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International Student Life in Finland: What It's Really Like (2026)
What student life in Finland is really like — costs, housing, the 30-hour work rule, winter, campus culture and what happens after you graduate.
Study in Finland 2026
English-taught bachelor's and master's programmes, admission requirements, tuition fees, scholarships and student residence permit guidance — the whole picture in one place.
In progress
Cost of living, city by city
Helsinki against Kuopio, Tampere and Oulu — where the same budget buys a very different year.
Student housing and rental scams
How HOAS and the regional student housing foundations work, and the deposit scams that target new arrivals.
The 30-hour work rule, explained
Why it is an annual average, what counts, what doesn't, and how students get it wrong.
Surviving your first Finnish winter
Light, clothing, vitamin D and the practical side of four months of dark.
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