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Kansainvälisen liikkuvuuden ja yhteistyön keskus
Centret för internationell mobilitet och internationellt samarbete
Centre for International Mobility
IRMA GARAM
4B/2016 FACTS AND FIGURES -REPORT
International mobility in Finnish higher education in 2015:
exchange students
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International mobility in Finnish higher education in 2015: exchange students
1 Introduction
2 Development in the 2000s
3 By higher education institution
4 By field of study
5 Partner countries and regions
6 Mobility arrangements
7 Studying and traineeships
8 Finnish regions
9 Gender of students
Annex 1. Long (min. 3 months) mobility periods
in Finnish universities in 2015 by continent and country
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1 IntroductionInternational mobility in Finnish higher education in 2015: exchange students
This report is an overview of international mobility periods of higher education students in
Finland in 2015: about its trends and priorities.
The overview is based on data collected by CIMO from Finnish higher education institutions,
that is, universities and universities of applied sciences (UAS)1 that cover incoming and out-
going exchanges - or mobility periods - of students. When students go on an exchange abroad,
they complete only part of their degree there. The period abroad may include studies or a
traineeship in a work place and it may be carried out through an exchange programme or be
independently arranged and funded by students themselves.
Degree studies, that is, completing a whole degree abroad, is out of the scope of these statis-
tics. CIMO reports about this type of international student mobility in Finland in its publica-
tion Facts and figures -report 5B/2016: International mobility in Finnish higher education in
2015: degree students.
CIMO’s data covers all universities operating under the Finnish Ministry of Education and
Culture. The data on international mobility is collected each calendar year. It includes two cat-
egories: long mobility periods of a minimum of 3 months and short mobility periods of under
3 months. The short and long mobility periods are separated in this publication, too.
In addition to higher education mobility, CIMO also collects and publishes statistics on inter-
national mobility in school, vocational and adult education.
You can find pdf versions of our publications about international mobility, covering different
education sectors on CIMO’s website at www.cimo.fi | Services | Publications.
CIMO’s website also has a comprehensive collection of information about international mobil-
ity at different education sectors at www.cimo.fi | Services | Statistics on internationalisation.
You can also find information about the international activities of universities on the Vipunen
portal for education statistics, maintained by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture
https://vipunen.fi.
1 Finnish higher education consists of two complementary sectors: universities and universities of applied sciences (UAS). Universities promote research and provide academic higher education based on research, whereas UAS’s provide professional or ‘vocational’ higher education. For clarity in this publication, we often refer to universities as ’traditional universities’ as opposed to Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS). When we just write ’universities’ in the text we mean both sectors or just the traditional universities when it is clear from the context that we are only referring to them.
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2 Development in the 2000s The volume of student mobility has increased during the 2000s, at least when we look at long
mobility periods of a minimum of 3 months. Whereas there were just under 7,000 outgoing
students from Finland at the beginning of the 2000s and just under 5,000 incoming ones, the
corresponding figures in 2015 already top 10,000. The discrepancy between the incoming and
outgoing numbers has also disappeared; now the numbers of outgoing and incoming students
in Finland are more or less equal.
The outgoing long mobility periods spread relatively evenly between the two higher education
sectors in Finland: the traditional universities and the universities of applied sciences (UAS).
However, a clear majority of incoming students to Finland go to traditional universities rather
than to UAS’s.
In addition to the long mobility periods, just under 5,000 students went out of Finland and just
over 2,000 students came to Finland for a short mobility period of under 3 months. The num-
ber of short mobility periods has decreased over the past few years. There are clearly more stu-
dents sent out on short mobility periods from UAS’s than from traditional universities. There
is no clear difference between the sectors in short incoming mobilities.
Picture 1. Long (over 3 months) mobility periods in higher education institutions 2000-2015
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
from Finland to Finland
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Picture 2. Long (over 3 months) mobility periods in higher education institutions 2000-2015, traditional universities and UAS’s separately
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
from Finland, univ. from Finland, UAS to Finland, univ. to Finland, UAS
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Picture 3. Short (under 3 months) mobility periods from Finland and to Finland 2005-2015
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Picture 4. Short (under 3 months) mobility periods 2010-2015, traditional universities and UAS’s separately
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from Finland, UAS. to Finland, UAS from Finland, univ. to Finland, univ.
