Nearly 133,000 students were working towards a university of applied sciences degree last year.
Students lining up to take entrance exams in June 2020.
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The number of students attending classes at Finland's universities of applied sciences increased last year, according to an education report released by Statistics Finland.
The state number-crunching agency found that there were nearly 133,000 students in education leading to a university of applied sciences degree last year. This figure was four percent higher compared to 2019.
The number of students studying for a master's degree at a university of applied science also increased, up by more than 12 percent to about 16,000.