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RaMK in a nutshell

• 5fieldsofstudy• 11Bachelor´sdegreeprogrammesinFinnish• 3Bachelor´sdegreeprogrammesinEnglish• 1specialisationprogrammeinEnglish• 5Master’sdegreeprogrammes• 3000students• 300staffmembers• 500graduatesannually• 85%ofgraduatesemployedwithinsixmonthsofgraduation• 123outgoingexchangestudents(2009)• 123incomingexchangestudents(2009)• about100partneruniversitiesaroundtheworld• RovaniemiUniversityofAppliedSciences, Kemi-TornioUniversityofAppliedSciencesand theUniversityofLaplandtogetherformtheLaplandUniversityConsortium.

Admissions OfficePL122(Yliopistonkatu8E)FI-96101RovaniemiFinland

Tel.+358(0)207985401

[email protected]/edp

contentsWelcometostudyatRAMK!

4 English DEgrEE ProgrammEs at ramK4 Tourism6 InnovativeBusinessServices8 InformationTechnology

12 timEtablE anD aPPlicant’s chEcKlist12 TimetableandApplicant’schecklist

14 aPPlication PracticalitiEs14 Howtoapply14 Consideryouroptionsofpreferencecarefully14 Changingtheapplication14 Certificates/Requiredattachments15 Languageskillsandtest

16 gEnEral aDmission critEria 16 Eligibilityforapplyingtotheprogrammes16 Generaleligibilityfortheprogrammesisgivenby16 Eligibilityforapplyingacorrespondingfieldofstudyis givenby18 Admissiongroups18 Pointsawardedforschoolperformance20 Discretionaryadmission20 Selectionbetweenapplicantswithequaladmissionpoints

21 EntrancE Examinations21 Generalinformation21 ExamsinRovaniemi,Finland21 ExamsinEmbassies

22 sElEction of nEw stuDEnts22 One-place-per-studentprovision22 Confirmingthestudyplace22 Reserveplacesandwaitinglist22 Ifyouarenotselected22 Appeal

24 stuDying in finlanD24 EducationsysteminFinlandandUniversitiesofApplied Sciences24 Bachelor’sdegreeprogrammestudiesatUniversitiesof AppliedSciences25 Feesandcosts25 Visaandresidencepermits26 Studentfinancialaidandstudygrants26 Accommodation26 AccommodationinRovaniemi26 ContactinformationofsomeFinnishhousingcompanies26 Important


W henyouhaveadegreeinyourpocketyouarereadytotakeyourownplaceinworkinglife.Haveyoualreadydecidedwhatyouwanttodo,orareyoustilllooking?

Auniversityofappliedsciences(Bachelor’s)degreeopensmanypossibil it iesforyou.Upongraduatingyouwillbeaprofessionalwithboththeoreticalknowledgeandpracticalski l ls . Lateryoucanacquire furtherqual ificationbycompletingauniversityofappliedsciencessecond-cycle(Master’s)degreeprogramme.

RovaniemiUniversityofAppliedSciences(RAMK)offerseducationtoyou,whowishtoinvestinyourfutureanddomeaningfulwork.Youcanacquireplentyofpracticalexperienceinyourownfield,evenabroadifyoulike,alreadywhileyouarestudying.

In Rovan iemi Un ivers i t y o f App l i ed Sc iences the fo l lowingthree internat iona l degree programmes are with in the jo intapplicationsystem:

• InnovativeBusinessServices• Tourism• InformationTechnology

ExchangE anD Visiting stuDEntsEach year , around 100 fore ign exchange s tudents completepar t s o f the i r s tud ie s a t Rovan iemi Un i ver s i t y o f App l i edSciences. Usual ly they come to Finlandwithin the frameworkofanEUprogrammeoranagreementmadebetweenRovaniemiUniversityofAppliedSciencesandoneofitspartners.

Separateapplicationsforshort-termstudies,i.e.toattendcertaincourses g iven in Engl ish at Rovaniemi Univers i ty of Appl iedSc iences , can be cons idered at a l l t imes . These short termcourses(3–60ECTS)areofferedmainlytoexchangestudentsofinstitutionsparticipatinginthejointexchangeprogrammes.

