Educational Services and the Graduate School is required.
The courses must be at the graduate level and have been taken for graduate credit at the original institution.
The student must have earned a grade of "B" or better in the course and have a "B" or better average on all the graduate course work taken at the institution from which the transfer is requested.
The credit must not have been used to satisfy the requirements for any other degree.
The student must furnish an official transcript to the Graduate Records Office.
Transfer work satisfies only the 400-level requirements for the master's degree and does not apply to the upper-level requirements.
The transfer course work must have been taken within seven years of the award of UMCP's master's degree for which the student is currently enrolled. All other course work must be taken within five years of the master's degree.


According to Michigan State University (CS dept)

Transfer Credits
Graduate credits earned in another graduate program may be accepted by the Department up to a maximum of 9 credits (excluding research, thesis and independent study credits). Students from the MCEE institutions are allowed up to 14 credits. In such a case, the completed ?Credit Evaluation: Graduate Program? form is to be included with the program. Transfer credit will be given only for courses in which a grade of 3.0 (out of 4) or better was earned and whose content is still relevant and timely.

Information about Finland

Information about Finland

Country and Facts
Culture, Education, Science and the Way of Life
Events
Language
News and Media
Personal Pages, Societies etc.
Sports
Travel
Weather
Links

:::Very much important for the Students

Bachelor degree programme studies at polytechnics
Education offered at polytechnics/UAS is more practical and more focused on vocational skills than at the universities. Bachelor degree programmes take about 3.5 to 4.5 years to complete.
Polytechnics/UAS provide degree programmes in the following fields of vocational education and training: humanities and education; culture; natural sciences; natural resources and the environment; tourism, catering and domestic services; health and sports; technology, communications and transport; social sciences, business and administration.
Bachelor degree programme consists of five modules: basic studies, vocational studies, work practise, free studies and a final project. The scope of the Bachelor degree is usually 210 study credits, even though degrees of 240 and 270 exist, too. In a degree of 210 credits basic studies are usually the scope of 60, vocational studies 90, work practice 30, free studies 15 and the final project 15 credits. During one study year the student is expected to study 1 600 hours which makes up to 60 credits. The study credits used are equivalent to those of the European credit system ECTS (European Credit Transfer System).


Visa and residence permits


Non-EU citizens need a residence permit when they have been admitted to a higher education institution and their studies last longer than three months. The residence permit is granted for one year at the time. If the studies take longer than one year, the extension of the residence permit needs to be applied every year until the student has finished the study programme. For readmission of the residence permit the student must meet the following criteria: the student must be a full-time student, the student must be registered in a higher education institution, the student has completed the courses required in the higher education institution study programme. In addition to the residence permit, from 1 September 2007 a student from a non-EU country must have a valid health insurance issued by reliable company or institution. Non-EU students who are studying in Finland in a full-time degree programme for minimum of two years need a health insurance that covers medicine costs. Also, non-EU students must prove being able to support his or her living in Finland see Fees and costs.
Accommodation

Student accommodation is available, for example, through VVO and SOA (Finland's Student Housing Ltd.) in Finland, and HOAS (The Foundation for Student Housing in the Helsinki Region) in Helsinki region. Applications should be sent directly to VVO (http://www.vvo.fi/), SOA (http://www.soa.fi/), HOAS (http://www.hoas.fi/) and other student accommodation foundations. Accommodation system varies in different polytechnics/UAS. Some have student campuses and accommodation, while others encourage the students to apply for accommodation from the study town and city. See more detailed information on each polytechnics'/UAS' website.
Student accommodation in Finland is of high standard. The apartments and rooms are in very good condition, including central heating, a refrigerator, cooking and washing facilities, and internet access. Both furnished and unfurnished rooms are available. The prices vary depending on the location and the size of the room or apartment. Rents in Helsinki area are the most expensive (rooms 200-300 euros, a one-bedroom apartment 400-600 euros), whereas in Central and Northern Finland the prices are lower (in Oulu, rooms 150-200 euros, a one bed-room apartment 300-350 euros).



DEGREE PROGRAM
Degree programmes
The following degree programmes start during the academic year 2007-2008.

