Career

Various pathways include a career in governmental or non-governmental organizations, education, media, or in the business world. The programme can also provide the basis for a research career or serve as a gateway to doctoral programmes.
Career prospects

Russian, Eurasian and Eastern European Studies will give you a basis for many different careers.

  • Depending on your studies and acquired expertise, you can find employment, e.g., in the public sector, education, research, journalism, business and non-governmental organisations.
  • You could also continue your studies as a postgraduate student after completing your master’s degree. Successful completion of postgraduate studies will give you the opportunity to pursue an international career in the academic world.
  • Project Courses shift the focus from academic work towards planning for your career after graduation. An internship can be completed as part of your degree programme.
MAREEES graduates' experiences of getting employed in Finland
Career services

Studies are part of your career. The Career Services at the University of Helsinki supports, in cooperation with the degree programmes, the growth of your expert identity as part of your studies and with separate services.

From the start of your studies until one year after the completion of your degree, the Career Services supports your career path by:

  • giving career counselling and job-seeking support,
  • arranging info sessions, workshops and events,
  • maintaining the JobTeaser career portal and
  • sharing the university’s subsidy for traineeships.
Improve your career options with Finnish

Although it is easy for international students to get by with English in the Helsinki region, learning Finnish will significantly improve your career options after graduation.

The University of Helsinki offers free Finnish language courses for enrolled international degree students. The beginners and intermediate level courses are not only a way to learn the language, but you also learn more about Finnish culture and get to network with other international students across the fields.
Postgraduate studies

The process of writing your Master's thesis also develops the basic skills required for conducting research. If you are interested in pursuing a career in research, you can continue your studies as a postgraduate student after completing your Master of Arts degree. You can apply to one of the Doctoral Programmes at the University of Helsinki or other universities in Finland or abroad. Successful completion of postgraduate studies will provide you with an opportunity to consider an international career in the academic world.
Alumni of the University of Helsinki

After graduation, the world is wide open and full of possibilities. How can you venture forward to make the career path you want? What kind of work would you like to do? What kind of life should you lead? The Helsinki alumni community is there to support you as you transition from the University to the world of work.

All previous University of Helsinki degree and exchange students, as well as staff, are our alumni. As a member of the University of Helsinki alumni network, Finland’s largest network of experts, you get valuable support, knowledge and contacts for your working life. 

You will have access to the MARS & MAREEES Alumni group in the Helsinki Alumni Hub, which provides an excellent opportunity to connect with fellow graduates and teachers.