Admissions OfficePL122(Yliopistonkatu8E)FI-96101RovaniemiFinland

Tel.+358(0)207985401

[email protected]/edp


degree programme in tourism, 210 crBachelor of Hospitality Management, Restonomi (aMK)Í

Study places: 20All applicants who have demonstrated their eligibility and language skills will be invited to the entrance examinations. An applicant who is not a citizen of an EU/EEA country must provide proof of his/her English language skills by the end of the application period to the admissions office of his/her first preference UAS. You will always sit your entrance exam in the school that was your first choice in the joint application, thus if Rovaniemi is your first choice, then you will come to Rovaniemi for the exams.Entrance examination: 28 April 2011

for aDDitional informationRovaniemiUniversityofAppliedSciencesLaplandInstituteforTourismResearchandEducationSchoolofTourismandHospitalityManagementViirinkankaantie1,FI-96300Rovaniemi,FinlandTel.+358(0)207984000Fax+358(0)[email protected]/dpt

stuDy affairs officEMillaLoukusaTel.+358(0)[email protected]

aDmissions officEPL122(Yliopistonkatu8),FI-96101Rovaniemi,FinlandTel.+358(0)207985401Fax+358(0)[email protected]

DEscriPtion of thE DEgrEE ProgrammEThe Degree Programme inTourism aims at professionalexpertisewhenworkinginamulticulturaltourismnetworkandenvironment.GraduatesoftheDegreeProgrammeinTourismspecialiseinworkingintourismdestinations.Aspecialfeatureofthisprogrammeisthateventhoughstudentsstudytourismwithanemphasisonnorthernnature-basedaspects,theycanapplythisknowledgeandskillwhenworkinginthetourismindustryanywhereintheworld.Alltheknowledgegainedduringthestudiesenablesgraduatestobecomepotentialfutureentrepreneursinthetourismindustry.

TheDegreeProgrammeinTourismfocusesonintegratingstudiesinmanagement,leadershipandentrepreneurshipinaccordancewith the principles of sustainable tourism. Contemporarymarketing,includinge-commerceandproductdevelopment,andvariouslanguageandculturalstudieshavealsoanimportantroleinthedegreeprogramme.Duringinternationalstudyexchange,studentscanbroadentheirspecialisationareasthroughthevariousprogrammesofourmanypartnerinstitutionsabroad.Thismeansspecialisation,e.g.insomespecifictourism-relatedareaslikeEventManagement.Studentsarealsoencouragedtocompletetheirpracticaltrainingabroad,sinceitwillgivemoreperspectivetotheirownexpertiseandoffersanalternativewaytogainmoreknowledgeinthefieldoftourism.TheamountofstudiesoftheFinnishlanguageandcultureprovidedtotheinternationalstudentsenablesthemtoberecruitedintheFinnishjobmarket.


