Which university should I select Oulu or Turku ?

I would suggest Turku. It is much closer to Helsinki and it has great connections to Sweden (through cruises). Turku is also a lot older than Oulu (it is in fact the oldest city in Finland) so it has a lot of culture. Turku is concidered a student city because of the many students living there.

Finding work with no finnish knowledge at all might be hard. As Turku IS a student town however, there could be job oppotunities I don't know about. Learning basinc finnish should be your top priority.

All in all...I'd recommend Turku for your studies. I hope you have a great time and congratulations on being accepted to 2 schools.

Turku does have a better geographic location, so the weather is better than Oulu. What major are you in?

@ Monstarcookie: Thank you very much for the post. Yes right now learning basic Finnish is my priority.

@Jimmyguang: In university of Turku its Information Technology Management and in University of Oulu its Software, Systems
and Services Development in the Global Environment.

Hi,

  I got admit in University of Turku this year and I ll be arriving in Finland this august. So did you make your decision on which university you ll be going to?

Hi Pradeep,

Yes I have made my decision. I will be going to Turku University as well. Its nice to hear from someone going to the same college . What course have you selected ? I have taken Ms Global IT Management.

Hi Yuva,
    I am admitted for Information Security.... so did you apply for accommodation and start your visa process? anyway sekar.pradeep@ymail.com is my email... contact me using facebook.....

After a lot of research, I guess University of Oulu is a much better option. It is ranked second in Finland, next to University of Helsinki. The living costs are pretty manageable. The only drawback I can see is that you may have a hardtime finding a job, but that is not even a problem if you are familiar to basic Finnish language.

Hello shahan_nazim and welcome to Expat.com!

To note that this thread is dated 2011.

Thank you,
Aurélie

Thankyou Aurélie
I only replied to this topic because people may use it as a reference while making decisions between universities

dear shahan_nazim i also got admission in uni of turku...is that true that for visa puprose we hve to apply from abudhbi, uae,, coz in islamabad their embassy not working anymore.

That is right you have to apply from abu dhabi, tehran or any other place, except kabul. Be sure to make an appointment before your arrival.

ok thnx for ur reply. r u also going for the same university?