Additional applications »ARCADA »CENTRAL OSTROBOTHNIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »DIACONIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »EVTEK UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »HAAGA-HELIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »HAMK UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »HELSINKI POLYTECHNIC STADIA »JYVÄSKYLÄ UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »KAJAANI UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »KEMI-TORNIO UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »KYMENLAAKSON AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU; UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »LAHTI UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »LAUREA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »MIKKELI UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »NORTH KARELIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »OULU UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »PIRKANMAA POLYTECHNIC- UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »ROVANIEMI UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »SATAKUNTA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »SAVONIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »SEINÄJOKI UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »SOUTH CARELIA POLYTECHNIC »TAMPERE POLYTECHNIC - UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »TURKU UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »VAASA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES »



DEGREE PROGRAM WITH SUBJECT LIST:

Degree programmes
Additional applications ARCADA
Degree Programme in International BusinessDegree Programme in Plastics TechnologyDegree Programme in Human Ageing and Elderly Service
CENTRAL OSTROBOTHNIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in Business ManagementDegree Programme in Chemistry and TechnologyDegree Programme in Industrial ManagementDegree Programme in Information TechnologyDegree Programme in Nursing
DIACONIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in Social Services
EVTEK UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in European Business AdministrationDegree Programme in European ManagementDegree Programme in Information TechnologyDegree Programme in Media Engineering
HAAGA-HELIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in Business Information TechnologyDegree Programme in International BusinessDegree Programme for Multilingual Management AssistantsDegree Programme in Sports and Leisure ManagementDegree Programme in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism ManagementDegree Programme in Tourism
HAMK UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in International BusinessDegree Programme in Construction EngineeringDegree Programme in Mechanical Engineering and Production Technology
HELSINKI POLYTECHNIC STADIA
Degree Programme in NursingDegree Programme in Social Services
JYVÄSKYLÄ UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in Music ManagementDegree Programme in International BusinessDegree Programme in LogisticsDegree Programme in NursingDegree Programme in Facility Management
KAJAANI UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in International BusinessDegree Programme in Tourism
KEMI-TORNIO UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in Business Information TechnologyDegree Programme in Business ManagementDegree Programme in Information TechnologyDegree Programme in Nursing
KYMENLAAKSON AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU; UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in International Business
LAHTI UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in Business Information TechnologyDegree Programme in International Business
LAUREA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in Business ManagementDegree Programme in NursingDegree Programme in Social Services
MIKKELI UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in Business Management
NORTH KARELIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in DesignDegree Programme in International Business
OULU UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in Business Information TechnologyDegree Programme in International BusinessDegree Programme in Information Technology
PIRKANMAA POLYTECHNIC- UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in Nursing
ROVANIEMI UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in International BusinessDegree Programme in Information TechnologyDegree Programme in Tourism
SATAKUNTA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in International Business and Marketing LogisticsDegree Programme in Physiotherapy
SAVONIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in International BusinessDegree Programme in Industrial ManagementDegree Programme in Information Technology
SEINÄJOKI UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in International Business
SOUTH CARELIA POLYTECHNIC
Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering and Production TechnologyDegree Programme in Paper TechnologyDegree Programme in Tourism
TAMPERE POLYTECHNIC - UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in International BusinessDegree Programme in Environmental Engineering
TURKU UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in International BusinessDegree Programme in NursingDegree Programme in Information Technology
VAASA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Degree Programme in International BusinessDegree Programme in Information TechnologyDegree Programme in Hotel and Restaurant Business

Studying in Finland
Education system in Finland and polytechnics Bachelor degree programme studies at polytechnicsFees and costsVisa and residence permitsStudent financial aid and study grantsAccommodation
Application practicalities
Additional applicationsTimetable for joint applicationEligibility
Discretionary admission
General admission criteriaCertificates
Finnish upper secondary education: Finnish Matriculation examinationFinnish upper secondary education: EB, IB or RP -examinations completed in Finland before applyingVocational qualificationsFinnish Matriculation examination and vocational qualificationNon-Finnish qualificationsHigher education degrees






Education system in Finland and polytechnics
The Finnish education system is composed of nine-year basic education (comprehensive school); upper secondary education, comprising vocational and general education; and higher education, provided by universities and polytechnics. Adult education is available at all levels.
The Finnish higher education system comprises 20 universities and 28 polytechnics governed by the Ministry of Education. Multi-field polytechnics train professionals in response to labour market needs and conduct R&D, which supports instruction and promotes regional development in particular. The Ministry of Education confirms the degree programmes of polytechnics.
The polytechnics use the terms 'polytechnic' or 'university of applied sciences' when referring to themselves. On this website the term polytechnic/university of applied sciences (abbr. UAS) is used in most cases.