Degree Programme in Tourism, 210 cr

Studymodules/Studyunits 1styear 2ndyear 3rdyear 4thyear

Basic studies

OrientationCourse 5

FinancialManagementandMarketinginanOrganisation 5

InnovationandEntrepreneurship 5

BasicSkillsforTourismServicesinaMulticulturalEnvironment 10

GlobalandEconomicEnvironments1 5

IntroductiontoInformationTechnologyandICTTools 5

BasicsofResearchandDevelopment 5

BusinessManagement 5

Professional studies

Contemporary Marketing and Product Development

GlobalandEconomicEnvironments2 5

ServiceMarketingandSales 5

ProductDevelopmentandPricing 5

MarketingCommunicationandCustomerRelationshipManagement

5

eCommerceOnlineSolutionsandDifferentOfficeSystems 5

DevelopmentProject 5

Operating Environment of the Tourism Industry

TourismasanOperatingandWorkEnvironment 10

WorldofTourismandCultures 5

DestinationLapland 5

ArcticTourism 5

Operational Management in a Multicultural Environment

HumanResourceManagementinTourism 5

DailyOperationalManagementinTourism 5

FinancialManagementinTourism 5

Language and Communication Studies

FinnishforInternationalStudents 5 5

SwedishatWork 5

EnglishatWork 5 5

3rdForeignLanguageforFinnish-speakingStudents 5

Business Management and Development in Destinations

StrategicManagement 5

DestinationManagementandSeasonality 5

DestinationProject 5

ResearchandDevelopmentforTourismandHospitality 5

Free-Choice Electives 10

Practical Training

BasicTraining 15

AdvancedTraining 15

Bachelor’s Thesis 15


degree programme in innovative Business services, 210 crBachelor of Business administration, tradenomiÍ


for aDDitional informationRovaniemiUniversityofAppliedSciencesRantavitikkaCampusSchoolofBusinessandAdministrationJokiväylä11,FI-96300Rovaniemi,FinlandTel.+358(0)207984000Fax+358(0)[email protected]/edp

stuDy affairs officEKirstiMustajärviTel.+358(0)[email protected]


DEscriPtion of thE DEgrEE ProgrammETheDegreeProgramme in InnovativeBusinessServices (IBS)educatesspecialistsandexpertsforavarietyofjobsinnorthernbusinessenvironment.Theprogramme isexclusivelydesignedforthose,whowishtodeveloptheirskillsincreatingbusinessopportunitiesinnorthernpartsofScandinavia,BarentsandothergeographicalareasoftheArcticRegion.Theprogrammeisalsoanexcellentchoiceforthose,whoarewillingtocombinethebestpracticesandknow-howofdifferentindustries,whenplanningtostartupone´sownbusinessinthenearfuture.

TheIBSprogrammeisplannedandimplementedincloseco-operationwithcompanies,authoritiesanduniversitiesoperatingintheregion.Itisanopportunityforthose,whoareinterestedinadaptinginnovativeapproachesinspecificfieldsofbusinesses.Thestudentsareofferedpossibilitiestocreatementor-typerelationshipswithappropriateorganizationsandentrepreneursinthearea.

ThespecialcharacteristicsoftheArcticRegionwillbeconsideredthroughouttheprogramme.Specialistsoftravelindustry,servicedesign,healthpromotion,wellnessandsocialservicesalongwiththebusinessservicesneededintheforestryandruralindustryofferpracticalviewsofnewbusinessperspectivesforstudents.Versatilemanagementperspectiveandinterdisciplinaryapproachcreatespecialaddedvalueintothestudycontentsoftheprogramme.

Studies are carried out in a learning environment, whichencouragesnewunbiasedbusinessknow-howandentrepreneur-likeactivities.Whenstudyinginaninternationalstudentgroup,thestudentswill gainvaluableskillsneededwhenworking inmultinationalandmulticulturalbusinessenvironments.



Basic studies 15 5

OrientationCourse 5


BasicsofResearchandDevelopment 5

IntroductiontoITandICTTools 5

Professional studies 45 40 40

Orientating to Glocal Environments

NorthernandPeripheralEnvironmentsandInnovations 5

Cross-culturalManagementintheNorthernContext 5

NorthernRegionalEconomics 5

OperatingintheWorkEnvironment 5

Communication and Multicultural Skills

FinnishforInternationalStudentsI 5

FinnishforInternationalStudentsII 5

Svenskaföryrkeslivet 5

RussianLanguageinServices 5

GermanLanguageinServices 5

EnglishatWork 5

Business and Service Management Skills

BusinessManagementandLeadership 5

FinancialManagementandMarketinginanOrganisation 5

BusinessMathematicsandStatistics 5

MarketingofServices&B-to-BSalesManagement 5

MarketingResearchandPlanning 5

MarketingCommunicationandCustomerRelationshipManagement

5

FinancialReportingandTaxation 5

ManagementAccounting 5

ICTasaToolforBusinessOperations 5

ICTApplicationsinMarketingCommunication 5

HumanResourceManagement 5

BusinessPlanningandServiceProcessManagement 5

Research & Development & Innovation in a Service BusinessResearch&DevelopmentandInnovationMethodsandAcademicWriting

