New BA Programme Starting Autumn 2027!
This degree fuses fashion, business and sustainability. Combining creativity with business expertise, fashion insight with analytics, and sustainability with strategic thinking.
Sustainable Fashion Business Management BA studies offer a broad understanding of international fashion business.
Students learn to understand industry changes, importance of brand and consumer-centric thinking, role of data in decision-making. They learn to create solutions that support both commercial success and a more sustainable future of fashion business.
The studies are practical and closely connected to working life while developing both analytical and creative thinking skills.
Fashion business is changing rapidly. Companies need professionals who understand not only commercial thinking, consumer behavior but also more sustainable practices and all these impact to global business environments.
This degree stands out by combining:
Rather than focusing only on general business studies, the degree approaches business specifically from the perspective of the fashion and textile industry. The studies address the industry’s unique characteristics, fast-changing trends, global supply chains and the growing importance of sustainability.
This degree prepares graduates not only to follow industry change — but to actively shape its future.
Watch Fashion and Clothing degree student Naomi to tell in Japanese about her studies at Arabia Campus.
The studies combine business expertise, fashion industry knowledge and sustainable development.
Key study themes include:
International Fashion Business
Branding and Fashion Communication
Consumer Behavior and Trend Forecasting
Product and Merchandising Development
Data and Technology in Business
The studies include projects, collaboration with industry partners and practical assignments connected to real working life.
The fashion and textile industry needs professionals who want to make changes and be involved in tomorrow's fashion business.
Graduates may work in roles such as:
The degree provides the skills needed to work in an international and constantly evolving industry while contributing to the future of more responsible fashion business.
Annual tuition fee 12 000 € for non-EU/EEA degree students.
This fee applies only to non-EU/EEA degree students.
You will receive information 1–3 times a year about Metropolia's degree programmes, application schedules, and studying with us.
In the spring 2027 Joint Application 1 to higher education, you can apply to degree programmes that start in the autumn of 2027. The application period starts on the 7 January 2027 at 8 am and ends on the 21 January 2027 at 3 pm (local time in Finland).
All the information needed to apply can be found on the national Studyinfo.fi portal. At Studyinfo.fi you can find descriptions of degree programmes, application criteria, application instructions, application forms and much more.
Applicants who are not citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland are required to pay an application fee in order to apply to higher education studies. The application fee of 100 euros is collected for applicants from countries outside EU/EEA seeking education leading to a degree in higher education. The Finnish National Agency of Education will collect the application fee in connection with filling in the Studyinfo application form. There is no application fee for Finnish or EU citizens.
The application fee does not guarantee that you will be offered admission to studies. The application fee is not refunded if you cancel your application or are not offered admission.
More about application fee in Studyinfo.fi.
Questions about application fees? Contact applicationfee [at] oph.fi (applicationfee[at]oph[dot]fi)
The One Study Right Rule refers to legislative amendments entered into force on 1 August 2026. Under these amendments, a student’s study rights at the same or lower level will be terminated if they accept a new study right leading to a degree. The rule applies only to study rights at Finnish higher education institutions.
In order to be considered for the student selection, you must fill in the joint application form at Studyinfo.fi during the application period 7 January - 21 January 2027. The pre-assignment must be submitted as an attachment to the electronic joint application form during the application period, by 21 January 2027 3:00 p.m. the latest (local time in Finland).
Pre-assignments for spring 2027 Joint Application 1 will be published by the beginning of the application period.
In order to be considered for student selection, you must pass the degree programme's own entrance examination as described in Studyinfo.fi. Entrance exam invitations are sent approximately one week before the entrance exam by email to the email address provided by the applicant on the application form.
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First, read guidelines common to all Metropolia degree students and then degree specific instruction below.
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