Vilnius University · Lithuania
Scandinavian Studies
Nordic languages, history, welfare model and culture, with one language (here Finnish) taken to B2; about half the curriculum is shaped by your own choices.
- Where
- VilniusLithuania
- Degree
- Bachelor in Humanities
- Length
- 4 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- September 2027
- Apply by
- Not published yet2026: EU/EFTA apply by 1 July; non-EU by 1 May
- Admission
- SelectiveIB grades
- EU/EEA fee
- €4,437 a year
More facts
- Degree
- Bachelor in Humanities
- Length
- 4 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- September 2027
Deadlines
-
1 July 2027*
Vilnius University - applications close for EU/EFTA citizensHard deadlineDetails
Vilnius University has one intake a year and splits the deadline by citizenship. For autumn 2026 the page said: "1 May for applicants from non-EU/EFTA countries" and "1 July for applicants who are citizens of EU/EFTA countries and for non-EU/EFTA applicants with a 90-day visa-free period that has not yet been exceeded". As an EU/EFTA citizen you are in the July group. For the 2027/2028 round admissions.vu.lt now reads (25 September 2026): applications open on 1 December 2026, with 1 May for applicants from non-EU/EFTA countries and 1 July for EU/EFTA citizens and non-EU/EFTA applicants whose visa-free period has not been exceeded. Two things that are not dates but behave like them: the application fee is 100 EUR, non-refundable, and "An online application will be processed only after the application fee is collected and the application is submitted with all the required documents", so an unpaid invoice on the closing day is a missed deadline; and admission can close early, because the published deadline runs only until the limit of study places is reached. EU and EFTA citizens may apply for state-funded as well as fee-paying places. Vilnius gives 1 July with no year, both on this page and on its admissions site for the 2027/2028 round (which opens on 1 December 2026), so this site assumes 2027.
Source
* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.
What it is
You take Finnish from the ground up to B2 level while studying the Nordic region more broadly: its welfare model, historical turning points, Viking-era heritage, mythology, media and popular culture, with options on endangered Nordic languages and cultures, Nordic music and the multicultural urban identities of young people. Learning is experience-based, and nearly half the curriculum is shaped by your own choices, including courses from other programmes. Graduates work as translators, interpreters, teachers, lecturers, cultural specialists, researchers and tourism or media professionals, in embassies, international organisations and Nordic companies, or continue to humanities or social science study.
Four ways to take it
What you need
- Admitted on the grades in your IB results (upload diploma and transcript). Many programmes add a motivation letter, interview or video task; Medicine and Dentistry waive the exam with HL Biology 5 and Chemistry 5.
Requirements in full
How places are decided
- Ranked on school grades; those who qualify get a motivational interview. A state-funded place is applied for through LAMA BPO.
Sources (2)
- Scandinavian Studies at VU — checked 2026-09-30
- IB applicants at VU
Other degrees at VU
