Finland

By BLC_4EVeR on August, 21

Finland has been steadily growing as a popular study destination for international students.  Located in the Scandinavian region of Europe, Finland boasts arguably the best educational system in the world, as per rankings. This makes it one of the best countries for international students for education abroad. Additionally, students should target Finland as their foreign study destination due to the strong performance of Finnish higher-education institutes in global rankings. There are 10 public universities in Finland, giving a wide variety of choices from undergraduate, masters, PhD and further graduate programs and in domains ranging from arts to science to design. Hence, the country has been successful is attracting a diverse range of foreign students from Bangladesh as well. As a stable country and economy, Finland boasts a friendly and welcoming environment for oversea students looking to pursue a quality education and eventually commencing for a successful career. The application period normally begins in December, running up until early February in certain cases, with classes starting in September. Although Finland has introduced tuition fees in the recent past, the universities extremely generous merit scholarship schemes to facilitate study abroad goals. Being public universities, the Finnish government funds the education and therefore, the universities are able to provide tuition fee waiver from 50%-100%. These are excellent scholarship opportunities for Bangladeshi students which can help them realize their dream for foreign study.  

On the other hand, Finland has one of the cheapest countries to study abroad. The monthly living expenses for students are easily manageable by opportunities to work part-time. From previous experience, students do not find it difficult to arrange their living expenses as part-time work is available in abundance in bigger cities. Moreover, the Finnish society is very welcoming to foreigners and speak fluent English when need be. However, international students are recommended to learn the local language as well to enrich their foreign study experience further by mingling more closely with the local Finnish community. Known as a popular destination to observe the beautiful norther aurora lights, Finland has lots to offer when it comes to landscape and sustainability of their environment, making it a very beautiful destination to travel and explore.