Exchange studies

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Smart at heart and wild by nature? Combine one of the best educational systems in the world with a unique adventure to the Arctic. Finland is High-tech and Highly Educated. It’s the 2nd best country in the world in using ICT to boost competitiveness and well-being. Relative to the population, we have the third most professionals working in research and development. In Lapland we have space for those innovative big ideas and 8 beautiful seasons to be inspired by. Explore our study opportunities in exchange studies.

With main campus located in Rovaniemi, at the Arctic Circle, Lapland is international and multidisciplinary. It is far – on top of the world. University of Lapland is the northernmost science and art university in Finland and in the European Union. That is why we have so good connections by land, air, sea and WiFi.

Photo by Virpi Nurmela

Best things in life – however – don´t need a password: In Lapland it is peaceful, clean and safe. Pallas, in Finnish Lapland, is one of the places that measures the cleanest air in the world (particle concentrations remain under 4 µg/m3) (WHO 2016). For many years in a row, Finland has been ranked the safest country in the world according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).

A sense of community is also very important to people here in the far north. The campus in Rovaniemi, is a close-knit multicultural community that offer students a lively and modern learning environment. Every 5th student on campus is international. Yes, it’s cold, but the people here are warm. You’ll make it!

Student experiences

10 reasons to choose University of Lapland

Luisa Lucio, from Brazil, ponders what makes the University of Lapland unique: "There are so many independent study projects; you can for example read books and articles. We don't have anything like that at home - it's always very teacher-centred. I think here students have more independence to focus on doing things the way they feel is best for them."

Why did Tess van den Brink from the Netherlands want to become an international tutor? “Well, I decided to become an international tutor because I myself had a really good tutor. She was a Finnish girl, who helped me a lot with everything. She wasn’t the type who would hold your hand, but she made sure that you had a good, warm welcome. I too want to make sure students feel welcome here and that they feel safe. Just like my own tutor did for me.”

Yingke Yu from China was an exchange student at ULapland. “Yeah, it’s not only exchange students, but also Finnish students. You know, actually, it’s a bit difficult – I’m not saying impossible, but difficult – to log in to Facebook in China. So I had a brand new Facebook account when I came here; now I’m going on 200 Facebook friends. So, I made a lot of friends. We had a lot of fun; we had parties, meetings, dinners.”