You must upload all required attachments to the application form by 1 April 2027 at 3:00 p.m. Finnish time.  

• Copies of final certificates, which give  eligibility to apply to Higher Education studies in the awarding country 

• Official translations of your certificates if they are not in English, Swedish or Finnish. 

• A copy of an official ID / passport 

If you graduate after the application period ends, upload a copy of your transcript of records or another official document confirming that you will complete your qualification by 31 July 2027. 

Scan all pages of each required document or take clear, high-quality photos. Make sure all texts are clearly legible. Combine all pages of the same document into one file. For example, if your educational certificate has several pages, combine them into a single file. Make sure all pages are upright and oriented in the same direction. 

Recommended file formats are PDF, JPG, PNG and DOCX. 

Name your attachment file(s) in the following way: Lastname_First name_description/name of document. For example, Smith_Mary_highschooldiploma. 

You may be asked to upload the same document in more than one section of the application form. If so, upload the same attachment to each section where it is requested. 

You can upload required attachments to your application form at the same time you fill in the application form. You can also return to your application form later by using the link in the confirmation email and upload all required attachments by 1 April 2027 at 3:00 p.m. Finnish time.

In this Direct Application, you can apply to one degree programme only with one application. If you submit more than one application, only the latest one will be taken into consideration, and all others will be deleted.   

Applicants from outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland are required to pay an application fee in order to apply to higher education studies. Please, read more information about the application fee on Studyinfo. 

Link to the application form (available once the application period has started) 

When you fill in the application form, read all instructions and questions carefully. 

The application form cannot be saved as a draft. You must complete the form and submit your application in one session. 

You can check whether any information is missing by clicking “Check x answers” at the top of the page. Once you have added any missing information, click “Preview” to review your application. 

Check all the information carefully, especially your email address, before submitting your application. 

When everything is correct, click “Submit application” to submit your application. 

You can return to your application form later by using the link in the confirmation email and upload all required attachments by 1 April 2027 at 3:00 p.m. Finnish time. 

Student selection of Bachelor of Health Care is based on entrance exam and group interview. Both entrance exam and group interview are organized on 8 April 2027 on Microkatu campus, Kuopio. An applicant must participate in both parts, the written entrance exam and group interview.   

Student selection of other Bachelor’s degree programmes is based on entrance exam.  The entrance exam is organized on 8 April 2027. Entrance exam for Bachelor of Hospitality Management, Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology (Internet of Things) is organized in Microkatu campus, Kuopio. Entrance exam for Bachelor of Engineering, Future Energy and Hybrid Intelligence is organized in Varkaus campus. 

It is not possible to take the entrance exam online. The invitation to the entrance exam is sent by email at least a week before the exam. 

Detailed information on entrance exams and interviews will be updated to this website by the end of February 2027. 

Individual arrangements

Individual arrangements refer to customized practical arrangements in an entrance examination situation. You may be granted individual arrangements in the entrance examination due to illness, disability, dyslexia, or some other specific reason.

If you need individual arrangements during the entrance exam, please fill in this form and attach a medical certificate or other equivalent attestation on the nature of your disability or disease. Submit the request for individual arrangements by 1 April 2027 at 3:00 p.m. Finnish time.

Applications will be processed after the application period has ended. Each applicant is evaluated individually on the basis of documents she/he has submitted on the application form.  

You can be admitted to Savonia UAS if: 

• You are eligible to apply for higher education; 

• You have successfully completed the entrance exam / entrance exam and interview 

• There is a study place available in the degree programme. 

The number of study places in each degree programme is limited. Once all available study places have been filled, no further applicants can be admitted. 

Student selection results are published by the end of April 2027. If you are admitted, you will receive an offer of admission by email. 

Once you have received an offer of admission, you must accept the study place within 7 days. 

If you are not required to pay tuition fees, you will receive a confirmation letter for your study place once you have accepted the offer. 

If you are required to pay tuition fees, you will receive instructions on how to make the tuition fee payment. The tuition fee must be paid in full within 14 days of receiving the offer of admission. You will receive a confirmation letter for your study place once Savonia UAS has received your tuition fee payment. For more information about tuition fees, please visit Savonia’s website.

If you need a residence permit, we recommend that you start the residence permit application process as soon as you have accepted the study place and paid the tuition fee. For more information on applying the residence permit, please visit Savonia’s website.

Students must register as present or absent for the academic year by 31 August 2027 either in person on campus or by authenticating online through Candour service. Those who have confirmed their study places, will receive registration instructions by email by the end of July 2027. 

Studies will begin in the end of August 2027.

Please see information for new students and Life in Finland.