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3 By higher education institutionMost of the student mobility takes place in the big universities in Southern and Western Fin-
land. The University of Helsinki and the Aalto University have the biggest student mobility
numbers among traditional universities, and the Helsinki Metropolia and the Haaga-Helia
among UAS’s. When it comes to long mobility periods, traditional universities receive more
incoming students than they send out their own students. Only the universities of Turku and
Vaasa and the Hanken School of Economics sent out more students compared to incoming
ones in 2015.
In contrast to traditional universities, the majority of UAS’s send out more students on long
mobility periods than they receive. Only the UAS’s of Jyväskylä, Seinäjoki, Mikkeli and
Kajaani receive more incoming students and they send out their own.
When it comes to short mobility periodsof under 3 months, the focus is clearly on outgoing
students. Apart from Mikkeli, all UAS’s send out more students on short mobility periods
than they receive. Among traditional universities, the universities of Jyväskylä, Turku, Lapland
and Oulu also receive a large number of incoming students for short periods. This may be ex-
plained by the summer schools of universities that attract many foreign students.
However, focusing only on the absolute numbers does not take into account the differences in
the sizes of the universities: the larger ones also have more mobility. Pictures 9 and 10 examine
outgoing, long mobility periods of a minimum of 3 months in relation to the enrolment num-
bers of new students and completed degrees. This allows us to compare together universities
with different student numbers.
It makes more sense to make the comparison within the university sector, however, rather than
between the two university sectors. When we compare long mobility periods from Finland
to the enrolment numbers of new students, traditional universities reveal themselves clearly
more active in sending out students than UAS’s (traditional universities 24 %, UAS’s 15 %),
whereas when we compare the mobility periods to the number of degrees, it is the UAS’s that
are more active (20%) than universities (15%). This is explained by the fact that there are less
new students in universities than those taking degrees; each new student will complete two de-
grees in a university: the Bachelor’s and the Master’s degree. In contrast, more students start
studying in UAS’s than complete their degree: some change their field of study or drop out.
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Picture 5. Long (min. 3 months) mobility periods in 2015 in traditional universities
200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
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from Finland to Finland
University of Helsinki
Aalto University
University of Turku
University of Oulu
University of Tampere
University of Jyväskylä
University of Eastern Finland
Tampere University of Technology
Lappeenranta University of Technology
Åbo Akademi University
University of Vaasa
Hanken School of Economics
University of Lapland
University of the Arts
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Picture 6. Short (under 3 months) mobility periods in 2015 in traditional universities
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University of Helsinki
University of Jyväskylä
University of the Arts
Aalto University
University of Turku
University of Eastern Finland
University of Lapland
University of Oulu
University of Tampere
Hanken School of Economics
Lappeenranta University of Technology
Åbo Akademi University
Tampere University of Technology
University of Vaasa
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from Finland to Finland
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Picture 7. Long (min. 3 months) mobility periods in 2015 in UAS’s
100 200 300 400 500 600 700
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Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
Turku University of Applied Sciences
Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences
Laurea University of Applied Sciences
Oulu University of Applied Sciences
Lahti University of Applied Sciences
Saimaa University of Applied Sciences
Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences
Savonia University of Applied Sciences
Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences
Lapland University of Applied Sciences
Satakunta University of Applied Sciences
Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences
Novia University of Applied Sciences
HAMK Häme University of Applied Sciences
Karelia University of Applied Sciences
Vaasa University of Applied Sciences
Kajaani University of Applied Sciences
Arcada University of Applied Sciences
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences
Centria University of Applied Sciences
HUMAK University of Applied Sciences
from Finland to Finland
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Picture 8. Short (under 3 months) mobility periods in 2015 in UAS’s
