Study a bachelor’s in Finland with HAMK
Direct application for HAMK’s International Bachelor’s Degree Programmes is starting soon! If you are ready to study a bachelor’s degree, this is your moment to join The Bettermakers — the bold doers, thinkers, and creators shaping a smarter, more sustainable future.
The application period runs from 1 October 2026 until 14 May 2027 for all programmes.
Watch our Study at HAMK: Webinar for Applicants and discover everything you need to start your journey at HAMK!
In this webinar you will learn about applying to HAMK’s English taught degree programmes, student life at HAMK and living in Finland.
Bachelor’s programmes in Direct Application
Engineering
IT & ICT
Business
- International Business Full-time studies on campus & Part-time ONLINE
Natural Resources
Design
Health Care and Social Services
- Health Care, Nursing
Important to know before applying in Direct Application
- If applying with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, you must still provide your upper-secondary certificate and transcript.
- You can select two programmes per application. If you are offered admission to your first-choice program, your second-choice option will automatically be canceled. Please note: Smart and Sustainable Design and International Business Part-Time each require a separate application form. This means, for example, you can apply to two engineering programs with a single application, but you must submit additional applications if you wish to apply to Smart and Sustainable Design or International Business Part-Time.
- After submission, your application is final—choose carefully!
How to Apply via Direct Application
For the Direct Application, HAMK mainly selects students based on their educational background for all degree programs. The only exception is Smart and Sustainable Design, which uses a special design and motivation task instead.
Start your application by choosing the most interesting degree programme and from our website you will find “Apply” box and you must choose the direct application box. Watch a video on applying here. From the degree programme’s page you will be directed to www.studyinfo.fi and you can fill in the application there. Remember to upload the following documents:
- Passport copy (or official ID card including your photo if you are EU citizen)
- Upper secondary school certificate + transcript of records with grading scale which are officially translated to English (if certificates are not in Finnish or English)
- English Language proficiency certificate (for example, IELTS, TOEFL; not required for EU applicants meeting English grade requirements)
- CV (only if you apply for International Business Part-Time)
Remember to pay 100€ application fee by the given timeline if you are a non-EU/EEA applicant (see more here).
Follow the instructions carefully and check your email — including spam and promotion folders.
You should receive your admission results within 2-6 weeks.
Have you taken the SAT?
You can also apply in the direct application with SAT scores (except for the International Business and Smart and Sustainable Design programmes). To be eligible, you must achieve at least 500 points in both the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section and the Mathematics section. Only SAT scores taken after 1 March 2016 are accepted. The official score report must be sent directly from the test provider to HAMK, as applicant-submitted reports are not accepted. Students can apply for a €200 SAT test fee compensation after starting their studies.
Before applying, remember to review information about:
Applying in the January Joint Application
If you are interested in the Finnish national joint application system, the joint application period is from 7 January to 21 January 2027.
All HAMK degree programmes are available in the joint application. The student selection method for all programmes in this application route is the Finnish National Joint Exam. Exception:
Smart and Sustainable Design will continue to use its own design and motivation assignment, even when applied through the joint application.
More information about the joint application, exam schedule, and required tasks will be published on www.uasinfo.fi and HAMK’s website before the application period begins.
Applying with the help of an education consultant
If you are planning to apply with the assistance of an education agent, please be aware that some operators may falsely claim to represent HAMK. Only official representatives of HAMK are listed on our website. Additionally, tuition fees should always be paid directly to HAMK and never through third-party providers. Using an education agent does not guarantee or affect your student selection.
See our partners here.
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.