5

ServiceExcperienceDevelopment 5

ProjectCycleManagementinaBusinessContext 5

Research&DevelopmentandInnovationProjectsandRegionalBusinessDevelopment

5

ExchangeStudies 10

Free-Choice Electives 5 15

Practical Training 15 15

BasicTraining 15

AdvancedTraining 15

Bachelor’s Thesis 15

Bachelor’sThesis 15

Degree Programme in Innovative Business Services, 210 cr


degree programme in information technology, 240 crBachelor of engineering, insinööri (aMK)Í


for aDDitional informationRovaniemiUniversityofAppliedSciencesRantavitikkaCampusSchoolofTechnologyJokiväylä11,FI-96300Rovaniemi,FinlandTel.+358(0)207984000Fax+358(0)[email protected]/dpit

stuDy affairs officEEijaNietulaTel.+358(0)[email protected]


DEscriPtion of thE DEgrEE ProgrammETheobjectiveoftheDegreeProgrammeinInformationTechnologyistogivethestudentavarietyofpossibilitiestodevelopexpertiseandprofessionalskillsinthefieldofSoftwareEngineering(SE)–byprovidingsufficientbasicknowledgeoftheimplementation,structureandfunctionofsoftwareandsystemsusedinthefieldofsoftwareengineeringfromthestandpointofthestudent’sfutureprofession.

Studiesemphasisenotonlyexpertiseinsoftwareengineeringandcompetenceinpractices,butalsofamiliaritywiththeprinciplesofbusinessoperationandgeneralreadinessforworkinglife.Studiesalsoemphasisetheimportanceoflifelonglearning,theabilitytokeepupwithdevelopmentinthefieldofinformationtechnologyandskillstosolveproblemsthatariseinthefield.

Aninformationtechnologyengineercanworkinvariousdesign,maintenance and implementation jobs aswell as challengingspecialist and educational jobs in technology.Your title maybesoftwaredesigner,softwareengineer,ADPdesigner,systemspecialist or maintenance and support expert.The degreeprogrammealsoprovidesgoodreadinesstoestablishyourowninformationtechnologycompany.


Degree Programme in Information Technology, 240 cr


Basic studies 28 15 17

OrientationCourse 5

BasicsofResearchandDevelopment 2 3

MathematicsI 5

MathematicsII 5

MathematicsIII 5

PhysicsI 5

PhysicsII 7

FinnishforBeginners/FinnishandSwedishforFinns 7

Communication&AcademicWriting 5

English 3 3


Professional studies 27 30 28 40

Compulsory Professional Studies

BasicsofITandUNIX/LINUX 6

CProgramming 6

NetworkFundamentals(CNA1)andTechnical InformationSecurity

6

WebApplicationDevelopmentandDatabases 7

BasicsofEmbeddedSystems 5

HardwareDesign 5

TelecommunicationSystems 5

ProjectWork 5

ScientificComputingandStatistics 5

FinancialManagementandMarketinginOrganization 5

BusinessManagementandLeadership 5

DataSctucturesandC++ 8

Object-orientedProgrammingandJava 8

NETApplicationDevelopment 6

SoftwareEngineeringandTesting 5

SoftwareProject 7

DesignMethods 5

BasicsofMobileProgramming 6

Studymodules/Studyunits 1styear 2nd 3rd 4thyear

Advanced Professional Studies (min 20 CU:s)

AdvancedMobileProgramming 5

ServerProgramming 5

Advanced.NETApplicationDevelopment 5

DiscreteMathandCryptography 5

ServerEnvironments 5

SoftwareSeminarandQualitySystems 5

XMLProgramming 5

UsabilityandUIDesign 5

RoutingProtocolsandConcepts(CNA2)

LANSwitchingandWireless(CNA3)

AccessingtheWAN(CNA4)

Free-Choice Electives 5 5

Practical Training 5 5 10 10

PracticalTraining 5 5 10 10

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-PracticalTraining2A

-PracticalTraining2B



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• Confirm your study place by returning the confirmation form by 2 August 2011 at 4.15 pm Finnish time at the latest to the higher education institution you chose as your final study place. If you do not return the form in time, you will lose your study place.• If you have applied with an upper secondary education completed in Finland, please attach a copy of your educational certificate(s) to the confirmation form and return them by 2 August 2011 at 4.15 pm at the latest.• Please remember that your admission is conditional until your original relevant certificates are checked. The UAS may withdraw the admission, if the applicant has given false information or has given a falsified document.

