Salary range
EUR 29.8K–73.4K
Statistics Finland 2024 national D1–D9 annualised · median benchmark · comparison EUR 43.4K
Countries
Finland
FI · 6 regions · 9 cities · EUR
Explore career demand, study options and regional context across Finland before comparing your next step.
Finland combines research universities and universities of applied sciences with technology, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, clean-energy and knowledge-intensive labour markets across Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Oulu and regional university cities.
Visa options
3
Student residence permits and employer-sponsored work pathways
Living costs
EUR 900–1.2K
Official student planning range · permit finance floor shown separately · tuition excluded
Academic year
Late August or September main intake
The academic year begins in August and teaching is concentrated from late August or September to May. Most English-taught degree programmes have one autumn intake, while selected universities of applied sciences and programmes offer January entry.
August–SeptemberJanuary (selected programmes)
Strong majors by workforce demand
Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences
Healthcare continues to show occupation-specific shortages, including doctors and care professionals.
Psychology, Mental Health & Social Services
Psychologists and mental-health capabilities feature in the national labour-force shortage assessment.
Mechanical, Manufacturing & Welding Engineering
Mechanics, machinists, welders and industrial skills remain difficult to recruit in parts of the technology sector.
Computer Science, AI & Cybersecurity
Digital and artificial-intelligence competence is a cross-sector priority in national skills forecasting.
Electrical, Energy & Automation Engineering
Clean-transition investment, power systems, automation and data-centre projects create technical demand.
Business Analytics & Digital Services
Employers increasingly require analytical, customer-service and digital capabilities across business functions.
Major universities and colleges
University of Helsinki
Research university · Helsinki
Aalto University
Specialist institution · Espoo
Tampere University
Research university · Tampere
University of Turku
Research university · Turku
University of Oulu
Research university · Oulu
University of Jyväskylä
Research university · Jyväskylä
LUT University
Specialist institution · Lappeenranta
University of Eastern Finland
Research university · Joensuu and Kuopio
Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
College / Polytechnic · Helsinki metropolitan area
Tampere University of Applied Sciences
College / Polytechnic · Tampere
Regions & cities
9 citiesUusimaa
HelsinkiEspooVantaa
Pirkanmaa
Tampere
Southwest Finland
Turku
North Ostrobothnia
Oulu
Central Finland
Jyvaskyla
Lapland
RovaniemiKemi
Work opportunities
Fields with documented shortages or competence gaps
- General practitioners and medical specialists
- Psychologists and mental-health professionals
- Mechanics and machinists
- Welders and metal-industry specialists
- Software, AI, data and cybersecurity specialists
- Electrical, energy and automation specialists