RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN DEGREES IN FINLAND

Tiffani · Post by **Tiffani** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 6:20 pm

How do i go about getting my degree recognised in Finland ? Whats the process ?Where do i have to send my degree certificates ?How much does it cost ?

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betelgeuse · Post by **betelgeuse** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:02 pm

Tiffani wrote:How do i go about getting my degree recognised in Finland ? Whats the process ?Where do i have to send my degree certificates ?How much does it cost ?

For what purpose and which degree?

caster · Post by **caster** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:10 pm

http://www.oph.fi/english/services/recognition

Tiffani · Post by **Tiffani** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 11:19 pm

For job/further studies purposes,planning to move over to Finland & would like to know if i can get a job there or/and if its equivalent to the Finnish Bachelor Degree ! I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology.
Thank you very much for your reply & the website information, will check it out.Will be glad for more info on this issue.

rinso · Post by **rinso** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:55 am

I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology.

That is not the most searched after degree in Finland. If you have nothing better to offer, don't get your hopes up high for finding a job.

Tiffani · Post by **Tiffani** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:51 pm

Thanks!Which degrees are in the market,most sought after in the job market ?Wouldnt mind switching to another degree/change career.

Beep_Boop · Post by **Beep_Boop** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 9:05 pm

You don't mind spending 4 more years just so you can have a slightly better chance in Finland?! This is quite odd and ill-thought.

Well, since you're committed to this, go for nursing. Ot takes only 3-4 years and it has a high demand in Finland.

rinso · Post by **rinso** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 7:18 am

if you are EU, you have almost zero chance of getting a job offer in Finland without Finnish language skills,

Did you mean "not EU" ?

things like nursing assistants, companions and carers in nursing homes.

Despite the fancy names it means chancing the bed pans and cleaning the toilets.

lovelyjet · Post by **lovelyjet** » Mon Apr 27, 2015 1:16 am

You should pursue a Master in Finance / Economics / anything quantitative in nature, or a bachelor in IT. If you're interested in consulting get into some random program in good schools like Aalto or Hanken and get top grades there.

Tiffani · Post by **Tiffani** » Mon Apr 27, 2015 4:34 pm

Thanks for your advices,am not a member of the EU but have permanent residency in Germany,my reason for moving there is due to family issues.How long do the nursing courses there take? Nursing assistant and roughly how much can one earn after completion of course,what are the chances of getting a job there if one pursues a Bachelors degree in nursing in english?Finance Econ IT ?My maths is pretty bad and have a pathological hatred for maths!!! What of the Open short courses/open short degree courses that could elevate one to a degree course ? Think the most improtant thing is the Finnish language first ???

Beep_Boop · Post by **Beep_Boop** » Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:29 pm

This is an odd way to plan one's life. Nursing is not a short-term commtiment. Can you handle seeing gory cuts open and gushing with blood? How about disecting a deas body with the brain extracted in front of you? What about touching and checking people's dongs? Fancy some disgusting skin conditions in the morning?

But hey, not my circus, not my monkeys.

Tiffani · Post by **Tiffani** » Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:11 pm

Thanks.....sounds scary but ??? Adnan, may i ask if you are a nurse or have worked in a hospital ??? Other options ?

Flossy1978 · Post by **Flossy1978** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 1:26 am

I'm an Assistant In Nursing. It's not all gross, changing poopy pants etc. The interaction with the clients and knowing you are helping someone is a good thing. It is physically demanding though. I can imagine being a proper nurse is more mentally challenging than physical. And you'll have to do quite a bit of math work. To figure out medicines etc.

Beep_Boop · Post by **Beep_Boop** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 8:39 am

Flossy1978 wrote:I'm an Assistant In Nursing. It's not all gross, changing poopy pants etc. The interaction with the clients and knowing you are helping someone is a good thing. It is physically demanding though. I can imagine being a proper nurse is more mentally challenging than physical. And you'll have to do quite a bit of math work. To figure out medicines etc.

An assistant nurse is veeeery different from a nurse.
The grossness level is highly dependant on the ward. In some wards, it's just dong checking, others might be ultra-sounding legs, while others can be blood-oozing burn wounds.

As for the math, it's really elementary. Doctor said to give the patient 28,000mg of medicine X, but only 14g tablets are available, how many tablets should we give him? Ooor, doctor said to give the patient 15mg of medicine Y, and it's available in concentration 50mg/ml, how many ml should we draw?
Things like that.

@OP
But that's really irrelevant to my point. I was trying to say that it's a bad idea to plan your life in such way. Either wiggle in the same field but a slightly different area, or change the whole field to something you actually would like to do. However, changing your whole work field just for the chance that you might get a job in another country.. that has a high likelihood of an unhappy life.

As for your question, no I'm not a nurse, but I have (and have had) close relations with nurses, and I heard more first-hand accounts than I can remember. I work in the security and defense field.

Querfeldein · Post by **Querfeldein** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 12:54 pm

adnan wrote:
Flossy1978 wrote:Ooor, doctor said to give the patient 15mg of medicine Y, and it's available in concentration 50mg/ml, how many ml should we draw?

50 mg/ml? Some basic understanding of physics might also help

But seriously, I agree with adnan: I don't think any one of us can give you sound advice on your career paths. If you have studied sociology, chances are, that you've done so for a reason. If you now really want to change career so drastically, I would seek some professional advice about it. And while the job market may be difficult, if you're very good in your field, you will have chances. Sociology isn't the same as social work, so depending on what exactly you want to do, language skills (other than English) aren't absolutely crucial. And remember, you don't need to find 50,000 jobs (which may not be available in your field), you only need one.

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