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PR
EF
AC
E
INF
OR
MA
TIO
N P
AC
KA
GE
FO
R E
XC
HA
NG
E S
TU
DE
NT
S
Dea
r Exc
hang
e St
uden
t,
Wel
com
e to
Hel
sinki
Met
ropo
lia U
nive
rsity
of A
pplie
d Sc
ienc
es!
Met
ropo
lia is
the
bigg
est u
nive
rsity
of a
pplie
d sc
ienc
es in
Fin
land
, w
ith so
me
16,0
00 st
uden
ts a
nd a
staff
of o
ver 1
,200
. The
educ
atio
n,
rese
arch
and
dev
elop
men
t and
serv
ices
it p
rovi
des h
ave
been
de
signe
d sp
ecifi
cally
for t
he n
eeds
of t
he H
elsin
ki m
etro
polit
an a
rea
and
its la
bour
mar
ket n
eeds
. At M
etro
polia
, stu
dent
s get
a lo
ok a
t Fi
nnish
cut
ting-
edge
tech
nolo
gy, t
he la
bour
mar
ket a
nd in
tern
atio
nal
coop
erat
ion.
We
are
loca
ted
in th
e ci
ties o
f Hel
sinki
, Esp
oo a
nd V
anta
a.
Hel
sinki
is th
e W
orld
Des
ign
Cap
ital o
f the
yea
r 201
2. Th
e de
signa
tion
was
ann
ounc
ed b
y th
e In
tern
atio
nal C
ounc
il of
Soc
ietie
s of I
ndus
tria
l D
esig
n. Th
is ye
ar is
ver
y im
port
ant a
lso to
Met
ropo
lia, w
hich
is o
ne o
f th
e offi
cial
par
tner
s of t
he W
orld
Des
ign
Cap
ital 2
012.
Hel
sinki
Met
ropo
lia U
nive
rsit
y of
App
lied
Scie
nces
has
four
fiel
ds o
f st
udy:
Cul
ture
, Eco
nom
ics a
nd B
usin
ess A
dmin
istra
tion,
Hea
lth C
are
and
Soci
al S
ervi
ces,
and
Tech
nolo
gy. H
elsin
ki M
etro
polia
Uni
vers
ity
of
App
lied
Scie
nces
is in
tern
atio
nal,
prov
idin
g ed
ucat
ion
in E
nglis
h in
all
facu
lties
. Wha
t’s m
ore,
the
num
ber o
f deg
ree
prog
ram
mes
pro
vidi
ng
educ
atio
n ex
clus
ivel
y in
Eng
lish
has a
lso in
crea
sed.
Met
ropo
lia o
ffers
stud
ents
an
inte
rnat
iona
l and
stim
ulat
ing,
m
ultid
iscip
linar
y le
arni
ng e
nviro
nmen
t with
clo
se c
onne
ctio
n to
w
orki
ng li
fe. A
ll cu
rric
ula
have
bee
n re
form
ed to
mee
t the
cha
lleng
es
of ra
pidl
y ch
angi
ng w
orki
ng li
fe. M
etro
polia
also
focu
ses o
n lif
elon
g le
arni
ng b
ecau
se it
will
in m
any
area
s be
a pr
ereq
uisit
e to
stay
at
trac
tive
to th
e la
bour
mar
ket.
At M
etro
polia
you
will
get
pra
ctic
al
insig
hts a
nd u
sefu
l ski
lls to
bui
ld th
e fu
ture
!
I hop
e yo
u w
ill le
arn
and
disc
over
a lo
t of n
ew th
ings
and
find
man
y ne
w fr
iend
s, bo
th a
mon
g ou
r Fin
nish
and
fore
ign
stud
ents
dur
ing
your
stay
. I a
m su
re y
ou w
ill fi
nd li
ving
in F
inla
nd a
nd st
udyi
ng a
t M
etro
polia
an
exci
ting
and
stim
ulat
ing
expe
rienc
e, so
met
hing
to lo
ok
back
at h
ome.
We
look
forw
ard
to m
eetin
g yo
u in
Hel
sinki
Met
ropo
lia U
nive
rsity
of
App
lied
Scie
nces
!
Riitt
a Ko
nkol
a,
Pres
iden
tPr
esid
ent R
iitta
Kon
kola
| P
hoto
Met
ropo
lia
PU
BLI
SHER
| H
elsi
nki M
etro
pol
ia U
nive
rsit
y of
App
lied
Scie
nces
P
HO
TO
S |
Cit
y of
Hel
sink
i Im
age
Bank
, Hel
sink
i Tou
rism
Mat
eria
l Ban
k an
d M
etro
pol
ia
Imag
e Ba
nk.
CO
VER
LA
YO
UT
| Z
eela
nd H
elsi
nki
LA
YO
UT
| M
edia
cent
er V
alo
Hen
na P
ohjo
la
PU
BLI
SHED
| P
ekan
Off
set
| 20
12
CO
NT
EN
TS
Pref
ace
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nta
ct in
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n .
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rnat
ion
al r
elat
ion
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dyin
g a
t M
etro
poli
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ow t
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ply
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mic
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enda
r 20
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ngua
ge o
f ins
truc
tion
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hods
of T
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ours
e A
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redi
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nges
to
Stud
ent
Exch
ange
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Finn
ish
Lang
uage
Stu
dies
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Regi
ster
ing
to S
tudi
es ..
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Sum
mer
Sch
ools
, Int
erna
tion
al P
roje
ct W
eeks
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Inte
nsiv
e Pr
ogra
mm
es (I
P’s)
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Stu
den
t U
nio
n M
ETK
A .
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ESN
-Met
ka (E
rasm
us S
tude
nt N
etw
ork)
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Met
ropo
lia S
tude
nt S
ervi
ces
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Fin
nis
h h
igh
er E
du
cati
on
Sys
tem
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Arr
ival
Info
rmat
ion
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Arr
ival
in F
inla
nd ..
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How
to
Get
To
Hel
sink
i Met
ropo
litan
Are
a ..
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Acc
omm
odat
ion
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9
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anci
al M
atte
rs .
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ran
ce .
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Dis
able
d S
tud
ents
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...
Hea
lth
Car
e ..
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This
is F
inla
nd
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This
is H
elsi
nki
Met
ropo
lita
n A
rea
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ents
in t
he M
etro
polit
an A
rea .
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peni
ng H
ours
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Oth
er U
sefu
l Inf
orm
atio
n ..
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How
to
get
abou
t in
Hel
sink
i Met
ropo
litan
Are
a? .
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39Tr
avel
ling
outs
ide
Hel
sink
i Met
ropo
litan
Are
a ..
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..42
To C
hec
k be
fore
Dep
artu
re .
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.
Deg
ree
Pro
gra
mm
es in
th
e fi
eld
of
B
usi
nes
s an
d A
dm
inis
trat
ion
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.
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
me
in F
inni
sh .
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..45
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
mes
in E
nglis
h ..
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45
Mas
ter
s D
egre
e Pr
ogra
mm
es in
Eng
lish
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...4
6
M
ast
er´s
Deg
ree
Pro
gra
mm
es in
Fin
nis
h .
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Deg
ree
pro
gra
mm
es in
th
e fi
eld
of
cult
ure
...
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D
egre
e Pr
ogra
mm
es in
Fin
nish
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...4
8
Mas
ter
s D
egre
e Pr
ogra
mm
es in
Fin
nish
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...5
0
Deg
ree
Pro
gra
mm
es in
th
e fi
eld
of
H
ealt
h C
are
and
So
cial
Ser
vice
s ..
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D
egre
e Pr
ogra
mm
es in
Eng
lish
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Deg
ree
Prog
ram
mes
in F
inni
sh .
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M
aste
rs
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
mes
in E
nglis
h ..
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M
aste
rs
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
mes
in F
inni
sh ..
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Deg
ree
Pro
gra
mm
es in
th
e fi
eld
of
Tech
no
log
y .
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ree
Prog
ram
mes
in E
nglis
h ..
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M
aste
rs
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
mes
in E
nglis
h ..
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Inte
rnat
iona
l Sem
este
rs/M
odul
es in
Ba
chel
or`s
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
mes
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Deg
ree
Prog
ram
mes
in F
inni
sh .
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M
aste
rs
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
mes
in F
inni
sh ..
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TES
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45
Ms A
rja
Han
nuka
inen
Hea
d of
Inte
rnat
iona
l Rel
atio
ns
Bule
vard
i 31,
001
80 H
elsin
ki, F
inla
nd
arja
.han
nu
kai
nen
@m
etro
po
lia
.fi
CO
NT
AC
T I
NF
OR
MA
TIO
N
Ms P
äivi
Hel
lén
Eras
mus
Inst
itutio
nal C
oord
inat
or
Bule
vard
i 31,
001
80 H
elsin
ki, F
inla
nd
tel +
358
(0)2
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3 50
38
pa
ivi.
he
lle
n@
me
tro
po
lia
.fi
Ms J
enni
Lei
none
n A
ssist
ant
Bule
vard
i 31,
001
80 H
elsin
ki, F
inla
nd
tel +
358
(0)2
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42
jen
ni.
lein
on
en
@m
etr
op
oli
a.f
i
BU
SIN
ES
S A
ND
AD
MIN
IST
RA
TIO
N
Inte
rnat
iona
l Coo
rdin
ator
:
Busin
ess a
nd A
dmin
istra
tion,
Inte
rnat
iona
l
Busin
ess a
nd L
ogist
ics (
tuiti
on in
Eng
lish)
, Eur
opea
n M
anag
emen
t
(tui
tion
in E
nglis
h), a
nd E
urop
ean
Busin
ess A
dmin
istra
tion
(tui
tion
in E
nglis
h)
Ms E
ija T
amm
inen
Leiri
tie 1
, 016
00 V
anta
a, F
inla
nd
tel +
358
(0)2
0 78
3 50
44
eij
a.t
am
min
en
@m
etr
op
oli
a.f
i
CU
LTU
RE
HE
LS
INK
I M
s Tia
-Mar
ia S
jöbl
om
Häm
eent
ie 1
61, 0
0560
Hel
sinki
, Fin
land
tel +
358
(0)2
0 78
3 50
45
tia-
mar
ia.s
job
lom
@m
etro
po
lia.
fi
Inte
rnat
iona
l Coo
rdin
ator
:
Des
ign
(Indu
stria
l, In
terio
r and
Tex
tile
Des
ign)
, Med
ia (3
D A
nim
atio
n an
d V
isual
isat
ion,
Dig
ital M
edia
,
Gra
phic
Des
ign)
, Con
serv
atio
n, F
ashi
on a
nd C
loth
ing
VA
NT
AA
, T
IKK
UR
ILA
Ms M
arik
a A
ntik
aine
n
Lum
met
ie 2
b, 0
1300
Van
taa,
Fin
land
tel +
358
(0)2
0 78
3 50
39
mar
ika.
anti
kain
en@
met
rop
oli
a.fi
Inte
rnat
iona
l Coo
rdin
ator
:
Film
and
Tel
evisi
on, P
erfo
rmin
g A
rts,
Cul
tura
l Man
agem
ent,
Cla
ssic
al M
usic
,
Pop/
Jazz
Mus
ic
HE
ALT
H C
AR
E A
ND
SO
CIA
L S
ER
VIC
ES
Ms A
ija A
hoka
s
Tukh
olm
anka
tu 1
0, 0
0290
Hel
sinki
, Fin
land
tel +
358
(0)2
0 78
3 50
35
aij
a.a
ho
ka
s@m
etr
op
oli
a.f
i
HE
ALT
H C
AR
E A
ND
NU
RS
ING
Inte
rnat
iona
l Coo
rdin
ator
:
Biom
edic
al L
abor
ator
y Sc
ienc
e, E
mer
genc
y
Car
e, N
ursin
g (N
ursin
g, P
ublic
Hea
lth N
ursin
g, M
idw
ifery
), N
ursin
g
(tui
tion
in E
nglis
h), O
ral H
ygie
ne, R
adio
grap
hy a
nd R
adio
ther
apy,
Clin
ical
Exp
ertis
e (M
aste
r’s D
egre
e), D
evel
opm
ent a
nd L
eade
rshi
p
in H
ealth
Car
e an
d So
cial
Ser
vice
s (M
aste
r’s D
egre
e), E
mer
genc
y an
d
Crit
ical
Car
e N
ursin
g (M
aste
r’s D
egre
e)
Inte
rnat
iona
l Coo
rdin
ator
:
Den
tal T
echn
olog
y, E
lder
ly C
are,
Occ
upat
iona
l Ther
apy,
Opt
omet
ry,
Ost
eopa
thy,
Phy
sioth
erap
y, Po
diat
ry, P
rost
hetic
s & O
rtho
tics,
Soci
al
Serv
ices
(tui
tion
in E
nglis
h), S
ocia
l Ser
vice
s, Re
habi
litat
ion
(Mas
ter’s
Deg
ree)
, Soc
ial S
ervi
ces (
Mas
ter’s
Deg
ree)
Ms L
ea M
oua
Vanh
a vi
erto
tie 2
3, 0
0350
Hel
sinki
, Fin
land
tel +
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(0)2
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3 50
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lea
.mo
ua
@m
etr
op
oli
a.f
i
WE
LFA
RE
AN
D H
UM
AN
FU
NC
TIO
NIN
G
TE
CH
NO
LO
GY
AN
D T
RA
NS
PO
RT
Inte
rnat
iona
l Coo
rdin
ator
:
Aut
omot
ive
Engi
neer
ing,
Civ
il
Engi
neer
ing,
Civ
il En
gine
erin
g: S
usta
inab
le
Build
ing
Engi
neer
ing
(tui
tion
in E
nglis
h), E
lect
roni
cs (t
uitio
n in
Engl
ish),
Con
stru
ctio
n an
d Re
al E
stat
e M
anag
emen
t, C
onst
ruct
ion
Man
agem
ent,
Elec
tric
al E
ngin
eerin
g, H
ealth
Info
rmat
ics,
Indu
stria
l
Man
agem
ent,
Info
rmat
ion
Tech
nolo
gy, L
abor
ator
y Sc
ienc
es,
Mec
hani
cal E
ngin
eerin
g
HE
LS
INK
I M
s Kai
sa M
eghj
ee
Bule
vard
i 31,
001
80 H
elsin
ki, F
inla
nd
tel +
358
(0)2
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3 67
75
ka
isa
.me
gh
jee
@m
etr
op
oli
a.f
i
ES
PO
O M
s Tiin
a Pi
ippo
nen
Vanh
a m
aant
ie 6
, 026
50 E
spoo
, Fin
land
tel +
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tiin
a.p
iip
po
ne
n@
me
tro
po
lia
.fi
Inte
rnat
iona
l Coo
rdin
ator
:
Med
ia E
ngin
eerin
g (t
uitio
n in
Eng
lish)
,
Info
rmat
ion
Tech
nolo
gy (t
uitio
n
in E
nglis
h), B
uild
ing
Serv
ices
Eng
inee
ring,
Con
stru
ctio
n Si
te
Man
agem
ent,
Indu
stria
l Man
agem
ent a
nd E
ngin
eerin
g, In
form
atio
n
Tech
nolo
gy, L
and
Surv
eyin
g Te
chno
logy
, Med
ia T
echn
olog
y
Inte
rnat
iona
l Coo
rdin
ator
:
Aut
omat
ion
Engi
neer
ing,
Bio
tech
nolo
gy
and
Food
Eng
inee
ring,
Che
mic
al
Engi
neer
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inee
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nglis
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ials
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Lepp
ävaa
ra U
nit,
Espo
o | P
hoto
Met
ropo
lia
INT
ER
NA
TIO
NA
L R
EL
AT
ION
S
Met
ropo
lia p
rom
otes
a le
arni
ng e
nviro
nmen
t tha
t enc
oura
ges
inte
rnat
iona
l coo
pera
tion
and
cul
tura
l aw
aren
ess t
hrou
gh m
any
inte
rnat
iona
l deg
ree
prog
ram
mes
(bot
h Ba
chel
or a
nd M
aste
r lev
el),
stud
ent a
nd st
aff m
obili
ty, R
&D
&I,
and
proj
ects
and
pro
gram
mes
in s
ever
al c
ount
ries t
oget
her w
ith p
artn
er in
stit
utio
ns. M
etro
polia
stud
ents
are
als
o im
mer
sed
in In
tern
atio
nalis
atio
n at
Hom
e
acti
viti
es. M
etro
polia
tak
es p
art i
n va
rious
teac
her a
nd st
uden
t
exch
ange
and
stud
ent t
rain
ee p
rogr
amm
es, e
.g. E
rasm
us w
ithin
the
Life
long
Lea
rnin
g Pr
ogra
mm
e, F
irst (
Russ
ia),
Nor
th-S
outh
-Sou
th
(dev
elop
ing
coun
trie
s), N
ordp
lus (
Nor
dic
and
Balt
ic c
ount
ries)
,
Tem
pus (
coun
trie
s sur
roun
ding
the
EU) a
nd w
ithin
the
scop
e of
num
erou
s bila
tera
l agr
eem
ents
.
In 2
011,
abo
ut 3
50 e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
cam
e to
com
plet
e a
part
of
thei
r deg
ree
in H
elsi
nki M
etro
polia
Uni
vers
ity
of A
pplie
d Sc
ienc
es
(UA
S). I
n ad
diti
on, a
noth
er 9
00 in
tern
atio
nal d
egre
e st
uden
ts st
udy
at M
etro
polia
. The
lang
uage
of i
nstr
ucti
on is
Eng
lish
in 1
5 de
gree
prog
ram
mes
of t
he n
early
70
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
es in
tota
l. In
the
sam
e ye
ar 2
011,
the
num
ber o
f out
goin
g M
etro
polia
stud
ents
who
wen
t to
stud
y or
wor
k ab
road
thro
ugh
diffe
rent
exc
hang
e an
d
trai
nee
prog
ram
mes
was
ove
r 500
(for
the
exch
ange
s whi
ch la
sted
long
er th
an 3
mon
ths)
.
In a
dditi
on to
mob
ile st
uden
ts, o
ur st
aff is
ver
y gl
obal
-min
ded:
abou
t 550
teac
hers
or e
xper
ts to
ok p
art i
n st
aff e
xcha
nge
and
sem
inar
s abr
oad,
and
200
teac
hers
wer
e w
elco
med
from
the
inte
rnat
iona
l par
tner
s in
2011
.
ST
UD
YIN
G A
T M
ET
RO
PO
LIA
Fift
een
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
es in
Eng
lish,
ext
ensiv
e st
uden
t and
teac
her
mob
ility
and
var
ious
pro
ject
s pla
y an
ess
entia
l rol
e in
the
inte
rnat
iona
l
stud
ies a
t Met
ropo
lia.
BA
CH
EL
OR
’S D
EG
RE
E P
RO
GR
AM
ME
S C
ON
DU
CT
ED
IN E
NG
LIS
H
Envi
ronm
enta
l Eng
inee
ring
– B
ache
lor o
f Eng
inee
ring
Info
rmat
ion
Tech
nolo
gy –
Bac
helo
r of E
ngin
eerin
g
Med
ia E
ngin
eeri
ng –
Bac
helo
r of E
ngin
eerin
g
Elec
tron
ics E
ngin
eeri
ng –
Bac
helo
r of E
ngin
eerin
g
Civ
il En
gine
erin
g – B
ache
lor o
f Eng
inee
ring
Nur
sing
– B
ache
lor o
f Hea
lth C
are
Soci
al S
ervi
ces –
Bac
helo
r of S
ocia
l Ser
vice
s
Euro
pean
Man
agem
ent –
Bac
helo
r of B
usin
ess A
dmin
istra
tion
Euro
pean
Bus
ines
s Adm
inis
trat
ion
– Ba
chel
or o
f Bus
ines
s
Adm
inist
ratio
n
Inte
rnat
iona
l Bus
ines
s and
Log
isti
cs –
Bac
helo
r of B
usin
ess
Adm
inist
ratio
n
MA
ST
ER
’S D
EG
RE
E P
RO
GR
AM
ME
S C
ON
DU
CT
ED
IN E
NG
LIS
H
Info
rmat
ion
Tech
nolo
gy –
Mas
ter o
f Eng
inee
ring
Indu
stri
al M
anag
emen
t – M
aste
r of E
ngin
eerin
g
Hea
lth
Busi
ness
Man
agem
ent –
Mas
ter o
f Eng
inee
ring
Busi
ness
Info
rmat
ics –
Mas
ter o
f Eng
inee
ring
/ Mas
ter
of B
usin
ess A
dmin
istra
tion
Emer
genc
y an
d C
riti
cal C
are
Nur
sing
(Era
smus
Mun
dus)
In a
dditi
on, M
etro
polia
and
FH
TW B
erlin
join
tly ru
n th
e in
tern
atio
nal
Mas
ter’s
Pro
gram
me
Con
REM
– C
onst
ruct
ion
and
Real
Est
ate
Man
agem
ent.
HO
W T
O A
PP
LY
INC
OM
ING
EX
CH
AN
GE
/DO
UB
LE
DE
GR
EE
ST
UD
EN
TS
Met
ropo
lia h
as si
gned
mob
ility
agr
eem
ents
bas
ed o
n st
udy
field
s.
Befo
re a
pply
ing
for s
tude
nt e
xcha
nge
perio
d, p
leas
e ch
eck
that
your
inst
itutio
n an
d fa
cult
y ha
ve a
mob
ility
agr
eem
ent w
ith a
corr
espo
ndin
g M
etro
polia
stud
y fie
ld o
r deg
ree
prog
ram
me.
Aft
er
your
hom
e in
stitu
tion
has a
ccep
ted
your
stud
ent e
xcha
nge
perio
d
and
has i
nfor
med
Met
ropo
lia a
bout
it, p
leas
e fil
l in
the
elec
tron
ic
appl
icat
ion
form
with
in th
e ap
plic
atio
n pe
riod.
If th
ere
is no
stud
ent e
xcha
nge
agre
emen
t bet
wee
n M
etro
polia
and
your
hom
e un
iver
sity,
you
cann
ot a
pply
as a
n ex
chan
ge st
uden
t.
How
ever
, you
can
app
ly to
stud
y at
the
open
uni
vers
ity
of a
pplie
d
scie
nces
(as n
on-e
xcha
nge
and
non-
grad
uate
stud
ent)
.
St
ud
ent
exch
ange
ww
w.m
etro
po
lia.
fi/e
xch
ange
O
pen
stu
die
s w
ww
.met
rop
oli
a.fi
/en
/
deg
ree-
pro
gram
mes
/op
en-s
tud
ies
ST
UD
EN
T E
XC
HA
NG
E A
PP
LIC
AT
ION
PE
RIO
DS
20
12
2
01
3
Aut
umn
sem
este
r 201
2: 1
5 M
arch
– 1
May
, 201
2
Spri
ng se
mes
ter 2
013:
15
Sept
embe
r – 1
Nov
embe
r, 20
13
Info
rmat
ion
abou
t the
onl
ine
appl
icat
ion
and
a lin
k to
the
elec
tron
ic
form
is o
n M
etro
polia
stud
ent e
xcha
nge
web
site
ww
w.m
etro
polia
.fi/
exch
ange
Aft
er fi
lling
in th
e on
line
appl
icat
ion,
ple
ase
incl
ude
your
Lea
rnin
g
Agr
eem
ent (
LA) a
nd T
rans
crip
t of R
ecor
ds to
the
elec
tron
ic
appl
icat
ion
syst
em. P
leas
e ch
eck
also
from
the
Met
ropo
lia st
uden
t
exch
ange
web
site
if th
ere
are
any
spec
ial d
ocum
ents
requ
ired
for y
our
stud
y pe
riod
at M
etro
polia
.
89
LE
AR
NIN
G A
GR
EE
ME
NT
L
A
Whe
n yo
u ha
ve re
ad th
roug
h th
e de
taile
d in
form
atio
n on
the
chos
en
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e or
stud
y m
odul
e pl
ease
fill
in th
e Le
arni
ng
Agr
eem
ent t
o lis
t the
cou
rses
you
will
stud
y at
Met
ropo
lia. O
nce
in H
elsin
ki M
etro
polia
UA
S, y
ou m
ay h
ave
to m
odify
the
Lear
ning
Agr
eem
ent f
or a
var
iety
of r
easo
ns: t
imet
able
cla
shes
, uns
uita
bilit
y
of c
hose
n co
urse
s (in
leve
l or c
onte
nt),
etc.
Cha
nges
to th
e Le
arni
ng
Agr
eem
ent c
an th
en b
e do
ne.
TR
AN
SC
RIP
T O
F R
EC
OR
DS
Tran
scrip
t of R
ecor
ds li
sts t
he st
udy
units
and
cou
rses
that
you
hav
e
com
plet
ed p
rior t
o ex
chan
ge. A
Tra
nscr
ipt o
f Rec
ords
in E
nglis
h
shou
ld b
e in
clud
ed in
the
elec
tron
ic a
pplic
atio
n sy
stem
.
At t
he e
nd o
f you
r per
iod
of st
udy
at M
etro
polia
, you
will
get
ano
ther
Tran
scrip
t of R
ecor
ds li
stin
g th
e st
udy
units
and
cou
rses
you
hav
e
com
plet
ed a
t Met
ropo
lia. Th
is Tr
ansc
ript o
f Rec
ords
will
then
be
the
mai
n do
cum
ent t
o su
ppor
t you
r cla
im fo
r ful
l aca
dem
ic re
cogn
ition
of th
e co
urse
s tak
en a
nd th
e EC
TS c
redi
ts re
ceiv
ed a
t Hel
sinki
Met
ropo
lia U
AS.
SP
EC
IAL
DO
CU
ME
NT
S R
EQ
UIR
ED
FO
R
Stud
ents
app
lyin
g fo
r Hea
lth C
are
and
Soci
al S
ervi
ces:
Cur
ricul
um V
itae
(CV
)Th
ere
may
be
som
e sp
ecia
l req
uire
men
ts fo
r int
erna
tiona
l
stud
ents
Stu
dent
s app
lyin
g fo
r Fie
ld o
f Cul
ture
:C
urric
ulum
Vita
e (C
V)
Mus
ic st
uden
ts: a
CD
or a
min
idisk
dem
onst
ratin
g yo
ur sk
ills
Des
ign
stud
ents
app
lyin
g to
Tik
kuril
a un
it: a
por
tfol
io (i
n pr
int
form
)M
edia
stud
ents
app
lyin
g to
Tik
kuril
a un
it: a
por
tfol
io (i
n pr
int
or e
lect
roni
c fo
rm)
Stud
ents
app
lyin
g fo
r pro
ject
wor
k or
wor
k pl
acem
ent p
erio
d in
Fie
ld
of T
echn
olog
y:C
urric
ulum
Vita
e (C
V)
Prop
osed
pro
ject
topi
c
Stud
ents
will
rece
ive
an a
utom
atic
con
firm
atio
n af
ter s
endi
ng th
e
onlin
e ap
plic
atio
n su
cces
sful
ly. W
ithin
a m
onth
aft
er th
e ap
plic
atio
n
perio
d ha
s end
ed a
ll th
e st
uden
ts a
ccep
ted
for s
tude
nt e
xcha
nge
will
rece
ive
furt
her i
nfor
mat
ion
rega
rdin
g th
eir e
xcha
nge
from
the
Inte
rnat
iona
l Coo
rdin
ator
.
ST
UD
IES
AC
AD
EM
IC C
AL
EN
DA
R 2
01
22
01
3
Dep
endi
ng o
n th
e Fi
eld
of S
tudy
, the
aut
umn
sem
este
r at H
elsin
ki
Met
ropo
lia U
AS
star
ts in
mid
-Aug
ust o
r end
of A
ugus
t, an
d fin
ishes
at th
e en
d of
Dec
embe
r. Sp
ring
sem
este
r beg
ins a
t the
beg
inni
ng o
f
Janu
ary
or in
mid
-Janu
ary,
and
finish
es a
t the
end
of M
ay. Th
e le
ngth
of th
e ac
adem
ic y
ear i
s abo
ut 9
mon
ths (
42 w
orki
ng w
eeks
for t
he
stud
ent)
. The
wor
king
wee
k is
from
Mon
day
to F
riday
.
Exac
t sem
este
r dat
es fo
r eac
h st
udy
field
and
/or d
egre
e pr
ogra
mm
e
can
be fo
und
at w
ww
.met
ropo
lia.fi
/exc
hang
e
Ther
e ar
e so
me
publ
ic h
olid
ays d
urin
g th
e ac
adem
ic y
ear w
hen
ther
e
is no
tuiti
on. P
ublic
hol
iday
s in
Finl
and
in 2
012-
2013
are
the
follo
win
g:
All
Sain
ts’ D
ay
3
Nov
embe
r
Inde
pend
ence
Day
6 D
ecem
ber
Chr
istm
as
24–2
6 D
ecem
ber
New
Yea
r’s D
ay
1
Janu
ary
Epip
hany
6
Janu
ary
East
er
29 M
arch
– 1
Apr
il
May
Day
1
May
Asc
ensio
n D
ay
9
May
Mid
sum
mer
Eve
and
Day
21
–22
June
LA
NG
UA
GE
OF
IN
ST
RU
CT
ION
Apa
rt fr
om th
e de
gree
pro
gram
mes
and
stud
y m
odul
es w
hich
are
taug
ht c
ompl
etel
y in
Eng
lish
(see
pag
e 7,
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
mes
in
Engl
ish),
the
lang
uage
of i
nstr
uctio
n at
Hel
sinki
Met
ropo
lia U
AS
is Fi
nnish
. New
mod
ules
and
deg
rees
in E
nglis
h ar
e co
ntin
uous
ly
plan
ned.
