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Health and Social Care degrees in Finland

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Study a Health and Social Care degree in Finland in 2025

The term health and social care broadly refers to all of the services that offer any form of health, medical or social support services. The professional health and social care sector includes dentistry, nursing homes, foster care, physiotherapy, and early years care providers. As a student of health and social care, you will learn about how these services can be provided to those that need them the most, and how we improve the provision as a society.

Graduates of a degree in health and social care will have a wide range of career opportunities available to them. These include social worker, healthcare manager, welfare officer, residential home manager, and public health analyst, among others.

Your degree will be delivered through a mixture of modes. These will include lectures and seminars, as well as the possibility of group projects. Depending on your course, you may also have the opportunity to take part in a work placement. Modules you study could include:

  • Safeguarding Adults and Children
  • Dementia Awareness
  • Mental Health and Wellbeing
  • Counselling Skills
  • Juvenile Crime and Criminal Justice

Study in Finland

With a diverse and rich culture, Finland has a reputation for prioritising higher education. The country boasts the highest rate of students choosing to go into higher education, and all teachers in Finland have to have at least a Master's degree. This not only displays how seriously the Finnish take their education system, but also demonstrates the high quality of teaching you will have access to as an international student studying in Finland.

See our detailed guide to studying in Finland for international students.

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