Different ways to start higher education studies
Did you miss the spring joint application period? Don’t worry! At HAMK you’ll find many ways to begin your higher education studies.
How to start your University of Applied Sciences studies?
We’ve compiled different routes on this page to help you get started with University of Applied Sciences studies, even if the joint application has already closed!
Summer supplementary application 2026
Secure a study place from vacancies in the spring joint application via HAMK’s supplementary intake and begin your studies in autumn 2026.
For Students living in Finland
Study Paths – Open Studies Leading to a Degree
In our Study Paths, you will complete studies that are part of a degree program as a student of the Open University of Applied Sciences, alongside degree students. Once you have completed the required amount of studies with the necessary grades, you can apply to become a degree student and continue your studies to completion as usual.
You can register for the study paths 3–5 Aug 2026. Be quick, as places are allocated in order of registration.
Students outside of Finland: As Open University Studies are not leading to a degree it is not possible to get a residence permit only for that purpose.
Why choose HAMK?
Häme University of Applied Sciences offers you a wide range of ways to learn and study, as well as various opportunities to build studies that truly suit you. Welcome to HAMK, you’re here to make a change.
Applied university
Our work is practical and hands-on.
At the core of everything we do is high-quality applied research that addresses real-world challenges in working life.
Future-proof
At HAMK, we continuously renew and evolve with a changing world.
We work in close collaboration with companies of all sizes and focus on what matters most in the future of working life.
Co-creating
At HAMK, students, teachers, and companies from different fields work together, hands-on, to solve meaningful and complex challenges.
Our way of developing and learning is experimental and brings together our multidisciplinary expertise.
One of a kind
HAMK is not too big, not too small, it´s right-sized. Locally rooted, it provides students with a supportive environment in which to grow and develop into professionals in their own way.
Across our seven campuses, there is room to learn in the best possible environment.
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