Dep
endi
ng o
n th
e de
gree
pro
gram
me
and
stud
y fie
ld th
ere
may
be
som
e ot
her s
tudy
opp
ortu
nitie
s in
Engl
ish: s
tudy
mod
ules
,
smal
l pro
ject
s, fin
al y
ear p
roje
cts,
or w
ork
plac
emen
ts. M
ost o
f the
teac
hers
and
stud
ents
at M
etro
polia
spea
k flu
ent E
nglis
h –
don’
t be
afra
id o
f lan
guag
e ba
rrie
rs.
ME
TH
OD
S O
F T
EA
CH
ING
Deg
ree
prog
ram
me
stud
ies c
an c
onsis
t of t
heor
etic
al le
ctur
es,
exer
cise
s, gr
oup
wor
k, la
bora
tory
wor
k, in
depe
nden
t stu
dies
, pro
ject
wor
k an
d w
ork
plac
emen
t / c
linic
al p
ract
ice/
inte
rnsh
ip. Th
e m
etho
ds
vary
from
fiel
d to
fiel
d, a
nd fr
om c
ours
e to
cou
rse.
CO
UR
SE
AS
SE
SS
ME
NT
Cou
rse
asse
ssm
ent c
riter
ia a
re sp
ecifi
ed in
the
cour
se im
plem
enta
tion
plan
. The
teac
her i
n ch
arge
of t
he c
ours
e w
ill b
e re
spon
sible
for t
he
asse
ssm
ent.
Stud
ents
will
be
info
rmed
at t
he b
egin
ning
of t
he c
ours
e
on th
e as
sess
men
t prin
cipl
es, w
hich
mus
t be
base
d on
the
cour
se
obje
ctiv
es.
Ass
essm
ent a
pplie
s to
the
stud
ents
who
hav
e re
gist
ered
and
bee
n
acce
pted
on
the
cour
se. I
f the
cou
rse
cons
ists o
f sev
eral
com
pone
nts,
the
teac
her m
ay p
oint
this
out i
n th
e as
sess
men
t prin
cipl
es c
onta
ined
in th
e im
plem
enta
tion
plan
. Diff
eren
t com
pone
nts o
f a c
ours
e m
ay b
e
asse
ssed
indi
vidu
ally
.
The
asse
ssm
ent s
cale
is a
s fol
low
s:
exce
llent
5
very
goo
d
4
good
3
very
satis
fact
ory
2
satis
fact
ory
1
fail
0
pass
H
Phot
o C
omm
a Im
age
Oy
10
11
The
grad
e of
an
appr
oved
cou
rse
cann
ot b
e up
grad
ed in
a re
-sit.
Stud
ents
that
fail
a co
urse
may
re-s
it th
e ex
am tw
ice
on sp
ecifi
ed
date
s. St
uden
ts w
ill b
e pr
ovid
ed w
ith fe
edba
ck a
nd a
sses
smen
t with
in
four
wee
ks o
f the
ir co
urse
per
form
ance
and
in a
ny c
ase
wel
l bef
ore
the
next
pos
sible
reta
ke. Th
e te
ache
r in
char
ge o
f the
cou
rse
will
ensu
re th
at th
e co
urse
gra
des a
re e
nter
ed in
the
stud
y cr
edit
regi
ster
afte
r the
ass
essm
ents
hav
e be
en m
ade
publ
ic.
Gra
des f
or su
cces
sful
ly c
ompl
eted
cou
rses
that
hav
e be
en e
nter
ed in
the
stud
y cr
edit
regi
ster
can
not b
e er
ased
. The
cour
se c
oord
inat
or o
r
teac
her fi
les t
he d
ocum
ents
use
d as
the
basis
for s
tude
nt a
sses
smen
t
for s
ix m
onth
s, co
untin
g fr
om th
e pu
blic
atio
n of
the
asse
ssm
ent.
EC
TS
CR
ED
ITS
The
cour
se e
xten
t is d
eter
min
ed a
s cre
dit p
oint
s in
Finl
and.
Cre
dit
poin
ts e
qual
with
the
ECTS
cre
dits
. The
exte
nt o
f stu
dies
for o
ne
acad
emic
yea
r is a
n av
erag
e of
60
cred
it po
ints
, whi
ch tr
ansla
tes t
o
som
e 1,
600
hour
s of w
ork.
Lec
ture
s, ex
erci
ses,
assig
nmen
ts, s
emin
ars,
and
othe
r for
ms o
f ins
truc
tion
as w
ell a
s ind
epen
dent
cou
rse-
rela
ted
rese
arch
are
all
rega
rded
as c
redi
t poi
nt w
ork.
For
one
sem
este
r
stud
ents
usu
ally
stud
y fo
r 30
cred
it po
ints
.
CH
AN
GE
S T
O S
TU
DE
NT
EX
CH
AN
GE
Shou
ld th
ere
be a
ny c
hang
es o
r can
cella
tion
to y
our s
tude
nt
exch
ange
, you
are
obl
iged
to in
form
you
r Int
erna
tiona
l Coo
rdin
ator
at
Met
ropo
lia im
med
iate
ly.
FIN
NIS
H L
AN
GU
AG
E C
OU
RS
ES
Each
sem
este
r sur
viva
l cou
rses
in th
e Fi
nnish
lang
uage
, cul
ture
and
hist
ory
are
orga
nise
d fo
r exc
hang
e st
uden
ts. I
n th
ese
cour
ses t
he
stud
ents
lear
n so
me
basic
s of t
he la
ngua
ge a
s wel
l as u
sefu
l phr
ases
and
smal
l tal
k.
Out
side
Hel
sinki
Met
ropo
lia U
AS,
you
can
take
Fin
nish
cou
rses
at
the
Uni
vers
ity
of H
elsin
ki L
angu
age
Cen
tre:
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elsin
ki.fi
/kks
c/
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uage
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ices
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lish/
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GIS
TE
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G T
O S
TU
DIE
S
Onc
e yo
u ha
ve re
ceiv
ed y
our M
etro
polia
use
rnam
e an
d pa
ssw
ord,
you
can
regi
ster
to c
ours
es v
ia W
inha
-Will
e sy
stem
. In
som
e fie
lds o
f
stud
y yo
u re
ceiv
e yo
ur u
sern
ame
befo
re y
our e
xcha
nge;
in o
ther
s you
rece
ive
it w
hen
you
arriv
e to
Met
ropo
lia.
Aft
er re
gist
erin
g to
cou
rses
, you
can
see
how
you
r wee
kly
sche
dule
look
s lik
e by
usin
g th
e Sc
hedu
le M
achi
ne. L
inks
to b
oth
Win
ha-W
ille
and
Sche
dule
Mac
hine
can
be
foun
d w
hen
logg
ing
in to
the
Tube
Intr
anet
: tuu
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etro
polia
.fi
SU
MM
ER
SC
HO
OL
S,
INT
ER
NA
TIO
NA
L P
RO
JEC
T W
EE
KS
In th
e Fi
eld
of T
echn
olog
y, th
e D
egre
e Pr
ogra
mm
e in
Info
rmat
ion
Tech
nolo
gy o
rgan
ises e
very
Aug
ust a
Sum
mer
Sch
ool w
ith
inte
rnat
iona
l lec
ture
rs b
efor
e th
e st
art o
f the
aca
dem
ic y
ear.
The
cour
ses a
re ta
ught
in E
nglis
h - i
nfor
mat
ion
on th
e co
urse
s is o
n
Met
ropo
lia’s
web
site.
The
tuiti
on o
f the
Sum
mer
Sch
ool i
s fre
e of
char
ge fo
r the
stud
ents
from
Met
ropo
lia’s
part
ner i
nstit
utio
ns.
Met
ropo
lia B
usin
ess S
choo
l org
anise
s an
Inte
rnat
iona
l Pro
ject
Wee
k ev
ery
sprin
g se
mes
ter.
The
topi
c of
the
IPW
is B
usin
ess E
thic
s,
and
the
cour
se le
ctur
ers a
re te
ache
rs fr
om B
usin
ess S
choo
l par
tner
inst
itutio
ns. B
usin
ess S
choo
l exc
hang
e st
uden
ts c
an se
lect
the
cour
se
as a
n el
ectiv
e.
The
Facu
lty
of H
ealt
h C
are
and
Nur
sing
org
anise
s an
Inte
rnat
iona
l
Wee
k ev
ery
sprin
g se
mes
ter w
ith a
diff
eren
t top
ic e
ach
year
. Dur
ing
the
wee
k th
ere
are
man
y le
ctur
es a
s wel
l as p
oste
r ses
sions
to c
hoos
e
from
. All
exch
ange
stud
ents
stud
ying
at t
he F
acul
ty o
f Hea
lth C
are
and
Nur
sing
can
atte
nd th
ese
lect
ures
.
The
Facu
lty
of W
elfa
re a
nd H
uman
Fun
ctio
ning
also
org
anise
s an
Inte
rnat
iona
l Wee
k ev
ery
sprin
g se
mes
ter.
The
stud
ents
and
teac
hers
from
the
part
ner u
nive
rsiti
es h
ave
a ch
ance
to e
xcha
nge
know
ledg
e
and
expe
rienc
es in
form
of l
ectu
res,
wor
ksho
ps a
nd se
min
ars.
One
par
t of t
he p
rogr
amm
e is
offer
ed to
a w
ider
aud
ienc
e, a
nd
anot
her p
art o
f the
pro
gram
me
is sp
ecifi
c to
a st
udy
field
or d
egre
e
prog
ram
me.
The
Inte
rnat
iona
l Wee
k ha
s a d
iffer
ent t
hem
e ev
ery
year
.
The
exch
ange
stud
ents
and
visi
ting
stud
ents
in th
e Fa
cult
y of
Wel
fare
and
Hum
an F
unct
ioni
ng p
artic
ipat
e in
the
prog
ram
me
of th
e w
eek.
INT
EN
SIV
E P
RO
GR
AM
ME
S
IP’S
Man
y of
Met
ropo
lia’s
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
es p
artic
ipat
e ac
tivel
y in
Inte
nsiv
e Pr
ogra
mm
es, m
ostly
und
er th
e Er
asm
us p
rogr
amm
e.
Met
ropo
lia is
act
ing
as a
coo
rdin
ator
in fo
ur IP
’s fu
nded
by
Eras
mus
(tw
o in
Tec
hnol
ogy,
one
in H
ealth
Car
e an
d on
e in
Cul
ture
) and
as a
par
tner
in 1
0 di
ffere
nt E
rasm
us IP
’s. W
orth
men
tioni
ng is
also
part
icip
atio
n in
num
erou
s IP’
s fun
ded
by N
ordp
lus i
n N
ordi
c an
d
Balti
c co
untr
ies a
nd N
orth
-Sou
th-S
outh
Pro
gram
mes
in A
fric
an
coun
trie
s.
Som
e IP
’s ar
e m
ultid
iscip
linar
y, an
d en
able
stud
ents
from
diff
eren
t
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
es to
par
ticip
ate.
Hun
dred
s of s
tude
nts h
ave
had
a
chan
ce to
take
par
t in
thes
e ve
rsat
ile p
rogr
amm
es -
mor
e in
form
atio
n
can
be o
btai
ned
from
the
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
es.
The
“sid
e-eff
ects
” of I
P co
urse
s, su
ch a
s int
erdi
scip
linar
y co
llabo
ratio
n,
inte
rnat
iona
l and
inte
rcul
tura
l com
pete
nces
dev
elop
men
t, an
d
acqu
ired
lang
uage
skill
s, ha
ve a
n im
port
ant i
mpa
ct.
The
IP’s
usua
lly
use
inte
rnet
-bas
ed to
ols f
or p
roje
ct c
omm
unic
atio
n.
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urila
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t, V
anta
a | P
hoto
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ropo
lia /
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a Se
ppäl
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UD
EN
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N M
ET
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The
Stud
ent U
nion
MET
KA
is a
n or
gani
satio
n fo
r all
stud
ents
enro
lled
at H
elsin
ki M
etro
polia
Uni
vers
ity
of A
pplie
d Sc
ienc
es. Th
e
basic
task
of t
he st
uden
t uni
on is
to re
pres
ent t
he st
uden
ts w
ithin
the
Met
ropo
lia a
dmin
istra
tion
and
to im
prov
e th
eir s
tudi
es a
s wel
l
as so
cial
con
ditio
ns. H
owev
er, M
etka
doe
sn’t
forg
et th
e fu
n pa
rt:
espe
cial
ly th
e di
visio
n ES
N M
ETK
A o
rgan
ises i
nter
estin
g tr
ips a
nd
part
ies.
All
exch
ange
stud
ents
are
aut
omat
ical
ly m
embe
rs o
f the
stud
ent u
nion
and
the
stud
ent a
ssoc
iatio
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thei
r ow
n fie
ld o
f stu
dy.
The
stud
ent u
nion
is p
oliti
cally
and
relig
ious
ly u
naffi
liate
d.
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TO
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G
Ever
y se
mes
ter n
ew st
uden
t tut
ors a
re tr
aine
d to
mee
t the
inco
min
g
exch
ange
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ents
. W
hen
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arriv
e at
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ropo
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ou w
ill b
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appo
inte
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tuto
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ady
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r will
assis
t you
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ny p
ract
ical
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ters
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zlin
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u at
you
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ival
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tuto
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tact
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ore
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arr
ival
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ou re
gist
ered
in ti
me
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tron
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rriv
al fo
rm. P
leas
e le
t him
or h
er k
now
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ival
date
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arly
as p
ossib
le.
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ectr
on
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rriv
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orm
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etro
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fi
Met
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pres
enta
tives
are
pre
pare
d to
ans
wer
all
kind
s of q
uest
ions
,
also
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e yo
u m
ight
thin
k as
silly
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ition
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esen
tativ
es
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rsit
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ct y
ou to
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ect r
epre
sent
ativ
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or o
ffice
r in
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ious
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ours
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orts
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ort h
all f
or y
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mes
ter M
etro
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t, a
big
spor
ts e
vent
at t
he
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mpi
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adiu
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iffer
ent s
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hea
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ave
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et to
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oth
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rasm
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de
nt
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rk
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KA
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e di
visio
n of
the
stud
ent u
nion
that
serv
es
Met
ropo
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exch
ange
stud
ents
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vide
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inte
rnat
iona
l env
ironm
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or in
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retu
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chan
ge
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ther
inte
rnat
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lly-m
inde
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ople
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ry
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ropo
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ampu
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t hou
ses i
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tude
nts h
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pus
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onsib
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ho is
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embe
r of t
he E
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A b
oard
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d is
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harg
e of
org
anisi
ng p
roje
cts,
even
ts a
nd tr
ips t
hat m
ake
stud
ent
life
in M
etro
polia
mor
e en
joya
ble.
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ition
al tr
ips t
ake
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apla
nd, R
ussia
and
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c co
untr
ies.
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r th
e la
test
new
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n E
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ETK
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ivit
ies,
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tran
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ice
and
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ral h
elpd
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ice
poin
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ious
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UD
EN
T C
AF
ET
ER
IAS
The
cam
pus c
afet
eria
s offe
r hot
mea
ls, s
nack
s and
coff
ee a
t mod
erat
e
pric
es. Y
ou g
et th
e lo
w st
uden
t pric
es o
nly
by p
rese
ntin
g a
valid
stud
ent c
afet
eria
car
d, w
hich
you
will
get
upo
n yo
ur a
rriv
al o
r in
the
exch
ange
stud
ent o
rient
atio
n. Th
e ca
rd e
ntitl
es y
ou to
stud
ent p
rices
also
at m
any
stud
ent c
afet
eria
s out
side
Met
ropo
lia lo
catio
ns. S
ome
of th
e U
nive
rsit
y of
Hel
sinki
stud
ent c
afet
eria
s are
ope
n la
te in
the
even
ings
and
also
on
Satu
rday
s.
ST
UD
EN
T W
EL
LB
EIN
G
Wel
l-bei
ng in
Met
ropo
lia st
ands
for s
afet
y an
d eq
ualit
y. M
etro
polia
prom
otes
and
enc
oura
ges s
tude
nt w
ell-b
eing
in a
ll ar
eas o
f life
by
prov
idin
g su
ppor
t in
stud
ies a
nd le
arni
ng a
s wel
l as p
rofe
ssio
nal
and
pers
onal
dev
elop
men
t. St
uden
t wel
l-bei
ng fu
nctio
ns a
re
plan
ned,
impl
emen
ted
and
asse
ssed
by
team
of p
rofe
ssio
nals
. No
mat
ter w
heth
er y
our n
eed
phys
ical
repa
ir or
men
tal s
uppo
rt, a
ll
conv
ersa
tions
are
alw
ays c
onfid
entia
l.
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urs a
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eral
cam
pus l
ocat
ions
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nsel
ling
psyc
holo
gist
and
stud
ent w
ell-b
eing
adv
isor
s
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ent,
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lege
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Fo
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ct d
etai
ls a
nd
fu
rth
er i
nfo
rmat
ion
abo
ut
stu
den
t w
ell-
bei
ng
, p
leas
e se
e th
e T
ub
e
intr
anet
or
the
Stu
dy
Gu
ide,
Gen
eral
In
form
atio
n
for
Stu
den
ts,
at:
op
into
-op
as.m
etro
po
lia.
fi/e
n/
FIN
NIS
H H
IGH
ER
ED
UC
AT
ION
SY
ST
EM
The
Finn
ish h
ighe
r edu
catio
n sy
stem
con
sists
of u
nive
rsiti
es a
nd
univ
ersit
ies o
f app
lied
scie
nces
(UA
S). Th
e un
iver
sitie
s con
duct
scie
ntifi
c re
sear
ch a
nd p
rovi
de u
nder
grad
uate
and
pos
tgra
duat
e
educ
atio
n ba
sed
on it
. Stu
dent
s at u
nive
rsiti
es m
ay ta
ke a
low
er
(Bac
helo
r’s) o
r hig
her (
Mas
ter’s
) aca
dem
ic d
egre
e an
d ta
ke p
art i
n
post
grad
uate
edu
catio
n, c
ompr
ising
lice
ntia
te a
nd d
octo
ral d
egre
es.
Uni
vers
ities
also
arr
ange
furt
her e
duca
tion
and
Ope
n U
nive
rsit
y
teac
hing
.
The
univ
ersit
ies o
f app
lied
scie
nces
, lik
e M
etro
polia
, are
regi
onal
high
er e
duca
tion
inst
itutio
ns w
hich
pro
vide
inst
ruct
ion
in su
bjec
ts
from
seve
ral s
ecto
rs, a
nd w
hich
em
phas
ize
a co
nnec
tion
with
wor
king
life
. The
UA
S pr
ovid
e Ba
chel
or’s
and
Mas
ter’s
deg
rees
with
a
prof
essio
nal e
mph
asis
. The
UA
S al
so c
arry
out
R&
D w
hich
supp
orts
inst
ruct
ion
and
prom
otes
regi
onal
dev
elop
men
t and
indu
stry
conn
ectio
ns. I
n ad
ditio
n, th
e U
AS
offer
Bac
helo
r stu
dies
as e
veni
ng
stud
ies,
and
Ope
n U
AS
stud
ies.
Uni
vers
ities
of A
pplie
d Sc
ienc
es a
re
som
etim
es a
lso c
alle
d “p
olyt
echn
ics”
.
Ther
e ar
e un
iver
sitie
s and
UA
S al
l ove
r Fin
land
, and
the
ultim
ate
aim
is to
ens
ure
that
all
pros
pect
ive
stud
ents
hav
e eq
ual o
ppor
tuni
ties
for s
tudy
, reg
ardl
ess o
f whe
re th
ey li
ve, a
nd to
resp
onse
to th
e la
bour
mar
ket n
eeds
. Hig
her e
duca
tion
is pr
ovid
ed b
y 16
uni
vers
ities
and
27
UA
S. F
inla
nd in
vest
s 5.5
% o
f its
GD
P in
edu
catio
n of
all
leve
ls. Th
is is
abov
e th
e av
erag
e fig
ure
with
in th
e O
ECD
cou
ntrie
s.
M
ore
in
form
atio
n a
bo
ut
the
Fin
nis
h e
du
cati
on
syst
em i
s o
n t
he
web
pag
es o
f th
e M
inis
try
of
Edu
cati
on
: h
ttp
://w
ww
.min
edu
.fi/
min
edu
/
edu
cati
on
/
Bule
vard
i Uni
t, H
elsi
nki |
Pho
to M
etro
polia
/ M
ikko
Hai
ko
16
17
Phot
o H
elsi
nki C
ity
Imag
e Ba
nk /
Mat
ti Ti
rri
AR
RIV
AL
IN
FO
RM
AT
ION
AR
RIV
AL
IN
FIN
LA
ND
The
follo
win
g in
form
atio
n is
aim
ed a
t hel
ping
you
to g
et th
roug
h th
e
form
aliti
es b
efor
e en
terin
g Fi
nlan
d. P
leas
e re
mem
ber t
o le
ave
enou
gh
time
to c
ompl
ete
all t
he n
eces
sary
form
aliti
es, s
uch
as a
rran
ging
insu
ranc
e, v
isas
and
oth
er p
erm
its a
nd o
btai
ning
a p
assp
ort,
befo
re
leav
ing
your
hom
e co
untr
y. Pl
ease
che
ck th
e fo
llow
ing
sect
ions
to se
e
whi
ch o
nes a
pply
to y
ou a
nd n
ote
that
all
the
info
rmat
ion
on th
ese
page
s is s
ubje
ct to
cha
nge.
The
late
st in
form
atio
n ab
out t
he a
rriv
al
proc
edur
es is
alw
ays a
vaila
ble
from
the
offici
als.
Info
rmat
ion
on th
e In
tern
et:
Fi
nn
ish
Im
mig
rati
on
Ser
vice
ww
w.m
igri
.fi
M
inis
try
for
Fore
ign
Aff
airs
of
Fin
lan
d
ww
w.f
orm
in.f
i
EU
CIT
IZE
NS
:TR
AV
EL
DO
CU
ME
NT
S
Exch
ange
stud
ents
who
are
citi
zens
of t
he N
ordi
c co
untr
ies d
o no
t
need
a p
assp
ort t
o en
ter F
inla
nd; h
owev
er, t
hey
have
to h
ave
som
e
proo
f of i
dent
ity
with
them
. EU
-nat
iona
ls an
d ci
tizen
s of L
iech
tens
tein
and
Sche
ngen
Agr
eem
ent c
ount
ries c
an e
nter
Fin
land
with
a v
alid
pass
port
or a
val
id id
entit
y ca
rd. H
owev
er, p
leas
e no
te th
at d
urin
g
your
stud
y pe
riod
in F
inla
nd th
ere
will
be
oppo
rtun
ities
to tr
avel
to
Finl
and’
s nei
ghbo
urin
g co
untr
ies.
For t
rave
l out
side
Finl
and
a pa
sspo
rt
is of
ten
requ
ired.
RE
GIS
TR
AT
ION
EU c
itize
ns a
nd c
itize
ns o
f Lie
chte
nste
in a
nd S
wit
zerla
nd d
o no
t
need
a re
siden
ce p
erm
it, b
ut th
ey m
ust r
egist
er th
eir r
ight
to re
side
in F
inla
nd a
t the
loca
l pol
ice
stat
ion
if th
eir s
tay
last
s for
long
er th
an
thre
e m
onth
s. Th
e po
lice
regi
ster
the
right
of r
esid
ence
in th
e Re
gist
er
of A
liens
and
issu
e a
regi
stra
tion
cert
ifica
te. Th
e re
gist
ratio
n co
sts
appr
oxim
atel
y 50
eur
os a
nd is
don
e at
the
polic
e de
part
men
t of t
he
stud
ent’s
pla
ce o
f res
iden
ce (i
n th
e ci
ty y
ou li
ve in
, e.g
. Hel
sinki
, Esp
oo
or V
anta
a). T
ake
with
you
to th
e po
lice
depa
rtm
ent:
EU re
gist
ratio
n fo
rm (o
btai
ned
onlin
e at
ww
w.p
oliis
i.fi o
r
at th
e po
lice
stat
ion
whe
n re
gist
erin
g)
Nat
iona
l pro
of o
f ide
ntit
y or
pas
spor
t
Euro
pean
Hea
lth In
sura
nce
Car
d
Cer
tifica
te o
f stu
dy fr
om M
etro
polia
Info
rmat
ion
on th
e ap
plic
ant’s
mea
ns o
f sup
port
Citi
zens
of t
he N
ordi
c co
untr
ies (
Swed
en, N
orw
ay, D
enm
ark
and
Icel
and)
hav
e to
regi
ster
at a
Reg
ister
Offi
ce if
they
stay
in F
inla
nd
long
er th
an si
x m
onth
s
WO
RK
PE
RM
IT
EU c
itize
ns a
nd c
itize
ns o
f Ice
land
, Lie
chte
nste
in, N
orw
ay a
nd
Swit
zerla
nd c
an fr
eely
wor
k in
Fin
land
if th
e w
ork
last
s les
s tha
n
thre
e m
onth
s. A
fter
that
they
mus
t reg
ister
thei
r rig
ht to
resid
e in
Finl
and
at th
e lo
cal p
olic
e de
part
men
t. Th
e po
lice
regi
ster
the
right
of
resid
ence
in th
e Re
gist
er o
f Alie
ns a
nd is
sue
a re
gist
ratio
n ce
rtifi
cate
.
Som
etim
es a
hea
lth c
ertifi
cate
is re
quire
d.
NO
NE
U C
ITIZ
EN
S:T
RA
VE
L D
OC
UM
EN
TS
The
Min
istry
for F
orei
gn A
ffairs
web
site
has a
list
of c
ount
ries s
how
ing
wha
t tra
vel d
ocum
ents
are
requ
ired
and
wha
t agr
eem
ent e
ach
coun
try
has w
ith th
e Sc
heng
en m
embe
r sta
tes:
ww
w.fo
rmin
.fi
The
Finn
ish Im
mig
ratio
n Se
rvic
e pr
ovid
es a
lso d
etai
led
info
rmat
ion
for s
tude
nts:
ww
w.m
igri.
fi
VIS
AS
Stud
ents
who
are
not
citi
zens
of E
U/E
EA o
r Sw
itze
rland
(or a
coun
try
that
Fin
land
has
an
agre
emen
t on
the
abol
ition
of v
isas
)
need
to o
btai
n a
visa
from
a F
inni
sh e
mba
ssy
or m
issio
n be
fore
ente
ring
Finl
and.
It m
ay b
e di
fficu
lt in
som
e ca
ses,
beca
use
indi
vidu
al
emba
ssie
s and
dip
lom
atic
inst
itutio
ns h
ave
the
right
to re
ject
a v
isa
appl
icat
ion
for v
ario
us re
ason
s. Fo
r fur
ther
info
rmat
ion
on a
pply
ing
for a
vis
a, th
e va
lidit
y pe
riods
of v
isas
and
vis
a ap
plic
atio
n fe
es, a
s wel
l
as a
list
of c
ount
ries w
hose
citi
zens
do
not n
eed
visa
s, se
e th
e w
ebsit
e
of th
e M
inist
ry fo
r For
eign
Affa
irs o
f Fin
land
ww
w.fo
rmin
.fi -
sect
ion
Serv
ices
> F
orei
gn n
atio
nals
arriv
ing
in F
inla
nd.
RE
SID
EN
CE
PE
RM
IT
Exch
ange
stud
ents
, who
are
non
-EU
citi
zens
or o
f a c
ompa
rabl
e
stat
us, m
ust a
cqui
re a
resid
ence
per
mit
befo
re e
nter
ing
Finl
and,
if
thei
r stu
dies
in F
inla
nd la
st fo
r lon
ger t
han
thre
e m
onth
s. Th
e fir
st
resid
ence
per
mit
shou
ld b
e ap
plie
d fo
r fro
m a
Fin
nish
em
bass
y or
miss
ion
with
in th
e ap
plic
ant’s
nat
ive
coun
try.
The
emba
ssy
prov
ides
appl
icat
ion
form
s and
furt
her i
nfor
mat
ion
on th
e ap
plic
atio
n pr
oces
s.
In o
rder
to o
btai
n a
resid
ence
per
mit,
the
stud
ent m
ust h
ave
proo
f
of su
ffici
ent fi
nanc
ial m
eans
of s
uppo
rtin
g hi
m/h
erse
lf. In
add
ition
,
the
stud
ent m
ust h
ave
com
preh
ensiv
e he
alth
insu
ranc
e co
ver w
ith a
relia
ble
and
solv
ent c
ompa
ny o
r ins
titut
ion.
