Application on the Basis of Finnish Higher Education Studies
Have you completed or are you completing higher education studies in Finland? Apply to Metropolia UAS through the Application on the Basis of Finnish Higher Education Studies.
The Application on the Basis of Finnish Higher Education Studies is aimed at those who have completed higher education studies in Finland. Studies are taken into account regardless of whether they have been completed as open studies or in education leading to a degree, or whether the right to study is valid or has expired.
Application for studies starting in the spring term 2026
Application period: begins on 1st of November 2025 at 8:00 am, ending date depends on the degree programme. All times refer to the local time in Finland.
Application instructions: published at Studyinfo.fi
Degree programmes: please find below preliminary information on the English-language degree programmes offered in the application process in question (note: the list of the degree programmes may change until the beginning of the application period)
Technology
Bachelor's degrees
Information Technology, online studies
Laboratory Science, daytime studies
Master's degrees
You can find application instructions for degree programmes in Finnish by changing the language of the site to Finnish and choosing Haku Metropolian avoimen AMK:n opintojen perusteella.
Important additional instructions for the application process
When you have been selected as a student
Other applying possibilities
Spring Joint Application I
The first joint application of spring is aimed at those wishing to apply for an education leading to a higher education degree in English. Joint Application is a national application procedure the Finnish higher education institutions use when selecting new students. In Joint Application you can apply to up to six (6) higher education degree programmes with one application form. The next application period is 7 - 21 January 2026 at 3 pm (local time in Finland).
Autumn Joint Application
The autumn joint application is aimed at those wishing to apply for an education leading to a higher education degree in Finnish or English. Joint Application is a national application procedure the Finnish higher education institutions use when selecting new students. In Joint Application you can apply to up to six (6) higher education degree programmes with one application form. The next application period will begin on 1 September 2025 at 8 am and end on 11 September 2025 at 3 pm (local time in Finland).
Separate Application for International Degree Programmes
This application process is designed to supplement the national Joint Application with student selection methods other than entrance examination. This flexible separate application (i.e. rolling admission) takes place twice a year as follows (for some degree programmes the application period may end earlier than mentioned below):
Studies starting in spring term 2026
- 1 August - 30 September at 3 pm (local time in Finland)
Studies starting in autumn term 2026 or after:
- 1 December - 31 March at 3 pm (local time in Finland) *
- 1 April - 31 July at 3 pm (local time in Finland) *
* preliminary information, rights for changes reserved until the beginning of the application period.
Application on the Basis of Metropolia’s Open UAS Studies
This application process is aimed at those who have completed non-degree studies at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences (e.g. Metropolia's Pathway, Diploma or Open UAS studies) accreditable towards the degree programme being applied for. This flexible separate application (i.e. rolling admission) takes place twice a year as follows (for some degree programmes the application period may end earlier than mentioned below):
- 1st of May - 31st of October at 3 pm (local time in Finland)
- 1st of November - 30th of April at 3 pm (local time in Finland)
Transfer Application
This application process is aimed at those enrolled in studies leading to a Finnish higher education degree who wish to transfer their valid study rights from one Finnish higher education institution to Metropolia or within Metropolia from one degree programme to another, so that the degree title changes. This separate application takes place twice a year as follows:
- 1st - 15th of May at 3 pm (local time in Finland)
- 1st - 15th of November at 3 pm (local time in Finland)
More information
More information on the application process
For more information on the application process please contact Metropolia's Student and Admission Services.
More information concerning the entrance examination and studies
In questions regarding the content of the entrance examination or studies, please contact the representative of the degree programme in question. Degree programme representatives and their contact details can be found on Metropolia's web site in connection with the degree programme descriptions: