In Vaasa you can choose between many Swedish speaking universities (some with English courses): Åbo Akademi, Hanken and Novia. There is also the possibility to study Law or Social Work at Helsinki University. There is something for everyone, almost. No matter if you want to become a journalist, teacher, engineer or accountant, Vaasa has it all. And best of all - all students can become members in Nyländska Klubben.
You're going to love Vaasa. The city is the perfect size, not too small but not too big either. There's collective traffic everywhere so you can explore it all, plus the train station has a direct train down to the big capital, Helsinki! It only takes 3.5h to boot! You can also get by with Swedish and English everywhere, yes you read that correctly, EVERYWHERE. The people in Vaasa are also super friendly to boot.
The studentlife in Vaasa is probably the best in the whole country. This is where every fifth person has studied, so this makes Vaasa a real student city. The Nations and Unions, like Nyländska Klubben, ensures there is never a week that ends up boring. Every week there are several events occurring throughout the entire city. Sitz, gamenights, sportsevents, crayfish parties and much much more. What else could you really want? Come and experience it yourself!
In Vaasa there are many opportunities when it comes to finding housing. Some find housing through different groups on Facebook or websites, others maybe find housing through a relative. If you don't find anything, no worries, VOAS is here to help!
In Vaasa, VOAS has housing for students for a favourable pricepoint. Through VOAS there's several options for housing: Boxhousing, studio, familyhousing or roommate housing. The livingspaces are in Vaasa centre with walking or biking distance from the different universities in the city.I Vasa erbjuder VOAS
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