Lääketiede, kandidaatti ja lisensiaatti (3 v + 3 v)
University of Helsinki · Helsinki, Finland
About the programme
Medical education has two tiers. It consists of the Bachelor of Medicine (180 ECTS credits, 3 years) and Licentiate of Medicine (180 ECTS credits, 3 years) degrees. The medical profession carries great responsibility and requires a high level of competence, interaction skills, confidentiality and stress tolerance. Medicine is one of the fields covered by the SORA legislation (Soveltumattomuuden ratkaisuja, decisions on unsuitability for studies).
Description: Opintopolku / Studyinfo.fi (Finnish National Agency for Education) (CC BY 4.0), translated by machine.
Key facts
- Degree
- Integrated bachelor's + master's
- Institution
- University of Helsinki (University)
- Location
- Helsinki
- Language of instruction
- Finnish
- Standard duration
- 5 years
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Fields
- Medicine
About Medicine
Diagnosing and treating disease: the long road to becoming a doctor.
Where it leads
Physician · Surgeon · General practitioner · Psychiatrist · Medical researcher
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- Terveystieteet, kandidaatti ja maisteri (3 v + 2 v)Integrated bachelor's + master's · Tampere University · Tampere
- Lääketiede, kandidaatti ja lisensiaatti (3 v + 3 v)Integrated bachelor's + master's · University of Eastern Finland · Joensuu
- Ravitsemustiede, kandidaatti ja maisteri (3 v + 2 v)Integrated bachelor's + master's · University of Eastern Finland · Joensuu
- Terveystieteet, kandidaatti ja maisteri (3 v + 2 v)Integrated bachelor's + master's · University of Eastern Finland · Joensuu
- Terveystieteet, kandidaatti ja maisteri (3 v + 2 v)Integrated bachelor's + master's · University of Jyväskylä · Jyväskylä
- Lääketiede, kandidaatti ja lisensiaatti (3 v + 3 v)Integrated bachelor's + master's · University of Oulu · Oulu
- Terveystieteet, kandidaatti ja maisteri (3 v + 2 v)Integrated bachelor's + master's · University of Oulu · Oulu
- Lääketiede, kandidaatti ja lisensiaatti (3 v + 3 v)Integrated bachelor's + master's · University of Turku · Turku
Source: Opintopolku / Studyinfo.fi (Finnish National Agency for Education) (CC BY 4.0). As of October 10, 2026. The assignment to fields is ours. Check the details with the institution before you apply.
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