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Take a look at our Prezi presentation on How to Apply to Finnish higher education!

How to apply?

This section will provide you with some general guidelines for applying to the Finnish higher education system, including issues such as:

• how to submit your study application
• application times
• general eligibility criteria
• the required diplomas and certificates
• language requirements
• entrance examinations
• student selection

You can find information on practical issues like visas/student residence permits, student accommodation, cost of living, working during studies etc. in the 'Living in Finland' section of this site!

Finnish higher education institutions offer a wide variety of interesting degree level programmes available completely in English. You can browse through the available options in the ‘study programmes database’ section of this website.
If you already know the institution and programme you wish to apply to, you can of course go directly to the website of the institution for further information. You can find the addresses in the ‘institutions’ section of this site.

• after getting acquainted with the basics presented on these pages, please study carefully the detailed application instructions on the admission sites.
• you can always contact the admission offices of the institutions for advice.

Note that some of your questions may also be answered in the FAQ (frequently asked questions) section.

Please note

Please note that CIMO is not an admissions office! This site only provides the general guidelines on how, when and where to submit an application. For detailed information concerning your eligibility, the admission procedure or the application requirements, please contact the Admissions Office of the institution you are applying to - see section "Admissions system" CIMO cannot make any eligibility decisions of behalf of the Finnish higher education institutions, nor do we handle any study applications.

Last updated 29.06.2012 Print

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