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True student city

Did you know that every fifth of everyone you meet in the streets is a university student? The boilersuit people are part of the package!

Vaasa is a real city of students. We have more than 13,000 university students and some 4,000 students in vocational studies. In proportion to population, Vaasa is one of the biggest student cities in Finland.

After high school, you can choose whichever field you want to study. In Vaasa, there are plenty of alternatives. Six universities offer degrees in various fields and in three languages – Finnish, Swedish and English. Everything is possible. Any of the universities in Vaasa can lead you to the profession of your dreams.

Vaasa is truly international. Almost a hundred different languages are spoken here and the residents come from some 120 different countries. Studying is also international by nature. Hundreds of international students come annually to Vaasa to study.

On this website, we have gathered most of what you need to know about Vaasa as a student city. Click on the tabs above or the links below, and read more about studies, jobs, living and student life in Vaasa.

Welcome to Vaasa, the student city by the sea!

  • Six universities offer degrees in various fields and in three languages – Finnish, Swedish and English. Any of the universities in Vaasa can lead you to the profession of your dreams.

  • Are you a student in Vaasa looking for a job? Finding the right job could be a bit tricky, so we created a short guide to help you get started.

  • In Vaasa, you can create an international career, study the profession of your dreams, wander in the coastal nature, enjoy culture and become empowered by hobbies.

  • It is no coincidence that the people you meet on Vaasa’s streets seem surprisingly young; every fifth resident is a university student.

Welcome to Vaasa, the student city by the sea!

Facts about Vaasa as a student city

  • 13,000 university students and 4,000 students in vocational studies
  • Every fifth of everyone you meet in the streets is a university student
  • Six universities
  • Beautiful campuses by the sea
  • The happiest students in the world

The happiest students in the world

Finland is the happiest country in the world. We, students in Vaasa, want to be the happiest students in the world.

The Student Union of the University of Vaasa (VYY) and The Student Union of Åbo Akademi University (ÅAS) took the initiative to the campaign The World’s Happiest Students in cooperation with other student unions in Vaasa.

The aim of the campaign was for students in Vaasa to become the world’s happiest students. The idea was to promote students’ well-being and that students should become aware of what makes them happy. Through the campaign, the student unions also strived to expand cooperation across university and language boundaries.

Although the campaign officially ended in December 2021, the work continues to make students in Vaasa the world’s happiest students. Read more about what where done last year here and who knows; maybe you are the one who continues the work of making students in Vaasa the happiest in the world?