• Apply online on 3 January - 15 February 2011. Online application closes at 4.15 pm Finnish time (+2 hrs GMT). Paper application forms must arrive by 15 February at 4.15 pm Finnish time at the latest to the UAS of the applicant's first choice• Send the required copies of non-Finnish educational certificates and language certificates by 25 February at 4.15 pm Finnish time at the latest to the admission office of your first option.• Entrance examination invitations and decisions on eligibility are posted by mail from week 12 onwards.• Entrance examinations are arranged between 4 April and 6 May 2011. The invitations will include all the details about time, location, and special arrangements. Please note, that some UAS do not arange examinations anywhere else than in Finland.• If you are applying with an upper secondary education completed in Finland, please inform of the changes in your grade point average by 20 May 2011 at 4.15 pm at the latest.• Results are announced on 30 May 2011 at the earliest. Please remember that posting the results takes a few days.• All higher education admission results are announced by 19 July 2011 at the latest.

timetable and applicant’s checklist


Ifyouarenotacceptedintheprogrammeofyourfirstpreference,yourpointswillbecheckedtoseeifyoucanbeacceptedforyoursecondpreference.Ifyouareacceptedforthedegreeprogrammeofyourfirstpreference,youcannotbeselectedforyoursecondpreference.

Once youhavebeenplacedon a reserveplace, you canbeacceptedforahigherpreferenceoptionduetocancellations,ifyouhavedecidedtobeplacedonawaitinglistforahigherpreferenceoptionoryouhavenotacceptedanotherstudyplace.

changing your aPPlicationTheorderofpreferencecanonlybechangedduringtheapplicationperiod.Changesintheaddressorotherrelevantpersonaldetailscanbemadeoutsidetheapplicationperiod.AllchangesintheapplicationoradditionalinformationmustbesentinwritingtotheadmissionsofficeoftheUASofyourfirstpreference.Pleaseuseyourapplicantcodewhencontactingtheadmissionsoffices!

Theapplicantmay,outofhisorherown initiativeorat therequestofanauthority,completetheapplicationformaftertheendoftheapplicationperiodasspecifiedinthe22§oftheAdministrativeProcedureAct (434/2003).Theextendedsupplementationmaycontinueonlyuntil the joint application registerdataenteringhasbeencompleted,asspecifiedindecree(353/2003).AftertheMinistryofEducationhasdecidedonthescheduleforthe2011jointapplication,theNationalBoardofEducationgivestheregistrar’sdecisiononthedetailedscheduletotheadmissionsofficesforthepurposesofpreparingforthejointapplicationandadmissions.

cErtificatEs/rEquirED attachmEnts Pleasenotethatapplicantsapplyingwithanon-FinnishqualificationneedtosendacopyofthecertificatetotheadmissionsofficeoftheUASoftheirfirstchoice.AlsoyouneedtoincludeanofficialtranslationoftheeducationalcertificateintoEnglish,SwedishorFinnish.Thetranslatormustsignandstampthetranslation.Ifyouusedtheonlineapplication,youweregivenanapplicantcode.

application practicalities

how to aPPlyApplyingtoprogrammesconductedinEnglishatUAStakesplacethroughasystemofonlinejointapplication.ProspectivestudentscanapplytofourdifferentdegreeprogrammesatUASusingthesameapplicationform.

You can apply to up to two different degree programmesconductedinEnglish.Oneapplicantcansubmitonlyoneapplicationform,ifanapplicantsubmitsmultipleapplications,onlythelastonewillbetakenintoconsideration.

Theapplicationserviceguidesandhelpsyoutofillintheapplicationform,andgivesinformationrelatingtostudyingandapplying.

