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The first joint application for Finnish higher institutions in spring 2026 ended on Wednesday, 21 January. There were about 9,000 starting places to apply to in 440 study programmes. Roughly half of...

The national recommendations for children on the use of digital devices were specified after their circulation for comments in the autumn. The completed recommendations include a tightening of the recommended age limit for getting a smartphone, which is now 13 years.

The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and the Finnish National Agency for Education are launching work at the national level to strengthen parenthood. The Strength from Parenthood project brings parents’ point of view to the development of services and determines shared national principles for supporting parenthood.

Joint press release from the Finnish National Agency for Education and Institute for the Languages of Finland. The beginning of next year will see two new pieces of legislation enter into effect: the...

33,900 applicants participated in the autumn joint application, of which 11,500 were offered admission. More than half were offered admission to their first programme of choice.

Steadily increasing numbers of foreign graduates from Finnish higher education institutions have found jobs in Finland in recent years. In 2023, more than a half of foreign citizens who had completed a degree in Finland had found a job three years after graduation. However, foreigners are less likely to work in expert tasks than Finnish graduates.

Finnish higher education institutions, together with higher education stakeholders, have prepared a set of recommendations to increase international mobility. The recommendations apply in particular to mobility periods abroad that are part of higher education degrees and qualifications. Clear targets for increasing student mobility will be set both at the national and institution level.

The international partnerships of Finnish higher education institutions strongly support the labour market alignment of the competence produced by partner institutions' qualifications. This is the conclusion of a recent review by the Finnish National Agency for Education of Finnish higher education cooperation in Africa.

The autumn joint application to higher education ended on Thursday 11 September. Most of the study programmes that participated in the joint application were in universities of applied sciences (UAS)...

Over 26,100 applicants applied to English-taught study programmes and art study programmes offered in the joint application this spring, with 33 % receiving an offer of admission. The number of applicants was halved from last year. This was mainly due to the newly introduced application fee, which decreased the number of international applicants.

The Finnish National Agency for Education has issued a regulation on the National Core Curriculum for English-language General Upper Secondary Education. English-language general upper secondary education can be started in August 2026.

The joint application to degree programmes in English at Finnish higher education institutions attracted around 32 400 applicants. This is around half the number of applicants when compared to 2024. In this application you could apply to higher education in English starting in autumn 2025 as well as programmes offered by the University of the Arts. There was a significant drop in the number of international applicants.

The first joint application to universities and universities of applied sciences is between 8th and 22nd January 2025. You can apply via Studyinfo, which is maintained by the Finnish National Agency for Education. In this application you can apply to programmes in English as well as programmes offered by the University of the Arts.

44,900 applicants participated in the autumn joint application, of which 10,900, or 24%, were offered admission. More than half were offered admission to their first programme of choice. The results of the autumn joint application have been published. The joint application included programmes starting in January 2025.

45 100 applicants participated in the autumn joint application to programmes starting in January 2025. This is approx. 10 800 less than in the corresponding joint application last autumn. There were over 10 000 study places available in the autumn joint application, offered mostly by universities of applied sciences.

In this autumn joint application beginning on Wednesday, 28th August at 8:00 (UTC+3), there are 10 300 study places in 325 application options to apply to. The studies in these programmes begin in...

The number of pupils finishing comprehensive education in 2024 is about 2,000 higher than in 2023, due to a larger age group. Approximately 3,500 pupils graduated from Swedish-speaking schools. In...

The selection in the joint application consisted of programmes offered in English and programmes offered by University of the Arts Helsinki programmes in theatre arts by Tampere University. Over 63...

The first joint application for higher education institutions in spring 2024 ended on Wednesday, 17 January. There were about 8,300 starting places to apply to in 412 study programmes. Roughly half of...

The first joint application to universities of applied sciences and universities starts 3.1. The closing date for applications is 17.1. The application can be completed at studyinfo.fi. The joint application contains a total of about 8,300 study places, which is almost 1,000 more than a year ago.