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Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
Lahti University of Applied Sciences
Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences
Savonia University of Applied Sciences
Laurea University of Applied Sciences
Novia University of Applied Sciences
Oulu University of Applied Sciences
Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences
Karelia University of Applied Sciences
HAMK Häme University of Applied Sciences
Saimaa University of Applied Sciences
Arcada University of Applied Sciences
Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences
Kajaani University of Applied Sciences
Turku University of Applied Sciences
Centria University of Applied Sciences
HUMAK University of Applied Sciences
Vaasa University of Applied Sciences
Lapland University of Applied Sciences
Satakunta University of Applied Sciences
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences
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89
74
181
from Finland to Finland
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Picture 9. Long (min. 3 months) outgoing mobility periods of traditional universities in 2015 compared to number of new students and degrees
in relation to new students
in relation to degrees
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
40 %22 %
15 %
24 %
23 %13 %
22 %15 %
12 %
19 %14 %
17 %
11 %
14 %
12 %
17 %
35 %
33 %
12 %
21 %
24 %
22 %
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48 %57 %
10 %
25 %
25 %
Hanken School of Economics
Aalto University
University of the Arts
University of Vaasa
Lappeenranta University of Technology
University of Turku
University of Tampere
University of Helsinki
Åbo Akademi University
University of Oulu
University of Jyväskylä
University of Lapland
Tampere University of Technology
University of Eastern Finland
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Picture 10. Long (min. 3 months) outgoing mobility periods of UAS’s in 2015 compared to number of new students and degrees
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
34 %31 %
30 %23 %
24 %21 %
20 %
19 %16 %
20 %15 %
12 %
12 %
15 %11 %
10 %
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15 %22 %
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16 %13 %
17 %12 %
18 %
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15 %18 %
15 %19 %
19 %
13 %17 %
16 %13 %
10 %
13 %
17 %
17 %
Saimaa University of Applied Sciences
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
Lahti University of Applied Sciences
Novia University of Applied Sciences
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences
Arcada University of Applied Sciences
Karelia University of Applied Sciences
Kajaani University of Applied Sciences
Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences
Satakunta University of Applied Sciences
Turku University of Applied Sciences
Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences
Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences
Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
Lapland University of Applied Sciences
Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences
Oulu University of Applied Sciences
Laurea University of Applied Sciences
Vaasa University of Applied Sciences
HUMAK University of Applied Sciences
Savonia University of Applied Sciences
HAMK Häme University of Applied Sciences
Centria University of Applied Sciences
14 %
14 %
14 %
in relation to new students
in relation to degrees
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4 By field of studyMany students of economics and business in traditional universities go on long exchanges of a
minimum of 3 months, and many foreign students come to study technology and engineering.
Within the UAS sector, the biggest number of incoming and outgoing student flows take place
in the business and administration sector.
A lot of students of economics and business, natural sciences and visual arts in traditional
universities go on short exchanges abroad. The most common fields in short incoming stu-
dent exchanges are natural sciences or unknown. The reason for the big number of unknowns
may be that some foreign students attend the multi-sectoral summer schools that cannot be
categorised under a single field of study. Natural sciences feature strongly when it comes
to short outgoing and incoming mobility but are not particularly prominent in the mobility
periods of over 3 months.
In the UAS’s, there is a more equal distribution of short mobility periods across different fields
of study than when it comes to the long ones. Most short mobility periods are in the fields of
business and administration, social and health care and technology.
Pictures 15 and 16 look at international mobility by comparing the mobility numbers by field
of study to the number of new students and degrees completed in the field. This makes it pos-
sible to compare study fields with different numbers of students. Economics and business, arts
and law are the three most active fields in the traditional universities when it comes to sending
students abroad. In the UAS’s the most active field in sending students is tourism, catering
and domestic services.
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Picture11. Long (min. 3 months) mobility periods in 2015 in traditional universities by field of study
200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
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Economics and business
Technology and engineering
Humanities
Social sciences
Natural sciences
Education
Law
Agriculture and forestry
Art and design
Medicine
Psychology
Music
Pharmacy
Sport sciences
Health sciences
Dentistry
Fine arts
Theology
Theatre and dance
Veterinary medicine
Unknown
from Finland to Finland
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Picture 12. Short (under 3 months) mobility periods in 2015 in traditional universities by field of study
50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
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Natural sciences
Humanities
Economics and business
Medicine
Fine arts
Social sciences
Technology and engineering
Law
Art and design
Theatre and dance
Education
Agriculture and forestry
Veterinary medicine
Music
Health sciences
Sport sciences
Dentistry
Theology
Pharmacy
Psychology
from Finland to Finland
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Picture 13. Long (min. 3 months) mobility periods in 2015 in UAS’s by field of study
200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
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Picture 14. Short (under 3 months) mobility periods in 2015 in UAS’s by field of study
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Social sciences, business and administration
Technology, communication and transport
Social services, health and sport
Culture
Tourism, catering and domestic services
Natural sciences
Natural resources and environment
Humanities and education
Social sciences, business and administration
Social services, health and sport
Technology, communication and transport
Culture
Tourism, catering and domestic services
Natural resources and environment
Humanities and education
Natural sciences
from Finland to Finland
from Finland to Finland
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Picture 15. Long (min. 3 months) mobility periods in traditional universities in 2015 compared to number of new students and degrees by field of study
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
14 %
24 %35 %
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9 %
Economics and business
Theatre and dance
Music
Law
Fine arts
Art and design
Social sciences
Humanities
Agriculture and forestry
Veterinary medicine
Technology and engineering
Sport sciences
Psychology
Dentistry
Education
Medicine
Pharmacy
Natural sciences
Theology
Health sciences
in relation to new students
in relation to degrees
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Picture 16. Long (min. 3 months) mobility periods in UAS’s in 2015 compared to number of new students and degrees by field of study
37 %37 %
25 %
32 %
16 %
11 %
6 %10 %
9 %
11 %
23 %
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
28 %
14 %17 %
12 %
17 %
Tourism, catering and domestic services
Culture
Social sciences, business and administration
Natural resources and environment
Humanities and education
Technology, communication and transport
Social services, health and sport
Natural sciences
in relation to new students
in relation to degrees
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5 Partner countries and regionsThe most popular target countries of long mobility periods of minimum of 3 months of Finn-
ish higher education students are Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, whereas most of
the incoming students come from Germany, France and Spain.
The target countries and countries of origin for the short mobility periods tend to be the
same as in the long ones but there are differences, too. Apart from Germany, Finnish students
also favour the neighbouring countries, Russia and Sweden, in their short exchange periods,
whereas many incoming students come from the United States in addition to Germany.
The international mobility of higher education students is Europe-centred; two thirds of long,
outgoing mobilities from Finland are to Europe and almost 80% of incoming mobility flows
are from Europe. The distribution of international mobilities across the continents differs be-
tween traditional universities and the universities of applied sciences. More university students
favour North America, whereas more UAS students favour Africa. There are more incoming
students to UAS’s from Europe than on average, and slightly more students coming from Asia
and the Americas to traditional universities.
Although Europe is still clearly the most popular continent for both the incoming and out-
going students, its role has reduced somewhat over the years. At the same time, the popular-
ity of Asia has grown. In 2005, 10% of outgoing students went to Asian countries; in 2015,
the corresponding figure was already 17%. In 2005, 6% of incoming students to Finland came
from Asia, whereas in 2015 the figure was already 14%.
259330
495592
451
267
301166
323139
299150
184147
116
128194
22
UAS univ.
Picture 17. The top 10 target countries for long (min. 3 months) mobility periods
200 400 600 800 1000 1200
355
212
261
Germany
Spain
United Kingdom
Netherlands
France
Sweden
United States
Austria
China
Russia
23
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834534
462
355162
384132
230219
259187
161
169181
UAS univ.