Followtheinstructionscarefullyandsubmittheapplication.AnapplicationsubmittedonlineisdirectlyreceivedbytheadmissionsofficeoftheUASofyourfirstchoice.Printacopyoftheapplicationformforyourselfforfuturereference.

Theonlineapplicationserviceisopenfrom3Januaryuntil15February2011at4.15pmFinnishtime(+2hrsGMT).Duringtheapplicationperiod,theserviceisopen24hoursperday,exceptforshortmaintenanceperiodsduringthenight.

Apaperapplicationformwillbeavailablefromtheadmissionsoffices.ThepaperapplicationformmustarriveattheUASofyourfirstchoiceby25February2011,4.15pmFinnishtime.AllpaperformsmustbepostedordeliveredtotheUASofyourfirstchoice,scannedorfaxedapplicationformisinsufficient.Apostalstampfromthatdatewillnotbesufficient.Allapplicationsarrivingaftertheclosingdatearevoid.Ifpolytechnic/UASchoosestoarrangeadditionalapplicationperiods,theadditionalapplicationscanbeginfrom30May2011.

If thepolytechnic/UASarrangesanadditionalapplication,theapplicant’seducationmustbecompletedbytheendoftheadditionalapplicationperiod.

consiDEr your oPtions of PrEfErEncE carEfully Theorderofpreferencechosenintheapplicationisbindingandcannotbealteredaftertheapplicationcloses.


CopiesofrelevantcertificatesandauthorisedtranslationsofthecertificatesintoEnglish,FinnishorSwedishmustarrivebypostorbydeliveryattheUASofyourfirstchoiceby25February2011at4.15pmFinnishtime,scannedorfaxedcopiesarenotaccepted.Ifyouusedtheonlineapplication,youweregivenanapplicantcode.Pleasewritedownthecodetothecopies,thiswillhelptheadmissionsofficetoprocessyourattachments.AlsoapplicantsapplyingwithcompetencebasedvocationalqualificationorcompetencebasedfurthervocationalqualificationmustsendacopyoftheircertificatetotheUASofhis/herfirstchoiceby25February2011.

Thoseapplyingwithcompetencebasedvocationalqualification,competencebasedfurthervocationalqualificationornon-Finnishqualificationmust have completed the education they use forapplyingbeforetheendoftheapplicationperiod25February2011.Theselectionisnotfinaluntiltheoriginalcertificateshavebeenchecked.Iftheapplicanthasgivenfalseinformationabouthis/herqualifications,itwillmakehim/herineligibleforadmission.

languagE sKills anD tEst

Language skills

AnapplicantwhoisnotacitizenofanEU/EEAcountrymustprovideproofofhis/herEnglishlanguageskillsby25February2011at4.15pmatthelatesttotheadmissionsofficeofhis/herfirstpreferenceUAS.Inordertoprovetheapplicant’sEnglishlanguageskills,he/shemustprovideoneofthefollowingminimumrequirements:

IELTS score academic level 6,0 or TOEFL score 550 paper-based test/ 79-80 internet -based test or skills level 4 in English in the National Certificate of Language Proficiency

(www.oph.fi => Tutkinnot ja opiskelu => Yleiset kielitutkinnot).

BothTOEFLandIELTStestresultsarevalidfortwoyears.TheNationalCertificateofLanguageProficiencydoesnothaveasetdateofvalidity.TOEFLscoreresultsareonlyaccepteddirectlyfromtheEducationalTestingService.

TOEFLscoreresultsareonlyaccepteddirectlyfromtheEducationalTestingService.TheTOEFLcodeoftheROVANIEMIUASis5731.

Inaddition,uppersecondarylevelschooleducationinEnglishcompleted inGreatBritain, Ireland, theUnitedStates,Canada,Australia or New Zealand or Bachelor’s or Master’s degreecompletedinEnglishinoneofthesecountries,isalsoacceptedasademonstrationofsufficientEnglishlanguageskills.

Bachelor’sorMaster’sdegreeconductedinEnglishinaEuropeanUnion/EuropeanEconomicArea-countryisalsoacceptedasademonstrationofsufficientEnglishlanguageskills.