Com
preh
ensiv
e in
sura
nce
cove
r mea
ns in
sura
nce
whi
ch in
clud
es th
e ty
pes o
f tre
atm
ent a
nd
cost
s tha
t are
cov
ered
by
mun
icip
al h
ealth
car
e se
rvic
es a
nd th
e
heal
th in
sura
nce
syst
em.
For s
tudi
es o
f les
s tha
n tw
o ye
ars i
n du
ratio
n, a
stud
ent m
ust h
ave
priv
ate
insu
ranc
e w
hich
prim
arily
cov
ers t
he c
osts
of m
edic
al
trea
tmen
t up
to 1
00,0
00 e
uros
. Mos
t Fin
nish
uni
vers
ities
and
univ
ersit
ies o
f app
lied
scie
nces
, Met
ropo
lia a
mon
g th
em, h
ave
nego
tiate
d in
sura
nce
pack
ages
with
Mar
sh/S
IP fo
r inc
omin
g
18
19
inte
rnat
iona
l stu
dent
s. Fo
r mor
e in
form
atio
n, in
clud
ing
insu
ranc
e
pric
es, s
ee:
stud
ying
finla
nd.fi
> L
ivin
g in
Fin
land
> B
efor
e Yo
ur A
rriv
al >
Insu
ranc
e an
d H
ealth
> In
tern
atio
nal S
tude
nt H
ealth
Insu
ranc
e.
A re
siden
ce p
erm
it m
ay b
e ei
ther
tem
pora
ry o
r per
man
ent.
The
stud
ent r
esid
ence
per
mit
is al
way
s tem
pora
ry. I
t is u
sual
ly g
rant
ed fo
r
a ye
ar a
t a ti
me
at th
e m
ost,
and
expi
res a
s soo
n as
the
stud
ies e
nd.
Stud
ents
with
resid
ence
per
mits
can
resid
e an
d tr
avel
in F
inla
nd fo
r as
long
as t
he p
erm
it is
valid
.
WO
RK
PE
RM
IT
To b
e ab
le to
wor
k in
Fin
land
, non
-EU
citi
zens
mus
t app
ly fo
r a
resid
ence
per
mit
alre
ady
befo
re c
omin
g to
Fin
land
. Per
sons
who
have
a re
siden
ce p
erm
it gr
ante
d on
the
basis
of s
tudy
ing
may
wor
k
with
out r
estr
ictio
ns w
hen
the
wor
k co
nsist
s of p
ract
ical
trai
ning
or
dipl
oma
wor
k as
par
t of a
deg
ree.
Dur
ing
stud
y te
rms w
hen
actu
al
inst
ruct
ion
is be
ing
give
n, st
uden
ts a
re a
llow
ed to
do
an a
vera
ge o
f 25
hour
s of p
art-t
ime
wor
k w
eekl
y. D
urin
g ho
liday
s, i.e
. dur
ing
sum
mer
and
Chr
istm
as h
olid
ays,
stud
ents
can
wor
k fu
lltim
e w
ithou
t hou
rly
rest
rictio
ns.
To b
e ab
le to
wor
k m
ore
than
25
hour
s per
wee
k, th
e st
uden
t mus
t
appl
y fo
r a w
ork
perm
it. Th
e ap
plic
atio
n sh
ould
be
deliv
ered
to e
ither
the
loca
l em
ploy
men
t offi
ce o
r the
loca
l pol
ice.
The
empl
oym
ent
office
whe
re th
e w
ork
perm
it is
appl
ied
for m
akes
the
deci
sion
on
whe
ther
to g
rant
the
perm
it.
Fo
r re
sid
ence
an
d w
ork
per
mit
s co
nta
ct:
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w.p
oli
isi.
fi/e
ngl
ish
Espo
o Po
lice
Dep
artm
ent
Nih
tisill
anku
ja 4
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30 E
spoo
(Kilo
).
Tel.
+358
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n: M
on–F
ri 8.
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sink
i Pol
ice
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artm
ent
(the
Imm
igra
tion
Polic
e)
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atie
2, 0
0700
Hel
sinki
(Rai
lway
stat
ion
Mal
mi,
entr
ance
from
the
Kau
ppar
aitt
i sid
e)
Tel.
+358
71
877
3220
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n: M
on–F
ri 8.
00–1
6.15
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taa
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e D
epar
tmen
t
Kiel
otie
15,
013
01 V
anta
a (T
ikku
rila)
.
Tel.
+358
71
8730
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n: M
on–Th
u 8–
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TIF
ICA
TIO
N O
F M
OV
E
To h
elp
the
Post
offi
ce d
eliv
er y
our m
ail,
we
reco
mm
end
you
to fi
ll in
a no
tifica
tion
form
cal
led
chan
ge o
f add
ress
not
ifica
tion
form
at t
he
loca
l Pos
t Offi
ce, i
n Fi
nnish
Pos
ti. T
o in
form
the
offici
als o
f the
cha
nge
of a
ddre
ss, i
t is a
lso p
ossib
le to
cal
l the
Mov
e Se
rvic
e Li
ne M
on –
Fri
8 a.
m. t
o 6
p.m
. on
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710
00 (l
ocal
cal
l cha
rge
/ mob
ile c
harg
e).
HO
W T
O G
ET
TO
HE
LS
INK
I M
ET
RO
PO
LIT
AN
AR
EA
?
Mos
t int
erna
tiona
l visi
tors
arr
ive
at H
elsin
ki-V
anta
a In
tern
atio
nal
Airp
ort.
Hel
sinki
-Van
taa
Airp
ort h
as g
ood
conn
ectio
ns to
all
the
Euro
pean
cap
itals
and
to th
e U
SA a
nd A
sia. Th
e ai
rpor
t is 2
0
kilo
met
res a
way
from
the
city
cen
tre
of H
elsin
ki, a
nd y
ou c
an g
et
ther
e in
abo
ut 3
0 m
inut
es b
y bu
s.
You
can
take
the
loca
l bus
num
ber 6
15 to
the
Hel
sinki
Cen
tral
Rai
lway
Stat
ion.
The
bus l
eave
s fro
m ri
ght o
utsid
e th
e ar
rival
s ter
min
al. Th
ere
are
also
Fin
nair
shut
tle b
uses
whi
ch a
lso a
rriv
e at
Hel
sinki
Cen
tral
Railw
ay S
tatio
n. Th
e Fi
nnai
r shu
ttle
bus
is sl
ight
ly m
ore
expe
nsiv
e
than
the
loca
l bus
. In
addi
tion,
ther
e ar
e ta
xis a
vaila
ble
at th
e ai
rpor
t,
incl
udin
g sp
ecia
l Airp
ort T
axis
or Y
ello
w T
axis
, whi
ch h
ave
chea
per
rate
s for
gro
ups o
f clie
nts g
oing
in th
e sa
me
dire
ctio
n.
Apa
rt fr
om fl
ying
, you
can
also
arr
ive
in H
elsin
ki b
y se
a fr
om S
wed
en,
Esto
nia,
Ger
man
y an
d Po
land
. Ther
e ar
e al
so in
tern
atio
nal t
rain
link
s
to H
elsin
ki fr
om M
osco
w a
nd S
t. Pe
ters
burg
in R
ussia
.
Fo
r fu
rth
er i
nfo
rmat
ion
see
: H
elsi
nk
i-V
anta
a
Air
po
rt w
ww
.hel
sin
ki-
van
taa.
fi
Fi
nn
ish
Rai
lway
s w
ww
.vr.
fi
Fe
rrie
s w
ww
.vik
ingl
ine.
fi,
ww
w.t
alli
nk
silj
a.fi
,
ww
w.f
inn
lin
es.c
om
AC
CO
MM
OD
AT
ION
Hel
sinki
Met
ropo
litan
are
a is
a fu
n pl
ace
to li
ve in
, but
find
ing
suita
ble
acco
mm
odat
ion
in th
e ca
pita
l reg
ion
can
be c
halle
ngin
g: th
ere
are
rela
tivel
y fe
w re
ntal
apa
rtm
ents
ava
ilabl
e an
d th
e pr
ice
leve
l is h
igh.
How
ever
, the
re a
re so
me
optio
ns th
at a
re su
itabl
e fo
r the
exc
hang
e
stud
ents
’ nee
ds. P
leas
e re
ad m
ore
belo
w a
bout
HO
AS
stud
ent
hous
ing
and
othe
r pro
vide
rs o
f sho
rt-t
erm
acc
omm
odat
ion.
Phot
o H
elsin
ki C
ity
Imag
e Ba
nk /
Sepp
o La
akso
20
21
The
bigg
est d
eman
d fo
r affo
rdab
le h
ousin
g is
at th
e be
ginn
ing
of
each
aca
dem
ic y
ear,
so a
pply
ear
ly a
nd re
serv
e tim
e fo
r find
ing
the
apar
tmen
t. Pl
ease
mak
e su
re to
hav
e a
plac
e to
stay
for y
our fi
rst
few
nig
hts a
nd m
ost d
efini
tely
for y
our w
hole
stay
in F
inla
nd b
efor
e
arriv
al!
1.
HO
AS
Mos
t Met
ropo
lia e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
live
in a
part
men
ts o
wne
d by
HO
AS,
a n
on-p
rofit
Fou
ndat
ion
for S
tude
nt H
ousin
g in
the
Hel
sinki
Regi
on. H
OA
S ha
s app
roxi
mat
ely
17.0
00 st
uden
ts li
ving
in th
eir
apar
tmen
ts a
nd a
cer
tain
num
ber o
f fur
nish
ed a
part
men
ts h
ave
been
rese
rved
for t
he in
com
ing
exch
ange
and
dou
ble
degr
ee st
uden
ts o
f
each
inst
itutio
n of
hig
her e
duca
tion
in th
is ar
ea.
AC
CO
MM
OD
AT
ION
OP
TIO
NS
AT
HO
AS
You
can
appl
y fo
r a fu
rnish
ed ro
om, s
tudi
o ap
artm
ent o
r sha
red
stud
io a
part
men
t at H
OA
S. Th
e m
ost c
omm
on o
ptio
n is
appl
ying
for
a ro
om: t
hen
you
shar
e a
kitc
hen,
bat
hroo
m a
nd a
com
mon
room
with
2–5
oth
er st
uden
ts. Th
e st
udio
apa
rtm
ent i
s an
open
spac
e
room
with
a k
itche
nett
e an
d a
bath
room
, and
ther
e ar
e so
me
stud
ios
that
can
be
shar
ed w
ith a
noth
er st
uden
t. Fu
rthe
r inf
orm
atio
n ab
out
stud
ent a
part
men
ts, d
iffer
ent l
ocat
ions
, pric
es a
nd h
ouse
regu
latio
ns
etc.
can
be
foun
d on
the
web
page
of H
OA
S (p
leas
e se
e th
e se
ctio
n fo
r
Exch
ange
Stu
dent
s).
The
pric
e is
fixed
in fu
rnish
ed a
part
men
ts a
nd th
e re
nt in
all
HO
AS
loca
tions
incl
udes
Inte
rnet
con
nect
ion,
wat
er, h
eatin
g, e
lect
ricit
y an
d
basic
furn
iture
i.e.
a b
ed w
ith a
mat
tres
s, a
tabl
e an
d ch
airs
. Coo
king
and
eatin
g ut
ensil
s, or
bla
nket
s and
pill
ows a
re n
ot p
rovi
ded
in H
OA
S
room
s. A
ll ho
usin
g ar
eas h
ave
shop
s, pu
blic
tran
spor
tatio
n an
d ot
her
serv
ices
nea
rby.
AP
PLY
ING
FO
R A
HO
AS
AP
AR
TM
EN
T
Unf
ortu
nate
ly, t
here
are
not
alw
ays e
noug
h ro
oms f
or a
ll th
e
inco
min
g ex
chan
ge st
uden
ts a
vaila
ble
at H
OA
S, so
it is
impo
rtan
t tha
t
you
appl
y fo
r flat
in ti
me.
Ple
ase
send
you
r hou
sing
appl
icat
ion
via
HO
AS
web
page
s for
exc
hang
e st
uden
ts p
refe
rabl
y as
soon
as y
ou h
ave
sent
you
r exc
hang
e ap
plic
atio
n to
Met
ropo
lia. Th
e so
oner
you
send
your
hou
sing
appl
icat
ion,
the
bett
er c
hanc
es H
OA
S ha
s with
offe
ring
you
the
best
ava
ilabl
e lo
catio
n an
d th
e pr
efer
red
flat t
ype.
How
ever
, ple
ase
rem
embe
r tha
t app
lyin
g on
tim
e do
es n
ot
nece
ssar
ily g
uara
ntee
that
you
will
get
a ro
om fr
om H
OA
S by
the
time
your
stud
ies b
egin
. Mos
t of t
he H
OA
S ho
usin
g off
ers a
re se
nt
out b
y th
e be
ginn
ing
of Ju
ly fo
r stu
dent
s who
com
e to
Met
ropo
lia
for a
n ac
adem
ic y
ear o
r aut
umn
sem
este
r, an
d by
the
begi
nnin
g of
Dec
embe
r for
stud
ents
who
com
e to
Met
ropo
lia fo
r spr
ing
sem
este
r.
If yo
u ha
ve n
ot re
ceiv
ed a
hou
sing
offer
by
then
, be
sure
to a
pply
also
via
othe
r cha
nnel
s.
AC
CE
PT
ING
HO
US
ING
OF
FE
R A
ND
HO
AS
RU
LE
S
Onc
e H
OA
S ha
s fou
nd y
ou a
room
they
will
send
you
a H
ousin
g
Offe
r dire
ctly
to th
e e-
mai
l acc
ount
that
you
wro
te o
n th
e ho
usin
g
appl
icat
ion.
Ple
ase
read
the
Hou
sing
Offe
r and
the
acco
mpa
nyin
g
Con
firm
atio
n Le
tter
ver
y ca
refu
lly, b
ecau
se th
e ho
usin
g co
nfirm
atio
n
is a
valid
tena
ncy
agre
emen
t. Th
e ag
reem
ent w
ill b
e m
ade
for a
fixed
per
iod
of ti
me
and
it ca
nnot
be
term
inat
ed b
efor
e th
e en
d of
agre
emen
t.
HO
AS
will
offe
r you
the
best
ava
ilabl
e ho
usin
g, so
whe
n yo
u re
ceiv
e
an o
ffer,
plea
se c
onfir
m th
at b
y th
e de
adlin
e –
you
will
not
get
a
seco
nd o
ffer!
To a
ccep
t the
hou
sing
offer
, ple
ase
pay
a de
posit
of
500
€ an
d se
nd H
OA
S th
e re
ceip
t of t
he p
aid
depo
sit a
nd th
e sig
ned
hous
ing
confi
rmat
ion
form
.
Abo
ut a
wee
k af
ter H
OA
S ha
s rec
eive
d yo
ur h
ousin
g co
nfirm
atio
n
docu
men
ts y
ou c
an e
xpec
t a fi
nal c
onfir
mat
ion
emai
l fro
m th
em.
You
will
get
the
keys
to y
our r
oom
ear
liest
on
the
first
wee
kday
afte
r the
rent
al a
gree
men
t beg
ins.
If yo
u ha
ve re
gist
ered
you
r arr
ival
info
rmat
ion
to M
etro
polia
thro
ugh
the
Elec
tron
ic A
rriv
al F
orm
ear
ly
enou
gh, a
tuto
r may
brin
g yo
ur H
OA
S ke
ys fo
r you
upo
n ar
rival
.
The
due
date
for p
ayin
g th
e H
OA
S re
nt is
alw
ays t
he 6
th o
f eac
h
mon
th –
ple
ase
rem
embe
r to
use
your
per
sona
l ref
eren
ce n
umbe
r in
each
pay
men
t.
H
OA
S w
ebp
age
for
Exc
han
ge s
tud
ents
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w.h
oas
.fi
M
etro
po
lia
Stu
dy
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ide,
acc
om
mo
dat
ion
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p:/
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into
-op
as.m
etro
po
lia.
fi/e
n
2.
OT
HE
R A
CC
OM
MO
DA
TIO
N P
OS
SIB
ILIT
IES
IN H
EL
SIN
KI
If yo
u do
n’t w
ant t
o ap
ply
to a
HO
AS
stud
ent h
ousin
g at
all,
ano
ther
optio
n is
the
priv
ate
mar
ket.
How
ever
, we
wou
ld li
ke to
war
n
you
that
it m
ight
be
diffi
cult
or e
ven
impo
ssib
le to
find
furn
ished
acco
mm
odat
ion
for a
shor
t per
iod
of ti
me
from
the
priv
ate
mar
ket,
and
the
pric
es a
re h
igh
in th
e ca
pita
l reg
ion.
Plea
se n
ote
that
the
Inte
rnat
iona
l Offi
ce a
t Hel
sinki
Met
ropo
lia U
AS
cann
ot o
ffer a
ssist
ance
in fi
ndin
g ac
com
mod
atio
n el
sew
here
. Ins
tead
,
you
can
visit
the
stud
ent o
nlin
e po
rtal
Lyy
ra R
enta
ls, w
here
you
can
sear
ch fo
r hou
sing
in th
e pr
ivat
e m
arke
t and
look
for fl
at m
ates
to sh
are
a re
ntal
apa
rtm
ent w
ith. B
e ca
utio
us in
acc
eptin
g a
rent
al
apar
tmen
t fro
m a
priv
ate
owne
r tho
ugh
– th
ere
have
bee
n sc
ams i
n
the
mar
ket.
For f
urth
er in
form
atio
n pl
ease
see
the
Hou
sing
Gui
de o
n
the
Lyyr
a w
ebpa
ge.
Ly
yra
Ren
tals
: w
ww
.lyy
ra.f
i/as
un
no
t
You
can
also
take
a lo
ok a
t the
follo
win
g w
ebsit
es to
com
pare
som
e
othe
r com
pani
es th
at p
rovi
de te
mpo
rary
hou
sing:
HO
AS
Gue
st R
oom
Ser
vice
s ww
w.h
oas.fi
(App
lyin
g ->
Gue
st R
oom
Serv
ice)
Fore
no
m a
cco
mm
od
atio
n s
ervi
ce w
ww
.fo
ren
om
.fi
Cit
yko
ti w
ww
.cit
yko
ti.c
om
Ko
tih
ote
lli
ww
w.k
oti
ho
tell
i.fi
Suo
men
Maj
oit
usm
esta
ri w
ww
.maj
oit
usm
esta
ri.f
i
Stad
iho
me
ww
w.s
tad
iho
me.
com
In c
ase
you
arriv
e so
me
days
bef
ore
the
begi
nnin
g of
you
r ten
ancy
agre
emen
t, or
if y
ou a
re n
ot a
ble
to g
et th
e ke
ys o
n th
e da
y of
you
r
arriv
al, t
here
are
som
e pl
aces
whe
re y
ou c
ould
mak
e a
rese
rvat
ion
to:
YO
UT
H H
OS
TE
LS
:
Th
e Fi
nn
ish
Yo
uth
Ho
stel
Ass
oci
atio
n –
SR
M
ww
w.h
ost
elli
t.fi
Stad
ion
Ho
stel
ww
w.s
tad
ion
ho
stel
.fi
Euro
ho
stel
ww
w.e
uro
ho
stel
.fi
Ho
stel
Ero
ttaj
anp
uis
to w
ww
.ero
ttaj
anp
uis
to.c
om
Sum
mer
Ho
stel
Aca
dem
ica
ww
w.h
ost
elac
adem
ica.
fi
HO
TE
LS
:
Om
enah
ote
lli
ww
w.o
men
a.c
om
Ho
tel
AV
A w
ww
.ava
.fi
Pri
vate
Ho
tel
Bed
an
d B
reak
fast
ww
w.h
ote
lbed
and
bre
akfa
st.f
i
Hel
lste
n H
ote
l A
par
tmen
ts w
ww
.hel
lste
nh
ote
ls.f
i
Plea
se m
ake
sure
to h
ave
a pl
ace
to st
ay fo
r you
r firs
t few
nig
hts a
nd
mos
t defi
nite
ly fo
r you
r who
le st
ay in
Fin
land
bef
ore
arriv
al!
22
23
FIN
AN
CIA
L M
AT
TE
RS
TU
ITIO
N F
EE
S
All
tuiti
on is
free
of c
harg
e at
Hel
sinki
Met
ropo
lia U
nive
rsit
y of
App
lied
Scie
nces
. You
may
, how
ever
, hav
e to
pay
for s
ome
of th
e
stud
y m
ater
ial,
liter
atur
e, a
nd w
ork
clot
hes,
depe
ndin
g on
the
cour
se.
SC
HO
LA
RS
HIP
S A
ND
PA
RT
TIM
E W
OR
K
Inte
rnat
iona
l exc
hang
e st
uden
ts d
o no
t rec
eive
any
scho
lars
hips
from
Fin
nish
gov
ernm
ent.
Hel
sinki
Met
ropo
lia U
AS
cann
ot n
eith
er
offer
any
scho
lars
hips
or f
undi
ng fo
r for
eign
stud
ents
nor
ass
ist th
e
stud
ents
in fi
ndin
g fu
ndin
g fo
r the
ir st
udie
s. Th
eref
ore
it is
best
to
look
and
app
ly fo
r pos
sible
scho
lars
hips
in y
our h
ome
coun
try
befo
re
leav
ing
for F
inla
nd.
If yo
u ar
e pl
anni
ng to
fund
you
r stu
dent
exc
hang
e by
wor
king
par
t-
time,
ple
ase
note
that
it c
an b
e ve
ry d
ifficu
lt to
find
par
t-tim
e w
ork
if
you
do n
ot sp
eak
Finn
ish. Th
eref
ore
you
shou
ld n
ot re
ly fi
nanc
ially
on
findi
ng a
par
t-tim
e jo
b.
MO
NE
TA
RY
UN
IT
The
euro
is th
e offi
cial
mon
etar
y un
it sin
ce A
pril
2002
.
HO
W E
XP
EN
SIV
E I
S I
T I
N F
INL
AN
D?
The
cost
of l
ivin
g in
Fin
land
, on
aver
age,
is c
ompa
rabl
e to
the
rest
of
Euro
pe. F
or b
asic
exp
ense
s suc
h as
food
, ren
t and
tran
spor
tatio
n yo
u
shou
ld c
ount
800
-100
0 €
mon
th. Th
is co
uld
be d
ivid
ed, f
or e
xam
ple,
as fo
llow
s:
Rent
40
0–60
0 €
Food
25
0 €
Tran
spor
t 25
–50
€
Leisu
re
100
€
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this
of c
ours
e de
pend
s on
your
per
sona
l spe
ndin
g ha
bits
. Be
prep
ared
to h
ave
mor
e ex
pens
es in
the
begi
nnin
g of
you
r sta
y - f
or
the
depo
sit fo
r you
r apa
rtm
ent,
the
stud
ent c
ard,
text
boo
ks, e
tc.
inju
ry, a
nd o
ther
med
ical
ly n
eces
sary
trea
tmen
t. A
ny c
osts
you
incu
r
outs
ide
the
syst
em y
ou w
ill h
ave
to p
ay o
n yo
ur o
wn.
Not
e th
at th
e Eu
rope
an H
ealth
Insu
ranc
e C
ard
is no
t val
id d
urin
g
your
trav
els t
o an
d fr
om F
inla
nd a
nd d
urin
g an
y ex
curs
ions
to a
third
coun
try.
Ther
efor
e, c
itize
ns o
f the
EU
and
EEA
cou
ntrie
s mus
t also
have
a p
rivat
e in
sura
nce
in a
dditi
on to
the
Euro
pean
Hea
lth In
sura
nce
Car
d.
Stud
ents
from
out
side
the
EU/E
EA m
ust h
ave
priv
ate
insu
ranc
e to
cove
r the
dur
atio
n of
the
visa
/ re
siden
ce p
erm
it an
d th
e Sc
heng
en
area
bef
ore
they
ent
er F
inla
nd. Th
e in
sura
nce
mus
t cov
er th
e
trea
tmen
t and
hea
lth c
are
prov
ided
by
mun
icip
al h
ealth
car
e se
rvic
es,
case
s of i
llnes
s or a
ccid
ent,
and
incl
ude
trav
el c
osts
to h
ome
coun
try
as w
ell a
s lia
bilit
y in
sura
nce.
The
heal
th in
sura
nce
mus
t cov
er th
e
cost
s of m
edic
al c
are
up to
100
,000
Eur
os.
It is
a pr
econ
ditio
n fo
r obt
aini
ng a
resid
ence
per
mit
that
the
stud
ent
has v
alid
hea
lth in
sura
nce
cove
r with
a re
liabl
e an
d so
lven
t com
pany
or in
stitu
tion
for t
he w
hole
resid
ence
tim
e in
Fin
land
. Ins
uran
ce
polic
ies t
hat m
eet t
hese
requ
irem
ents
are
ava
ilabl
e in
inte
rnat
iona
l
insu
ranc
e co
mpa
nies
. For
trav
el o
utsid
e Fi
nlan
d, m
ake
sure
the
insu
ranc
e is
valid
in th
ese
coun
trie
s as w
ell.
Mos
t Fin
nish
uni
vers
ities
and
uni
vers
ities
of a
pplie
d sc
ienc
es,
Met
ropo
lia a
mon
g th
em, h
ave
nego
tiate
d in
sura
nce
pack
ages
with
Mar
sh/S
IP fo
r inc
omin
g in
tern
atio
nal s
tude
nts.
For m
ore
info
rmat
ion,
incl
udin
g in
sura
nce
pric
es, s
ee:
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ud
yin
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lan
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i >
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ing
in F
inla
nd
>
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ore
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ur
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ival
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nsu
ran
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lth
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ent
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lth
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nce
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embe
r to
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e va
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nce
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ith
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sider
also
bud
getin
g so
me
mon
ey fo
r tra
velli
ng b
oth
in F
inla
nd
and
abro
ad, f
or e
xam
ple
to S
tock
holm
, Tal
linn,
St.
Pete
rsbu
rg...
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e P
rice
s:
Lunc
h at
the
stud
ent r
esta
uran
t; 2.
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Milk
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ese
(1 k
g); 9
€
App
les (
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); 2
€
Coff
ee (5
00 g
); 5
€
Brea
d (lo
af);
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Cin
ema
ticke
t; 8–
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Mus
eum
s (st
uden
t pric
e); 6
€
Beer
in a
pub
(0.5
l); 5
–6
€
Win
e bo
ttle
in A
lko;
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Pizz
a; 8
€
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UR
AN
CE
Befo
re le
avin
g yo
ur h
ome
coun
try,
plea
se c
heck
you
r tra
vel a
nd h
ealth
insu
ranc
e. Th
e in
sura
nce
is co
mpu
lsory
for a
ll st
uden
ts re
gard
less
of
the
perio
d of
stay
, and
it m
ust c
over
exp
ense
s and
tran
spor
tatio
n
to th
e ho
me
coun
try
in c
ase
of a
n em
erge
ncy
and/
or re
patr
iatio
n,
incl
udin
g lia
bilit
y in
sura
nce.
The
insu
ranc
e m
ust c
over
you
dur
ing
your
stay
in F
inla
nd a
nd a
lso d
urin
g yo
ur tr
avel
to a
nd fr
om F
inla
nd.
Stud
ents
from
the
EU/E
EA c
ount
ries
are
ent
itled
to p
ublic
hea
lth
serv
ices
in F
inla
nd, i
f the
y ar
e co
vere
d by
hea
lth in
sura
nce
in th
eir
own
coun
try.
An
offici
al d
ocum
ent/
Euro
pean
Hea
lth In
sura
nce
Car
d
is ne
eded
for a
ll he
alth
serv
ices
in F
inla
nd. Th
e ca
rd e
nsur
es th
at
you
will
get
the
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e ac
cess
to p
ublic
sect
or h
ealth
car
e as
the
loca
l
resid
ents
(e.g
. a d
octo
r, a
phar
mac
y, a
hosp
ital o
r a h
ealth
car
e ce
ntre
),
cove
ring
mai
nly
emer
genc
y tr
eatm
ent i
n th
e ev
ent o
f an
illne
ss o
r
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TU
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shol
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orga
nisa
tion
raisi
ng a
war
enes
s and
offe
ring
info
rmat
ion
and
coun
selli
ng fo
r dis
able
d pe
ople
in F
inla
nd.
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ww
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Dis
able
d st
uden
ts h
ave
been
take
n in
to c
onsid
erat
ion
also
in
plan
ning
and
reno
vatin
g th
e pr
emise
s at H
elsin
ki M
etro
polia
Uni
vers
ity
of A
pplie
d Sc
ienc
es. H
owev
er, M
etro
polia
doe
s not
hav
e
spec
ial f
acili
ties o
r ser
vice
s for
stud
ents
with
a v
isual
or h
earin
g
impa
irmen
t. Sh
ould
you
nee
d sp
ecia
l ass
istan
ce d
urin
g yo
ur st
udie
s
in H
elsin
ki, p
leas
e co
ntac
t you
r int
erna
tiona
l coo
rdin
ator
.
