Finland

Finland often steals headlines for the Northern Lights and taking first place on the World Happiness Index but it is known just as much for its highly ranked universities and English-taught programmes.

Finland often steals headlines for the Northern Lights and taking first place on the World Happiness Index but it is known just as much for its highly ranked universities and English-taught programmes.

35

Universities

40K+

international students

Yearly tuition fees for international students vary from

US$4,748 - US$23,740

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University of Vaasa

Wolffintie 34, 65200 Vaasa, Finland
University of Turku

Business Finland Oy Turku, Itsenäisyydenaukio 2, Turku, Finland Proper 20800, Finland
LUT University

Lappeenranta University of Technology, Yliopistonkatu 34, Lappeenranta, South Karelia 53850, Finland
University of Oulu

Koneensauna, Oulu, Northern Ostrobothnia 90570, Finland
University of Lapland

University of Lapland, Yliopistonkatu 8, Rovaniemi, Lappi 96300, Finland
Tampere University

Tampere University Press, Kalevantie 5, Tampere, Pirkanmaa 33100, Finland
University of Helsinki

University of Oxford Botanic Garden, Rose Ln, Oxford, England OX1 4DU, United Kingdom

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