Languages: Finnish, Swedish.
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Read about Finland in Wikipedia and in the World Fact Book (CIA)
6 universities found with information for students with disabilities.
Links: 6 disability, education and employment related links for Finland
6 universities found with information for students with disabilities.
EDU.fi is an educational portal published by the National Board of Education. It includes a directory of universities in Finland.
Discover Finland is a Website that provides information about education, training and youth issues in Finland.
Virtual Finland provides information on all aspects of Finland. It is a project of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
The are no tuition fees for university studies in Finland
The Finnish National Board of Education provides information on student financial aid for foreigners.
PLOTEUS, "the Portal on Learning Opportunities throughout the European Space, will help you find out about education and training available throughout Europe." PLOTEUS includes an exchange & grants search and a searchable database of courses and schools.
ERASMUS, an "EU funded programme which contains a wide range of measures designed to support the European activities of higher education institutions, including mobility and exchange of their students and teaching staff."
Directorate of Immigration - Residence in Finland
Residence permits for foreign students
The Society for All project has summarised disability legislation in Finland.
The Finnish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs has a page with good information about"Disability policies and services."
The section on Finland of the Higher Education Accessibility Guide (HEAG) has a searchable database of universities and links for students with disabilities. HEAG is hosted by the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education.
Finland in the Lonely Planet World Guide
This entry changed: Thursday 2nd June 2005.
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