Bachelor degree programme studies at polytechnics
Education offered at polytechnics/UAS is more practical and more focused on vocational skills than at the universities. Bachelor degree programmes take about 3.5 to 4.5 years to complete.
Polytechnics/UAS provide degree programmes in the following fields of vocational education and training: humanities and education; culture; natural sciences; natural resources and the environment; tourism, catering and domestic services; health and sports; technology, communications and transport; social sciences, business and administration.
Bachelor degree programme consists of five modules: basic studies, vocational studies, work practise, free studies and a final project. The scope of the Bachelor degree is usually 210 study credits, even though degrees of 240 and 270 exist, too. In a degree of 210 credits basic studies are usually the scope of 60, vocational studies 90, work practice 30, free studies 15 and the final project 15 credits. During one study year the student is expected to study 1 600 hours which makes up to 60 credits. The study credits used are equivalent to those of the European credit system ECTS (European Credit Transfer System).

Visa and residence permits
Students coming from the EU countries do not need a visa when studying in Finland. Students coming from other than EU countries need a visa when they stay less than three months in Finland (taking an entrance examination, for example).
EU citizens and the citizens of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland (see Directorate of Immigration, http://www.uvi.fi/) do not need a residence permit when studying in Finland. For a stay longer than three months period, students from EU countries need to register their right to reside in Finland at the local police department. The criteria for right to reside in Finland are as follows: the main purpose for residence in Finland are the full-time studies in a Finnish higher education institution, the student is able to support his or her living in Finland, the student has a valid health insurance. Students coming from Sweden, Norway, Denmark or Iceland do not need to have a clarification on their financing.
Non-EU citizens need a residence permit when they have been admitted to a higher education institution and their studies last longer than three months. The residence permit is granted for one year at the time. If the studies take longer than one year, the extension of the residence permit needs to be applied every year until the student has finished the study programme. For readmission of the residence permit the student must meet the following criteria: the student must be a full-time student, the student must be registered in a higher education institution, the student has completed the courses required in the higher education institution study programme. In addition to the residence permit, from 1 September 2007 a student from a non-EU country must have a valid health insurance issued by reliable company or institution. Non-EU students who are studying in Finland in a full-time degree programme for minimum of two years need a health insurance that covers medicine costs. Also, non-EU students must prove being able to support his or her living in Finland see Fees and costs.

Main Features

Well, its 100% full scholarship program, on which all levels student can enroll.
: No need TOEFL/IELTS (Optional)
: No need property valuation.
: No need CA report
: No need audit report

So this program is applicable to all the interested students.
Its EUROPE , land of opportunities/Ideas.

#100% full scholarship/study free (Most of the European countries have free education)
#Student get Schengen Visa ( student can visit or transfer their credit to 15 European country)
#Free Visa
#Practical education
#Top/best education among European country
#A student can get 25hrs per week work permit and 5 euro per hrs minimum earning
#Yearly three and half month holiday, they can work anywhere with in 15 Schengen country.
# Finland is the Golden gate to enter Europe .
#One can become a doctor with zero investment
#Finland Government invest 20000euro per student for their study
#In Finland there is 20 University and 28 Polytechnics/University of Applied Science (UAS)
# If any student doesn't like any subject, they can even change it after six month study in Finland .
#In Finland there is credit system of study and usually in Bachelor Degree there will be total 210 credits and period of study is 3.5 years and some course may be 4.5 years.
# Finland has best human rights among the Europe
# Finland is cold place
# Study time mostly starts from 8 or 9 am


Job opportunities

#25hrs work permit in a week
#15 euro per hrs earning
#3.5 month yearly holiday, can be work anywhere
#Initially, night work can be found
#Job guarantee after study
#Credit can be transfer(Study transfer) to any Schengen country like: Norway (World largest earning), Austria , Germany , Belgium , Denmark , France , Greece , Iceland , Italy , Luxemburg , Portugal , Spain , Sweden , The Netherlands, even in US, Australia , Canada etc.