WH
EE
LC
HA
IR A
CC
ES
S
In F
inla
nd sp
ecia
l effo
rts h
ave
been
mad
e to
take
into
acc
ount
the
need
s of d
isab
led
pers
ons.
In o
rder
to in
crea
se a
cces
sibili
ty ra
mpe
d
acce
ss, w
ide
door
s and
WC
’s fo
r dis
able
d pe
rson
s hav
e be
en b
uilt
in m
any
plac
es. A
irpla
nes,
ferr
ies a
nd tr
ains
hav
e w
heel
chai
r acc
ess,
and
whe
n th
e pe
rson
nel h
ave
been
not
ified
in a
dvan
ce (i
.e. w
hen
book
ing
the
ticke
ts) t
he se
rvic
es in
volv
e no
pro
blem
s. Lo
cal t
raffi
c
has s
ome
low
floo
r bus
es a
nd tr
ams,
whi
ch a
re sp
ecia
lly m
arke
d on
the
timet
able
s, an
d th
ere
are
taxi
s with
whe
elch
air a
cces
s (th
e so
calle
d In
vaTa
xi).
HE
ALT
H C
AR
E
Ther
e ar
e tw
o pa
ralle
l sys
tem
s in
Finl
and:
the
publ
ic se
ctor
hea
lth
care
, whi
ch th
e m
unic
ipal
ities
fina
nce,
and
the
priv
ate
sect
or h
ealth
care
. Bot
h se
ctor
s are
ava
ilabl
e to
all,
but
stud
ents
com
ing
from
EU
/
EEA
or N
ordi
c co
untr
ies w
ithou
t a E
urop
ean
Hea
lth In
sura
nce
Car
d
and
stud
ents
out
side
EU/E
EA a
nd N
ordi
c co
untr
ies w
ill p
ay a
hig
her
fee
for t
he se
rvic
es. P
leas
e no
te th
at th
e pr
ivat
e se
ctor
serv
ices
mig
ht
be m
ore
expe
nsiv
e, a
lthou
gh sp
ecia
l ser
vice
s are
mor
e ex
tens
ive,
and
acce
ssib
ility
is fa
ster
.
Stud
ents
com
ing
from
EU
/EEA
cou
ntri
es a
re e
ntitl
ed to
med
ical
care
whi
le st
ayin
g te
mpo
raril
y in
ano
ther
EU
/EEA
-cou
ntry
. An
offici
al d
ocum
ent /
Eur
opea
n H
ealth
Insu
ranc
e C
ard
is ne
eded
for
all h
ealth
serv
ices
in F
inla
nd. I
n ca
se o
f em
erge
ncy,
the
card
ent
itles
you
to th
e sa
me
bene
fits a
s the
loca
l pop
ulat
ion.
You
shou
ld g
et
the
card
at t
he lo
cal h
ealth
inst
itutio
n in
you
r hom
e co
untr
y be
fore
com
ing
to F
inla
nd. Y
ou c
an a
lso h
ave
priv
ate
trav
el in
sura
nce
as a
n
addi
tiona
l sec
urit
y. If
you
have
trav
el in
sura
nce,
you
can
con
tact
the
priv
ate
heal
th st
atio
ns in
the
area
. You
r ins
uran
ce w
ill re
imbu
rse
the
trea
tmen
t exp
ense
s acc
ordi
ng to
you
r con
trac
t.
Stud
ents
from
out
side
the
EU/E
EA a
re e
ntitl
ed to
imm
edia
te c
are.
Oth
er h
ealth
car
e ca
n be
pro
vide
d de
pend
ing
on th
e ca
se, b
ut in
bot
h
case
s the
stud
ent h
im/h
erse
lf m
ust p
ay th
e ac
tual
cos
ts. F
or th
is re
ason
it is
impo
rtan
t for
stud
ents
out
side
EU c
ount
ries t
o ha
ve in
sura
nce.
For d
octo
r’s a
ppoi
ntm
ents
, the
stud
ents
com
ing
from
out
side
the
EU/E
EA a
rea
are
sugg
este
d to
con
tact
the
priv
ate
heal
th st
atio
ns in
the
area
. They
are
pro
vide
d on
ly w
ith u
rgen
t med
ical
car
e at
the
city
heal
th st
atio
ns a
nd th
ey a
re c
harg
ed a
ccor
ding
to th
e re
al c
osts
of t
he
trea
tmen
t. Em
erge
ncy
heal
th c
are
IS a
lso c
harg
ed a
ccor
ding
to th
e
real
cos
ts. F
or e
xam
ple,
the
fee
for a
n ap
poin
tmen
t with
a d
octo
r is
then
abo
ut 1
00 €
and
for a
n ap
poin
tmen
t with
a p
ublic
hea
lth n
urse
abou
t 40
€. D
epen
ding
on
the
insu
ranc
e, th
e co
sts a
re so
met
imes
char
ged
first
dire
ctly
from
a p
atie
nt.
Not
ice
also
that
the
cost
s at t
he
priv
ate
sect
or m
ight
eve
n be
low
er.
IF Y
OU
GE
T I
LL
IF
NO
T U
RG
EN
T
Mak
e an
app
oint
men
t to
your
loca
l hea
lth c
are
cent
re /
priv
ate
heal
th st
atio
n.
If yo
u do
not
kno
w w
here
to c
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se c
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he h
ealth
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ice
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rmat
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LL
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RG
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ent i
s nee
ded.
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alth
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rea
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sinki
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leph
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lth S
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uide
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to
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pla
ce o
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atm
ent a
lso
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erge
ncy
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hou
rs.
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need
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rmat
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llnes
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ealth
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sinki
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anta
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äki:
Mal
min
kart
anon
terv
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tula
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h St
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n
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enta
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ic
For s
tude
nts l
ivin
g in
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allil
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enta
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For s
tude
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ivin
g in
Myy
rmäk
i or l
ivin
g in
Tik
kuril
a:
Myy
rmäe
n te
rvey
sase
ma /
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rmäk
i Hea
lth
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Löns
akse
ntie
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e Ba
nk /
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dt
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urila
n te
rvey
sase
ma
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kuri
la H
ealt
h St
atio
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elot
ie 1
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l. +3
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tude
nts l
ivin
g in
Lep
päva
ara
or K
ilo:
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ävaa
ran
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eysa
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eppä
vaar
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EN
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ER
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ES
IN
TH
E E
VE
NIN
G
AN
D N
IGH
T T
IME
AN
D D
UR
ING
TH
E W
EE
KE
ND
S
HE
LS
INK
I:
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rtm
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aart
man
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l
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rtm
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1
PR
IVA
TE
ME
DIC
AL
CE
NT
RE
S
Ther
e ar
e a
num
ber o
f priv
ate
heal
th c
are
cent
res i
n Es
poo,
Hel
sinki
and
Vant
aa. F
or e
xam
ple,
the
follo
win
g co
mpa
nies
hav
e se
vera
l
cent
res i
n th
e m
etro
polit
an a
rea.
M
ehil
äin
en w
ww
.meh
ilai
nen
.fi
Su
om
en T
erve
ysta
lo w
ww
.ter
veys
talo
.fi
DE
NT
AL
CA
RE
On
wee
kday
s, in
urg
ent n
eed
of d
enta
l car
e, c
all t
he D
enta
l Clin
ic
of y
our d
istric
t. In
oth
er ti
mes
in u
rgen
t nee
d of
den
tal c
are,
or i
f
you
do n
ot k
now
whi
ch d
enta
l clin
ic to
cal
l, ca
ll th
e he
alth
serv
ice
info
rmat
ion
num
ber +
358
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23 fo
r get
ting
furt
her i
nfor
mat
ion
of o
ther
mun
icip
al o
r priv
ate
emer
genc
y de
ntal
clin
ics.
PH
AR
MA
CIE
S
Med
icin
e is
sold
onl
y at
pha
rmac
ies (
apte
ekki
). So
me
med
icin
es a
re
sold
with
out a
pre
scrip
tion,
but
for s
tron
ger m
edic
atio
n yo
u ne
ed
a do
ctor
’s pr
escr
iptio
n. M
ost p
harm
acie
s disp
lay
a no
tice
givi
ng th
e
addr
ess o
f the
nea
rest
pha
rmac
y on
nig
ht d
uty.
IN C
AS
E O
F A
N E
ME
RG
EN
CY
The
natio
nal e
mer
genc
y te
leph
one
num
ber i
s 112
.
SO
S C
EN
TR
EU
NIT
FO
R F
OR
EIG
NE
RS
In c
ase
of c
risis
situa
tions
, the
re a
re c
erta
in se
rvic
e nu
mbe
rs th
at o
ne
can
call,
for e
xam
ple
the
SOS
Cen
tre-
Uni
t for
For
eign
ers.
It as
sists
with
men
tal h
ealth
and
soci
al p
robl
ems f
ree
of c
harg
e:
tel.
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01
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o C
ity
Of
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sinki
Imag
e Ba
nk /
Kim
mo
Bran
dt
Phot
o M
etro
polia
Imag
e Ba
nk
28
29
TH
IS I
S F
INL
AN
D
In 2
010,
Am
eric
an N
ewsw
eek
mag
azin
e ra
nked
Fin
land
in it
s sur
vey
as th
e be
st c
ount
ry to
live
in th
e w
hole
wor
ld. Th
e st
udy
com
pare
d
one
hund
red
coun
trie
s bas
ed o
n th
eir e
duca
tion,
hea
lth, q
ualit
y of
life,
eco
nom
ic c
ompe
titiv
enes
s, an
d po
litic
al e
nviro
nmen
t. Fi
nlan
d is
rank
ed a
s the
“Bes
t Ove
rall”
cou
ntry
. If y
ou h
aven
’t vi
sited
Fin
land
yet
,
this
is a
good
reas
on to
con
sider
it!
R
ead
mo
re a
t w
ww
.new
swee
k.c
om
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ture
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0/
the-
wo
rld
-s-b
est-
cou
ntr
ies.
htm
l
FA
CT
S A
BO
UT
FIN
LA
ND
GO
VE
RN
AN
CE
IN
FIN
LA
ND
Finl
and
is a
dem
ocra
tic re
publ
ic, i
ndep
ende
nt si
nce
1917
. Fin
land
has
a pr
esid
ent a
s the
hea
d of
stat
e. Th
e Fi
nnish
uni
cam
eral
par
liam
ent i
s
elec
ted
ever
y fo
ur y
ears
.
In th
e pa
rliam
enta
ry e
lect
ions
of 2
011
wom
en w
on 4
3 %
of t
he 2
00
seat
s. Th
e la
rges
t par
ties i
n th
e 20
11 e
lect
ions
wer
e th
e N
atio
nal
Coa
litio
n Pa
rty,
the
Soci
al D
emoc
ratic
Par
ty, a
nd th
e Tr
ue F
inns
par
ty.
.
FIN
LA
ND
ON
TH
E M
AP
Finl
and
is sit
uate
d in
nor
ther
n Eu
rope
bet
wee
n th
e 60
th a
nd 7
0th
para
llels
of la
titud
e. It
is th
e se
cond
nor
ther
nmos
t cou
ntry
in th
e
wor
ld. A
qua
rter
of i
ts to
tal a
rea
lies n
orth
of t
he A
rctic
Circ
le.
Finl
and
is th
e se
vent
h la
rges
t cou
ntry
in E
urop
e by
its 3
38 1
45 sq
uare
kilo
met
res.
Finl
and’
s nei
ghbo
urin
g co
untr
ies a
re S
wed
en, N
orw
ay a
nd
Russ
ia, w
hich
hav
e la
nd b
orde
rs w
ith F
inla
nd, a
nd E
ston
ia a
cros
s the
Gul
f of F
inla
nd.
CL
IMA
TE
Ther
e ar
e fo
ur d
istin
ct se
ason
s in
Finl
and.
Aut
umn
begi
ns to
mak
e its
pre
senc
e fe
lt in
Sep
tem
ber.
An
umbr
ella
and
good
foot
wea
r are
to b
e re
com
men
ded
at th
is tim
e of
the
year
.
Ther
e is
ofte
n sn
ow o
n th
e gr
ound
in la
te N
ovem
ber a
nd D
ecem
ber,
but t
he d
ays c
an b
e m
ild e
noug
h. Th
e w
inte
rs a
re n
ot u
sual
ly te
rrib
ly
cold
, ave
ragi
ng a
roun
d –4
°C o
r so.
How
ever
, gre
at fl
uctu
atio
ns a
re
poss
ible
dur
ing
the
win
ter,
and
tem
pera
ture
can
sink
to –
20 °C
dur
ing
Janu
ary–
Febr
uary
. Dur
ing
this
time
even
the
Balti
c is
usua
lly in
the
grip
of i
ce st
rong
eno
ugh
to w
alk
on. I
n th
e de
epes
t win
ter a
war
m
jack
et, b
oots
, mitt
ens a
nd a
hat
are
nec
essa
ry. I
n th
e fa
r nor
th, b
eyon
d
the
Arc
tic C
ircle
, dur
ing
the
dark
win
ter p
erio
d, th
e su
n re
mai
ns
belo
w th
e ho
rizon
for 5
1 da
ys, c
reat
ing
the
pola
r nig
ht k
now
n in
Finn
ish a
s kaa
mos
.
The
sun
take
s a st
rong
er h
old
agai
n in
Mar
ch a
nd sp
ring
begi
ns to
arriv
e. Th
e av
erag
e te
mpe
ratu
re in
the
Hel
sinki
Met
ropo
litan
Are
a
is ab
out 1
8 °C
in su
mm
er, b
ut it
can
rise
to a
lmos
t 30
°C d
urin
g th
e
occa
siona
l hea
t wav
e, m
ost o
ften
in Ju
ly. B
eyon
d th
e A
rctic
Circ
le
the
sun
does
not
set f
or a
bout
73
days
, pro
duci
ng th
e w
hite
nig
hts o
f
sum
mer
.
O
n w
eath
er s
ee e
.g.
Fin
nis
h M
eteo
rogi
cal
Inst
itu
te e
n.i
lmat
iete
enla
itos
.fi/
PO
PU
LA
TIO
N
The
popu
latio
n of
Fin
land
is a
ppro
xim
atel
y 5.
4 m
illio
n in
habi
tant
s.
The
popu
latio
n de
nsit
y is
low
, 17
pers
ons p
er sq
uare
kilo
met
re. M
ost
Finn
s, so
me
65 %
, now
live
in u
rban
are
as, w
hile
35
% re
mai
n in
a
rura
l env
ironm
ent.
The
thre
e ci
ties,
Hel
sinki
, pop
ulat
ion
588
549,
Espo
o, 2
47 9
70, a
nd V
anta
a, 2
00 0
55, f
orm
the
fast
-gro
win
g H
elsin
ki
Met
ropo
litan
Reg
ion,
whi
ch is
now
hom
e to
roug
hly
a fif
th o
f the
coun
try’
s tot
al p
opul
atio
n. O
ther
impo
rtan
t citi
es a
re T
ampe
re,
213
200,
Tur
ku, 1
77 2
88, a
nd in
the
nort
h O
ulu,
140
480
inha
bita
nts.
In F
inni
sh fa
mili
es th
e av
erag
e nu
mbe
r of c
hild
ren
is 1.
8. In
200
8,
70 %
of w
ork-
aged
(18–
64) w
omen
act
ually
wen
t to
wor
k. W
omen
on
aver
age
outli
ve m
en in
Fin
land
: ave
rage
life
exp
ecta
ncy
for f
emal
es is
83 y
ears
and
for m
ales
77
year
s.
St
atis
tics
on
Fin
lan
d w
ww
.til
asto
kesk
us.
fi
LA
NG
UA
GE
S I
N F
INL
AN
D
Finl
and
is a
bilin
gual
cou
ntry
, bot
h Fi
nnish
and
Sw
edish
bei
ng o
ffici
al
lang
uage
s. A
roun
d 5
% o
f the
pop
ulat
ion
spea
k Sw
edish
as t
heir
nativ
e la
ngua
ge. M
ost o
f the
Sw
edish
spea
kers
live
alo
ng th
e so
uth
and
wes
t coa
sts.
Sám
i lan
guag
es a
re sp
oken
by
abou
t 2 0
00 p
eopl
e.
Engl
ish d
omin
ates
as t
he m
ost w
idel
y st
udie
d fo
reig
n la
ngua
ge,
follo
wed
by
Ger
man
and
Fre
nch.
You
can
get
by
in m
ost s
ituat
ions
with
Eng
lish,
incl
udin
g al
mos
t all
publ
ic o
ffice
s, sh
ops,
rest
aura
nts a
nd
bars
.
Phot
o C
ity
of H
elsi
nki I
mag
e Ba
nk
30
31
O
n
Fin
nis
h s
ee e
.g.
Lear
n t
o s
pea
k Fi
nn
ish
in
3 m
inu
tes
ww
w.h
s.fi
/en
glis
h/e
xtra
s/sp
eaku
p
El
emen
tary
On
lin
e Fi
nn
ish
Co
urs
e
ww
w.y
le.f
i/ea
syfi
nn
ish
H
ow
to
pro
no
un
ce F
inn
ish
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es?
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RE
AD
ING
AN
D C
ULT
UR
E
Finl
and’
s lite
racy
rate
is 1
00 %
. Abo
ut 8
0 %
of F
inns
are
regu
lar p
ublic
libra
ry v
isito
rs –
Fin
ns v
isit t
he li
brar
y 10
tim
es a
yea
r on
aver
age.
The
Finn
ish p
ublic
libr
arie
s hav
e th
e m
ost b
ooks
per
cap
ita c
ompa
red
to
othe
r Eur
opea
n co
untr
ies,
and
mor
e bo
oks a
re b
orro
wed
per
cap
ita
than
from
oth
er E
urop
ean
syst
ems.
Finn
s are
also
ver
y fo
nd o
f buy
ing
and
read
ing
new
spap
ers –
Fin
land
is a
mon
g th
e to
p 3
coun
trie
s in
new
spap
er c
ircul
atio
n.
The
mos
t fam
ous l
itera
ry c
hara
cter
s fro
m F
inla
nd m
ust b
e th
e
Moo
min
trol
ls, c
reat
ed b
y To
ve Ja
nsso
n. M
ore
rece
nt F
inni
sh
inte
rnat
iona
l fav
ourit
es in
clud
e e.
g. S
ofi O
ksan
en w
ith h
er n
ovel
Purg
e. F
inla
nd is
also
hom
e to
man
y fa
mou
s con
duct
ors,
and
the
new
Mus
ic C
entr
e an
d th
e N
atio
nal O
pera
in H
elsin
ki a
re g
ood
loca
tions
to li
sten
to c
lass
ical
mus
ic.
Finn
ish c
ultu
re c
an a
lso b
e fo
und
from
mos
t mob
ile p
hone
s – th
e hi
t
gam
e A
ngry
Bird
s is a
Fin
nish
inve
ntio
n!
M
inis
try
of
Edu
cati
on
an
d C
ult
ure
ww
w.m
ined
u.f
i
Fi
nn
ish
Pu
bli
c Li
bra
ries
ww
w.l
ibra
ries
.fi
FIN
NIS
H I
ND
US
TR
Y
Befo
re W
orld
War
II F
inla
nd w
as p
redo
min
antly
an
agric
ultu
ral
coun
try
with
a ra
ther
nar
row
indu
stria
l sec
tor;
expo
rts c
ame
only
from
the
woo
d pr
oces
sing
indu
stry
.
The
subs
eque
nt d
evel
opm
ent i
nto
a co
mpl
ex m
arke
t eco
nom
y to
ok
plac
e ve
ry ra
pidl
y af
ter W
orld
War
II. A
long
side
the
woo
d in
dust
ry
the
mai
n m
anuf
actu
ring
area
s are
now
the
met
al, e
lect
roni
cs a
nd
chem
ical
indu
stry
. The
over
all s
truc
tura
l cha
nge
of th
e ec
onom
y ha
s
brou
ght a
bout
a d
ram
atic
exp
ansio
n in
the
serv
ice
sect
or: t
wo
third
s
of th
e to
tal o
utpu
t is g
ener
ated
in th
e se
rvic
e se
ctor
.
Finn
ish d
esig
n, to
o, is
wel
l kno
wn:
cla
ssic
al e
xam
ples
are
Mar
imek
ko
text
iles,
Iitta
la g
lass
and
Fisk
ars s
ciss
ors.
The
mai
n tr
adin
g pa
rtne
rs
SU
RV
IVA
L V
OC
AB
UL
AR
Y I
N F
INN
ISH
FIN
NIS
H E
NG
LIS
H
Met
ropo
lia A
mm
atti
kork
eako
ulu
Hel
sink
i
Met
ropo
lia U
nive
rsit
y of
App
lied
Scie
nces
tutk
into
deg
ree
kurs
si, o
pint
ojak
so c
ours
e
opin
topi
ste
ECTS
cre
dit
tent
ti e
xam
moi
! hei
! ter
ve! h
ello
! hi!
kyllä
yes
ei n
o
kiit
os th
ank
you
(also
ple
ase)
ante
eksi
sorr
y
ole
hyvä
her
e yo
u ar
e
huom
enta
goo
d m
orni
ng
hyvä
ä pä
ivää
goo
d af
tern
oon
Min
un n
imen
i on
Jukk
a. M
y na
me
is Ju
kka.
Mit
ä ku
uluu
? How
are
you
?
Min
ä ra
kast
an si
nua.
I lo
ve y
ou.
N=n
aise
t lad
ies’
room
M=m
iehe
t men
’s ro
om
post
i pos
t offi
ce
apte
ekki
pha
rmac
y
sair
aala
hos
pita
l
asem
a st
atio
n
of F
inla
nd a
re S
wed
en, G
erm
any,
Russ
ia, t
he U
nite
d St
ates
, the
Net
herla
nds,
and
Chi
na.
In
form
atio
n o
n F
inn
ish
eco
no
my
and
in
du
stry
on
Fin
nfa
cts
ww
w.f
inn
fact
s.co
m
W
orl
d D
esig
n C
apit
al H
elsi
nk
i 2
012
wd
chel
sin
ki20
12.f
i
Fi
nn
ish
Des
ign
Fo
rum
ww
w.d
esig
nfo
rum
.fi
FIN
NIS
H N
AT
UR
E
On
Finl
and’
s coa
st th
ere
is an
abu
ndan
ce o
f isla
nds.
The
arch
ipel
ago
(gro
up o
f isla
nds)
off
sout
h-w
est F
inla
nd is
the
bigg
est i
n th
e w
orld
mea
sure
d by
the
num
ber o
f isla
nds i
n it,
with
mor
e th
an 2
0,00
0
islan
ds. Th
ere
are
also
man
y isl
ands
on
the
Hel
sinki
and
Esp
oo c
oast
whi
ch c
an b
e vi
sited
by
com
mut
er b
oats
.
The
Finn
s cal
l a la
ke a
lake
whe
n its
surf
ace
area
is a
t lea
st 5
00 sq
uare
met
res.
On
that
bas
is, F
inla
nd h
as 1
87 8
88 la
kes,
thei
r ave
rage
are
a 18
hect
ares
.
Fore
st c
over
s 70
% o
f Fin
land
’s la
nd a
rea,
the
high
est p
ropo
rtio
n in
Euro
pe. I
t is n
ot su
rpris
ing,
then
, tha
t Fin
land
is o
ne o
f the
lead
ing
expo
rter
s of f
ores
t pro
duct
s in
the
wor
ld. I
n ex
port
s of p
aper
and
pape
rboa
rd F
inla
nd is
the
sixth
in th
e w
orld
. Ther
e ar
e 37
nat
iona
l
park
s in
Finl
and,
whe
re v
isito
rs c
an h
ike
and
cam
p.
In th
e no
rthe
rn p
art o
f Fin
land
is L
apla
nd, a
n ar
ea w
here
Sám
i peo
ple
have
trad
ition
ally
live
d. L
apla
nd is
not
lim
ited
to F
inla
nd, b
ut sp
read
s
out a
lso to
Sw
eden
and
Nor
way
. In
Lapl
and
ther
e ar
e fe
ll m
ount
ains
and
a no
rthe
rn n
atur
e, in
clud
ing
rein
deer
pac
ks. A
nd o
f cou
rse
Sant
a
Cla
us, o
r Fat
her C
hrist
mas
, liv
es th
ere
as w
ell,
on th
e Ko
rvat
untu
ri fe
ll.
O
n S
outh
-Wes
t A
rch
ipel
ago:
ww
w.s
aari
sto.
org/
eng/
N
atio
nal
for
ests
an
d o
utd
oors
: ww
w.o
utd
oors
.fi
Sa
nta
Cla
us:
ww
w.s
anta
clau
s.fi
Phot
o M
etro
polia
Imag
e Ba
nk /
Ain
o Sa
lo
32
33
SA
UN
A
This
one
will
com
e as
no
surp
rise,
sinc
e “s
auna
” is o
rigin
ally
a F
inni
sh
wor
d: F
inla
nd h
as th
e w
orld
reco
rd in
the
amou
nt o
f sau
nas p
er
capi
ta. Th
ere
are
1.6
mill
ion
saun
as in
Fin
land
alto
geth
er –
nea
rly
one
for e
very
thre
e in
habi
tant
s. M
any
of th
em a
re b
uilt
clos
e to
the
coun
try’
s alm
ost h
alf a
mill
ion
vaca
tion
cabi
ns w
hich
are
usu
ally
by
a
lake
, a ri
ver o
r the
sea.
The
saun
a ha
s to
be e
xper
ienc
ed, b
ecau
se n
o at
tem
pt to
des
crib
e it
can
get t
he m
essa
ge a
cros
s ful
ly. N
o vi
sit to
Fin
land
can
be
com
plet
e
with
out e
njoy
ing
a sa
una
that
is a
s aut
hent
ic a
s it c
an g
et. H
OA
S
stud
ent a
part
men
t bui
ldin
gs h
ave
saun
as, a
nd a
lso so
me
Met
ropo
lia
cam
puse
s. In
the
Hel
sinki
regi
on, t
here
are
man
y tr
aditi
onal
pub
lic
saun
as, a
nd th
ere
are
also
saun
as in
the
Finn
ish p
ublic
swim
min
g
pool
s.
BE
GIN
NE
R’S
GU
IDE
TO
SA
UN
A
It is
cust
omar
y to
giv
e th
e vi
sitor
s of t
he sa
una
a sm
all c
loth
to si
t
on. B
e su
re to
use
it (o
r eve
n a
tow
el),
beca
use
sittin
g do
wn
on
the
bare
woo
den
benc
h m
ight
be
som
ewha
t too
-mem
orab
le a
n
expe
rienc
e du
e to
the
heat
!
It is
best
to p
rote
ct lo
ng h
air f
rom
the
heat
of t
he sa
una
by
wra
ppin
g a
tow
el a
roun
d yo
ur h
ead.
Do
not g
o in
to th
e sa
una
if
you
have
ord
inar
y co
nditi
oner
in y
our h
air;
rinse
it o
ut fi
rst.
If th
e ai
r fee
ls to
o dr
y, as
can
hap
pen
in a
n el
ectr
ical
ly
heat
ed sa
una,
it h
elps
to sp
lash
wat
er o
nto
the
wal
ls. D
o no
t
imm
edia
tely
thro
w a
lot o
f wat
er o
nto
the
hot s
tone
s, bu
t
inst
ead
let t
he h
eat b
uild
up
and
ladl
e on
smal
l am
ount
s of w
ater
.
An
inex
perie
nced
saun
a ba
ther
shou
ld n
ot st
ay in
the
heat
too
long
. Do
not s
how
bra
vado
in a
n eff
ort t
o im
pres
s you
r hos
t; an
y
host
that
wou
ld le
t you
do
so is
a b
ad o
ne.
Exce
pt a
t hom
e, sa
unas
are
ver
y se
ldom
mix
ed. W
omen
and
men
have
sepa
rate
saun
as in
fitn
ess c
entr
es, s
wim
min
g ha
lls a
nd o
ther
publ
ic p
lace
s.
Phot
o H
elsin
ki C
ity
Imag
e Ba
nk /
Mik
a La
ppal
aine
n
TH
IS I
S H
EL
SIN
KI
ME
TR
OP
OL
ITA
N A
RE
A
HE
LS
INK
I, A
LO
NG
WIT
H T
HE
NE
IGH
BO
UR
ING
CIT
IES
OF
VA
NT
AA
, E
SP
OO
, A
ND
KA
UN
IAIN
EN
, C
ON
ST
ITU
TE
S
WH
AT
IS
KN
OW
N A
S T
HE
CA
PIT
AL
RE
GIO
N,
OR
HE
LS
INK
I M
ET
RO
PO
LIT
AN
AR
EA
, W
ITH
OV
ER
1,0
00
,00
0
INH
AB
ITA
NT
S.
As w
ell a
s bei
ng th
e po
litic
al c
entr
e, it
is th
e cu
ltura
l, ec
onom
ic, a
nd
com
mer
cial
cen
tre
of F
inla
nd. H
elsin
ki M
etro
polia
Uni
vers
ity
of
App
lied
Scie
nces
is lo
cate
d in
the
citie
s of H
elsin
ki, E
spoo
and
Van
taa.
