Even if you have completed a higher education degree in another country, it may be different from that taken in Finland.

In Finland, the Finnish National Agency for Education will compare the degrees.

If you want to apply for job that requires a university degree, your degree must be approved by the Finnish National Agency for Education. It will decide whether the degree completed abroad provides the necessary competence for a job that requires a degree of a certain level in Finland. You can find more information here.

The Finnish National Agency for Education will also decide whether the degree completed abroad provides the competence for a job requiring specific training in Finland. You can find more information here.

The Finnish National Agency for Education can provide an opinion on a vocational qualification completed abroad. For more information, see here.