Picture 18. The top 10 countries of origin for long (min. 3 months) mobility periods
200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
288
214
Germany
France
Spain
Netherlands
China
Italy
Russia
Czech republic
Austria
Belgium
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Table 1. The top 10 target countries for short (under 3 months) mobility periods in 2015
Univ. UAS TotalFrom Finland
Table 2. The top 10 countries of origin for short (under 3 months) mobility periods in 2015
Univ. UAS TotalTo Finland
Germany 112 503 615
Russia 45 492 537
Sweden 44 390 434
Italy 129 146 275
UK 67 175 242
Spain 45 162 207
Estonia 17 170 187
Belgium 16 119 135
France 36 99 135
United States 90 42 132
Unknown 278 0 278
Germany 66 178 244
United States 56 115 171
Netherlands 7 127 134
Russia 41 91 132
UK 26 84 110
Spain 24 78 102
Japan 56 37 93
Austria 19 58 77
Belgium 10 63 73
France 35 38 73
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Picture 20. Long (min. 3 months) mobility periods to Finland in 2015 by continent
To Finland
Asia 14 %
Africa 2 %
Europe 79 %
Latin America and Caribbean 2 %
North America 2 %
Oceania 0
Picture 19. Long (min. 3 months) mobility periods from Finland in 2015 by continent
From Finland
Asia 17 %
Africa 4 %
Europe 67 %
Latin America and Caribbean 3 %
North America 7 %
Oceania 2 %
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14 2 2
10
688 3
2015
2010
2005
84 3 2
Picture 22. Long (min. 3 months) mobility periods to Finland in 2005, 2010 and 2015 by continent
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 %
17 767 4
18
773
2015
2010
2005
Europe Asia North America Africa Latin America and Caribbean Oceania
64 8 5
Picture 21. Long (min. 3 months) mobility periods from Finland in 2005, 2010 and 2015 by continent
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 %
3 2
4 2
233
79
2
10
Europe Asia North America Africa Latin America and Caribbean Oceania
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6 Mobility arrangementsThe Erasmus+ programme of the European Union is the single most important tool for inter-
national mobility of higher education students. More than 50% of outgoing Finnish students
going on long exchanges use the programme and over two thirds of the incoming ones. The
Erasmus+ accounts for a bigger part of student mobilities in the UAS’s than in traditional uni-
versities.
The own agreements of universities make up another significant channel for outgoing and
incoming students in Finland. Just over 10% of Finnish students are so-called free movers,
that is, they organise their exchanges themselves. The Nordic Nordplus Programme funds 4%
of outgoing mobility periods from Finland. The traditional universities use this programme
clearly more than the UAS’s. The role of the programme is small when it comes to incoming
students. Just over 3% of incoming and outgoing students benefit from CIMO’s grants.
The role of the Erasmus+ Programme in outgoing mobilities from Finland has increased over
the past six years. However, its role in incoming flows has become somewhat smaller.
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Erasmus + 2467 49,0 3032 59,4 5499 54,2
Nordplus 364 7,2 49 1,0 413 4,1
Own agreements of universities 1233 24,5 994 19,5 2227 22,0
CIMO´s programmes and scholarships (incl. traineeships) 219 4,3 113 2,2 332 3,3
Free movers(studying and traineeships) 369 7,3 808 15,8 1177 11,6
Others 383 7,6 108 2,1 491 4,8
Total 5035 100,0 5104 100,0 10139 100,0
Table 3. Long (min. 3 months) mobility periods from Finland in 2015 by programme
Trad. universities UAS Total
Number % Number %
Table 4. Long (min. 3 months) mobility periods to Finland in 2015 by programme
Trad. universities UAS Total
Number %
Number % Number % Number %
Erasmus + 4319 66,7 3084 77,2 7403 70,7
Nordplus 113 1,7 1 0,0 114 1,1
Own agreements of universities 1214 18,7 751 18,8 1965 18,8
CIMO´s programmes and scholarships(incl. traineeships) 222 3,4 121 3,0 343 3,3
Free movers (studying and traineeships) 318 4,9 19 0,5 337 3,2
Others 291 4,5 21 0,5 312 3,0
Total 6477 100,0 3997 100,0 10474 100,0
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21 1351
53 5
Picture 23. Long (min. 3 months) mobility periods from Finland by programme 2009-2015
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 %
22 1254 3 5
4 5
735
Erasmus + Own agreements of universities Free movers (studying and traineeships) Nordplus
CIMO´s programmes and scholarships Other
1448 5 8
2015
2013
2011
2009
13
22 4
4
73
71 3
Picture 24. Long (min. 3 months) mobility periods to Finland by programme 2009-2015
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 %
19 371 3
3
33
74 3 4
2015
2013
2011
2009
4
3
18
416
14 4
Erasmus + Own agreements of universities Free movers (studying and traineeships) Nordplus
CIMO´s programmes and scholarships Other
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7 Studying and traineeshipsThe vast majority of outgoing students go abroad to study in a higher education institution.
There is a clear difference between traditional universities and UAS’s in this respect, however:
over 30% of the long UAS mobility periods of over 3 months are traineeships abroad, whereas
in traditional universities the figure is only about 10%. The volume of traineeships in compari-
son to the total volume of higher education mobility has remained constant over the last few
years.
2
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7
UAS
univ.
