Finlandia University
Finlandia University is a private, not-for-profit, HLC accredited, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The school is located in Michigan’s northernmost city, Hancock, and was founded in 1896 by Finnish immigrants as Suomi College.
Finlandia University is the only institution of higher learning in North America founded by Finns, a fact that’s evident throughout Finlandia’s campus.
FinnU is home to the cultural center of Finns in North America, the Finnish American Heritage Center. In addition, the university hosts a unique curriculum and library of resources focused on Nordic studies, several Finnish exchange students and interns each year, and the Finnish American Reporter, a monthly newspaper celebrating Finnish American heritage.
Finlandia offers academic programs of study leading to associate and baccalaureate degrees in the disciplines of art and design (BFA), business (BBA), liberal studies (BA, AA, AGS), and health sciences (BSN, AAS).
Finlandia University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association for Colleges and Schools (NCA-HLC).
Facts and figures
| Web | https://www.finlandia.edu/ |
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| Year Established | 1896 |
| Total Number of Staff | 170 |
| Number of Academic Staff | 62 |
| Number of Students | 420 |
| Focus Areas | *Arctic Sustainable Art and Design *Distance Education and e-Learning *Managing Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the North *Northern Tourism
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| Web link for international students | https://www.finlandia.edu/international/ |
| Fields of Study Offered | Basic/broad, general programmes Arts (broad programmes) Fine arts Audio-visual techniques and media production Design Craft skills Humanities (broad programmes) Foreign languages History and archaeology Philosophy and ethics Humanities (others) Social and behavioural science (broad programmes) Psychology Sociology and cultural studies Social and behavioural science (others) Business and administration (broad programmes) Wholesale and retail sales Marketing and advertising Accounting and taxation Management and administration Business and administration (others) Biology and biochemistry Health (broad programmes) Nursing and caring Therapy and rehabilitation Sports |