ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS TO STUDY IN FINLAND

Universities of Finland normally required internationally recognized English language proficiency certificates like IELTS and TOEFL. The score in IELTS and TOEFL can be varied from on university to another. You can check English Language requirement on official website of Study in Finland. However IELTS band requirement for Finland place between 6 bands to 6.5 bands. So it is IELTS score for Finland as well.

Those students who have completed their bachelor’s degree from some English-speaking countries like England, United States, Canada, Australia etc. are exempted to provide English language proficiency certificate. In some cases, universities of applied sciences do not ask for English language proficiency certificate but they test your language skills by their admission tests.

Study in Finland without IELTS? Yes it is possible. There are few exemption from IELTS AND TOEFL, such as if your previous degree’s language of instruction was English you may be exempted. So admission in Finland without IELTS is possible for Bangladeshi students.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO STUDY IN FINLAND?

Off-course it is an important question. Study in Finland cost is not too much and high and not too much cheep.  Apart from paying tuition fees of universities, students need 700 to 900 Euros per month for living expenses. This is projected cost of study in Finland for international students, it can be vary according to your living habits and city you choose to study.
So how to finance yourself during your stay in Finland to meet everyday living expenses which consist of accommodation, food, insurance and travel etc. is a question which student should sure before coming to Finland.

DO BANGLADESHI STUDENTS ALLOWED TO WORK IN FINLAND?

Yes, Bangladeshi students are allowed to work part time jobs to cover their expenses. Finding part time job in Finland is not easy and if you succeed to find it then minimum wage rate is 7 to 10 Euros. Sunrise Education Consultants recommend Bangladeshi students not to go Finland if they are totally depending on part time student job for paying their tuition fee and living expenses. You simply cannot cover both by only doing part time job.

However, part time job is good for student to gain practical knowledge about his future work and tough life. Lot of students do part time job in evening, weekends or holidays, especially from June to august summer jobs are available for students.

Foreign students have to face difficulty to finding job due to language barrier, if you can speak and understand Finnish or Swedish then it can be easier to find part time job. During semesters, non-EU students are allowed to work for 25 hours in a week.  And between semester’s break, Summer holidays and Christmas holidays you may work full time.