Hel
sinki
was
foun
ded
in 1
550
by th
e Sw
edish
kin
g G
usta
vus I
as a
trad
ing
port
. The
sea
has a
lway
s bee
n a
foca
l poi
nt o
f Hel
sinki
’s lif
e. In
addi
tion
to th
e in
dust
rial t
raffi
c th
at m
akes
use
of H
elsin
ki’s
harb
ours
,
it is
poss
ible
to ta
ke p
leas
ure
crui
ses a
roun
d th
e isl
ands
and
to b
oard
som
e of
the
wor
ld’s
larg
est p
asse
nger
line
rs, w
hich
mak
e da
ily tr
ips t
o
Talli
nn in
Est
onia
and
Sto
ckho
lm in
Sw
eden
.
The
city
of E
spoo
, im
med
iate
ly to
the
wes
t of H
elsin
ki, c
over
s a
rela
tivel
y la
rge,
mos
tly re
siden
tial a
rea.
Esp
oo is
a y
oung
cit
y th
at
has m
ainl
y de
velo
ped
from
the
mid
-20t
h ce
ntur
y. In
add
ition
to it
s res
iden
tial a
reas
, Esp
oo h
as it
s ow
n ‘S
ilico
n Va
lley’
, a la
rge
conc
entr
atio
n of
info
rmat
ion
tech
nolo
gy. N
early
500
inte
rnat
iona
l
com
pani
es a
re e
stab
lishe
d in
Ota
niem
i, Es
poo,
incl
udin
g th
e
head
quar
ters
of N
okia
.
Alth
ough
som
e of
the
earli
est s
ettle
men
ts in
Fin
land
wer
e lo
cate
d
in V
anta
a, a
s a c
ity
it is
rela
tivel
y yo
ung.
Van
taa
has b
een
built
arou
nd th
e ra
ilway
line
from
the
late
19t
h ce
ntur
y on
war
ds. Th
e ci
ty
of V
anta
a, lo
cate
d to
the
nort
h an
d to
the
east
of H
elsin
ki, i
s stil
l
grow
ing.
Van
taa
is th
e lo
catio
n fo
r man
y in
dust
ry a
nd c
omm
erci
al
ente
rpris
es. Th
e in
tern
atio
nal H
elsin
ki-V
anta
a ai
rpor
t is a
lso lo
cate
d
in V
anta
a.
Cit
ies o
n th
e w
eb:
Cit
y of
Hel
sinki
ww
w.h
elsi
nki.f
i
Cit
y of
Esp
oo w
ww
.esp
oo.f
i
Cit
y of
Van
taa
ww
w.v
anta
a.fi
Cit
y of
Kau
niai
nen
ww
w.k
auni
aine
n.f
i
Phot
o H
elsin
ki C
ity
Imag
e Ba
nk
34
35
EV
EN
TS
IN
TH
E M
ET
RO
PO
LIT
AN
AR
EA
In Ja
nuar
y, in
the
mid
dle
of th
e w
inte
r, th
e D
ocPo
int D
ocum
ent F
ilm
Fest
ival
is o
rgan
ised
in H
elsin
ki. I
n Fe
brua
ry y
ou c
an e
njoy
win
ter
happ
enin
gs –
in K
orke
asaa
ri Zo
o th
ere
is th
e an
nual
Art
Mee
ts Ic
e
cont
est f
or ic
e sc
ulpt
ures
. In
the
end
of F
ebru
ary
or th
e be
ginn
ing
of M
arch
Hel
sinki
cel
ebra
tes S
hrov
etid
e by
sled
ging
dow
n hi
lls a
nd
slope
s. St
uden
ts h
ave
an e
vent
in K
aivo
puist
o Pa
rk w
here
stud
ent
grou
ps c
ompe
te o
n w
ho h
as th
e m
ost c
reat
ive
sledg
e.
In A
pril
the
Apr
il Ja
zz F
estiv
al is
org
anise
d in
Esp
oo. Th
e la
st d
ay o
f
Apr
il is
the
begi
nnin
g of
Vap
pu c
eleb
ratio
ns. V
appu
(May
1st
) has
trad
ition
ally
bee
n th
e sp
ring
fest
ival
of s
tude
nts a
nd w
orke
rs, b
ut
the
entir
e na
tion
cele
brat
es w
ith e
qual
ferv
our.
Thou
sand
s of p
eopl
e
gath
er in
the
Hel
sinki
cit
y ce
ntre
on
Vapp
u ev
e, a
nd th
e ne
xt m
orni
ng
in th
e U
llanl
inna
nmäk
i Par
k fo
r a p
icni
c an
d to
sing
and
toas
t with
cham
pagn
e.
In e
nd o
f May
, Hel
sinki
cel
ebra
tes i
ts in
tern
atio
nalit
y w
ith th
e W
orld
Vill
age
Fest
ival
. Ther
e ar
e co
ncer
ts, f
ood
from
diff
eren
t cou
ntrie
s, an
d
gam
es. I
n ad
ditio
n, m
any
orga
nisa
tions
hav
e st
alls
ther
e.
A b
it of
the
rest
of F
inla
nd ta
kes u
p re
siden
ce in
the
Sena
te S
quar
e fo
r
a w
hile
in e
arly
June
. Ten
ts, m
arqu
ees,
stal
ls an
d pl
atfo
rms a
re e
rect
ed
in th
e sq
uare
and
eve
ry y
ear a
new
regi
on p
uts i
ts b
est f
oot f
orw
ard
with
its fi
nest
food
s, ha
ndic
raft
s and
oth
er p
rodu
cts a
nd se
rvic
es.
Hel
sink
i Day
is c
eleb
rate
d on
12
June
to m
ark
the
city
’s bi
rthd
ay.
Adm
issio
n to
man
y m
useu
ms a
nd e
xhib
ition
s is f
ree
of c
harg
e an
d
even
ts a
re a
rran
ged
in p
arks
, squ
ares
and
oth
er p
ublic
pla
ces.
Espo
o D
ay
is or
gani
sed
in th
e en
d of
Aug
ust a
nd V
anta
a U
rban
Fes
tival
in M
ay.
At t
he e
nd o
f Jun
e, ju
hann
us, M
idsu
mm
er, i
s cel
ebra
ted
all o
ver t
he
coun
try
on th
e lo
nges
t day
of t
he y
ear.
Man
y pe
ople
mov
e ou
t to
the
coun
trys
ide
for t
heir
holid
ays i
n Ju
ly a
nd th
e ci
ty q
uiet
s dow
n to
a
mor
e re
laxe
d pa
ce fo
r the
mon
th.
The
tem
po q
uick
ens a
gain
in A
ugus
t whe
n pe
ople
retu
rn fr
om th
eir
sum
mer
hol
iday
s and
the
Hel
sinki
Fes
tival
star
ts w
ith a
pro
gram
me
of o
rche
stra
l and
cha
mbe
r mus
ic, o
pera
, dan
ce, t
heat
re, j
azz,
rock
, art
exhi
bitio
ns a
nd fi
lm.
As A
ugus
t dra
ws o
n, o
pen-
air p
erfo
rman
ces a
nd o
ther
eve
nts s
tret
ch
out t
he e
veni
ngs.
The
Art
goe
s Kap
akka
serie
s (“K
apak
ka” i
s a F
inni
sh
slang
wor
d fo
r “ba
r”) t
akes
mus
ic a
nd o
ther
disc
iplin
es o
f the
art
s to
club
s and
rest
aura
nts,
free
of c
harg
e. Th
e H
elsin
ki F
estiv
al re
ache
s
its c
ulm
inat
ion
durin
g th
e “N
ight
of t
he A
rts”
whe
n ar
t ins
titut
ions
,
galle
ries,
man
y m
useu
ms a
nd b
ooks
tore
s are
ope
n un
til th
e ea
rly
hour
s of t
he fo
llow
ing
day.
At t
he e
nd o
f Aug
ust t
he E
spoo
Cin
é fil
m fe
stiv
al sh
ows a
n am
bitio
us
sele
ctio
n of
film
s. In
Sep
tem
ber c
ultu
ral e
vent
s con
tinue
with
e.g
.
Hel
sinki
Com
ics F
estiv
al a
nd th
e 2-
wee
k lo
ng H
elsin
ki In
tern
atio
nal
Film
Fes
tival
.
In D
ecem
ber t
he T
uom
as (“
Thom
as“)
Chr
istm
as M
arke
t ope
ns in
the
Sena
te S
quar
e. H
ome-
mad
e m
ulle
d w
ine
glög
i and
spic
ed c
akes
are
in
dem
and.
Ther
e ar
e al
so m
any
desig
n an
d ar
ts a
nd c
raft
s fai
rs a
roun
d
Chr
istm
as ti
me.
On
Dec
embe
r 13
Hel
sinki
cel
ebra
tes S
t. Lu
cia,
bea
rer
of li
ght,
by se
lect
ing
a yo
ung
lady
to re
pres
ent L
ucia
.
And
on
the
last
eve
ning
of D
ecem
ber,
the
crow
ds a
lway
s gat
her i
n th
e
Sena
te S
quar
e to
list
en to
a c
once
rt a
nd to
wel
com
e th
e N
ew Y
ear.
All
year
, the
stud
ents
in th
e D
egre
e Pr
ogra
mm
es o
f Met
ropo
lia’s
Fiel
d
of C
ultu
re p
rodu
ce p
lays
and
con
cert
s. In
form
atio
n on
Met
ropo
lia
seve
nts a
re o
n M
etro
polia
’s w
eb p
ages
, ww
w.m
etro
polia
.fi
Ev
ents
Cal
end
ar w
ww
.hel
sin
kit
imes
.fi
>
Info
rmat
ion
> W
her
e to
go
HE
LS
INK
I R
EG
ION
WE
LCO
ME
WE
EK
S
In e
arly
Sep
tem
ber,
inte
rnat
iona
l stu
dent
s and
oth
er in
tern
atio
nally
-
min
ded
peop
le a
re in
vite
d to
the
Hel
sinki
Reg
ion
Wel
com
e W
eeks
,
orga
nise
d by
the
citie
s and
the
high
er e
duca
tion
inst
itutio
ns o
f the
regi
on, a
mon
g ot
hers
. The
purp
ose
of th
e W
elco
me
Wee
ks is
to g
ive
info
rmat
ion
abou
t pra
ctic
al is
sues
as w
ell a
s brin
g th
e ne
w a
nd o
ld
resid
ents
of t
he a
rea
toge
ther
. Ther
e ar
e m
any
soci
al a
nd in
form
ativ
e
even
ts, o
ppor
tuni
ties t
o tr
y di
ffere
nt sp
orts
and
occ
asio
ns to
get
fam
iliar
with
diff
eren
t org
anis
atio
ns. Y
ou c
an a
lso p
artic
ipat
e in
Hid
den
Cit
y Ra
ce to
disc
over
the
“hid
den
trea
sure
s” a
nd m
ost
impo
rtan
t site
s of t
he re
gion
.
H
elsi
nk
i R
egio
n W
elco
me
Wee
ks
ww
w.w
elco
mew
eek
s.fi
WO
RL
D D
ES
IGN
CA
PIT
AL
HE
LS
INK
I 2
01
2
In 2
012,
Hel
sinki
has
the
hono
ur to
act
as t
he W
orld
Des
ign
Cap
ital.
The
year
is c
o-ho
sted
by
the
citie
s of E
spoo
, Van
taa,
Kau
niai
nen
and
Laht
i. Th
e de
sign
capi
tal y
ear p
rogr
amm
e in
clud
es m
any
exhi
bitio
ns,
wor
ksho
ps, d
esig
n sh
ows,
etc.
Met
ropo
lia is
also
an
offici
al p
artn
er in
the
Wor
ld D
esig
n C
apita
l
year
with
des
ign
proj
ects
incl
udin
g e.
g. H
spac
e, w
hich
is a
pro
ject
for
new
spac
es fo
r lea
rnin
g an
d le
isure
that
com
bine
phy
sical
and
dig
ital
pres
ence
, and
LA
D, w
hich
cre
ates
env
ironm
enta
lly v
iabl
e so
lutio
ns
conc
erni
ng p
ublic
tran
spor
t, cy
clin
g an
d pe
dest
riani
sm.
w
dc2
012
hel
sin
ki.
fi
Phot
o C
ity
of H
elsi
nki I
mag
e Ba
nk
36
37
INT
ER
NA
TIO
NA
L C
ULT
UR
AL
CE
NT
RE
CA
ISA
Cai
sa is
an
Inte
rnat
iona
l Cul
tura
l Cen
tre
that
serv
es a
s a m
eetin
g
poin
t for
fore
igne
rs a
nd F
inns
. It i
s situ
ated
in K
aisa
niem
i in
the
cent
re
of H
elsin
ki. Th
e ce
ntre
serv
es a
s an
aid
in ‘s
ettli
ng in
’ and
org
anise
s
vario
us o
ccas
ions
ope
n to
the
publ
ic: f
estiv
ities
from
diff
eren
t
cultu
res,
cultu
re e
veni
ngs,
disc
ussio
n fo
rum
s, ar
t exh
ibiti
ons a
nd
conc
erts
.
In
tern
atio
nal
Cu
ltu
ral
Cen
tre
Cai
sa w
ww
.cai
sa.f
i
Mik
onka
tu 1
7 C
/ Vu
orik
atu
14 /
Kai
sani
emi M
etro
Sta
tion,
Hel
sinki
SA
FE
CIT
IES
The
Hel
sinki
Met
ropo
litan
Are
a is
fairl
y co
sy a
nd sa
fe in
its
atm
osph
ere.
Pub
lic se
rvic
es fu
nctio
n eff
ectiv
ely
and
prom
ptly
in
emer
genc
y sit
uatio
ns.
The
Hel
sinki
are
a ha
s no
actu
al “n
o-go
” nei
ghbo
urho
ods t
hat a
visi
tor
wou
ld b
e w
ell-a
dvise
d to
avo
id. A
s in
any
city
, it i
s, ho
wev
er, a
lway
s
good
to e
xerc
ise so
me
caut
ion,
esp
ecia
lly la
te in
the
even
ings
.
GR
EE
N C
ITIE
S
The
Hel
sinki
Met
ropo
litan
Are
a off
ers m
any
poss
ibili
ties t
o en
joy
natu
re. H
elsin
ki is
bise
cted
by
the
Kesk
uspu
isto
(Cen
tral
Par
k), w
hich
runs
nor
th-s
outh
and
is la
rgel
y fo
rest
. The
river
Van
taa,
whi
ch fl
ows
thro
ugh
Vant
aa a
nd H
elsin
ki, h
as g
ood
fishi
ng g
roun
ds. Th
ere
are
uniq
ue n
atur
e re
serv
es in
the
Viik
ki-V
anha
nkau
pung
inla
hti a
rea
in
Hel
sinki
and
Nuu
ksio
Nat
iona
l Par
k in
Esp
oo.
NE
IGH
BO
UR
ING
CO
UN
TR
IES
The
Hel
sinki
Met
ropo
litan
Are
a is
a go
od b
ase
from
whi
ch to
mak
e
trip
s to
Finl
and’
s nei
ghbo
urin
g co
untr
ies.
Larg
e fe
rrie
s whi
ch a
re li
ke
float
ing
hote
ls pr
ovid
e da
ily se
rvic
es to
Sto
ckho
lm a
nd T
allin
n. S
t.
Pete
rsbu
rg is
onl
y a
ferr
y, tr
ain
or b
us tr
ip a
way
. Nat
ural
ly, a
ll th
ree
citie
s are
also
wel
l con
nect
ed b
y ai
r with
Hel
sinki
.
SP
OR
TS
Abo
ut th
e sp
orts
pos
sibili
ties o
ffere
d by
Met
ka S
tude
nt U
nion
, ple
ase
see
page
12.
In g
ener
al, e
xerc
ise a
nd sp
orts
faci
litie
s in
Hel
sinki
Met
ropo
litan
Are
a
are
com
preh
ensiv
e, o
f a h
igh
stan
dard
and
with
in e
asy
reac
h of
all.
You
can
cycl
e, w
alk
or jo
g, sa
il, sk
ate,
or s
wim
. In
win
ter,
ther
e ar
e 18
0
kilo
met
res o
f ski
trai
ls, w
hich
are
wel
l-mai
ntai
ned
and
in m
any
case
s
illum
inat
ed. F
or sk
ater
s the
re a
re b
oth
natu
ral a
nd a
rtifi
cial
rink
s.
Both
skis
and
skat
es c
an b
e re
nted
.
Fo
r o
utd
oo
r ac
tivi
ties
an
d r
ecre
atio
n f
or
win
ter
and
su
mm
er,
see,
e.g
., w
ww
.hel
2.f
i/ke
sku
spu
isto
/
eng/
2sp
ort
s/
It’s
a go
od id
ea a
lso to
exp
erie
nce
spec
tato
r spo
rts F
inni
sh-s
tyle
- go
and
see
for e
xam
ple
an ic
e ho
ckey
mat
ch! I
ce h
ocke
y m
atch
es a
re
alw
ays a
big
disc
ussio
n to
pic
in F
inla
nd, w
hich
has
one
of t
he b
est
natio
nal t
eam
s in
the
wor
ld. I
n H
elsin
ki, y
ou c
an g
o w
atch
a F
inni
sh
Ice
Hoc
key
Leag
ue g
ame
at th
e H
artw
all A
reen
a or
Hel
sinki
Ice
Hal
l in
Hel
sinki
or B
aron
a A
reen
a in
Esp
oo.
For m
ore
info
rmat
ion
on sp
ort f
acili
ties,
spor
ts c
lubs
, etc
., se
e th
e
Spor
ts D
epar
tmen
ts o
f the
citi
es o
f Hel
sinki
, Esp
oo a
nd V
anta
a
w
ww
.hel
.fi/
hk
i/Li
v/en
/Etu
sivu
w
ww
.esp
oo
.fi/
liik
un
ta
w
ww
.van
taa.
fi/e
n/s
po
rts_
serv
ices
OP
EN
ING
HO
UR
S
In F
inla
nd, m
ost g
roce
ry st
ores
, sho
ps a
nd d
epar
tmen
t sto
res a
re
open
from
Mon
day
to F
riday
from
9 to
21
(9 p
.m.),
on
Satu
rday
s fro
m
10 to
18
(6 p
.m.)
and
on S
unda
ys fr
om 1
2 to
18.
Ther
e ar
e va
riatio
ns
thou
gh: t
here
are
som
e sh
ops t
hat h
ave
shor
ter h
ours
and
don
’t
oper
ate
on S
unda
ys a
t all,
and
som
e ar
e op
en u
ntil
23 e
very
day
.
Bank
s are
ope
n M
onda
y–Fr
iday
from
10
to 1
6.30
(4.3
0 p.
m.),
but
they
are
clos
ed o
n Sa
turd
ays a
nd S
unda
ys. A
TM c
ashp
oint
s are
ope
n ar
ound
the
cloc
k ev
ery
day,
and
they
are
ava
ilabl
e in
mos
t nei
ghbo
urho
ods.
Bank
serv
ices
can
also
be
avai
labl
e at
som
e po
st o
ffice
s.
BA
NK
S A
ND
CR
ED
IT C
AR
DS
Whe
n yo
u ar
rive
in F
inla
nd it
is a
dvise
d th
at y
ou o
pen
up a
Fin
nish
bank
acc
ount
for t
he p
erio
d of
you
r sta
y. In
ord
er to
ope
n a
bank
acco
unt y
ou n
eed
your
pas
spor
t and
a st
udy
cert
ifica
te fr
om
Met
ropo
lia. W
hen
open
ing
a ba
nk a
ccou
nt, y
ou w
ill re
ceiv
e a
bank
card
whi
ch w
ill g
ive
you
acce
ss to
eve
ry c
ashp
oint
in th
e co
untr
y
(ATM
s are
cal
led
“pan
kkia
utom
aatt
i” or
“Ott
o” in
Fin
nish
). In
add
ition
,
you
can
chec
k yo
ur b
alan
ce. Th
e ba
nks a
lso o
ffer o
ppor
tuni
ties f
or
Inte
rnet
ban
king
. Ser
vice
fees
may
var
y fr
om b
ank
to b
ank.
The
big
bank
s in
Finl
and
incl
ude:
Nor
dea
ww
w.n
orde
a.fi
Osu
uspa
nkki
ww
w.o
p.fi
Sam
po P
ankk
i ww
w.sa
mpo
pank
ki.fi
Åla
ndsb
anke
n w
ww
.ala
ndsb
anke
n.fi
Mon
ey tr
ansfe
rs to
and
from
abr
oad
requ
ire a
n ex
tra
com
miss
ion
fee
that
depe
nds o
n th
e de
stin
atio
n –
plea
se re
mem
ber t
o ad
d th
is fe
e e.g
. in c
ase
you
will
be
payi
ng y
our r
ent f
rom
a b
ank
acco
unt o
utsid
e Fi
nlan
d.
CR
ED
IT C
AR
DS
Maj
or c
redi
t car
ds (V
isa,
Eur
ocar
d, M
aste
rcar
d, D
iner
’s C
lub,
Am
eric
an E
xpre
ss) a
re a
ccep
ted
thro
ugho
ut th
e co
untr
y. In
add
ition
on th
ese,
Vis
a El
ectr
on is
wid
ely
acce
pted
. ATM
cas
hpoi
nts a
ccep
t
Vis
a an
d V
isa
Elec
tron
PO
ST
OF
FIC
ES
Post
offi
ces a
re o
pen
from
Mon
day
to F
riday
usu
ally
in b
etw
een
9-18
or u
ntil
20. Th
e op
enin
g ho
urs v
ary
depe
ndin
g on
the
office
. Sta
mps
for l
ette
rs a
re a
lso a
vaila
ble
at R
kio
sks a
nd so
me
book
shop
s and
pap
er
shop
s. Se
cond
cla
ss m
ail c
an b
e dr
oppe
d fo
r col
lect
ion
in th
e or
ange
post
box
es, a
nd fi
rst c
lass
mai
l in
the
blue
pos
t box
es a
roun
d th
e ci
ty.
w
ww
.po
sti.
fi
Phot
o H
elsin
ki Im
age
Bank
/ M
atti
Tirr
i
38
39
OT
HE
R U
SE
FU
L I
NF
OR
MA
TIO
N
TIM
E D
IFF
ER
EN
CE
In w
inte
r, Fi
nnish
stan
dard
tim
e is
two
hour
s and
in su
mm
er th
ree
hour
s ahe
ad o
f GM
T (G
reen
wic
h M
ean
Tim
e). Th
e ch
ange
from
stan
dard
(win
ter)
tim
e to
sum
mer
tim
e is
mad
e in
the
end
of M
arch
,
and
the
switc
h ba
ck in
the
end
of O
ctob
er.
TE
LE
PH
ON
ES/
PU
BL
IC T
EL
EP
HO
NE
S
In th
e la
nd o
f Nok
ia c
ell p
hone
s, th
e ne
twor
k of
pub
lic te
leph
ones
does
not
exi
st a
nym
ore.
MO
BIL
E P
HO
NE
S
If yo
u w
ish to
get
a m
obile
pho
ne, c
onta
ct th
e pr
ovid
ers o
f mob
ile
phon
e ne
twor
ks: i
.e. D
NA
, Elis
a, S
auna
laht
i, So
nera
. Ther
e ar
e sm
all
diffe
renc
es in
the
pric
es o
f sub
scrip
tions
and
cal
ls so
it is
wor
th
com
parin
g. M
any
inte
rnat
iona
l stu
dent
s cho
ose
the
pre-
paid
syst
em
of p
hone
car
ds, w
hich
you
can
get
from
mob
ile p
hone
ope
rato
rs a
nd
R-ki
osks
. A p
re-p
aid
card
is u
sual
ly th
e ea
siest
opt
ion
for p
eopl
e w
ho
only
stay
in th
e co
untr
y fo
r a sh
ort p
erio
d of
tim
e.
It is
advi
sabl
e to
che
ck th
at y
ou c
an u
se th
e pr
e-pa
id S
IM c
ard
in
your
mob
ile p
hone
. Som
etim
es o
pera
tors
sell
the
mob
ile p
hone
s
conn
ecte
d w
ith a
spec
ific
SIM
car
d, p
reve
ntin
g th
e us
e of
oth
er S
IM
card
s in
the
mob
ile p
hone
.
CA
LL
AB
RO
AD
Ther
e ar
e se
vera
l ope
rato
rs in
Fin
land
who
pro
vide
inte
rnat
iona
l cal
ls
e.g.
Son
era
(acc
ess c
ode
990)
and
Sau
nala
hti (
acce
ss c
ode
991)
. Ther
e
are
also
oth
er o
pera
tors
who
usu
ally
exp
ect y
ou to
hav
e a
cred
it ca
rd
to c
all a
broa
d. Th
e pr
ices
may
diff
er a
lot d
epen
ding
on
the
oper
ator
you
use,
whi
ch c
ount
ry y
ou a
re c
allin
g, a
t wha
t tim
e of
the
day,
etc.
Take
a c
lose
r loo
k at
the
diffe
rent
pos
sibili
ties b
efor
e yo
u st
art c
allin
g.
Skyp
e pr
ogra
mm
e is
also
a g
ood
alte
rnat
ive
in m
akin
g in
tern
atio
nal
calls
via
Inte
rnet
.
The
inte
rnat
iona
l pre
fix fo
r Fin
land
is +
358
follo
wed
by
the
area
cod
e
(with
out t
he z
ero)
and
the
wish
ed te
leph
one
num
ber.
For e
xam
ple,
to c
all t
o th
e nu
mbe
r 123
456
in H
elsin
ki, d
ial +
358
9 12
3 45
6. In
side
Finl
and,
the
area
cod
e fo
r Hel
sinki
Met
ropo
litan
Are
a is
09.
EL
EC
TR
ICIT
Y
The
volta
ge is
220
– 23
0 A
C (5
0 cy
cles
). Pl
ugs a
re tw
o-pi
n co
ntin
enta
l size
s.
DR
INK
ING
WA
TE
R
The
tap
wat
er is
safe
, drin
kabl
e an
d go
od-t
astin
g th
roug
hout
Fin
land
.
INT
ER
NE
T C
ON
NE
CT
ION
S
Met
ropo
lia e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
hav
e ev
eryd
ay a
cces
s to
wire
less
inte
rnet
at t
heir
cam
pus a
nd H
OA
S ap
artm
ent.
Oth
er ti
mes
, all
publ
ic
libra
ries o
ffer a
free
inte
rnet
con
nect
ion
or fr
ee W
LAN
for y
our l
apto
p
(you
nee
d a
libra
ry c
ard
with
a P
IN c
ode)
. You
can
of c
ours
e al
so fi
nd
free
inte
rnet
con
nect
ions
in m
any
café
s or d
epar
tmen
t sto
res.
Also
the
tram
s hav
e a
free
WLA
N c
onne
ctio
n.
SM
OK
ING
Smok
ing
is fo
rbid
den
in p
ublic
pla
ces s
uch
as o
ffice
s, sh
ops,
buse
s,
cine
mas
etc
. In
long
-dist
ance
trai
ns sm
okin
g is
allo
wed
in sm
oker
s’
com
part
men
ts o
nly.
In p
ubs a
nd re
stau
rant
s sm
okin
g ha
s not
bee
n
allo
wed
sinc
e 20
07.
Acc
ordi
ng to
Fin
nish
etiq
uett
e, if
you
wish
to sm
oke
and
are
not
sure
whe
ther
it w
ould
be
perm
itted
, it i
s pol
ite to
ask
firs
t. In
priv
ate
hom
es, t
he c
usto
m is
usu
ally
to st
ep o
utsid
e, e
.g. o
nto
the
balc
ony,
for
a sm
oke.
Sm
okin
g is
forb
idde
n fr
om p
eopl
e un
der 1
8 ye
ars.
DR
UG
S
In F
inla
nd, t
he d
rug
legi
slatio
n pr
inci
ple
is ze
ro to
lera
nce.
All
drug
deal
ing
is st
rictly
forb
idde
n an
d th
e us
e or
pos
sess
ion
of d
rugs
is
agai
nst t
he la
w, a
nd c
arrie
s hea
vy p
enal
ties.
HO
W T
O G
ET
AB
OU
T I
N H
EL
SIN
KI
ME
TR
OP
OL
ITA
N A
RE
A?
Hel
sinki
, Esp
oo, V
anta
a an
d K
auni
aine
n ar
e lin
ked
toge
ther
with
an e
xcel
lent
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort s
yste
m. H
elsin
ki h
as it
s ow
n tr
am a
nd
met
ro n
etw
orks
cov
erin
g bo
th d
ownt
own
and
the
resid
entia
l are
as.
The
loca
l tra
in is
the
fast
est r
oute
to H
elsin
ki fr
om m
any
loca
tions
in
Espo
o an
d Va
ntaa
– it
take
s les
s tha
n 20
min
utes
from
Lep
päva
ara
(one
of t
he M
etro
polia
cam
puse
s) to
the
Cen
tral
Rai
lway
Sta
tion
in H
elsin
ki. E
spoo
and
Van
taa
are
also
con
nect
ed to
Hel
sinki
by
num
erou
s bus
rout
es.
