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Affordable and High-Quality Summer Studies – Apply to Turku Åbo Summer School!
Study in the summer, meet new friends and get to know Turku, Finland!
Summer School focuses on offering the summer school students courses with diverse teaching methods and interactive learning. There are both on-site and online courses and the course fees vary only between 45-75€!
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New volunteer database for events makes organising events easier in Turku
Event organisers and volunteers are brought together by a volunteer database established by the Event Services of the City of Turku. The volunteer database makes the organisation of events easier and offers diverse opportunities for volunteers.
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Register as an exhibitor for Study in Turku Fair
The Study in Turku Fair 30.8.2023 introduces new students to Turku. New students will be introduced to the services and hobby opportunities of the City of Turku, local companies and associations, and student organizations.
Registration for exhibitors is now open. There will be room for approx. 90 exhibitors and the event organiser will be in contact with all the exhibitors selected for the fair in June–July. Exhibiting at the fair is free of charge.
Registration begins on the 1st of May.
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Watch the Study and Stay in Turku 2022 event recording here!
The Study and Stay career show recording is available now – learn valuable tips and knowledge on studying and staying in the Turku region and Finland!
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New students are always welcome in Turku!
Turku warmly welcomed the new university students at the annual Study in Turku fair 26 August 2021. If you visited the fair, leave us feedback - you may win a giftcard!
02.03.2023
Pikkulaskiainen – the joys of a festival in wintery Turku
The student event Pikkulaskiainen will be visible throughout the city on Thursday, 16 February 2023. Finland’s largest and most icy student festival brings higher education students from all over Finland together in wintery Turku. The festival is made by and for students by two hundred Turku School of Economics students.
Apply by 15 April
01.03.2023
Affordable and High-Quality Summer Studies – Apply to Turku Åbo Summer School!
Study in the summer, meet new friends and get to know Turku, Finland!
Summer School focuses on offering the summer school students courses with diverse teaching methods and interactive learning. There are both on-site and online courses and the course fees vary only between 45-75€!
23.02.2023
New volunteer database for events makes organising events easier in Turku
Event organisers and volunteers are brought together by a volunteer database established by the Event Services of the City of Turku. The volunteer database makes the organisation of events easier and offers diverse opportunities for volunteers.
17.02.2023
Register as an exhibitor for Study in Turku Fair
The Study in Turku Fair 30.8.2023 introduces new students to Turku. New students will be introduced to the services and hobby opportunities of the City of Turku, local companies and associations, and student organizations.
Registration for exhibitors is now open. There will be room for approx. 90 exhibitors and the event organiser will be in contact with all the exhibitors selected for the fair in June–July. Exhibiting at the fair is free of charge.
Registration begins on the 1st of May.
02.03.2023
Pikkulaskiainen – the joys of a festival in wintery Turku
The student event Pikkulaskiainen will be visible throughout the city on Thursday, 16 February 2023. Finland’s largest and most icy student festival brings higher education students from all over Finland together in wintery Turku. The festival is made by and for students by two hundred Turku School of Economics students.
Apply by 15 April
01.03.2023
Affordable and High-Quality Summer Studies – Apply to Turku Åbo Summer School!
Study in the summer, meet new friends and get to know Turku, Finland!
Summer School focuses on offering the summer school students courses with diverse teaching methods and interactive learning. There are both on-site and online courses and the course fees vary only between 45-75€!
23.02.2023
New volunteer database for events makes organising events easier in Turku
Event organisers and volunteers are brought together by a volunteer database established by the Event Services of the City of Turku. The volunteer database makes the organisation of events easier and offers diverse opportunities for volunteers.
17.02.2023
Register as an exhibitor for Study in Turku Fair
The Study in Turku Fair 30.8.2023 introduces new students to Turku. New students will be introduced to the services and hobby opportunities of the City of Turku, local companies and associations, and student organizations.
Registration for exhibitors is now open. There will be room for approx. 90 exhibitors and the event organiser will be in contact with all the exhibitors selected for the fair in June–July. Exhibiting at the fair is free of charge.
Registration begins on the 1st of May.
03.05.2022
Turku very attractive in the joint application process for higher education institutions
Turku attracted a large number of applicants in the second joint application process for higher education institutions in the spring. For the first time, the University of Turku was the most popular higher education institution in the entire country. Turku University of Applied Sciences and Åbo Akademi University of Applied Sciences also performed well.
27.01.2022
Student services for international talents – join the event!
To the Classroom and Beyond – Student Services for International Talents is an online event focusing on higher education in Turku. It will take place on February 3rd, 2022. At this event, the speakers will discuss about the student journey as well as introduce two projects supporting international talents in higher education. All internationals are welcome to participate!
19.11.2021
Did you miss Study and Stay in Turku 2021 event? Watch the recording!
Study and Stay in Turku career event was arranged on 10 November 2021. If you missed it, you can watch the recording of the event and hear insipiring stories from international alumni who have made their careers in Finland!
19.11.2021
Students can get exhausted too – identify the signs in time
Symptoms of study exhaustion are an uninspired and unpleasant feeling, massive fatigue, and a feeling of inadequacy. Learn how to prevent its development, and what to do if fatigue has already caught you by surprise.
02.03.2023
Pikkulaskiainen – the joys of a festival in wintery Turku
The student event Pikkulaskiainen will be visible throughout the city on Thursday, 16 February 2023. Finland’s largest and most icy student festival brings higher education students from all over Finland together in wintery Turku. The festival is made by and for students by two hundred Turku School of Economics students.
09.11.2022
Giving feedback is always worthwhile!
We may not always succeed – but often receive compliments, too. We compiled the feedback channels of the City of Turku and the higher education institutions in Turku in one place.
27.8.2022 at 11:30
16.08.2022
Welcome to Turku Pride -parade
Study in Turku -network goes together to Turku Pride. Students, higher education institutes staff and everyone else are welcome to join!
06.05.2022
Collaboration in Turku higher education – the Study in Turku network helps international students to enjoy themselves in Turku
The city of Turku and the higher education institutions in the area consider it important that the international students enjoy their stay in Turku. When international students feel at home in Turku, they are more likely to return to the banks of Aurajoki river – or even to stay to live in the city after they have graduated.
03.05.2022
Turku very attractive in the joint application process for higher education institutions
Turku attracted a large number of applicants in the second joint application process for higher education institutions in the spring. For the first time, the University of Turku was the most popular higher education institution in the entire country. Turku University of Applied Sciences and Åbo Akademi University of Applied Sciences also performed well.
19.11.2021
Students can get exhausted too – identify the signs in time
Symptoms of study exhaustion are an uninspired and unpleasant feeling, massive fatigue, and a feeling of inadequacy. Learn how to prevent its development, and what to do if fatigue has already caught you by surprise.
16.11.2021
Exercise improves exam results – active lifestyle boosts learning
There is much talk about the health benefits of exercise, but did you know that exercise also helps in learning? A one-hour walk activates the brain, and the effect endures through the next day. Read how you can keep moving also on remote learning days.
16.11.2021
Student, are you sleeping enough? Chronic sleep deprivation might threaten your studies
Did you stay up late again because of student activities? Or did you study for an exam the whole night? You shouldn’t – a late sleep schedule exposes you to chronic sleep deprivation, which in turn makes it difficult for you to do well in your studies.
The Friendship Programme
11.11.2021
The Friendship Programme started – the atmosphere was like at the airport
The first season of The Friendship Programme, organised by Study in Turku, has started. Nearly 300 foreign students and residents of the Turku region registered for the programme.
12.10.2021
Student, join Just for fun shifts and enjoy exercise in good company!
CampusSport’s Just for fun shifts focus on having fun and enjoying exercise in good company. There will be no competing or comparing. Welcome aboard!
17.09.2021
Some Turku exchange students currently staying in hotels – in Hotel Forum the students have their own floor
Turku Student Village Foundation (TYS) did not have enough student housing for all exchange students arriving in Turku this autumn. Some of them are currently staying in local tourist accommodation. The exchange students staying at Hotel Forum are satisfied with the situation: ‘We have plenty of room here. I'm really happy.’
International Summer Series
20.07.2021
“Finland is one of the best countries for cycling” – check Alexander Spicer’s top cycling routes in the Turku area
Turku University student Alexander Spicer spends his summer days on the bike saddle. He loves to cycle around South West Finland and the archipelago.
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Turku - the city of students
Events, sports, nature and art. Turku is the city of 40,000 students and six higher education institutions.
What to do in Turku?
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!
