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
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