University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
University
Master’s, Integrated
2 researched programs
Europe
Veterinary Schools in Finland
1 researched institution with a campus here, offering 2 veterinary programs. This is the research done to date, not a complete list of every program.
1 school
How results are ordered: alphabetically by institution, or by most recently checked when you choose that sort. There is no price ranking, because tuition in different currencies, fee categories and bases (per year, per credit, whole program) is not comparable. Adjacent subjects such as pre-veterinary or animal science appear only when you choose a subject. A value we could not verify is shown as “not published”, never as “no”. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change accreditation information, verification or order. Online programs are not counted as physically located in a state or city, and an institution’s location does not tell you whether it enrols students from your country.
About veterinary education in Finland
How veterinary education is organised
Veterinary medicine can be studied in Finland only at the University of Helsinki's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine: a three-year Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and a three-year Licentiate of Veterinary Medicine, entered with one joint study right.
Qualification structures
Names and levels are local to Finland. Similar names in other countries are not interchangeable.
- Eläinlääketieteen kandidaatti (ELK) and lisensiaatti (ELL)
- 180 + 180 credits over 3 + 3 years; the page states the bachelor alone does not qualify for veterinarian tasks. Source
Bodies that matter, and what each one does
Accreditation, validation, education authority and registration are different roles. Do not read a listing by one body as evidence from another.
- EAEVE / ESEVT
- European evaluation of the Helsinki veterinary establishment; outcome status published in the EAEVE table.
Route to registration
Current rules as described by the official source; always check the authority directly.
The faculty states that after the fifth year students can obtain a temporary licence to work as substitute for a licensed veterinarian. The full licensing route was not researched. Source
No degree on this site automatically permits anyone to practise as a veterinarian, and nothing here is visa, work-permit or credit-transfer advice.
Languages and admissions
Teaching languages. The veterinary programme is taught in Finnish and Swedish; clinical teaching is offered in English in the spring semester for exchange students. The One Health master's is taught in English.
Admissions. Applicants apply through the national joint application on Opintopolku; the next period listed is 9-23 March 2027 for autumn 2027. Source
Official study information
Country information last reviewed 19 October 2026. 1 sources consulted.