You can apply in this application, if you have completed

• a degree, which gives eligibility for higher education studies, for example
  • vocational upper secondary qualification in Finland
  • Finnish Matriculation examination
  • Upper secondary degree, completed outside Finland, which gives eligibility for higher education studies in the awarding  country
  • higher education degree completed in Finland or outside Finland
• AND a preparatory programme for higher education studies for immigrants covering at least 30 ECTS credits in a Finnish University of Applied Sciences.

In case applicant has completed a sectoral, discipline-based preparatory education (business, social and health care or technology), he/she may apply only to degree programmes of the field in question.

An applicant, who has completed a multi-disciplinary preparatory education may apply to any of the degree programmes.

An applicant, who has completed the preparatory education in English, may apply only to degree programmes, which are conducted in English.

Please note, that if you have not completed a preparatory programme for higher education studies for immigrants in Finland, you are not eligible to apply in this application. In that case you may apply to Savonia UAS in the joint application.

There are two (2) study places available in each of these degree programmes:

Bachelor’s degree programmes in English:

Study start in autumn 2026

• Bachelor of Business Administration, International Business, full-time studies, Kuopio
• Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial Management, full-time studies, Varkaus
• Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology (Internet of Things), full-time studies, Kuopio
• Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, full-time studies, Kuopio
• Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse, full-time studies, Kuopio
• Bachelor of Hospitality Management, full-time studies, Kuopio

Degree programmes in Finnish:

Study start in January 2026

• Kätilö (AMK), päivätoteutus, Kuopio
• Terveydenhoitaja (AMK), päivätoteutus, Kuopio

Study start in autumn 2026

• Agrologi (AMK), päivätoteutus, Iisalmi
• Bioanalyytikko (AMK), päivätoteutus, Kuopio
• Ensihoitaja (AMK), päivätoteutus, Kuopio
• Fysioterapeutti (AMK), päivätoteutus, Kuopio
• Insinööri (AMK), energiatekniikka, päivätoteutus, Varkaus
• Insinööri (AMK), konetekniikka, päivätoteutus, Kuopio
• Insinööri (AMK), rakennustekniikka, päivätoteutus, Kuopio
• Insinööri (AMK), sähkö- ja automaatiotekniikka, päivätoteutus, Kuopio
• Insinööri (AMK), tietotekniikka, päivätoteutus, Kuopio
• Insinööri (AMK), ympäristötekniikka, päivätoteutus, Kuopio
• Muotoilija (AMK), päivätoteutus, Kuopio
• Musiikkipedagogi (AMK), päivätoteutus, Kuopio
• Rakennusarkkitehti (AMK), päivätoteutus, Kuopio
• Restonomi (AMK), hyvinvointimatkailun kehittäminen, päivätoteutus, Kuopio
• Röntgenhoitaja (AMK), päivätoteutus, Kuopio
• Sairaanhoitaja (AMK), päivätoteutus, Kuopio
• Sosionomi (AMK), päivätoteutus, Iisalmi
• Suuhygienisti (AMK), päivätoteutus, Kuopio
• Tanssinopettaja (AMK), päivätoteutus, Kuopio
• Tradenomi (AMK), liiketalous, päivätoteutus, Kuopio

• Application period for studies starting in January 2026: 1 August 2025 – 30 November 2025 –> Application form
• Application period for studies starting in autumn 2026: 1 August 2025 – 31 July 2026 –> Application form

Applications are handled in the order of arrival, once a month, always in the beginning of the month. If the study places in one of the degree programmes are filled during the application period, it is not possible to apply to that degree programme anymore.

This separate application is included in the one study place per term provision. According to this provision, a student may accept only one study place leading to a higher education degree in Finland in education that begins in the same academic term. This rule applies to all higher education.

For more information about the one study place per term provision, please visit Savonia UAS website.

Student selection is made on the basis of applicant’s study success in the preparatory programme for immigrants followingly:

1. Grade average of the preparatory programme studies: minimum average 2

2. Grade average of courses in Finnish language (15 credits): minimum average 3

3. Mathematics grade: minimum grade 2

If there are more applicants than open study places, the grades of the preparatory programme will be transformed into points and the applicant/applicants with the highest score will be selected.

If several applicants have the same score, the selection is made on the basis of the grade average of Finnish courses. If even this does not bring out distinction between the applicants, the admitted applicant/applicants will be drawn.

Scoring:

Grade 5 = 5 points

Grade 4 = 4 points

Grade 3 = 3 points

Grade 2 = 2 points

Grade 1 = 0 points

In addition:

An applicant, applying to one of the degree programmes in English, must prove his/her proficiency in English with one these certificates:

1.       Language test results:

• IELTS Academic: a minimum total score of 6.0
• TOEFL Academic (iBT): a minimum total score of 60
• PTE Academic: a minimum total score of 55
• Cambridge C1 Advanced: a minimum total score of 169
• Cambridge C2 Proficiency: a minimum total score of 169

2.       National Certificate of Language Proficiency (YKI) English: Proficiency level 4 on all the subtests (reading, writing, listening and speaking).

3.       Higher education degree completed in English in an EU/EEA country, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom, or the United States

4.       Upper secondary degree completed in English in an EU/EEA country, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom, or the United States

5.       One of the following grade cases in Finnish Matriculation Examination, European Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate or Reifeprüfung/DIA:

• Finnish Matriculation Examination: English on advanced Level with a minimum grade of M
• International Baccalaureate completed in English
• International Baccalaureate diploma: grade 4 in higher level English
• European Baccalaureate: at least grade 6.00 in L2-level English
• Reifeprüfung/DIA completed diploma:  at least grade 7 in advanced English

Savonia UAS charges tuition fees from students, who are not citizens of countries of the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) and who study in a degree programme, which is conducted in English.

The tuition fee is 9700 euros per academic year for Bachelor studies. Early Bird -price is not available in this application. More information about tuition fee on Tuition fees for students starting their studies after 1 January 2025 (pdf).

You don’t have to pay the tuition fee if you have one of these documents:

• Citizens of  EU/EEA countries or Switzerland or the family members of such persons who have a residence card for a family member of an EU citizen in Finland
• permanent (type P) residence permit in Finland
• a long-term resident’s EU residence permit for third-country citizens (type P-EU permit) in Finland
• a residence permit based on temporary protection
• an EU Blue Card in Finland
• Right of residence under the withdrawal agreement (Brexit residence permit)
• continuous (type A) residence permit in Finland IF it is granted on the basis of employment AND if the applicant’s first residence permit in Finland was not granted on the basis of studies
• continuous (type A) residence permit in Finland based on family ties IF the first residence permit of the applicant or family member was not granted on the basis of studies

Please note, that the residence permit in another EU/EEA country is not sufficient grounds for exemption, only residence permits in Finland can be considered.

The residence permit must be valid when the study right begins. Please check Studyinfo.fi for more information.