Located in the Province of Lapland, Rovaniemi city is a commercial center of the region. The city has over 60,000 inhabitants. Rovaniemi is home to the Roveniemi University of Applied Sciences and the University of Lapland.

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.

A bachelor's degree is given to students who fulfill the necessary requirements given by the college or university they are attending. The requirements include three to seven years of focus on a subject, typically referred to as a major or concentration.