Stories

Living and studying in Finland

In this section you can read the experiences of students and scholars who chose Finland as their study destination.

Erasmus and other exchange programmes

• “I belong to a group I call Anonymous Finnoholics” - Justyna Robak.
• “Learn how to use your own creativity and be innovative”- Markus from Austria. Erasmus Exchange Student, Music/Violin.
• “The quality of teaching is remarkable” - Moritz from Austria. Erasmus Exchange Student, Political Science (Vienna), Public Administration/Intercultural Studies (Vaasa).
• “I especially like the kindness of the people” - René from Netherlands. PhD Student, Sociology.
• “Finland has an interesting geographical location”- Sila and Adem from Turkey. Erasmus Exchange Students, Industrial Engineering.

Bachelor's Studies

• “Thanks to the flexibility of the Finnish education system, I was able to finish school one year earlier and start studying immediately”- Andrei from Romania. Bachelor’s Degree Programme, Linguistics.
• “We received a lot of information about real business life”- Elfia from Kyrgyzstan. Bachelor’s Degree Programme, Business Information Technology
• “A perfect training for real business life” - Tara from South Africa. Bachelor’s Degree Programme, International Business.
• “I feel really safe and welcome” - Sunny from China. Bachelor’s Degree Programme, Business Information Technology.

Master's Studies

• “I feel free to explicitly share my ideas and views”- Bang Jeon Lee from South Korea. Master’s Degree Programme, Furniture Design.
• “The living environment is safe”- Chang from China. Master’s Degree Programme, Telecommunication.
• “The nature here is really incredible”- Darryl from Canada. Master’s Degree Programme, General History.
• “A new world revealed”- Kompit from Thailand. Master’s Degree Programme, International Design .
• “Studying here is a very personal and collaborative experience”- Marcus from Austria. Master’s Degree Programme, Paper Technology.

Doctoral studies

• "Finland is a small but very modern knowledge society”- Sasha from Russia. Postdoctoral Researcher Psychology.