Tick
ets i
n th
e ar
ea a
re v
alid
for a
ny fo
rm o
f pub
lic tr
ansp
ort.
Sing
le
ticke
ts c
an b
e bo
ught
on
buse
s and
tram
s, tic
ket v
endi
ng m
achi
nes,
at
R-ki
osks
and
at e
ntra
nces
to m
etro
stat
ions
.
In th
e H
elsin
ki m
etro
polit
an a
rea,
inte
rnal
tick
ets (
sisäi
nen
lippu
) are
valid
for a
ny o
ne o
f the
mun
icip
aliti
es (H
elsin
ki, E
spoo
, Kau
niai
nen,
or
Vant
aa).
If yo
u cr
oss a
mun
icip
alit
y bo
rder
, you
mus
t buy
a re
gion
al
ticke
t (se
utul
ippu
). Pl
ease
indi
cate
you
r des
tinat
ion
to th
e dr
iver
to
obta
in th
e co
rrec
t tic
ket.
Tim
etab
les a
nd ro
ute
map
s are
ava
ilabl
e fr
ee
of c
harg
e fr
om th
e H
SL S
ervi
ce p
oint
s.
T
o f
ind
ou
t ro
ute
s an
d s
uit
able
bu
ses,
see
th
e
Jou
rney
Pla
nn
er:
htt
p:/
/ww
w.r
eitt
iop
as.f
i/en
/
TR
AV
EL
CA
RD
The
Trav
el C
ard
can
be u
sed
on p
ublic
tran
spor
t ser
vice
s in
Hel
sinki
,
Espo
o, K
auni
aine
n, a
nd V
anta
a: b
uses
, com
mut
er tr
ains
, the
met
ro
and
tram
s, an
d al
so th
e Su
omen
linna
ferr
y. Th
e ca
rd c
an b
e lo
aded
with
a tr
avel
per
iod
(tim
e) o
r val
ue (m
oney
), or
a c
ombi
natio
n of
the
two.
The
trav
el p
erio
d ca
n be
eith
er in
tern
al o
r reg
iona
l. A
n in
tern
al ti
cket
entit
les y
ou to
trav
el w
ithin
one
cit
y on
ly. A
regi
onal
tick
et e
ntitl
es
you
to tr
avel
in H
elsin
ki, E
spoo
, Kau
niai
nen
and
Vant
aa.
Phot
o H
elsin
ki T
ouris
m M
ater
ial B
ank
/ Esk
o Jä
msä
40
41
The
load
ed v
alue
can
be
used
for p
ayin
g bo
th re
gion
al a
nd in
tern
al
valu
e tic
kets
, whi
ch is
che
aper
than
buy
ing
a sin
gle
ticke
t fro
m th
e
driv
er. H
olde
rs o
f a T
rave
l Car
d ca
n ch
arge
bot
h va
lue
and
trav
el
perio
d on
thei
r car
ds a
t R-k
iosk
s, fo
r exa
mpl
e.
Stud
ents
, who
are
und
er th
e ag
e of
30,
are
ent
itled
to a
50
% d
iscou
nt
for b
oth
perio
d an
d va
lue
ticke
ts. D
ocum
ents
nee
ded
whe
n ap
plyi
ng
for a
Tra
vel C
ard
are
the
follo
win
g:
An
offici
al id
entifi
catio
n w
ith a
pho
togr
aph
(an
offici
al id
entit
y
card
or a
pas
spor
t)
Trav
el C
ard
appl
icat
ion
bear
ing
the
stam
p an
d sig
natu
re o
f the
Inte
rnat
iona
l Coo
rdin
ator
of M
etro
polia
Ther
e ar
e tw
o tr
avel
car
d ty
pes:
Pers
onal
or M
ulti-
user
.
A p
erso
nal T
rave
l Car
d is
the
mos
t eco
nom
ic c
hoic
e fo
r stu
dent
s, w
ho
are
regu
lar u
sers
of p
ublic
tran
spor
t (fo
r exa
mpl
e fo
r jou
rney
s to
and
from
cam
pus)
. A p
erso
nal T
rave
l Car
d ca
n on
ly b
e us
ed b
y th
e ow
ner
of th
e ca
rd, a
nd y
ou c
an g
et th
e st
uden
t disc
ount
with
it. P
erso
nal
Trav
el C
ards
can
be
obta
ined
onl
y fr
om T
rave
l Car
d se
rvic
e po
ints
in
Hel
sinki
, Esp
oo a
nd V
anta
a. O
nce
you
have
pur
chas
ed th
e ca
rd, y
ou
can
load
it a
t any
of t
he T
rave
l Car
d lo
adin
g po
ints
.
A m
ulti-
user
Tra
vel C
ard
is w
ell-s
uite
d fo
r joi
nt u
se fo
r a g
roup
of
peop
le. A
mul
ti-us
er T
rave
l Car
d ca
n be
use
d by
any
per
son
hold
ing
the
card
who
bel
ongs
to th
e sa
me
cust
omer
gro
up. P
leas
e no
te th
at
you
cann
ot g
et st
uden
t disc
ount
for a
mul
ti-us
er T
rave
l Car
d.
US
ING
A T
RA
VE
L C
AR
D
If yo
u ha
ve b
ough
t per
iod
on y
our T
rave
l Car
d, it
has
to b
e sh
own
to th
e ca
rd re
ader
eve
ry ti
me
you
boar
d a
bus.
On
tram
s, tr
ains
and
met
ro it
is n
ot n
eces
sary
to sh
ow th
e ca
rd to
the
read
er if
ther
e is
a va
lid p
erio
d or
val
ue ti
cket
on
the
card
. If y
ou h
ave
valu
e on
you
r
Trav
el c
ard,
you
hav
e to
show
you
r car
d to
the
read
er a
nd p
urch
ase
a
ticke
t eac
h tim
e yo
u tr
avel
.
Any
pas
seng
er tr
avel
ling
with
out a
val
id ti
cket
or T
rave
l Car
ds is
liab
le
to a
fine
of 8
0 €.
Tic
ket i
nspe
ctor
s, w
ho m
ay b
e in
a u
nifo
rm o
r civ
ilian
dres
s, m
ake
regu
lar s
pot c
heck
s - a
nd a
re fl
uent
in m
any
lang
uage
s.
H
elsi
nk
i C
ity
Tra
nsp
ort
’s s
ervi
ce p
oin
t at
th
e
Rau
tati
ento
ri M
etro
Sta
tio
n:
Mo
n–T
hu
7.3
0–1
9,
Fri
7.3
0–1
7, S
at 1
0–1
5
Phot
o H
elsi
nki C
ity
Imag
e Ba
nk /
Suom
en Il
mak
uva
Oy
SIN
GL
E T
ICK
ET
S
You
can
purc
hase
a si
ngle
tick
et fr
om th
e dr
iver
in a
bus
or t
ram
. For
the
met
ro a
nd tr
ain,
tick
ets c
an b
e bo
ught
from
ven
ding
mac
hine
s or
at ti
cket
offi
ces o
f the
stat
ions
. For
loca
l tra
ins,
ticke
ts a
re so
ld o
nly
in
carr
iage
s bea
ring
the
ticke
t sym
bol.
You
can
also
buy
a to
urist
tick
et
whi
ch is
val
id fo
r 1 7
day
s, de
pend
ing
on y
our c
hoic
e.
Thes
e tic
kets
are
sold
in m
ain
R-ki
osks
, tra
vel c
ard
serv
ice
poin
ts a
nd
mul
ti-tic
ket m
achi
nes.
In H
elsin
ki, i
t is a
lso p
ossib
le to
buy
a si
ngle
ticke
t for
the
tram
or t
he m
etro
on
a m
obile
pho
ne. Th
e tic
ket i
s val
id
for a
n ho
ur w
ithin
Hel
sinki
cit
y bo
unda
ries.
R
ead
mo
re a
bo
ut
Hel
sin
ki
Met
rop
oli
tan
Pu
bli
c
Tra
nsp
ort
at
ww
w.h
sl.f
i/en
BIC
YC
LIN
G
Faci
litie
s for
cyc
ling
are
good
in th
e H
elsin
ki M
etro
polit
an A
rea,
and
they
are
impr
ovin
g al
l the
tim
e. Th
ere
are
1,20
0 ki
lom
etre
s of b
ike
path
s in
Hel
sinki
. A c
ompr
ehen
sive
map
of c
ity
cycl
e pa
ths i
s ava
ilabl
e
at th
e to
urist
offi
ces o
f Hel
sinki
, Esp
oo a
nd V
anta
a. Th
e to
urist
offi
ces
can
also
hel
p yo
u w
ith b
ike
rent
al. I
f you
wan
t to
buy
a bi
ke, c
heck
the
bike
shop
s and
recy
clin
g ce
ntre
s for
che
ap se
cond
-han
d bi
kes.
Whe
n
cycl
ing,
rem
embe
r you
r hel
met
– it
has
bee
n ob
ligat
ory
since
200
3.
Also
rem
embe
r to
lock
you
r bik
e w
hen
you
are
not r
idin
g it.
To
fin
d o
ut
cycl
ing
rou
tes,
see
th
e Jo
urn
ey P
lan
ner
for
Cyc
lin
g an
d W
alki
ng:
htt
p:/
/pk
.hsl
.fi/
en
TA
XIS
Taxi
s can
be
obta
ined
by
phon
e, a
t tax
i sta
tions
, or s
omet
imes
on
the
mov
e. A
ll ta
xis d
ispla
y a
yello
w si
gn m
arke
d TA
XI o
r TA
KSI
: whe
n th
e
sign
is lit
, the
taxi
is fr
ee. G
ener
ally
spea
king
taxi
s are
qui
te e
xpen
sive
in F
inla
nd. Th
ere
is a
basic
cha
rge,
and
the
fare
rise
s on
a ki
lom
etre
basis
, as i
ndic
ated
by
the
met
er. Y
ou d
o no
t nee
d to
add
a ti
p bu
t it i
s
cert
ainl
y w
elco
med
by
the
taxi
driv
er.
Taxi
by
phon
e
Hel
sink
i Tax
i Cen
ter
Tel.
+358
(0)1
00 0
700
Tel +
358
(0)1
00 7
777
by m
obile
pho
ne, i
f you
don
’t kn
ow th
e
exac
tly lo
catio
n w
here
you
are
in H
elsin
ki. Th
e ca
ll w
ill b
e
forw
arde
d to
the
near
est a
vaila
ble
taxi
.
Hel
sink
i Reg
ion
Taxi
Cen
ter
Tel.
+358
(0)1
00 7
300
(Esp
oo, V
anta
a)
DR
IVIN
G
A d
river
’s lic
ence
(ajo
kort
ti) w
hich
has
bee
n iss
ued
in o
ne o
f the
Nor
dic
coun
trie
s or E
U c
ount
ries i
s also
val
id in
Fin
land
. If y
ou h
ave
a va
lid d
river
’s lic
ence
from
one
of t
he c
ount
ries w
hich
hav
e sig
ned
the
Con
vent
ions
of G
enev
a or
Vie
nna
(che
ck w
ith y
our l
ocal
pol
ice
stat
ion)
and
its o
ffici
al tr
ansla
tion
in e
ither
Fin
nish
or S
wed
ish y
ou
may
driv
e fo
r a y
ear i
n Fi
nlan
d, c
ount
ing
from
the
date
of y
our e
ntry
in F
inla
nd. Y
ou a
lso h
ave
to fu
lfil t
he F
inni
sh a
ge re
quire
men
t to
driv
e
such
a v
ehic
le. A
fter
the
year
, you
hav
e to
get
a F
inni
sh d
river
’s lic
ence
from
the
polic
e st
atio
n. If
you
com
e fr
om o
ne o
f the
cou
ntrie
s tha
t
have
not
sign
ed th
e C
onve
ntio
ns y
ou sh
ould
get
a F
inni
sh d
rivin
g
licen
ce.
In F
inla
nd w
e dr
ive
on th
e rig
ht la
ne a
nd o
vert
ake
on th
e le
ft. M
ain
road
s are
in g
ood
cond
ition
thro
ugho
ut th
e ye
ar, b
ut sp
ecia
l win
ter
tyre
s are
com
pulso
ry fr
om N
ovem
ber t
o M
arch
. Hea
dlig
hts a
re u
sed
even
dur
ing
the
day.
It is
com
pulso
ry to
wea
r a se
atbe
lts, f
ront
and
back
.
Not
e th
at d
rivin
g un
der t
he in
fluen
ce o
f alc
ohol
is st
rictly
forb
idde
n.
Ther
e is
an e
xact
lim
it of
0.5
per
mill
e fo
r alc
ohol
in th
e bl
ood,
and
infr
inge
men
t of t
his r
ule
near
ly a
lway
s mea
ns a
pen
alty
in th
e fo
rm o
f
a fin
e or
impr
isonm
ent.
The
heav
y pe
nalt
y is
issue
d af
ter t
he li
mit
1.2
per m
ille.
42
43
TR
AV
EL
LIN
G O
UT
SID
E H
EL
SIN
KI
ME
TR
OP
OL
ITA
N A
RE
A
With
in F
inla
nd th
ere
are
good
rail,
bus
and
air
netw
orks
. Ther
e ar
e
also
ferr
ies a
nd b
oat c
onne
ctio
ns w
here
nec
essa
ry. T
imet
able
s var
y
sligh
tly o
n pu
blic
hol
iday
s, w
eeke
nds a
nd d
urin
g th
e su
mm
er.
TR
AIN
S
Stud
ents
are
ent
itled
to a
50
% d
iscou
nt fo
r bot
h sin
gle
and
retu
rn
ticke
ts o
n lo
ng-d
istan
ce tr
ains
. You
hav
e to
show
the
Stud
ent U
nion
MET
KA’
s stu
dent
car
d in
ord
er to
get
the
disc
ount
, bot
h w
hen
buyi
ng th
e tic
ket a
nd o
n th
e tr
ain
for t
he ti
cket
insp
ecto
r. If
you
do
not h
ave
the
MET
KA
stud
ent c
ard
you
can
get a
car
d en
titlin
g to
the
disc
ount
from
the
railw
ay c
ompa
ny. T
o ge
t the
car
d yo
u ne
ed a
signe
d ce
rtifi
cate
from
Met
ropo
lia, o
ne p
hoto
grap
h an
d pr
oof o
f ID
.
The
railw
ay c
ompa
ny st
uden
t car
d co
sts 8
€, a
nd is
val
id o
n bo
th lo
ng-
dist
ance
bus
es a
nd tr
ains
.
The
trai
n is
chea
per w
ith a
n A
dvan
ce T
icke
t, w
hich
you
shou
ld b
uy
at le
ast 7
day
s bef
ore
your
trav
el. Y
ou c
an b
uy y
our t
icke
ts fr
om th
e
railw
ay st
atio
ns. I
f you
hav
e cr
edit
card
or a
Fin
nish
deb
it ca
rd, y
ou
can
buy
ticke
ts fr
om th
e tic
ket m
achi
nes a
t the
railw
ay st
atio
ns o
r on
the
Inte
rnet
.
T
rain
ser
vice
s: w
ww
.vr.
fi
BU
SE
S
Stud
ents
are
gra
nted
50
% d
iscou
nt o
n lo
ng d
istan
ce c
oach
es if
the
one-
way
trip
cov
ers a
t lea
st 8
0 km
. If t
he tr
ip c
over
s les
s tha
n 80
km
,
the
perc
enta
ge o
f the
disc
ount
dep
ends
on
the
leng
th o
f the
trip
and
the
aver
age
disc
ount
is a
bout
30
perc
ent.
If yo
u do
not
hav
e th
e
MET
KA
stud
ent c
ard
you
can
get a
car
d en
titlin
g to
the
disc
ount
for t
he b
uses
from
the
Mat
kahu
olto
bus
com
pany
tick
et se
rvic
e
in K
ampp
i Cen
tre
in H
elsin
ki. T
o ge
t the
car
d yo
u ne
ed a
sign
ed
cert
ifica
te fr
om M
etro
polia
, one
pho
togr
aph
and
proo
f of I
D.
The
bus c
ompa
ny st
uden
t car
d co
sts 8
€, a
nd is
val
id o
n bo
th lo
ng-
dist
ance
bus
es a
nd tr
ains
.
The
buse
s usu
ally
hav
e a
lava
tory
and
som
e m
agaz
ines
. Sm
okin
g is
forb
idde
n on
all
Finn
ish b
uses
.
Lo
ng-
dis
tan
ce c
oac
h s
ervi
ces:
ww
w.m
atka
hu
olt
o.f
i
FE
RR
IES
Mas
sive
ferr
ies b
elon
ging
to th
e Ta
llink
-Silj
a an
d th
e V
ikin
g Li
ne p
ly
the
busy
rout
e be
twee
n H
elsin
ki a
nd S
tock
holm
. The
ferr
ies l
eave
ever
y ev
enin
g an
d ar
rive
in S
tock
holm
the
follo
win
g m
orni
ng. Th
e
retu
rn tr
ip st
arts
on
the
even
ing
of th
e sa
me
day
and
the
ferr
y re
ache
s
Hel
sinki
the
follo
win
g m
orni
ng. Th
us a
typi
cal r
ound
trip
last
s abo
ut
40 h
ours
, with
two
nigh
ts o
n bo
ard
and
a da
y in
Sto
ckho
lm.
A la
rge
num
ber o
f ves
sels
of a
ll sh
apes
and
size
s ope
rate
to T
allin
n
each
day
. Man
y pe
ople
from
Hel
sinki
mak
e da
y tr
ips t
o th
e Es
toni
an
capi
tal.
Ask
the
crui
se li
nes f
or sp
ecia
l stu
dent
pric
es.
It is
also
pos
sible
to tr
avel
to G
erm
any
and
Pola
nd w
ith F
innl
ines
ferr
ies.
V
ikin
g Li
ne
ww
w.v
ikin
glin
e.fi
T
alli
nk-
Silj
a w
ww
.tal
lin
k-si
lja.
com
Fi
nn
lin
es w
ww
.fin
nli
nes
.co
m
TO
CH
EC
K B
EF
OR
E D
EP
AR
TU
RE
Che
ck th
at y
ou h
ave
a va
lid p
assp
ort
Che
ck th
e ar
rival
form
aliti
es a
t the
Fin
nish
Em
bass
y or
lega
tion
Take
a p
rivat
e tr
avel
and
/or m
edic
al in
sura
nce
espe
cial
ly if
you
com
e fr
om o
utsid
e EU
/EEA
-cou
ntrie
s
If yo
u ar
e fr
om E
U/E
EA-c
ount
ries,
get t
he E
urop
ean
Hea
lth
Insu
ranc
e C
ard
for t
he h
ealth
car
e se
rvic
es
Brin
g al
ong
the
acce
ptan
ce/o
ffer l
ette
r fro
m y
our h
ome
inst
itutio
n co
nfirm
ing
that
you
are
an
exch
ange
stud
ent o
r a
cert
ifica
te fr
om y
our h
ome
inst
itutio
n co
nfirm
ing
that
the
wor
k
plac
emen
t is p
art o
f you
r stu
dies
Rese
rve
seve
ral p
assp
ort s
ize
phot
ogra
phs
Cha
nge
som
e ca
sh a
nd re
serv
e en
ough
with
you
/ a
cred
it ca
rd
to c
over
acc
omm
odat
ion
cost
s and
pos
sible
rent
al d
epos
it fe
e
Brin
g al
ong
info
rmat
ion
mat
eria
l fro
m y
our o
wn
inst
itute
(e.g
. stu
dy g
uide
, oth
er le
aflet
s) a
nd fr
om y
our c
ount
ry a
nd
hom
etow
n
Rem
embe
r war
m c
loth
es, l
ong
john
s, ha
ts, g
love
s, sh
oes;
win
ters
in F
inla
nd c
an b
e lo
ng a
nd c
old
Take
also
bed
line
n, to
wel
s and
per
sona
l bel
ongi
ngs
Pho
to M
etro
polia
/ K
ira
Aim
o P
hoto
Met
ropo
lia /
Kira
Aim
o
45
44
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
ES
IN
TH
E F
IEL
D O
F B
US
INE
SS
AN
D A
DM
INIS
TR
AT
ION
INT
ER
NA
TIO
NA
L C
OO
RD
INA
TO
R
Ms E
ija T
amm
inen
P.O. B
ox 4
071
(Lei
ritie
1, V
anta
a)
tel +
358
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83 5
044
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ail:
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min
en@
met
rop
oli
a.fi
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
ES
IN
EN
GL
ISH
AR
E: Eu
rope
an M
anag
emen
t
Euro
pean
Bus
ines
s Adm
inist
ratio
n
Inte
rnat
iona
l Bus
ines
s and
Log
istic
s
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E
IN F
INN
ISH
IS
:
Econ
omic
s an
d Bu
sine
ss
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Phot
o M
arkk
u Le
mpi
nen
ja V
ille
Kau
ko
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E
IN E
UR
OP
EA
N B
US
INE
SS
AD
MIN
IST
RA
TIO
N
EB
A
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
Prog
ram
me
cont
ains
a st
rong
Eur
opea
n
elem
ent s
o an
yone
inte
rest
ed in
wor
king
in th
e Eu
rope
an b
usin
ess w
orld
will
ben
efit g
reat
ly.
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 y
ears
, 210
EC
TS
cred
its.
Euro
pean
Bus
ines
s Adm
inist
ratio
n is
a un
ique
Bac
helo
r’s d
oubl
e-
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e th
at is
taug
ht in
coo
pera
tion
with
our
dou
ble-
degr
ee p
artn
er u
nive
rsiti
es. S
tude
nts s
tudy
one
yea
r at o
ur p
artn
er
univ
ersit
y an
d w
ill b
e aw
arde
d a
degr
ee fr
om b
oth
Met
ropo
lia
Busin
ess S
choo
l and
the
part
ner u
nive
rsit
y.
Cou
rses
off
ered
in E
nglis
h fo
r exc
hang
e st
uden
ts
Exch
ange
stud
ents
from
Bus
ines
s Sch
ool p
artn
er u
nive
rsiti
es m
ay
choo
se 2
nd, 3
rd a
nd 4
th y
ear c
ours
es fr
om th
e Eu
rope
an B
usin
ess
Adm
inist
ratio
n de
gree
sylla
bus.
Eur
opea
n Bu
sines
s Adm
inist
ratio
n
conc
entr
ates
on
the
core
com
pete
nces
in in
tern
atio
nal b
usin
ess.
It ha
s a m
ix o
f sub
ject
s tha
t eve
ry b
usin
ess p
rofe
ssio
nal n
eeds
–
econ
omic
s, la
w, m
arke
ting,
com
mun
icat
ion,
man
agem
ent,
IT a
nd o
f
cour
se, t
he E
urop
ean
Uni
on re
late
d to
pics
.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N F
INN
ISH
EC
ON
OM
ICS
AN
D B
US
INE
SS
AD
MIN
IST
RA
TIO
N
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
Fina
ncia
l Adm
inist
ratio
n
Mar
ketin
g an
d Lo
gist
ics
Lead
ersh
ip a
nd O
rgan
isat
ion
Dev
elop
men
t
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
3,5
yea
rs, 2
10 E
CT
S cr
edit
s.
Cou
rses
off
ered
in E
nglis
h fo
r exc
hang
e st
uden
ts
The
tuiti
on is
in F
inni
sh. O
ptio
nal c
ours
es o
ffere
d in
Eng
lish.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
ES
IN
EN
GL
ISH
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
EU
RO
PE
AN
MA
NA
GE
ME
NT
E
M
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
Euro
pean
Man
agem
ent h
as a
stro
ng
man
agem
ent e
mph
asis
whi
ch h
elps
you
to w
ork
in h
uman
reso
urce
or m
anag
eria
l
posit
ions
.
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 y
ears
, 210
EC
TS
cred
its.
Euro
pean
Man
agem
ent i
s a d
oubl
e-de
gree
pro
gram
me
that
is ta
ught
in c
oope
ratio
n w
ith d
oubl
e de
gree
par
tner
uni
vers
ities
in E
urop
e.
Stud
ents
stud
y th
e th
ird y
ear a
t one
of t
he p
artn
er u
nive
rsiti
es a
nd
will
be
awar
ded
a de
gree
from
bot
h M
etro
polia
Bus
ines
s Sch
ool a
nd
the
part
ner u
nive
rsit
y.
Cou
rses
off
ered
in E
nglis
h fo
r exc
hang
e st
uden
ts
Exch
ange
stud
ents
may
cho
ose
2nd,
3rd
and
4th
yea
r cou
rses
from
Euro
pean
Man
agem
ent s
ylla
bus.
The
sylla
bus c
once
ntra
tes o
n va
rious
aspe
cts o
f man
agem
ent a
nd le
ader
ship
in th
e in
tern
atio
nal a
rena
and
also
on
topi
cs re
late
d to
the
Euro
pean
Uni
on.
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46
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
INT
ER
NA
TIO
NA
L B
US
INE
SS
AN
D
LO
GIS
TIC
S P
RO
GR
AM
ME
IB
L
Spec
ialis
atio
n: L
ogist
ics i
s the
man
agem
ent o
f the
flow
of g
oods
,
info
rmat
ion
and
othe
r res
ourc
es a
nd
is on
e es
sent
ial a
rea
of th
e m
oder
n bu
sines
s wor
ld. Th
is pr
ogra
mm
e
give
s you
goo
d ha
nds-
on k
now
ledg
e an
d th
e ab
ility
to w
ork
in
inte
rnat
iona
l log
istic
s.
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
3,5
yea
rs, 2
10 E
CT
S cr
edit
s.
Inte
rnat
iona
l Bus
ines
s and
Log
istic
s is o
ur n
ewes
t pro
gram
me
and
our fi
rst s
tude
nts s
tart
ed in
Aug
ust 2
008.
IBL
is a
singl
e de
gree
prog
ram
me
but w
e en
cour
age
stud
ents
to d
o th
eir w
ork
plac
emen
t
abro
ad a
nd/o
r go
on st
udy
exch
ange
abr
oad
and
we
offer
lots
of
oppo
rtun
ities
for t
hat.
Cou
rses
off
ered
in E
nglis
h fo
r exc
hang
e st
uden
ts
Exch
ange
stud
ents
may
cho
ose
from
2nd
and
3rd
yea
r cou
rses
from
the
Inte
rnat
iona
l Bus
ines
s and
Log
istic
s syl
labu
s. Th
e st
uden
t will
stud
y m
arke
ting,
man
agem
ent,
trad
e an
d bu
sines
s law
, eco
nom
ics
and
IT to
get
a c
ompr
ehen
sive
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
inte
rnat
iona
l
busin
ess p
rinci
ples
. Sin
ce th
is pr
ogra
mm
e co
ncen
trat
es o
n lo
gist
ics
in in
tern
atio
nal b
usin
ess t
he st
uden
ts w
ill b
e st
udyi
ng su
bjec
ts su
ch
as p
urch
asin
g, lo
gist
ics m
anag
emen
t, su
pply
cha
in m
anag
emen
t and
proj
ect m
anag
emen
t.
Mas
ter’s
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
mes
in E
nglis
h:
Mas
ter’s
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
me
in B
usin
ess a
nd In
form
atic
s
Dee
per i
nsig
ht in
to b
usin
ess m
anag
emen
t are
as su
ch a
s acc
ount
ing,
man
agem
ent a
nd le
ader
ship
, log
istic
s, as
wel
l as m
arke
ting,
are
offer
ed, e
ach
linke
d to
the
corr
espo
ndin
g IC
T sy
stem
s. Th
e st
uden
t
will
bec
ome
a co
mpe
tent
ana
lyze
r and
use
r of b
usin
ess i
ntel
ligen
ce
in d
ecisi
on-m
akin
g, in
bus
ines
s ope
ratio
ns a
s wel
l as i
n bu
sines
s
deve
lopm
ent.
The
scop
e of
stud
ies i
s int
erna
tiona
l.
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
2,5
yea
rs, 9
0 EC
TS
cred
its
(par
t-ti
me
pro
gram
me)
.
The
tuiti
on is
in E
nglis
h.
Mas
ter’s
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
mes
in F
inni
sh a
re:
Mas
ter’s
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
me
in S
uppl
y C
hain
Man
agem
ent
Mas
ter’s
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
me
in E
ntre
pren
eurs
hip
and
Busin
ess
Com
pete
nce
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
2,5
yea
rs, 9
0 EC
TS
cred
its
(par
t-ti
me
pro
gram
me)
.
The
tuiti
on is
in F
inni
sh.
