The subject of this thesis was internship from the point of view of student studying cultural and media production as well as companies in the same field. The subject was of great personal in-terest, since I have both been an intern but also been supervising interns.

The goal of the study was to examine how students and companies see the internship and if there are differences in these points of view. The material has been collected through a question-naire made during the production phase of the thesis. The theory part is based on existing litera-ture and my own knowledge on the subject.

The results of the study show that both the student and companies have quite similar opinions on internship. Internship is an important and current subject, and it would be useful to study it more. This study can be seen as a pre-study for prospective studies. Since the subject matter is so nuanced and rich, a narrower point of view is needed. This study just scratches the surface of an interesting subject but still gives good talking points for a wider conversation about internships of universities of applied sciences.