Summary:

1) Documents should be provided to us scanned copy first, again all the copy of document with attested.
2) After one and half month student will get the invitation letter from the university
3) Then the students should be send these invitation letter then they need to fill it out then you need to send us again.
4) Then student need to appear entrance exam, which will be conducted by British Counsel
5) After a month result will be published, those student who will passed they will be sent admission letter that is final and these student can go.

A Story of Mr. Anil Palikhe

A “Finno-Ugrian-Nepalese” medical doctor doing research in Helsinki
Anil comes originally from Nepal, but he left his country quite early to study in Europe. First he went to the university in Hungary for 7 years, and now he has been in Helsinki for almost three years, doing research. Smiling he tells that he has feelings of being partly Finno-Ugrian by now. However, cultural differences still surprise him sometimes, and he likes to talk about them. “You are almost blind at the very beginning in a new place, once you open your eyes you see good and bad things, and that’s life everywhere!” Anil says.Anil is a medical doctor, but for the moment he's not practising in Finland. He completed his medical studies in Pécs (Hungary) with a fulltime scholarship from the Hungarian Ministry of Education. Before going to the Medical University he spent one year in Budapest to learn Hungarian from the beginning. Later Anil made all his studies in Hungarian. It was a challenge, but he managed very well at the end. He got another scholarship for his PhD in Hungary, but he started to think about going somewhere else. His Hungarian professor helped him to make a decision to come to Finland. There were so much more resources for research, the professor said.”I didn't even know where Finland was, in Scandinavia?” Anil tells about his arrival to Helsinki. Then he cocks his eye and reveals that his brother had business contacts in Finland, so Anil knew exactly where he was going. Since the beginning he made friends with both Finnish and international people. He says that Finns are very nice in general, and sometimes they seem even too polite to him. ”If all their reactions are nice and polite”, he says, ”you don't know what they really mean.” Anil also noticed that it's sometimes hard to take the first step with Finns. ”They hide like turtles!” he laughs. But not all Finns are shy either, and Anil says he has some very good friends around Finland.
”Hard work calls for hard leisure”, as we say in Finnish
Anil does research for his PhD at the University of Helsinki. His office and laboratory are in Biomedicum, which is a centre for medical research and training. He participates in a research project with an objective to define the connection between genetics and heart disease. Some of the work is made in the laboratory, some in the office. Anil also takes care of raising funds for the project, and during the academic year he takes part in doctoral courses at the university. That is good for learning new approaches, but also for making contacts anf friends with different people. With all these different things to do, Anil has quite free hands to organize his working days.Generally Anil can do everything in English, but he keeps on studying Finnish. First he attended some Finnish courses at the university, but now he studies independently, mainly by reading and speaking with friends. In his free time Anil likes to relax, sometimes without any attachment with anyone or with anything. From time to time he just takes his bike for the weekend and totally disappears from the civilization – even in the winter. He puts his tent down somewhere in the forest, spends a relaxing evening in the peace of the nature, and comes back on the following day. He lives for the present moment and enjoys the life. He does not make too many plans for the future – “there is enough time for future, let me fix the present first”, he says.
Motto
Dalai Lama, “Every human has to visit a new place in a year.” But I try to do once in a week.
Three great things about Finland:
Sauna three times a week in a Finnish way
Going by bike anywhere you want
A summer cottage by a lake, in the summer or in the winter
Funny incidents in Finland
A morning coffee with his colleagues in the very first week in Finland surprised Anil. Nobody talked while they were around the coffee table. Anil's first thought was that for some reason they were angry at him. Only later he found out that in Finland silence doesn't mean anything offensive, it is just a normal way to be.On the first winter in Finland Anil got surprised by the cold. He wanted to buy something in a shop just accross the street, so he put on his jacket and went out. However, it was way too cold, so he came back, put on another winter jacket, and then he was able to cross the street.Anil goes to a sauna in his building every week. Once, with some other foreigners, they started to make food on the stove. The caretaker came in and said it was forbidden to grill sausages on the stove, because of the horrible smell. ”It's not a sausage, but fish!” Anil said spontaneously. But the caretaker was strict and carried out the smelling packet.