UAS
univ.
studying traineeships
Picture 25. The relative volume of studies and traineeships in long (min. 3 months) mobility periods in 2015, %
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 %
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8 Finnish regionsThere are regional differences in the international mobility of students in Finland. The uni-
versities of Southern Finland have the highest numbers of long mobility periods they are also
more active in international student mobility than universities in other regions when the num-
ber of mobility periods is compared to the number of new students or degrees. The universi-
ties in Eastern Finland are the least active.
univ.
UAS
univ.
UAS
Picture 26. Long mobilities in Finnish regions in 2015
500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000
East
ern
Finl
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Nor
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n Fi
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from Finland to Finland
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21 %
16 % 14 %
18 %
20 % Southern Finland
Western Finland
Northern Finland
Eastern Finland
Picture 27. Long mobility periods from Finland compared to the number of new students and degrees in Finnish regions in 2015, %
5 10 15 20 25
13 %
16 %
13 %
in relation to new students
in relation to degrees
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9 Gender of studentsWomen dominate the outgoing mobility flows with over 60% of outgoing students from Finn-
ish universities being women. As only 54% of higher education students in Finland are women,
they are clearly over-represented among outgoing students. Regardless of the relative number
of women in any field of study, there are more outgoing women in all of them compared to the
total number of students in that field. The distribution of mobilities between women and men
has remained much the same for many years already. The gender distribution among incom-
ing students is more balanced.
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univ.
UAS
univ.
UAS
men women
Picture 28. Mobility periods in traditional universities and UAS’s by gender, %
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 %
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Annex 1. Long (min. 3 months) mobility periods in Finnish universities in 2015 by continent and country
UAS UNIV. TOTAL UAS UNIV. TOTALFrom Finland To Finland
Total 3997 6477 10474
Asia 474 968 1442
Armenia 0 1 1
Georgia 0 7 7
Hong Kong 13 40 53
Indonesia 0 5 5
India 0 27 27
Iran 0 5 5
Israel 1 4 5
Japan 49 119 168
China 162 355 517
Kyrgyzstan 0 2 2
Republic of Korea 141 129 270
Cyprus 1 2 3
Laos 0 4 4
Lebanon 3 0 3
Macao 0 2 2
Malaysia 5 3 8
Nepal 2 7 9
Pakistan 0 4 4
Singapore 5 106 111
Sri Lanka 0 1 1
Taiwan 24 44 68
Thailand 14 12 26
Turkey 44 85 129
Vietnam 10 4 14
Total 5104 5035 10139
Asia 893 869 1762
United Arab Emirates 9 4 13
Azerbaijan 1 0 1
Bangladesh 8 1 9
Philippines 6 4 10
Georgia 0 2 2
Hong Kong 21 38 59
Indonesia 69 45 114
India 18 15 33
Iraq 1 0 1
Iran 2 1 3
Israel 3 10 13
Japan 87 156 243
Jordan 0 5 5
Cambodia 2 0 2
Kazakhstan 2 1 3
China 116 212 328
Republic of Korea 134 122 256
Cyprus 24 3 27
Laos 0 1 1
Lebanon 0 1 1
Malaysia 33 32 65
Myanmar 1 0 1
Nepal 69 0 69
Pakistan 1 1 2
