Can you finish FLVS courses early?

Are the universities in Finland or Sweden offering preparation courses in Finish or Swedish or even Norwegian?

• I know universities in Finland, Sweden , and Norway are tuition free. But you either have to know either swedish or finish for a university in Finland and Swedish for a university in Sweden. I don't know any of these languages but I wish to continue my undergraduate studies in any of these three places. I would like to know if they offer preparation courses at the universities. i would also like to know about the quota scheme. thankx

• Answer:

  I can’t comment on Sweden or Norway, but in Finland most universities do not (at the moment) charge tuitions from non-EU students. The universities can charge such fees, but I’ve yet to hear about any university actually doing that (you’d have to check with universities individually to be sure). Here’s an article on Finnish higher education that also mentions the subject of the tuitions: http://www.internationalgraduate.net/country/europe/finland.htm And here’s a link to the Finnish Immigration Service site on student permits: http://www.maahanmuuttovirasto.fi/netcomm/content.asp?path=2515&language=EN However, no prep course in either Finnish or Swedish will give one the necessary proficiency to study in a local university. Exchange students are offered courses in basic Finnish, but all the other courses they take are conducted in English (which are not enough for a Finnish university degree). The level of Finnish/Swedish skills required in a university are comparable to the required English skills in a college in the US.