Since 1991 the Faculty of Law has maintained a bilingual program of legal study in Vaasa. The students are able to take the Bachelor of Laws degree in Vaasa. In addition, starting from autumn 2010, the students may also take the Master of Laws degree in its entirety in Vaasa.
Students at the Vaasa unit study according to the curriculum of the University of Helsinki’s Bachelor’s Programme in Law and Master’s Programme in Law. Students admitted to Vaasa always complete the Bachelor of Laws degree in Vaasa, while the Master of Laws degree can be completed in either Vaasa or Helsinki.
The instruction in Vaasa, which is located in a bilingual region on the west coast of Finland, is to equal proportions given in Finnish and Swedish.
The Vaasa unit also conducts legal research, with focus areas depending on the researchers active at the unit at any given time.
Tammipiha, 3rd Floor
Pitkäkatu 28-30
Vaasa
University of Helsinki / Vaasa Unit of Legal Studies
PO. Box 1010 (Pitkäkatu 28-30)
FI-65101 VAASA
FINLAND
+358 29 41 22278,
+358 50 4762362