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[gothwalk]

We've been thinking about the possibility of moving to Finland in about four years time, when inannajones has her Masters and possibly one in European Studies as well. The plan would be for her to work there while I go to college, probably in Helsinki or Turku. Why go to Finland to go to college? Well, it's free. Not the pretend free like here, where it costs you 700 euros to register and similar crap, but actually free. And rents are so much lower it's actually scary, so our cost of living would be much lower - as in, less than half, if I'm calculating even nearly right.

I'd do a course taught in English or Swedish, most likely, and come out at the other end with nearly nine years work experience, a degree (probably geology, geography, or sociology), and four and a half languages (English, Irish, French, Swedish and some Finnish).

We're not setting plans in stone yet, but we are thinking about it, and I've sent mails to Finnish universities, asking what I need to do.

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[loupblanc.livejournal.com]

I never had to take any but you should know that some universities ask you to take an entrance test before taking you in a degree course. Depending on the language in which the course is taught it may be a test in English or Finnish or even perhaps Swedish.

Ask about the entrance test if you ask for more information about a course.