How is the situation of studying for a master's degree in Finland?

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Finland no longer provides free tuition for non-EU students, and the specific tuition fees vary from school to school. The reference tuition fees are as follows:

Yliopisto is a university. For example, Table 1 is the University of Helsinki (13,000-18,000 euros/academic year), the University of Turku (8,000-16,000 euros/academic year), etc... ? Chart 2 AMK is a university of applied sciences. The first price is for a basic degree, and the second price is for a higher degree. (Screenshot source: Finland Today)

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< p>My monthly rent + water and electricity bill + internet fee + mobile phone bill are about 370 euros, and the cost of buying food and supplies in the supermarket is about 250-300 euros. Maybe it's because I've lived here for a long time and am used to the prices here. I also started to buy and eat beef and shrimp occasionally, but I mainly ate chicken. Vegetables can be expensive.

Reminder: Friends who are away from home, no matter where you go to study abroad, first learn to cook some special dishes from your dad during the summer vacation. Otherwise, it will be very painful after coming out. The food cooked by foreigners is not delicious, and Chinese restaurants are OK but expensive.

2. Postgraduate studies in Finland are actually relatively easy, compared with the United Kingdom and the United States. I saw friends who were studying in graduate schools in the UK posting their class schedules, and I was shocked. In Finland, classes are held from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm at most one or two days a week. It’s not that intense every day. Of course, there are also many individual assignments, readings, group assignments, etc. Look at the teacher. Some teachers assign less, and some teachers assign more. . . For example, the teacher of my current course gives me 3,500 words of homework every week, which really annoys me. . .

Summary: Compared with other countries, postgraduate studies in Finland are relatively easy. I also have more spare time, so I don’t need to spend one or two o’clock in the morning every day.

3. Studying in Finland is a pretty good life. If you have friends and local friends here, life will be very nourishing. I made friends in Finland when I was an undergraduate exchange student. They invited me to be their guest and took me to play. My neighbor’s grandma would invite me for afternoon tea from time to time and teach me how to bake bread and apple pie. Life was wonderful. . . Now that we are in Oulu, although it is not as exciting as when we first exchanged, life is still good. I have professional friends, and sometimes international student organizations have parties, and I occasionally attend them.

Finland is very beautiful in summer, and I feel very good. Winter is more difficult. Daylight hours are short, and there are no other entertainment venues except bars. Going to the supermarket became my only entertainment activity. Of course, if you can ski and skate, it will be a good day.

4. For my feelings about Finnish, you can read my answer. What is foreign language education like abroad? - Zhihu user's answer

? If you want to stay and work in Finland, learning Finnish well is much more advantageous than not knowing it at all. Because we are Chinese. Can speak Chinese, English, Finnish, the two major languages ??in the world plus their minor languages. (But the current economy in Finland is not working well and it is difficult to find a job)

---But if you are determined to return to your country for employment after graduation and go to graduate school just for gold plating, then I think Finland is not a good choice. Germany, France, etc. will be better.

5. Regarding other aspects of life in Finland (non-study), you can see: What kind of country is Finland? - Answers from Zhihu users