Palestinian Auto-
nomous Areas 0 4 4
Qatar 1 0 1
Saudi Arabia 0 1 1
Singapore 21 104 125
Sri Lanka 1 2 3
Taiwan 6 32 38
Thailand 143 41 184
Turkey 30 27 57
Vietnam 84 4 88
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UAS UNIV. TOTAL UAS UNIV. TOTALFrom Finland To Finland
Africa 77 102 179
Botswana 3 3 6
Egypt 0 2 2
South Africa 8 18 26
Ethiopia 2 6 8
Ghana 3 3 6
Cameroon 0 1 1
Kenya 16 13 29
Madagascar 0 1 1
Malawi 2 0 2
Morocco 0 2 2
Mauritius 0 1 1
Mozambique 4 3 7
Namibia 10 9 19
Nigeria 0 4 4
Rwanda 0 2 2
Zambia 6 4 10
Sudan 0 1 1
Tanzania 19 15 34
Uganda 4 13 17
Zimbabwe 0 1 1
Africa 284 79 363
Benin 1 3 4
Botswana 1 0 1
Djibouti 0 1 1
Egypt 4 0 4
South Africa 10 22 32
Ethiopia 14 3 17
Gambia 6 4 10
Ghana 10 3 13
Cameroon 3 1 4
Kenya 41 2 43
Madagascar 8 0 8
Malawi 3 1 4
Morocco 2 3 5
Mauritius 2 0 2
Mozambique 3 6 9
Namibia 35 11 46
Nigeria 9 1 10
Rwanda 1 0 1
Zambia 26 3 29
Swaziland 34 0 34
Tanzania 57 9 66
Uganda 6 5 11
Zimbabwe 8 1 9
UAS UNIV. TOTAL UAS UNIV. TOTALFrom Finland To Finland
Europe 3463 3332 6795
Netherlands 330 259 589
Albania 1 0 1
Belgium 120 117 237
Bosnia and
Herzegovina 1 0 1
UK 355 267 622
Bulgaria 15 2 17
Spain 451 261 712
Gibraltar 1 0 1
Ireland 103 45 148
Iceland 29 56 85
Italy 74 135 209
Austria 147 184 331
Greece 40 24 64
Croatia 19 12 31
Latvia 9 4 13
Liechtenstein 0 4 4
Lithuania 25 12 37
Luxembourg 1 6 7
Malta 25 9 34
Montenegro 1 0 1
Norway 60 90 150
Portugal 88 74 162
Poland 35 32 67
France 166 301 467
Romania 7 0 7
Sweden 139 323 462
Germany 592 495 1087
Serbia 1 4 5
Slovakia 15 14 29
Slovenia 37 25 62
Finland 1 0 1
Switzerland 38 112 150
Denmark 90 128 218
Czech Republic 97 120 217
Ukraine 5 1 6
Hungary 99 52 151
Belarus 2 3 5
Russia 194 128 322
Estonia 50 33 83
Europe 3363 4956 8319
Netherlands 304 219 523
Albania 0 2 2
Belgium 181 169 350
Bosnia and
Herzegovina 0 1 1
UK 113 117 230
Bulgaria 7 3 10
Spain 288 462 750
Ireland 28 30 58
Iceland 1 6 7
Italy 132 384 516
Austria 161 214 375
Greece 47 45 92
Croatia 3 12 15
Latvia 11 47 58
Liechtenstein 0 3 3
Lithuania 60 60 120
Luxembourg 2 4 6
Malta 8 1 9
Norway 8 41 49
Portugal 68 87 155
Poland 81 143 224
France 534 834 1368
Romania 16 13 29
Sweden 11 67 78
Germany 711 1113 1824
Serbia 0 7 7
Slovakia 33 79 112
Slovenia 15 33 48
Finland 0 2 2
Switzerland 49 61 110
Denmark 11 41 52
Czech Republic 187 259 446
Ukraine 1 10 11
Hungary 53 97 150
Belarus 5 6 11
Russia 219 230 449
Estonia 15 54 69
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UAS UNIV. TOTAL UAS UNIV. TOTALFrom Finland To Finland
Latin America
and
the Caribbean 127 185 312
Argentina 10 23 33
Barbados 7 4 11
Bolivia 0 1 1
Brazil 22 37 59
Chile 30 47 77
Costa Rica 1 3 4
Dominica 3 0 3
Ecuador 4 0 4
Greenland 0 1 1
Guatemala 1 1 2
Colombia 2 4 6
Mexico 37 40 77
Nicaragua 1 1 2
Panama 3 2 5
Paraguay 0 1 1
Peru 4 17 21
Turks and
Caicos Islands 1 0 1
Uruguay 1 3 4
North
America 260 446 706
Canada 110 147 257
United States 150 299 449
Oceania 56 124 180
Australia 42 111 153
New Zealand 14 13 27
Unknown 21 0 21
Latin America
and
the Caribbean 48 184 232
Argentina 0 4 4
Brazil 14 55 69
Chile 2 32 34
Costa Rica 0 5 5
Guatemala 0 1 1
Colombia 0 6 6
Mexico 30 65 95
Nicaragua 0 1 1
Peru 2 14 16
Puerto Rico 0 1 1
North
America 33 220 253
Canada 25 85 110
United States 8 135 143
Oceania 2 47 49
Australia 1 43 44
New Zealand 1 4 5