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Thecertificatecopiesmustbedeliveredtotheadmissionsofficeby25February2011at4.15pmFinnishtime(+2hrsGMT).

Allapplicantswhohavedemonstratedtheireligibilityandlanguageskillswillbeinvitedtotheentranceexaminations.

Theapplicants’languageskillswillbeevaluatedinthelanguagetestincludedintheentranceexaminationonapass/failbasis.Anapplicantwhohasfailedthelanguagetestiswithdrawnfromadmission.

Language test

Anapplicant,whoisnotobligedtosendproofofhis/herlanguageskills,canbeexempted fromthe languagetest, ifheorshehasprovidedacertificateofhisorherlanguageskillstothefirst-choiceUASby25February2011at4.15pmatthelatest.Theminimumlanguageskillsrequirementis

IELTS score academic level 6,0 or TOEFL score 550 paper-based test/ 79-80 internet -based test, or grade C in the Finnish matriculation examination in advanced level

English (IB-examination grade 4 completed in Finland, Reifeprüfung -examination grade 7 completed in Finland or EB-examination grade 6.00-6.95), or

skills level 4 in English in the National Certificate of Language Proficiency (www.oph.fi => Tutkinnot ja opiskelu => Yleiset kielitutkinnot).

BothTOEFLandIELTStestresultsarevalidfortwoyears.TheNationalCertificateofLanguageProficiencydoesnothaveasetdateofvalidity.TOEFLscoreresultsareonlyaccepteddirectlyfromtheEducationalTestingService.

Inaddition,uppersecondaryschooleducationinEnglishcompletedinGreatBritain,Ireland,theUnitedStates,Canada,AustraliaorNewZealandorBachelor’sorMaster’sdegreecompletedinEnglishinoneofthesecountries,isalsoacceptedasademonstrationofsufficientEnglishlanguageskills.

EUandEEAcountries(includingSwitzerland):Finland,Sweden,Denmark,Germany,theNetherlands,Belgium,Luxembourg,UnitedKingdom,Ireland,Austria,France,Spain,Portugal,Malta,Italy,Greece,Cyprus,Romania,Bulgaria,Slovenia,Hungary,CzechRepublic,Slovakia,Poland,Latvia,Lithuania,Estonia,Norway,Iceland,LiechtensteinandSwitzerland.Bachelor’sorMaster’sdegreeconductedinEnglishinaEuropeanUnion/EuropeanEconomicArea-countryisalsoacceptedasademonstrationofsufficientEnglishlanguageskills.

Pleasenote,thatinsomeentranceexaminations,theapplicantmusttakepartinacompulsorylanguagetest.

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eligibility for applying to the programmes

gEnEral Eligibility for thE ProgrammEs is giVEn by:• completed Finnish upper secondary education or the Finnish matriculation examination (Act on the Organisation of the Matriculation Examination (672/2005)• International Baccalaureate, Reifeprüfung or European Baccalaureate examination• a vocational college diploma or higher vocational diploma (e.g. in engineering)• a vocational qualification of at least three years duration, completed in vocational upper secondary education and training, referred to in the Vocational Education and Training Act (630/98), or an earlier corresponding qualification• combined education programmes of at least three years duration, referred to in the Act on Youth-level Education and the Polytechnic Experiment (391/91)• a vocational qualification in adult education of at least three years duration, referred to in the Vocational Adult Education Act (631/98)• a foreign degree or qualification which gives eligibility for higher education in the awarding country.

Those applicantswho are applyingwith competencebasedvocational qualification, competence based further vocationalqualificationornon-Finnishqualificationsmusthavecompletedtheirstudiesbytheendoftheapplicationperiod.Ifanapplicantwhoisapplyingwithanon-FinnishqualificationisacitizenofanEU/EEA-country,he/shecanapplyifthequalificationiscompletedduringthespringofapplying.TheadmissionofsuchEU/EEA–applicantcompletinghis/hereducationinthespringofapplyingisconditionaluntiltheUAShascheckedtheapplicant’sfinalcertificates.Onlyfinalcertificateswillbeaccepted,resultslipsorstatementsofresultswillnotbeaccepted.

