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Public Transport in Turku = Föli
After your arrival in Turku, you may want to get yourself acquainted with the local transportation system. In Turku travelling by bus is cheap and easy. Turku region public transport is known under the name of Föli.
You can take advantage of the student price on public transport if you are aged 20–30 and come from or live in one of Föli municipalities (Turku, Kaarina, Raisio, Naantali, Lieto and Rusko). You are able to use the same ticket to travel throughout the entire city region.
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Are you interested in studying in Turku? Below you can find a checklist to assist you in getting started with.
1) Study options in Turku
What are your study interests? Which particular degree programme(s) you wish to apply to?
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Health care services for UAS's and University degree students
- Beginning in January 2021 The Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS) provides health care services both to university degree students and universities of applied sciences degree students.
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In the Study in Turku fair the city of Turku, associations, student unions and companies present their services to the new students.
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The Riverside
Many things in Turku are connected to the River Aura! The riverside is packed full of cafés, restaurants and happy people, but it also offers secret picnic spots, tranquil nature and cycling opportunities.
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Turku offers a wide range of housing options for students near the campuses and the centre. The price of housing is more student-friendly than in many other cities in Finland. However, you should begin your search well in advance. The beginning of the academic year is the busiest time, while most apartments become available in spring.
Where to find an apartment
To get your apartment hunting started, here is a list of organizations and companies that provide housing.
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You can join virtually any hobby in Turku. There are numerous clubs, sports halls, gyms, group exercise opportunities and sports facilities available for reservation, and the student prices are reasonable. Everything is close by, including nature. Extensive and interesting hiking routes, national parks, jogging and cycling tracks and the world’s most beautiful archipelago are all within the students’ reach.
CampusSport
The joint sports service of Turku’s universities, CampusSport, offers Turku’s university students:
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The residents of Turku like to call their city the festival capital of Finland. Music, theatre, art, sports, food and film festivals are organised nearly every weekend, and the range of other cultural activities is likewise huge. Turku also offers a variety of hobbies, catering for all tastes with its 3,658 associations. When you add the nearby municipalities and their associations to this number, you are sure to find a suitable hobby and like-minded people.
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Student card
Finnish student card offers you a variety of benefits in Turku and nationwide. You can get your student card after paying student union fee. For more information contact your university's or UAS's student union.
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Turku offers you several student discounts in theathers, museums, sport places and so on. Check the discounts here:
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In Finland each university and UAS has its own student union. The membership of a student union is compulsory for all Finnish undergraduate students - and for those international students who are studying for a Finnish degree. It is possible for the exchange students to join a student union, too. The membership entitles to a variety of benefits, for example student health care and several student discounts.
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1. Education from the top of the world
Finland is a Nordic welfare state where equality is the fundamental ideology behind education. International rankings agree with us, Finland is a great place to study. Finnish higher education consists of two complementary sectors: universities promoting research and academic education, and universities of applied sciences (=UAS) offering professional higher education with close ties to the working life.
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Interested in studying in Turku?
- Higher education institutes in Turku | Turku.fi
- Studying in Turku - International House Turku (ihturku.fi)
- Studyinfo - Study option in Finland (opintopolku.fi)
- Study in Finland
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Turku, located in the region of Southwest Finland, is one of Finland's biggest cities. The versatile livelihood structure, top class selection of education, culture, and services, as well as the beautiful archipelago, form a magnetic combination in Turku.
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There are two kinds of higher education institutions in Finland - universities and universities of applied sciences (UAS). The mission of universities is to conduct scientific research and provide instruction and postgraduate education based on it. UAS train professionals in response to labour market needs and conduct research and development which supports instruction and promotes regional development in particular.
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Åbo Akademi University
04.12.2017
Over a million squares of new construction, investments of several billions, over 10 000 new jobs and apartments for 20 000 new Turku residents with o
Turun tiedepuisto
14.11.2017
Coming to Finland was not originally the plan of Obada Alzghool, 25, but now he is determined to build his future here, pursuing his passion in the ph
Having studied pharmacy in his home country, Jordan, Alzghool came to Finland in August 2015 to study in the Master´s Degree Programme in Drug Disc
Study in Turku
20.10.2017
Makoto Chiba, 24, has now been in Finland for nine months and has recently started international business studies at Turku University of Applied Scien
Chiba, from the city of Miyagi in Japan, has spent an exchange period in Finland before and was very attracted to Turku, feeling that he wanted to
07.09.2017
The project POLKU aims to help international students in the Turku area to act as a productive part of the local industry after graduation.
The focus is on a win-win situation where individual students can find a position according to their level of education and career plans at the sam
05.09.2017
Migration to Turku is at its liveliest during autumn time, as the new students arrive in the city.
A significant number of higher education students having studied in Turku will find employment in the area after their graduation.
13.03.2017
The focus of technical expertise shifts to Southwest Finland
- With all the spill-over effects, the employment impact of the marine and manufacturing industries in Turku and Southwest Finland will be as hi
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Rolls-Royce
04.10.2017
Turku offers a variety of hobbies, music, theatre, art and sports. Don't forget to check out the student discounts for leisure activities in Turku!
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