Phot
o M
etro
polia
/ H
eidi
Söd
erho
lm
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
ES
IN
TH
E F
IEL
D O
F C
ULT
UR
E
INT
ER
NA
TIO
NA
L C
OO
RD
INA
TO
RS
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ia-M
aria
Sjö
blom
P.O
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0 (H
ämee
ntie
161
, Hel
sinki
)
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ail:
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mar
ia.s
job
lom
@
met
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oli
a.fi
Coo
rdin
atin
g In
tern
atio
nal R
elat
ions
in
the
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
es in
Hel
sink
i:
Cla
ssic
al M
usic
Cul
tura
l Man
agem
ent
Film
and
Tel
evisi
on
Perf
orm
ing
Art
s
Pop
and
Jazz
Mus
ic
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
ES
IN F
INN
ISH
AR
E:
Cla
ssic
al M
usic
Con
serv
atio
n
Cult
ural
Man
agem
ent
Des
ign
Fash
ion
and
Clo
thin
g In
dust
ry
Film
and
Tel
evis
ion
Med
ia
Perf
orm
ing
Art
s
Pop
and
Jazz
Mus
ic
Ms M
arik
a A
ntik
aine
n
P.O
. Box
407
2 (L
umm
etie
2 b
, Van
taa)
tel.
+358
20
783
5039
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ail:
mar
ika.
anti
kain
en@
met
rop
oli
a.fi
Coo
rdin
atin
g In
tern
atio
nal R
elat
ions
in
the
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
es in
Van
taa:
Con
serv
atio
n
Des
ign
Fash
ion
and
Clo
thin
g In
dust
ry
Med
ia
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48
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
CL
AS
SIC
AL
MU
SIC
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
Cla
ssic
al M
usic
Edu
catio
n
(Mus
ic E
duca
tor)
Cla
ssic
al M
usic
(Mus
icia
n)
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4,5
yea
rs, 2
70 E
CT
S cr
edit
s.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
for e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
in th
e D
egre
e
Prog
ram
me
in C
lass
ical
Mus
ic
The
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
me
wel
com
es e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
bot
h fo
r the
autu
mn
and
sprin
g te
rm a
nd fo
r a fu
ll ac
adem
ic y
ear.
For
inst
rum
ent
stud
ies t
he k
now
ledg
e of
Fin
nish
is n
ot g
ener
ally
requ
ired.
The
exch
ange
stud
ents
of t
he d
epar
tmen
t can
eas
ily jo
in a
lso in
orc
hest
ra
and
cham
ber m
usic
. Mos
t mus
ic th
eory
cou
rses
are
giv
en in
Fin
nish
.
Opp
ortu
nitie
s for
som
e, e
.g. p
edag
ogic
al st
udie
s, in
Eng
lish,
var
y. A
n
indi
vidu
al st
udy
pack
age
will
be
tailo
r-mad
e fo
r eac
h m
usic
exc
hang
e
stud
ent.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
CO
NS
ER
VA
TIO
N
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
Obj
ect C
onse
rvat
ion
Pain
ting
Con
serv
atio
n
Furn
iture
Con
serv
atio
n
Text
ile C
onse
rvat
ion
Pape
r Con
serv
atio
n
Hist
oric
al In
terio
rs C
onse
rvat
ion
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 y
ears
, 240
EC
TS
cred
its.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
for e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
in th
e D
egre
e
Prog
ram
me
in C
onse
rvat
ion
The
lang
uage
of t
each
ing
is ba
sical
ly F
inni
sh a
nd th
e ex
chan
ge
stud
ents
hav
e an
opp
ortu
nity
to jo
in th
e co
urse
s and
hav
e tu
ition
in
Engl
ish in
pro
fess
iona
l stu
dies
.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
CU
LTU
RA
L M
AN
AG
EM
EN
T
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 ye
ars,
240
EC
TS
cred
its.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
for e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
in th
e D
egre
e Pr
ogra
mm
e in
Cul
tura
l Man
agem
ent
The
lang
uage
of t
each
ing
is ba
sical
ly F
inni
sh, b
ut th
ere
are
som
e
cour
ses o
ffere
d in
Eng
lish
for e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
. This
appl
ies o
nly
for
the
sprin
g te
rm.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N D
ES
IGN
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
Indu
stria
l Des
ign
Inte
rior D
esig
n
Text
ile D
esig
n
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 y
ears
, 240
EC
TS
cred
its.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
for e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
in th
e D
egre
e
Prog
ram
me
in D
esig
n
The
lang
uage
of t
each
ing
is ba
sical
ly F
inni
sh.
The
exch
ange
stud
ents
have
an
oppo
rtun
ity
to jo
in th
e co
urse
s and
hav
e tu
ition
in E
nglis
h, if
ther
e ar
e pl
aces
ava
ilabl
e.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
FAS
HIO
N A
ND
CL
OT
HIN
G
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 ye
ars,
240
EC
TS
cred
its.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
for e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
in th
e D
egre
e Pr
ogra
mm
e in
Fas
hion
and
Clo
thin
g
Indu
stry
The
lang
uage
of t
each
ing
is ba
sical
ly F
inni
sh. S
ome
cour
ses a
re
com
pute
r-aid
ed w
here
the
prog
ram
mes
are
in E
nglis
h. S
ome
cour
ses
are
proj
ects
or p
ract
ical
s whe
re th
e st
uden
ts c
an h
ave
guid
ance
in
Engl
ish.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N F
ILM
AN
D T
EL
EV
ISIO
N
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
Imag
e an
d Ed
iting
Soun
d
Prod
uctio
n
Scrip
twrit
ing
Tele
visio
n an
d ra
dio
wor
k
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 y
ears
, 240
EC
TS
cred
its.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
for e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
in th
e D
egre
e
Prog
ram
me
in F
ilm a
nd T
elev
isio
n
Cou
rses
in E
nglis
h ar
e off
ered
to e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
onl
y fo
r the
sprin
g te
rm. C
ours
es a
re p
ract
ise-b
ased
and
rela
ted
to a
reas
of: c
inem
atog
raph
y an
d ed
iting
, sou
nd st
udie
s, pr
oduc
tions
,
scrip
twrit
ing
and
tele
visio
n an
d ra
dio
prod
uctio
n. E
xcha
nge
stud
ents
can
colle
ct a
stud
y pa
ckag
e of
30
cred
its in
Eng
lish.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N M
ED
IA
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
3D A
nim
atio
n an
d V
isual
isat
ion
Gra
phic
Des
ign
Dig
ital M
edia
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 y
ears
, 240
EC
TS
cred
its.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
for e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
in th
e D
egre
e
Prog
ram
me
in M
edia
Cou
rses
in E
nglis
h ar
e off
ered
to e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
onl
y fo
r the
sprin
g
term
. Exc
hang
e st
uden
ts c
an c
olle
ct a
stud
y pa
ckag
e of
30
cred
its
in E
nglis
h. Th
e co
urse
s in
the
stud
y pa
ckag
e ar
e pr
actic
e-ba
sed
and
com
bine
d fr
om th
e sp
ecia
lisat
ion
optio
ns o
f:
3D A
nim
atio
n an
d V
isual
isat
ion
Gra
phic
Des
ign
Dig
ital M
edia
5150
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GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
PE
RF
OR
MIN
G A
RT
S
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 ye
ars,
240
EC
TS
cred
its.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
for e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
in th
e D
egre
e Pr
ogra
mm
e in
Per
form
ing
Art
s
The
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
me
wel
com
es e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
bot
h fo
r the
autu
mn
and
sprin
g te
rm. A
t aut
umn
term
we
offer
Inte
rnat
iona
l
Mod
ule
in th
e th
eme
of ‘M
eetin
g M
asks
, Sha
ring
Stor
ies’.
This
mod
ule
is 24
EC
TS a
nd w
ith in
depe
nden
t stu
dy p
roje
cts t
he to
tal c
an b
e
30 E
CTS
. In
the
sprin
g te
rm e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
can
att
end
regu
lar
cour
ses i
n di
ffere
nt fo
rms o
f app
lied
thea
tre.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N P
OP
AN
D J
AZ
Z M
US
IC
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
Pop
and
Jazz
Mus
ic E
duca
tion
(Mus
ic E
duca
tor)
Pop
and
Jazz
Mus
ic E
duca
tion
(Mus
ic E
duca
tor)
Inst
rum
ent T
each
er
Voca
l Tea
cher
Theo
ry T
each
er
Pop
and
Jazz
Mus
ic (M
usic
ian)
Inst
rum
enta
list (
Perf
orm
ance
)
Mus
ic P
rodu
cer/
Tech
nolo
gist
Mus
ic W
riter
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4,5
yea
rs, 2
70 E
CT
S cr
edit
s.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
for e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
in th
e D
egre
e
Prog
ram
me
in P
op a
nd Ja
zz M
usic
The
Prog
ram
me
wel
com
es e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
bot
h fo
r the
aut
umn
and
sprin
g te
rm a
nd fo
r a fu
ll ac
adem
ic y
ear.
Stud
ents
maj
orin
g in
Perf
orm
ance
are
pre
ferr
ed. Th
e la
ngua
ge o
f ins
truc
tion
is Fi
nnish
in
prin
cipl
e, b
ut it
is p
ossib
le to
rece
ive
advi
ce a
nd g
uida
nce
in E
nglis
h.
The
exch
ange
stud
ents
of t
he P
rogr
amm
e ca
n ea
sily
join
in b
and
wor
ksho
ps a
nd e
nsem
bles
. Som
e m
usic
theo
ry c
ours
es e
tc. c
an b
e
give
n in
Eng
lish.
Stu
dent
s and
teac
hers
may
mut
ually
agr
ee o
n th
e
lang
uage
they
will
use
in o
ne-t
o-on
e le
sson
s, i.e
. maj
or a
nd m
inor
inst
rum
ent l
esso
ns. A
n in
divi
dual
stud
y pa
ckag
e w
ill b
e ta
ilor-m
ade
for e
ach
pop
and
jazz
mus
ic e
xcha
nge
stud
ent.
Mas
ter’s
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
mes
in F
inni
sh a
re:
Mas
ter’s
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
me
in M
usic
Mas
ter’s
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
me
in C
onse
rvat
ion
Mas
ter’s
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
me
in C
ultu
ral M
anag
emen
t
The
Mas
ter’s
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
me
in M
edia
Pro
duct
ion
Phot
o M
etro
polia
/ St
epha
nie
Lind
strö
m ja
Tuu
li Ko
rtel
aine
n
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
ES
IN
TH
E F
IEL
D O
F H
EA
LTH
CA
RE
AN
D S
OC
IAL
SE
RV
ICE
S
INT
ER
NA
TIO
NA
L C
OO
RD
INA
TO
RS
Ms A
ija A
hoka
s
P.O.B
ox 4
030,
000
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etro
polia
, Fin
land
(Tuk
holm
anka
tu 1
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sinki
)
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oka
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po
lia.
fi
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rdin
atin
g In
tern
atio
nal R
elat
ions
in
the
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
es in
the
Facu
lty
of
Hea
lth
Car
e an
d N
ursi
ng:
Bach
elor
’s D
egre
e Pr
ogra
mm
es
Biom
edic
al L
abor
ator
y Sc
ienc
e
Emer
genc
y C
are
Nur
sing
and
Hea
lth C
are
(Nur
sing,
Mid
wife
ry a
nd P
ublic
Hea
lth N
ursin
g)
Ora
l Hyg
iene
Radi
ogra
phy
and
Radi
othe
rapy
Mas
ter’s
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
mes
Adv
ance
d C
linic
al E
xper
tise
Dev
elop
men
t and
Lea
ders
hip
in
Hea
lth C
are
and
Soci
al S
ervi
ces
Hea
lth P
rom
otio
n (n
o in
take
in 2
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lth b
usin
ess M
anag
emen
t
Eras
mus
-Mun
dus E
mer
genc
y an
d
Crit
ical
Car
e N
ursin
g
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
ES
IN E
NG
LIS
H A
RE
B
AC
HE
LO
R`S
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
ES
:
Nur
sing
Soci
al S
ervi
ces
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
ES
IN F
INN
ISH
AR
E:
Biom
edic
al L
abor
ator
y Sc
ienc
e
Den
tal
Tech
nolo
gy
Elde
rly
Car
e
Emer
genc
y C
are
Nur
sing
and
Hea
lth
Car
e (N
ursi
ng,
Mid
wif
ery
and
Publ
ic H
ealt
h
Nur
sing
)
Occ
upat
iona
l Th
erap
y
Opt
omet
ry
Ora
l H
ygie
ne
Ost
eopa
thy
Phys
ioth
erap
y
Podi
atry
Pros
thet
ics/
Ort
hoti
cs
Radi
ogr
aphy
and
Rad
ioth
erap
y
Soci
al S
ervi
ces
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ea M
oua
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ua@
met
rop
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rdin
atin
g In
tern
atio
nal R
elat
ions
in
the
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
es in
the
Facu
lty
of
Wel
fare
and
Hum
an F
unct
ioni
ng:
Bach
elor
’s D
egre
e Pr
ogra
mm
es
Den
tal T
echn
olog
y
Elde
rly C
are
Occ
upat
iona
l Ther
apy
Opt
omet
ry
Ost
eopa
thy
Phys
ioth
erap
y
Podi
atry
Pros
thet
ics/
Ort
hotic
s
Soci
al S
ervi
ces
Mas
ter’s
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
mes
Reha
bilit
atio
n
Soci
al S
ervi
ces
53
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DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
ES
IN
EN
GL
ISH
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
NU
RS
ING
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
3,5
year
s, 2
10 E
CT
S cr
edit
s.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
for e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
in th
e D
egre
e Pr
ogra
mm
e in
Nur
sing
Met
ropo
lia o
ffers
a n
ursin
g ed
ucat
ion
prog
ram
me
whe
re in
stru
ctio
n
is gi
ven
thro
ugh
Engl
ish. Th
e ke
y as
pect
in e
duca
tion
incl
udes
hea
lth
prom
otio
n, c
ultu
ral,
soci
al a
nd e
nviro
nmen
tal p
ersp
ectiv
es, a
rese
arch
orie
ntat
ion,
clie
nt /
patie
nt- a
nd fa
mily
-focu
sed
appr
oach
es, n
urse
-
patie
nt re
latio
nshi
p an
d cl
inic
al n
ursin
g ab
ilitie
s as w
ell a
s exp
ertis
e
and
grow
th in
to it
. Ini
tially
, the
stud
ies c
once
ntra
te o
n le
arni
ng b
asic
nurs
ing
skill
s. To
war
ds th
e en
d of
the
stud
ies,
the
stud
ents
hav
e an
oppo
rtun
ity
to d
eepe
n th
eir k
now
ledg
e ba
se in
a c
hose
n ar
ea o
f
nurs
ing.
The
depa
rtm
ent w
elco
mes
exc
hang
e st
uden
ts b
oth
for t
he a
utum
n
and
sprin
g te
rm a
nd fo
r a fu
ll ac
adem
ic y
ear,
incl
udin
g th
eore
tical
stud
ies a
nd c
linic
al p
lace
men
ts. (
rest
ricte
d am
ount
of p
lace
men
ts a
nd
lear
ning
env
ironm
ents
are
ava
ilabl
e).
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N S
OC
IAL
SE
RV
ICE
S
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
3,5
year
s, 2
10 E
CT
S cr
edit
s.
The
Bach
elor
of S
ocia
l Ser
vice
s qua
lifies
the
stud
ents
to w
ork
in th
e
field
of s
ocia
l wor
k w
ith a
ll se
rvic
e us
er g
roup
s. Th
eir w
ork
can
cons
ist
of su
perv
ision
, gui
danc
e, c
o-or
dina
tion
of se
rvic
es a
nd m
anag
eria
l
wor
k in
com
mun
ities
or i
n a
resid
entia
l set
ting.
Mul
ticul
tura
l
wor
king
skill
s are
em
phas
ised.
Wor
king
toge
ther
with
thei
r clie
nts
of a
ll ag
es th
e Ba
chel
ors o
f Soc
ial S
ervi
ces s
uppo
rt in
divi
dual
s a
nd
com
mun
ities
reso
urce
s.
The
fram
ewor
k of
the
curr
icul
um is
soci
al p
edag
ogic
al: t
he a
ppro
ach
aim
s at p
reve
ntin
g ex
clus
ion
and
prom
otin
g in
clus
ion
and
soci
al
plur
alism
. It f
ocus
es o
n th
e em
pow
erm
ent o
f citi
zens
act
iven
ess,
initi
ativ
e, se
lf-he
lp a
nd o
n so
cial
influ
ence
.
The
curr
icul
um c
onsis
ts o
f cor
e re
quire
men
t, pr
ofes
siona
l and
ele
ctiv
e
stud
ies,
prac
tical
trai
ning
and
a th
esis
. The
stud
ents
ear
n du
ring
the
3,5
year
s of s
tudi
es th
e Ba
chel
or o
f Soc
ial S
ervi
ces q
ualifi
catio
n. Th
e
who
le p
rogr
amm
e is
offer
ed in
Eng
lish.
A v
arie
ty o
f ped
agog
ical
teac
hing
met
hods
incl
ude
lect
ures
, cla
ss-
room
disc
ussio
ns, l
earn
ing
assig
nmen
ts, p
roje
cts,
wor
k-sh
ops e
tc.
Inte
rnat
iona
l act
ivit
ies
/ St
udy
area
s ava
ilabl
e fo
r exc
hang
e
stud
ents
The
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e is
in p
artn
ersh
ip w
ith a
num
ber o
f uni
vers
ities
and
inst
itutio
ns o
f hig
her e
duca
tion
in m
any
Euro
pean
cou
ntrie
s, in
Afr
ica,
Asia
and
the
USA
. Act
iviti
es in
clud
e st
uden
t and
staff
mob
ility
and
vario
us k
inds
of i
nter
natio
nal s
hort
-ter
m st
uden
t gro
up p
roje
cts.
E-le
arni
ng st
udy
mod
ules
are
bei
ng d
evel
oped
to e
nabl
e in
tern
atio
nal
stud
y en
viro
nmen
t also
in a
hom
e co
untr
y.
Sinc
e th
e la
ngua
ge o
f ins
truc
tion
is En
glish
ther
e ar
e an
nual
ly se
vera
l
exch
ange
stud
ents
par
ticip
atin
g in
the
cour
ses o
f the
ir ch
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.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
ES
IN
FIN
NIS
H
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
BIO
ME
DIC
AL
LA
BO
RA
TO
RY
SC
IEN
CE
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
3,5
year
s, 2
10 E
CT
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s.
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ents
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ram
me
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al L
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es
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lang
uage
of t
each
ing
is ba
sical
ly F
inni
sh. Th
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chan
ge st
uden
ts
have
a p
ossib
ility
to d
o cl
inic
al p
ract
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and
proj
ect w
ork
in E
nglis
h.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N D
EN
TA
L
TE
CH
NO
LO
GY
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
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year
s, 2
10 E
CT
S cr
edit
s.
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y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
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nge
stud
ents
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lang
uage
of t
each
ing
is ba
sical
ly F
inni
sh. Th
e ex
chan
ge st
uden
ts
have
an
oppo
rtun
ity
to c
arry
out
clin
ical
pra
ctic
e in
Eng
lish.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
EL
DE
RLY
CA
RE
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
3,5
year
s, 2
10 E
CT
S cr
edit
s.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
for e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
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lang
uage
of
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hing
is b
asic
ally
Fin
nish
. The
exch
ange
stud
ents
have
an
oppo
rtun
ity
to c
arry
out
clin
ical
pra
ctic
e in
Eng
lish.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
EM
ER
GE
NC
Y C
AR
E
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 ye
ars,
240
EC
TS
cred
its.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
for e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
in th
e D
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e Pr
ogra
mm
e in
Em
erge
ncy
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e
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lang
uage
of t
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ing
is ba
sical
ly F
inni
sh. Th
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chan
ge st
uden
ts
have
an
oppo
rtun
ity
to d
o cl
inic
al p
ract
ice
and
proj
ect w
ork
in
Engl
ish.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
NU
RS
ING
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
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year
s, 2
10 E
CT
S cr
edit
s.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
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nge
stud
ents
in th
e D
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e Pr
ogra
mm
e in
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sing
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lang
uage
of t
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is ba
sical
ly F
inni
sh. Th
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chan
ge st
uden
ts
have
an
oppo
rtun
ity
to d
o cl
inic
al p
ract
ice
and
pro
ject
wor
k in
Engl
ish.
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DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
MID
WIF
ER
Y
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 ye
ars,
270
EC
TS
cred
its.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
for e
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nge
stud
ents
in th
e D
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e Pr
ogra
mm
e in
Mid
wife
ry
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lang
uage
of t
each
ing
is ba
sical
ly F
inni
sh. Th
e ex
chan
ge st
uden
ts
have
an
oppo
rtun
ity
to d
o cl
inic
al p
ract
ice
and
proj
ect
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k in
Engl
ish.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N P
UB
LIC
HE
ALT
H N
UR
SIN
G
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 ye
ars,
240
EC
TS
cred
its.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
for e
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nge
stud
ents
in th
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ogra
mm
e in
Pub
lic H
ealt
h N
ursi
ng
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lang
uage
of t
each
ing
is ba
sical
ly F
inni
sh. Th
e ex
chan
ge st
uden
ts
have
an
oppo
rtun
ity
to d
o cl
inic
al p
ract
ice
and
proj
ect w
ork
in
Engl
ish.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
OC
CU
PA
TIO
NA
L T
HE
RA
PY
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
3,5
year
s, 2
10 E
CT
S cr
edit
s.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
for e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
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lang
uage
of t
each
ing
is ba
sical
ly F
inni
sh. Th
e ex
chan
ge st
uden
ts
have
an
oppo
rtun
ity
to c
arry
out
clin
ical
pra
ctic
e an
d pr
ojec
t wor
k in
Engl
ish.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
OP
TO
ME
TR
Y
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
3,5
year
s, 2
10 E
CT
S cr
edit
s.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
for e
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nge
stud
ents
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lang
uage
of t
each
ing
is ba
sical
ly F
inni
sh. Th
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chan
ge st
uden
ts
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oppo
rtun
ity
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arry
out
clin
ical
pra
ctic
e in
Eng
lish.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N O
RA
L
HY
GIE
NE
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
3,5
year
s, 2
10 E
CT
S cr
edit
s.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
for e
xcha
nge
stud
ents
in th
e D
egre
e Pr
ogra
mm
e in
Ora
l Hyg
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The
lang
uage
of t
each
ing
is ba
sical
ly F
inni
sh. Th
e ex
chan
ge st
uden
ts
have
an
oppo
rtun
ity
to d
o cl
inic
al p
ract
ice
and
proj
ect w
ork
in
Engl
ish.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
OS
TE
OP
AT
HY
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 ye
ars,
240
EC
TS
cred
its.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
for e
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nge
stud
ents
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lang
uage
of t
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sical
ly F
inni
sh. Th
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ge st
uden
ts
have
an
oppo
rtun
ity
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ctic
e in
Eng
lish.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
PH
YS
IOT
HE
RA
PY
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
3,5
year
s, 2
10 E
CT
S cr
edit
s.
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y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
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nge
stud
ents
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lang
uage
of t
each
ing
is ba
sical
ly F
inni
sh. Th
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ge st
uden
ts
have
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rtun
ity
to c
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out
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pra
ctic
e in
Eng
lish.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
PO
DIA
TR
Y
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
3,5
year
s, 2
10 E
CT
S cr
edit
s.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
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nge
stud
ents
The
lang
uage
of t
each
ing
is ba
sical
ly F
inni
sh. Th
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chan
ge st
uden
ts
have
an
oppo
rtun
ity
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arry
out
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ical
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ctic
e in
Eng
lish.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
PR
OS
TH
ET
ICS
AN
D O
RT
HO
TIC
S
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
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year
s, 2
10 E
CT
S cr
edit
s.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
for e
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nge
stud
ents
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lang
uage
of
teac
hing
is b
asic
ally
Fin
nish
. The
exch
ange
stud
ents
have
an
oppo
rtun
ity
to c
arry
out
clin
ical
pra
ctic
e in
Eng
lish.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E
IN R
AD
IOG
RA
PH
Y A
ND
RA
DIO
TH
ER
AP
Y
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
3,5
year
s, 2
10 E
CT
S cr
edit
s.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
for e
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nge
stud
ents
in th
e D
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e
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ram
me
in R
adio
grap
hy a
nd R
adio
ther
apy
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lang
uage
of t
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sical
ly F
inni
sh. Th
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chan
ge st
uden
ts
have
an
oppo
rtun
ity
to d
o cl
inic
al p
ract
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proj
ect
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k in
Engl
ish.
56
57
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
SO
CIA
L S
ER
VIC
ES
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
3,5
year
s, 2
10 E
CT
S cr
edit
s.
Stud
y ar
eas a
vaila
ble
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nge
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ents
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lang
uage
of t
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sical
ly F
inni
sh. Th
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chan
ge st
uden
ts
have
an
oppo
rtun
ity to
car
ry o
ut c
linic
al p
ract
ice
in E
nglis
h.
TH
E M
AS
TE
R’S
DE
GR
EE
S
The
Mas
ter’s
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
me
is ai
med
at p
erso
ns w
ith U
AS
(pol
ytec
hnic
) deg
rees
in h
ealth
car
e/so
cial
serv
ices
or w
ith o
ther
com
plet
ed c
orre
spon
ding
stud
ies a
nd w
ho p
osse
ss a
min
imum
of
thre
e ye
ars’
wor
king
exp
erie
nce
with
in th
eir fi
eld
of e
xper
tise.
Mas
ter’s
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
mes
in E
nglis
h ar
e:H
ealth
Bus
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s Man
agem
ent
Eras
mus
-Mun
dus E
mer
genc
y an
d C
ritic
al C
are
Nur
sing
Mas
ter’s
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
mes
in F
inni
sh a
re:
Clin
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Exp
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eD
evel
opm
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nd L
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p in
Hea
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are
and
Soci
al
Serv
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H
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Pro
mot
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Reha
bilit
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Ser
vice
s
DE
GR
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PR
OG
RA
MM
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IN
TH
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D O
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HN
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INT
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NA
TIO
NA
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OO
RD
INA
TO
RS
Ms K
aisa
Meg
hjee
/ H
elsi
nki u
nit
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ress
: PO
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aste
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man
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tion
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nglis
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tron
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form
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cien
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amm
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päva
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(Esp
oo): Med
ia E
ngin
eerin
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uitio
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lish)
Info
rmat
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Tech
nolo
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uitio
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En
glish
) Bu
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rvic
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ngin
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onst
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Man
agem
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Indu
stria
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neer
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Build
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Serv
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inee
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ter
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Info
rmat
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Tech
nolo
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aste
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Deg
ree
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tion
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nglis
h)La
nd S
urve
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ter
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form
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logy
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echn
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elat
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degr
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amm
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rmäk
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taa)
:
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omat
ion
Engi
neer
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Aut
omat
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Tech
nolo
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aste
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degr
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otec
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and
Food
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inee
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mic
al E
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viro
nmen
tal E
ngin
eerin
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uitio
n in
En
glish
)M
ater
ials
and
Surf
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Trea
tmen
t Te
chno
logy
Pho
to M
etro
polia
/ K
ira
Aim
o
Pho
to M
etro
polia
/ K
ira A
imo
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59
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
ES
IN
EN
GL
ISH
AR
E:
Civ
il E
ngin
eeri
ng: S
ust
aina
ble
Buil
ding
Eng
inee
ring
Elec
tron
ics
Envi
ronm
enta
l En
gine
erin
g
Info
rmat
ion
Tech
nolo
gy
Med
ia E
ngin
eeri
ng
Busi
ness
Info
rmat
ics,
Mas
ter
of E
ngin
eeri
ng,
Mas
ter
s de
gree
Indu
stri
al M
anag
emen
t, M
aste
r’s
Deg
ree
Info
rmat
ion
Tech
nolo
gy, M
aste
rs
Deg
ree
Con
stru
ctio
n an
d Re
al E
stat
e M
anag
emen
t, M
Sc-
Pro
gram
me
(ru
n jo
intl
y w
ith
HT
W B
erli
n, G
erm
any)
INT
ER
NA
TIO
NA
L S
EM
ES
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RS/
MO
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BA
CH
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OR
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EG
RE
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GR
AM
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Indu
stri
al M
anag
emen
t in
tern
atio
nal
Sem
este
rs
Tech
nolo
gy B
usi
ness
Mo
dule
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
ES
IN F
INN
ISH
AR
E:
Aut
omat
ion
Engi
neer
ing
Aut
omot
ive
and
Tran
spor
t En
gine
erin
g
Biot
echn
olo
gy a
nd F
ood
Eng
inee
ring
Buil
ding
Ser
vice
s En
gine
erin
g
Che
mic
al E
ngin
eeri
ng
Civ
il E
ngin
eeri
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Con
stru
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n Si
te M
anag
emen
t
Elec
tric
al E
ngin
eeri
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Hea
lth
Info
rmat
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Indu
stri
al M
anag
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t an
d En
gine
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Info
rmat
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Tech
nolo
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Labo
rato
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cien
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Land
Sur
veyi
ng T
echn
olo
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Mat
eria
ls T
echn
olo
gy a
nd S
urfa
ce T
reat
men
t
Mec
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cal
Engi
neer
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Med
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echn
olo
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Aut
omat
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Tech
nolo
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aste
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degr
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Ser
vice
s En
gine
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aste
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degr
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Phot
o M
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ISH
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EE
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EE
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ialis
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gy e
ffici
ency
, life
cyc
le e
ngin
eerin
g an
d fa
cilit
y m
anag
emen
t.
