In general, there are few advanced educational institutions on Bornholm. For the other five regions, the choices available are more extensive.
Tertiary education is available in Akureyri in the Eyjafjör∂ur region, Gotland, Åland and Bornholm. In Kainuu, higher educational courses include university-level courses for multiple disciplines, summer university courses etc.
In Åland, most youths who pursue university-level studies go to Sweden or Finland. Åland, however, also has its own college of higher education, the Åland Polytechnic. There is no tertiary-level education in the Ulstein area itself, but there are University colleges in two of the neighbouring regions offering courses to Master's level.
Tertiary education in Åland and Bornholm is primarily geared towards providing higher vocational degrees for the local labour market e.g. within teaching and nursing in Bornholm, and maritime navigation, and hotel management and tourism in Åland.
In many cases, these educational courses are institutionally anchored in higher educational institutions outside the area, having in the main a local uptake of students, while the institutions in Eyjafjör∂ur and Gotland form a part of these countries national higher education structures.
All regions have an adequate supply of secondary education, as well as vocational training courses 'tailored' to local business demands. Examples include the Borgir research and innovation building at the University of Akureyri, the Kajaani University Consortium in the Kainuu region and the Gotland Interactive Park. Similarly, Åland has the Maritime Safety Centre and the Åland Technology Centre. Although there is no higher education institution in the Ulstein region itself, the University College in neighbouring Ålesund is relevant in this context.