Applying for Bachelor´s Degrees

You can apply to a Bachelor’s degree programme if you have completed:

foreign qualification that provides eligibility for higher education studies in the country in question
the Finnish general upper secondary school syllabus and/or the matriculation examination;
an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma; a European Baccalaureate (EB) Diploma; Reifeprüfung (RP) Diploma;
a Finnish vocational upper secondary qualification with a scope of 120 credit units or 180 credit points, or a comparable previous Finnish vocational qualification with a minimum scope of 80 credit units;
a Finnish post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma;
a Finnish vocational upper secondary qualification or a further or specialist vocational qualification as a competence-based qualification, or a comparable previous qualification
Bachelor´s or Master´s degree

In order to prove their eligibility, applicants with a non-Finnish qualification certificate must attach a copy of the final certificate to their online application at Study Info by the given date. In addition, official translations of the documents must be provided if the original document is not awarded in Finnish, Swedish or English.

The applicants finishing secondary school in the summer, can apply with their temporary certificates. In this case the required document to be downloaded on the application form is the latest transcript of records (list of courses and grades) from your current school. The final graduation documents (scanned copies) must be submitted to KAMK Admissions in connection to accepting the study place.

The admission is conditional until the original school certificates have been checked in the beginning of the studies.

Applicants are required to have good oral and written skills in English. To be selected by the International UAS Exam, the applicants have to prove their English language skills either by an internationally recognized language test or previous studies.
Please check the approved documents at UASinfo.fi.

Please note that if you are under 18 years old when you start the studies in Finland, you are legally a minor and you can’t for example make a rental agreement for accommodation, electricity contract or open a bank account by yourself. Therefore, life in Finland as a minor student without parents can be very challenging.

Education completed outside Finland 
Applicants, who have completed a qualification outside Finland, must attach the following documents to their online application in Studyinfo.fi by the given date.1) A copy of the final secondary school certificate or equivalent
Only final certificates awarded by national and regional bodies granting educational certificates will be accepted. Therefore, various other documents such as “Result slips”, “Testimonials”, “Statements of Results”, “Examination Results” are not considered as official certificates.
2) A copy of an official Finnish, Swedish or English translation of the certificate must be provided, if the certificate is not written in one of these languages. The translation must have the translator’s signature and stamp.

The applicants graduating in summer following the application period, are requested to submit the copy of the transcript of records (and official translation) to the online application form by the given date. The copies of the final certificates will be submitted upon confirmation of acceptance.

Education completed in Finland
You must submit copies of your certificates by the given date

• if you have taken the Finnish matriculation examination prior to 1990
• if you are completing an IB-examination in a Finnish upper secondary school in the spring 2024
• if you are completing a Reifeprüfung-examination in the spring 2024 or
•  if you are completing an EB-examination in the spring 2024, you must submit a copy of your temporary certificate to the Admission Services of the UAS of your first choice by the given date. The copies of the final certificates will be submitted upon confirmation of acceptance.

Identification documents
The following documents are accepted as proof of identity:

• A passport (can be either biometric or non-biometric)
• A biometric EU/EEA identity card (must have biometric symbol)
• No other forms of identification documents are accepted. Please check the approved documents at UASinfo.fi

English language certificate
To be selected by the International UAS Exam, the applicants have to prove their English language skills either by an internationally recognized language test or previous studies.
Please check the approved documents at UASinfo.fi.

Joint application for studies starting in autumn 2025 takes place on 8 – 22 January 2025.

The selection methods  will be announced in the fall of 2024. For more information, please refer to the website uasinfo.fi.

An applicant can apply for individual arrangements for Join Application entrance examination (e.g. extra time, technical aid, or other special arrangement) due to an injury, illness, reading disability, or other special reason.

If applicants due to their state of health or learning difficulties require special arrangements as regards the entrance examination, they must request such arrangements in writing at the very latest immediately they receive the invitation to sit the entrance exam. Applicants must submit the request to the admissions office of the University of Applied Sciences that sent the entrance exam invitation. A statement written by a doctor or other expert concerning the applicant’s form of disability or illness must be enclosed with the written request. Kajaani University of Applied Sciences will inform the applicant of the special arrangements that will be made on his/her behalf.

Application and required certificates for the individual arrangements must be sent by 24 January 2024 at 3 pm with form below. Form will be closed 24.1.2024 at 3 pm and requests after that will not be handled. Please note, that all attachments must be attached to the form, make sure all needed information is on hand when filling the form.

Application form.

Further information at UASinfo website.