University of Vaasa – Open University
Open University is an organization that provides chargeable university level education for anyone interested regardless of educational background or age. Teaching is arranged during evenings and weekends, so that as many students as possible are able to participate. Open university education has equivalent aims, contents and requirements as the teaching of the university students.
University of Vaasa Open University provides versatile study forms that to some degree enable studying regardless of time and place. In addition to Vaasa, teaching is arranged in partner organisations in different parts of Ostrobothnia province and in other parts of Finland.
Almost all the teaching is held in Finnish. However there might also be some courses arranged in English yearly. You may ask more about the opportunities to study in English from our Student Office (tel. +358 6 324 8457 or avoinyo@uwasa.fi).
However, there are quite a lot of courses and study programmes arranged in English at the University of Vaasa. You can ask for more information from the International Office of the university.
Avoinyliopisto.fi
All the open university education in Finland is compiled in the website avoinyliopisto.fi. The site includes more information about the status of open university in Finland. There you can find also contact information for all of the open universities in Finland.