Gen
eral
eng
inee
ring
skill
s suc
h as
mat
hem
atic
s, ph
ysic
s, ch
emist
ry,
info
rmat
ion
and
com
mun
icat
ion
tech
nolo
gies
(IC
T), c
ompu
ter a
ided
desig
n (C
AD
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bui
ldin
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atio
n m
odel
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ork
plac
emen
t, st
artin
g fr
om
the
first
stud
y ye
ar a
nd e
ndin
g to
a fi
nal w
ork,
usu
ally
com
miss
ione
d
by o
ur p
artn
ers i
n in
dust
ry. A
n in
tern
atio
nal e
xcha
nge
will
be
incl
uded
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e th
ird y
ear c
urric
ulum
.
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ies i
n En
glish
: All
tuiti
on in
this
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e is
in E
nglis
h.
Dur
ing
the
acad
emic
yea
r 201
2-20
13 w
e off
er fi
rst a
nd se
cond
yea
r
stud
ies.
Inte
rnat
iona
l exc
hang
e st
uden
ts a
re w
elco
me
to p
artic
ipat
e in
the
activ
ities
of t
his i
nter
natio
nal p
rogr
amm
e.
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The
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
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lect
roni
cs
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ides
the
lear
ners
with
pra
ctic
al e
xper
ienc
e an
d pr
ofes
siona
l
know
ledg
e in
the
field
. The
degr
ee g
ives
a so
lid b
asis
to w
ork
as
an e
ngin
eer a
nyw
here
in th
e w
orld
, as t
he st
uden
t will
bec
ome
fam
iliar
with
inte
rcul
tura
l asp
ects
due
to th
e m
ulti-
cultu
ral s
tudy
envi
ronm
ent a
nd st
uden
t com
mun
ity.
In o
rder
to b
e a
spec
ialis
t in
elec
tron
ics e
ngin
eerin
g yo
u sh
ould
hav
e
a pr
ofou
nd k
now
ledg
e in
mat
hem
atic
s and
phy
sics t
oget
her w
ith a
broa
d un
ders
tand
ing
in d
iffer
ent fi
elds
of e
lect
roni
cs. O
ur e
duca
tion
offer
ing
incl
udes
the
follo
win
g pr
ofes
siona
l stu
dy m
odul
es in
whi
ch
you
can
spec
ialis
e ac
cord
ing
to y
our i
nter
ests
:
Embe
dded
Sys
tem
s
Wire
less
Com
mun
icat
ion
Sens
ors
Elec
tron
ics a
nd E
MC
Pow
er E
lect
roni
cs
Stud
ies i
n th
e D
egre
e Pr
ogra
mm
e in
Ele
ctro
nics
con
sist o
f the
oret
ical
stud
ies c
ombi
ned
clos
ely
with
pra
ctic
al w
ork,
such
as l
abor
ator
y an
d
proj
ect w
ork,
han
ds-o
n ex
perie
nce
in m
anuf
actu
ring
circ
uits
and
syst
ems a
nd a
lso p
ract
ical
on-
the-
job
lear
ning
. The
stud
ent w
ill g
ain
lang
uage
and
com
mun
icat
ion
as w
ell a
s bus
ines
s ski
lls to
enh
ance
engi
neer
ing
com
pete
nce.
60
61
Elec
tron
ics e
ngin
eers
can
wor
k fo
r exa
mpl
e as
ele
ctro
nics
des
igne
rs
in re
sear
ch la
bora
torie
s, as
team
lead
ers i
n fa
ctor
ies a
nd a
lso in
sale
s
and
mar
ketin
g po
sitio
ns. S
tudy
ing
elec
tron
ics i
n H
elsin
ki M
etro
polia
Uni
vers
ity
of A
pplie
d Sc
ienc
es g
ives
you
the
keys
to su
ccee
d in
any
of
thes
e in
tere
stin
g fie
lds.
Stud
ies i
n En
glis
h
All
tuiti
on in
this
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e is
in E
nglis
h. D
urin
g th
e
acad
emic
yea
r 201
2-20
13 w
e off
er fi
rst,
seco
nd, a
nd th
ird y
ear s
tudi
es.
Inte
rnat
iona
l exc
hang
e st
uden
ts a
re w
elco
me
to p
artic
ipat
e in
the
activ
ities
of t
his i
nter
natio
nal p
rogr
amm
e.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
EN
VIR
ON
ME
NT
AL
EN
GIN
EE
RIN
G
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
Rene
wab
le E
nerg
y En
gine
erin
g
Wat
er, W
aste
and
Env
ironm
enta
l
Engi
neer
ing
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
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ears
, 240
EC
TS
cred
its.
The
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
me
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nviro
nmen
tal E
ngin
eerin
g co
nsist
s of
basic
, ele
ctiv
e, a
nd p
rofe
ssio
nal s
tudi
es, i
ndus
try-
base
d tr
aini
ng, a
nd
an e
ngin
eerin
g Ba
chel
or’s
Thes
is. Th
e pr
ogra
mm
e ed
ucat
es sp
ecia
lists
in re
new
able
ene
rgy
and
was
te, w
ater
and
env
ironm
enta
l eng
inee
ring.
Rene
wab
le e
nerg
y sp
ecia
lisat
ion
cove
rs b
io, w
ind,
hyd
ropo
wer
, and
sola
r ene
rgy
tech
nolo
gies
. We
teac
h ne
w a
nd e
cono
mic
way
s of
mak
ing
rene
wab
le e
nerg
y fr
om w
aste
and
bio
mas
s. In
the
was
te,
wat
er a
nd e
nviro
nmen
tal e
ngin
eerin
g sp
ecia
lisat
ion
you
lear
n ho
w to
prov
ide
clea
n w
ater
and
how
to tr
eat m
unic
ipal
and
indu
stria
l was
te
as w
ell a
s how
to d
esig
n w
ater
and
was
te tr
eatm
ent p
lant
s.
Teac
hing
incl
udes
nor
mal
cla
ss te
achi
ng, l
abor
ator
y an
d pr
ojec
t wor
ks
and
guid
ed in
depe
nden
t stu
dyin
g. Th
e ba
sis o
f the
pro
gram
me’
s
educ
atio
n is
in b
road
und
erst
andi
ng o
f nat
ural
scie
nces
and
engi
neer
ing.
The
prof
essio
nal s
tudi
es c
onsis
t of e
nviro
nmen
tal
tech
nolo
gy, p
ollu
tion
mon
itorin
g an
d en
viro
nmen
tal s
afet
y
man
agem
ent.
Stud
ies i
n En
glis
h
All
tuiti
on in
this
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e is
in E
nglis
h. In
tern
atio
nal
exch
ange
stud
ents
are
wel
com
e to
par
ticip
ate
in th
e ac
tiviti
es o
f thi
s
inte
rnat
iona
l deg
ree
prog
ram
me.
BA
CH
EL
OR
’S D
EG
RE
E
PR
OG
RA
MM
ES
IN
IN
FO
RM
AT
ION
TE
CH
NO
LO
GY
IT
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nt
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he
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gram
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egre
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tim
e St
udie
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Spec
ialis
atio
n op
tion
s:
Com
mun
icat
ions
and
Dat
a N
etw
orks
Embe
dded
Eng
inee
ring
Soft
war
e En
gine
erin
g
The
mai
n ob
ject
ive
of th
is pr
ogra
mm
e is
to e
quip
the
stud
ent f
or a
n
inte
rnat
iona
l eng
inee
ring
care
er, a
nd p
rovi
de h
igh
qual
ity
inst
ruct
ion
and
skill
s in
thre
e di
ffere
nt sp
ecia
lisat
ion
optio
ns.
The
prof
essio
nal s
tudi
es in
clud
e m
odul
es in
com
pute
r eng
inee
ring,
tele
com
mun
icat
ions
, sof
twar
e en
gine
erin
g, a
nd e
mbe
dded
syst
ems.
The
stud
ent h
as a
gre
at o
ppor
tuni
ty to
gai
n pr
actic
al e
xper
ienc
e
as M
etro
polia
has
subs
tant
ial e
duca
tiona
l and
rese
arch
act
iviti
es in
mob
ile c
omm
unic
atio
n ne
twor
ks, c
ompu
ter-b
ased
mea
sure
men
t
syst
ems,
real
-tim
e sy
stem
s and
in a
net
wor
k-ba
sed
proj
ect l
earn
ing.
The
lang
uage
and
com
mun
icat
ion
as w
ell a
s bus
ines
s ski
lls w
ill
enha
nce
the
engi
neer
ing
com
pete
nce.
The
stud
ent w
ill b
e lin
ked
to w
orki
ng-li
fe th
roug
hout
thei
r stu
dies
via
indu
stry
–re
late
d pr
ojec
ts, i
ndus
tria
l pla
cem
ent p
erio
ds, I
nnov
atio
n
Proj
ect a
nd a
Fin
al Y
ear P
roje
ct. Th
is gi
ves a
cha
nce
to c
reat
e us
eful
netw
orks
and
pla
n fu
ture
car
eer w
hilst
stud
ying
.
In to
tal,
this
degr
ee o
ffers
a so
lid b
asis
to w
ork
as a
n en
gine
er
anyw
here
in th
e w
orld
, and
hav
e a
care
er in
var
ious
are
as o
f
info
rmat
ion
and
com
mun
icat
ions
tech
nolo
gies
. The
stud
ent w
ill h
ave
an e
xcel
lent
opp
ortu
nity
to g
et to
kno
w a
bout
inte
rcul
tura
l asp
ects
whi
lst st
udyi
ng d
ue to
the
mul
ti-cu
ltura
l stu
dy e
nviro
nmen
t and
stud
ent c
omm
unit
y.
Bach
elor
’s D
egre
e as
Eve
ning
Stu
dies
(Adu
lt E
duca
tion
)
Spec
ialis
atio
n op
tion
s:
Com
mun
icat
ion
and
Dat
a N
etw
orks
Soft
war
e En
gine
erin
g
This
prog
ram
me
is es
peci
ally
des
igne
d fo
r peo
ple
who
are
una
ble
to
stud
y du
ring
the
day.
Cou
rses
are
arr
ange
d as
eve
ning
and
mul
tifor
m
stud
ies,
and
lect
ures
hel
d du
ring
wee
kday
eve
ning
s and
per
haps
som
e
wee
kend
s. W
ithin
this
prog
ram
me
a su
cces
sful
stud
ent w
ill a
lso g
ain
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
thei
r im
pact
on
econ
omy
and
envi
ronm
ent.
For m
ore
info
rmat
ion
abou
t cou
rses
and
cur
ricul
a, g
o to
Met
ropo
lia’s
Stud
y G
uide
.
Stud
ies i
n En
glis
h
All
tuiti
on in
this
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e is
in E
nglis
h, in
bot
h da
y-
time
and
even
ing
stud
ies.
All
exch
ange
stud
ents
are
wel
com
e to
part
icip
ate
in th
ese
cour
ses.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N M
ED
IA
EN
GIN
EE
RIN
G
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nt
of t
he
pro
gram
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ars,
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TS
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its.
In th
e M
edia
Eng
inee
ring
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
me
all t
uitio
n is
in E
nglis
h. M
edia
Eng
inee
ring
grad
uate
s
have
the
know
ledg
e an
d sk
ills t
o w
ork
in m
edia
pro
duct
ion
and
man
agem
ent,
digi
tal p
rintin
g, m
ultim
edia
and
Inte
rnet
, e-c
omm
erce
,
audi
ovisu
al te
chno
logy
, dig
ital t
elev
ision
, mob
ile c
omm
unic
atio
ns
etc.
They
hav
e go
od sk
ills i
n m
edia
tech
nolo
gy, c
ompu
ting,
and
dat
a
com
mun
icat
ions
and
also
bas
ic k
now
ledg
e an
d sk
ills i
n m
ultim
edia
rela
ted
desig
n, p
rodu
ctio
n an
d bu
sines
s sub
ject
s.
62
63
Med
ia E
ngin
eerin
g gr
adua
tes w
ork
with
med
ia c
onte
nt a
nd se
rvic
es:
info
rmat
ion,
edu
catio
n, n
ews,
ente
rtai
nmen
t, m
arke
ting
and
adve
rtisi
ng.
Typi
cal t
asks
for a
n en
gine
er in
med
ia a
re te
chni
cal
desig
n, d
evel
opm
ent,
and
cust
omer
serv
ice
in th
e w
ide
field
of
info
rmat
ion
and
com
mun
icat
ion
indu
stry
. An
engi
neer
of t
he
field
can
wor
k as
an
inte
ract
ive
TV a
nd v
ideo
pro
duce
r, w
ith a
tele
com
mun
icat
ion
serv
ice
prov
ider
or i
n an
ope
n an
d di
stan
ce
lear
ning
inst
itutio
n, b
e a
man
ager
or a
spec
ialis
t in
digi
tal p
ublis
hing
,
prin
ting,
mul
timed
ia p
rodu
ctio
n, In
tern
et a
nd m
obile
serv
ices
. Oth
er
appr
opria
te ta
sks a
re m
arke
ting,
sale
s, gu
idan
ce a
nd tr
aini
ng.
The
stud
ies i
nclu
de a
ll di
strib
utio
n ch
anne
ls fr
om p
aper
to m
obile
devi
ces a
nd d
igita
l int
egra
tion
of te
levi
sion
plat
form
. Spe
cial
em
phas
is
is on
mul
ticha
nnel
pub
lishi
ng, w
hich
link
s diff
eren
t tec
hnol
ogie
s.
The
aim
is to
pro
vide
stro
ng te
chno
logi
cal k
now
-how
of i
nfor
mat
ion
dist
ribut
ion
thro
ugh
thes
e ch
anne
ls, n
ot fo
rget
ting
the
cont
ent
prod
uctio
n.
Stud
ies i
n En
glis
h
All
tuiti
on in
this
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e is
in E
nglis
h, in
bot
h da
y-tim
e
and
even
ing
stud
ies.
All
exch
ange
stud
ents
are
wel
com
e to
par
ticip
ate
in th
ese
cour
ses.
Som
e la
bora
tory
cla
sses
may
hav
e a
limit
on th
e
num
ber o
f par
ticip
ants
.
MA
ST
ER
’S D
EG
RE
E P
RO
GR
AM
ME
IN I
NF
OR
MA
TIO
N T
EC
HN
OL
OG
Y
IT
Spec
ialis
atio
n op
tion
s:
Med
ia P
rodu
ctio
n Ec
osys
tem
s
Mob
ile P
rogr
amm
ing
Soft
war
e A
rchi
tect
ure
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
2 y
ear,
60
ECT
S cr
edit
s (p
art-
tim
e st
ud
ies)
.
This
prog
ram
me
offer
s the
late
st k
now
ledg
e fo
r adv
ance
d
prof
essio
nals
who
wan
t to
follo
w d
evel
opm
ent i
n th
e fie
ld o
f
tech
nolo
gy a
nd in
inte
rnat
iona
l eng
inee
ring.
A su
cces
sful
stud
ent w
ill g
ain
a br
oad
theo
retic
al b
ackg
roun
d an
d
prac
tice
on c
onte
mpo
rary
indu
stria
l top
ics.
The
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e
cons
ists o
f Pro
fess
iona
l Stu
dies
, 30
ECTS
cre
dits
and
a F
inal
Yea
r
Proj
ect,
30 E
CTS
cre
dits
. Pro
fess
iona
l Stu
dies
will
follo
w th
e ch
osen
spec
ialis
atio
n op
tion,
whi
ch w
ill in
terf
ace
with
the
spec
ialis
atio
n
optio
n in
the
Bach
elor
’s D
egre
e an
d of
cou
rse
with
stud
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corp
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pro
gram
me:
3,5
yea
rs, 2
10 E
CT
S cr
edit
s.
Stud
ies i
n En
glis
h
The
tuiti
on in
this
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e is
in F
inni
sh.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
EL
EC
TR
ICA
L E
NG
INE
ER
ING
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
Elec
tric
al P
ower
Eng
inee
ring
Elec
tron
ics a
nd M
edic
al
Engi
neer
ing
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 y
ears
, 240
EC
TS
cred
its.
Stud
ies i
n En
glis
h
The
tuiti
on in
this
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e is
in F
inni
sh. H
owev
er,
inco
min
g ex
chan
ge st
uden
ts a
re o
ffere
d op
port
uniti
es to
do
smal
ler
spec
ial p
roje
cts a
nd/o
r Bac
helo
r’s Th
esis
in E
nglis
h in
the
degr
ee
prog
ram
me.
Ple
ase
note
that
the
spec
ial p
roje
cts a
nd B
ache
lor’s
Thes
is op
port
uniti
es a
re su
bjec
t to
avai
labi
lity
depe
ndin
g on
e.g
. on-
goin
g pr
ojec
ts. F
or c
ours
es in
Eng
lish,
ple
ase
see
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
me
in E
lect
roni
cs.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N H
EA
LTH
INF
OR
MA
TIC
S
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 ye
ars,
40
ECT
S cr
edit
s.
Stud
ies i
n En
glis
h
The
tuiti
on in
this
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e is
in F
inni
sh. H
owev
er, i
ncom
ing
exch
ange
stud
ents
are
offe
red
oppo
rtun
ities
to d
o sm
alle
r spe
cial
proj
ects
and
/or B
ache
lor’s
Thes
is in
Eng
lish
in th
e de
gree
pro
gram
me.
Occ
asio
nally
, the
re m
ight
be
oppo
rtun
ities
for w
ork
plac
emen
ts in
the
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e la
bora
torie
s. Pl
ease
not
e th
at th
e sp
ecia
l
proj
ects
, Bac
helo
r’s Th
esis
as w
ell a
s wor
k pl
acem
ent o
ppor
tuni
ties
are
subj
ect t
o av
aila
bilit
y de
pend
ing
on e
.g. o
n-go
ing
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ects
.
Phot
o M
etro
polia
Imag
e Ba
nk
68
69
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 y
ears
, 240
EC
TS
cred
its.
Stud
ies i
n En
glis
h
The
tuiti
on d
urin
g th
e fir
st, s
econ
d an
d fo
urth
yea
rs a
re in
Fin
nish
.
The
third
yea
r sem
este
rs a
re o
ffere
d in
Eng
lish.
See
mor
e fr
om
Inte
rnat
iona
l Sem
este
r in
Indu
stria
l Man
agem
ent.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
INF
OR
MA
TIO
N T
EC
HN
OL
OG
Y
HE
LS
INK
I
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
Tele
com
mun
icat
ions
Soft
war
e En
gine
erin
g
Dat
a N
etw
orks
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 y
ears
, 240
EC
TS
cred
its.
Stud
ies i
n En
glis
h
The
tuiti
on in
this
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e is
in F
inni
sh. F
or c
ours
es in
Engl
ish, p
leas
e se
e In
form
atio
n Te
chno
logy
in E
nglis
h in
Lep
päva
ara.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
INF
OR
MA
TIO
N T
EC
HN
OL
OG
Y
LE
PP
ÄV
AA
RA
, E
SP
OO
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
Soft
war
e En
gine
erin
g
Embe
dded
Eng
inee
ring
Tele
com
mun
icat
ions
Dat
a N
etw
orks
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
IND
US
TR
IAL
MA
NA
GE
ME
NT
AN
D
EN
GIN
EE
RIN
G
LE
PP
ÄV
AA
RA
,
ES
PO
O
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
Logi
stic
s and
Bus
ines
s
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 y
ears
, 240
EC
TS
cred
its.
Stud
ies i
n En
glis
h
The
tuiti
on in
this
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e is
in F
inni
sh. H
owev
er, t
he
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e off
ers T
echn
olog
y Bu
sines
s Mod
ule
in w
hich
lang
uage
of t
uitio
n is
Engl
ish. Th
e Te
chno
logy
Bus
ines
s Mod
ule
incl
udes
var
iety
of b
usin
ess a
nd m
anag
emen
t rel
ated
cou
rses
dire
cted
espe
cial
ly fo
r eng
inee
ring
stud
ents
. The
inco
min
g ex
chan
ge st
uden
ts
are
wel
com
e to
take
diff
eren
t cou
rses
from
the
Tech
nolo
gy B
usin
ess
Mod
ule.
Sev
eral
cou
rses
are
offe
red
thro
ugho
ut th
e ac
adem
ic y
ear
tota
lling
up
to 4
0 EC
TS c
redi
ts.
Inco
min
g ex
chan
ge st
uden
ts a
re a
lso o
ffere
d op
port
uniti
es to
do sm
alle
r spe
cial
pro
ject
s and
/or B
ache
lor’s
Thes
is in
Eng
lish
in
the
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e. P
leas
e no
te th
at th
e sp
ecia
l pro
ject
s and
Bach
elor
’s Th
esis
are
subj
ect t
o av
aila
bilit
y de
pend
ing
on e
.g. o
n-
goin
g pr
ojec
ts.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
IND
US
TR
IAL
MA
NA
GE
ME
NT
HE
LS
INK
I
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
Glo
bal I
CT
Busin
ess
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 y
ears
, 240
EC
TS
cred
its.
Stud
ies i
n En
glis
h
The
tuiti
on in
this
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e is
in F
inni
sh. Th
e in
com
ing
exch
ange
stud
ents
can
take
cou
rses
from
the
Info
rmat
ion
Tech
nolo
gy
Deg
ree
Prog
ram
me
in E
nglis
h th
at is
par
alle
l to
the
Finn
ish
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e. In
com
ing
exch
ange
stud
ents
are
also
offe
red
oppo
rtun
ities
to d
o sm
alle
r spe
cial
pro
ject
s and
/or B
ache
lor’s
Thes
is
in E
nglis
h in
the
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e. P
leas
e no
te th
at th
e sp
ecia
l
proj
ects
and
Bac
helo
r’s Th
esis
oppo
rtun
ities
are
subj
ect t
o av
aila
bilit
y
depe
ndin
g on
e.g
. on-
goin
g pr
ojec
ts.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
LA
BO
RA
TO
RY
SC
IEN
CE
S
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
Bio
Scie
nces
Che
mic
al A
naly
sis
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
3,5
yea
rs, 2
10 E
CT
S cr
edit
s.
Stud
ies i
n En
glis
h
The
tuiti
on in
this
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e is
in F
inni
sh. H
owev
er, i
ncom
ing
exch
ange
stud
ents
are
offe
red
oppo
rtun
ities
to d
o sm
alle
r spe
cial
proj
ects
and
/or B
ache
lor’s
Thes
is in
Eng
lish
in th
e de
gree
pro
gram
me.
Occ
asio
nally
, the
re m
ight
be
oppo
rtun
ities
for w
ork
plac
emen
ts in
the
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e la
bora
torie
s. Pl
ease
not
e th
at th
e sp
ecia
l
proj
ects
, Bac
helo
r’s Th
esis
as w
ell a
s wor
k pl
acem
ent o
ppor
tuni
ties
are
subj
ect t
o av
aila
bilit
y de
pend
ing
on e
.g. o
n-go
ing
proj
ects
.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N L
AN
D
SU
RV
EY
ING
TE
CH
NO
LO
GY
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
Geo
info
rmat
ics
Mea
sure
men
t Tec
hnol
ogie
s
Envi
ronm
enta
l Pla
nnin
g
Cad
astr
al S
urve
ys
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 y
ears
, 240
EC
TS
cred
its.
Stud
ies i
n En
glis
h
The
tuiti
on in
this
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e is
in F
inni
sh. H
owev
er, i
ncom
ing
exch
ange
stud
ents
are
offe
red
oppo
rtun
ities
to d
o so
me
stud
ies
rela
ted
to S
patia
l Dat
a (D
ata
Col
lect
ion,
Dat
a A
naly
sis, G
IS a
nd S
patia
l
Dat
a M
anag
emen
t and
Qua
lity)
and
/or t
o do
smal
ler s
peci
al p
roje
cts
in th
e de
gree
pro
gram
me.
Ple
ase
note
that
the
spec
ial p
roje
ct
oppo
rtun
ities
are
subj
ect t
o av
aila
bilit
y de
pend
ing
on e
.g. o
n-go
ing
proj
ects
.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
MA
TE
RIA
LS
AN
D S
UR
FAC
E
TR
EA
TM
EN
T T
EC
HN
OL
OG
Y
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
Indu
stria
l Sur
face
Tre
atm
ents
Surf
ace
Trea
tmen
t of B
uild
ings
Mat
eria
ls an
d C
orro
sion
Tech
nolo
gy
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 y
ears
, 240
EC
TS
cred
its.
Stud
ies i
n En
glis
h
The
tuiti
on in
this
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e is
in F
inni
sh.
70
71
MA
ST
ER
’S D
EG
RE
E P
RO
GR
AM
ME
IN B
UIL
DIN
G S
ER
VIC
ES
EN
GIN
EE
RIN
G
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
HVA
C E
ngin
eerin
g (H
VAC)
Elec
tric
al a
nd IT
Eng
inee
ring
in
Build
ings
(E)
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
2 y
ears
, 60
ECT
S cr
edit
s (p
art-
tim
e st
ud
ies)
.
Stud
ies i
n En
glis
h
The
tuiti
on in
this
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e is
in F
inni
sh.
MA
ST
ER
’S D
EG
RE
E P
RO
GR
AM
ME
IN
LA
ND
SU
RV
EY
ING
TE
CH
NO
LO
GY
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
Cad
astr
al p
roce
edin
gs
Geo
info
rmat
ics
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
2 y
ears
, 60
ECT
S cr
edit
s (p
art-
tim
e st
ud
ies)
.
Stud
ies i
n En
glis
h:
The
tuiti
on in
this
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e is
in F
inni
sh.
Stud
ies i
n En
glis
h
The
tuiti
on in
this
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e is
in F
inni
sh. H
owev
er, i
ncom
ing
exch
ange
stud
ents
are
offe
red
oppo
rtun
ities
to d
o sm
alle
r spe
cial
proj
ects
and
/or B
ache
lor’s
Thes
is in
Eng
lish
in th
e de
gree
pro
gram
me.
Plea
se n
ote
that
the
spec
ial p
roje
cts a
nd B
ache
lor’s
Thes
is
oppo
rtun
ities
are
subj
ect t
o av
aila
bilit
y de
pend
ing
on e
.g. o
n-go
ing
proj
ects
. Som
e G
raph
ic T
echn
olog
y re
late
d co
urse
s are
offe
red
in
Engl
ish in
Med
ia E
ngin
eerin
g D
egre
e Pr
ogra
mm
e, se
e th
e cu
rric
ulum
.
MA
ST
ER
’S D
EG
RE
E P
RO
GR
AM
ME
IN A
UT
OM
AT
ION
TE
CH
NO
LO
GY
Spec
ialis
atio
n:
Spec
ial e
mph
asis
in th
e de
gree
prog
ram
me
is gi
ven
on th
e m
oder
n an
d
late
st a
utom
atio
n te
chno
logy
, wire
less
netw
orks
, aut
omat
ion
proj
ect m
anag
emen
t and
the
safe
ty a
nd
qual
ity
aspe
cts o
f aut
omat
ion.
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
2 y
ears
, 60
ECT
S cr
edit
s (p
art-
tim
e st
ud
ies)
.
Stud
ies i
n En
glis
h
The
tuiti
on in
this
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e is
in F
inni
sh.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N
ME
CH
AN
ICA
L E
NG
INE
ER
ING
Spec
ialis
atio
ns:
Ener
gy a
nd E
nviro
nmen
tal
Engi
neer
ing
Mac
hine
Aut
omat
ion
Prod
uctio
n En
gine
erin
g
Mac
hine
Des
ign
Engi
neer
ing
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 y
ears
, 240
EC
TS
cred
its.
Stud
ies i
n En
glis
h
The
tuiti
on in
this
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e is
in F
inni
sh. H
owev
er,
inco
min
g ex
chan
ge st
uden
ts a
re o
ffere
d op
port
uniti
es to
do
smal
ler
spec
ial p
roje
cts a
nd/o
r Bac
helo
r’s Th
esis
in E
nglis
h in
the
degr
ee
prog
ram
me.
Occ
asio
nally
, the
re m
ight
be
oppo
rtun
ities
for w
ork
plac
emen
ts in
the
degr
ee p
rogr
amm
e la
bora
torie
s. Pl
ease
not
e th
at
the
spec
ial p
roje
cts,
Bach
elor
’s Th
esis
as w
ell a
s wor
k pl
acem
ent
oppo
rtun
ities
are
subj
ect t
o av
aila
bilit
y de
pend
ing
on e
.g. o
n-go
ing
proj
ects
.
DE
GR
EE
PR
OG
RA
MM
E I
N M
ED
IA
TE
CH
NO
LO
GY
Spec
ialis
atio
ns:
Gra
phic
Tec
hnol
ogy
Dig
ital M
edia
Exte
nt
of t
he
pro
gram
me:
4 y
ears
, 240
EC
TS
cred
its.
Phot
o M
etro
polia
Imag
e Ba
nk
72
73
NO
TE
S
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