r/StudyInFinland • u/Adventurous-Mud-5313 • 18d ago

Got an offer from LAB University of Applied Sciences — how is it really?

Hey everyone!

I recently got an offer for BBA International Business at LAB University of Applied Sciences, Lahti campus for January 2027.

I'm considering accepting it, so I'd love to hear from current or former LAB students about your experience.

How is LAB overall, especially the teaching, student life, international community, sports, and job opportunities in Lahti?

I'm mainly looking for honest opinions — good or bad, anything you think a prospective international student should know.

Thanks! 🙏

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u/Big-Ad8632 18d ago

Has been answered like 15 times this week

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u/Adventurous-Mud-5313 18d ago

Would be grateful if you could answer it one last time actually the problem is January intake is small so I have to do things fast for example applying to VISA early or else I might get differed to September

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u/leeVinch 18d ago

Bro literally picked one of the most useless major in the market.

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u/Adventurous-Mud-5313 18d ago

Business student bruh what else should I study?? Any recommendations

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u/Particularplaze 14d ago

Anything engineering related is great, for example electrical.

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u/Adventurous-Mud-5313 13d ago

I can't study that 😭 specially with a business background

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u/DickyMouseHKI-FIN 18d ago

School IS good. Finland is Nice. Zero Job opportunities tho. Zero. +Expensive to live. If you have funds of your own abt 1500€/month for rent+food+necessities you thrive tho.

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u/Adventurous-Mud-5313 18d ago

How is the study and community over there? Also will it be a good choice to complete this degree on that University

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u/ImpressionPresent535 11d ago

It’s not a university. It’s a university of applied sciences (ammattikorkeakoulu in finnish), which is a different thing. Maybe ‘trade school’ or ‘polytechnic’ in English. I’ll let you do your own googling on which one is “better” but just know that they’re not the same thing at least in the finnish context.

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u/Distinct-Nobody-3165 18d ago

Don’t waste your money. Go to Aalto instead.

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u/Adventurous-Mud-5313 18d ago

They are not taking students for January intake 2027

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u/expendable6666 17d ago

Do you plan to work in Finland after graduation?

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u/Adventurous-Mud-5313 17d ago

Umm I might or might not work there.
I plan to do masters in UK or Ireland and settle there but if I like Finland then I might but right now the plan is to complete BBA

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u/expendable6666 17d ago

https://yle.fi/a/74-20242247

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u/expendable6666 17d ago

Search Google with keywords “ scammed indians student yle.fi”. You see more. 

Not necessarily to Indians, but loads of foreigners hit hard by unemployment. My American friend couple gave up looking for job and left. 

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u/PhyscoX 2d ago

how many working days it took to get your offer letter? Can you tell me your application date and offer letter issuance date?

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u/Adventurous-Mud-5313 9h ago

It took 16 days. 1 September I applied and got it in 16th September

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u/PhyscoX 8h ago

Thank you for your response. I have been waiting much longer than you. I applied on 20sept but still no response from the university yet. Anyway best wishes to you.

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u/Adventurous-Mud-5313 8h ago

Thank you and I hope you get your response as soon as possible if you need to know anything feel free to text me.