Completing a program in modern languages might present career opportunities for graduates wishing to professionally engage with contemporary politics or literature of foreign cultures. Common coursework includes studies of grammatical structure, comprehension and translation.

The formal higher education system of Finland is the 7-3-2-2 pattern. The university takes two years in vocational or technical education and finally two-year pre-tertiary education. Finland also has several public as well as private universities that have enabled accessibility of higher education to students.