Address:
PL 955
20101 Turku
Finland

Contact person:
Teija Suominen

Telephone/Mobilephone: +3582 2633 3000 , +358 505278264
Fax: +358 2 2633 4012

E-mail: Teija.suominen@turkuai.fi
Web page: www.turkuai.fi

Turku Vocational Institute is a vocational teaching centre which is highly valued by its 4500 Finnish and foreign students, its 600 expert instructors, as well as employers in the Turku Area. The Institute is one of the largest vocational institutes in Finland, offering a total of 1300 starting places every year.

Modern vocational training

Turku Vocational Institute offers both young people and adults a wide range of vocational courses in collaboration with the business sector, the retail trade, food industry, technical, and the health and welfare sectors including hairdressing and beauty care. The versatile and wide ranging educational programs offer to students the possibility of designing their own individual study program. The extent of secondary vocational training is 3 years (120 credits). All vocational examinations contain at least half a year on the job training.
A number of international exchange programs provide the possibility of compensating for study or work practice done elsewhere in Europe. And you can choose from several different languages for your studies.

Turku, as a place to study

Turku is a captivating combination of old and new. In Turku there is on offer everything for the modern city person as well as those interested in the treasures of history. Turku is a lively and international culture, science, and university city, which is situated in south western Finland close to the sea and the beautiful archipelago with its luxuriant nature and surroundings.
Turku is also a nationally significant port, commercial, and exhibition city. There are good connections from Turku to everywhere in Finland, and to Europe. Turku - a city of over 160,000 inhabitants, is Finland's commercial and travel gateway to the west and bridge to the east. Turku has links to Sweden, to the St. Petersburg region, and elsewhere in the Baltic area and in Europe.