The candidates have to bring their original certificates ofcompletededucationandqualificationstotheuniversityofappliedsciencesbeforethebeginningofstudies.Ifanapplicanthasgivenfalseinformationabouthis/herqualifications,itwillmakehim/herineligible foradmissiontotheuniversityofappliedsciencesorsubjecttodismissal.

general admission criteria

NOTE!Ifanapplicanthascompleteduppersecondaryeducationboth inFinlandandabroadand iseligible forhighereducationstudiesinbothcases,theapplicantcanchoosewhicheducationalachievement he/shewill usewhen applying to theRovaniemiUniversityofAppliedSciences.

If the applicant is a refugeeorinarefugee-likesituationandthequalificationsobtainedcannotbeproventhroughdocumentaryevidence,UAScanconsiderwhethertheapplicantcanbeinvitedtotheentranceexamination,eveniftheUASdoesnotusediscretionaryadmission.The applicantmust provehis/her refugee status bydecisionmadebyacompetentauthorityandsendacopyofthedecisiontotheadmissionsofficeby25Feb2011atthelatest.

Eligibility for aPPlying a corrEsPonDing fiElD of stuDy is giVEn by:

• a vocational qualification of less than three years duration, com pleted in vocational upper secondary education and training, referred to in the Vocational Education and Training Act (630/98), or a corresponding earlier qualification• combined education programmes of less than three years duration, referred to in the Act on Youth-level Education and the Polytechnic experiment (391/91)• vocational qualifications or further vocational qualifications in adult education of less than three years duration, referred to in the Vocational Adult Education Act (631/98).

EligibilityforUASstudiesinacorrespondingfieldofstudyonthebasisspecifiedabovemaybebroadenedintogeneraleligibilityforUASstudiesby:

1. completing in addition a) general or vocational studies that extend the post-basic education studies to three years of duration, or b) a further vocational qualification or c) a specialist vocational qualification or

2. gaining at least three years of work experience in a corresponding field, after completing the qualification.


Thecorresponding fieldofstudy isdefinedaccordingtothefollowing fieldsofvocationaleducationandtraining:humanitiesandeducation;culture;naturalsciences;naturalresourcesandtheenvironment;tourism,cateringanddomesticservices;socialservices,healthandsports;technology,communicationsandtransport;socialsciences,businessandadministration.

UAScanalsotakeintoconsiderationavocationalqualificationorschool-levelvocationaleducationthatdoesnotfallintothefieldsofeducationandtrainingspecifiedaboveasstudiesinacorrespondingfield,ifitscontentisclosetothestudyprogrammespecialisation.

aDmission grouPs50%oftheapplicantswillbeadmittedonthebasisoftheentranceexaminationonly,and50%onthebasisofthecombinedpointsforpreviousschoolperformanceandtheentranceexamination.Ifstudyplacesbecomeavailablelater,applicantsonthewaitinglistwillbeadmittedintheorderindicatedbytheiradmissionpoints.

1. Admission on the basis of the total of points for school performance and the entrance examination

Applicantswhohavecompletedorarecompleting theFinnishmatriculation examination, IB examination in a Finnish uppersecondary school or theReifeprüfung-examination in Finland,orapplicantswhohavecompletedtheEuropeanBaccalaureateexaminationofEuropeanschools.

Applicants who are completing their Finnish matriculationexaminationduringtheapplicationprocessapplywiththeirlatestuppersecondaryschoolcertificate.GradesfortheMatriculationexamination are received from theMatriculation Examinationregister.

Themaximumtotalofadmissionpointsis100,outofwhichatmost30canbeawardedforschoolperformanceand70fortheentranceexamination.

2. Admission on the basis of the entrance examination

ApplicantswitheligibilitytoapplytoUASstudiesreferredtointhePolytechnicsAct(351/2003),notmentionedinsection1above,orwhoseeligibilitytoapplyisbasedonnon-Finnishqualifications.TheadmissionofthosecompletinganEBinaEuropeanschoolinthespringoftheapplicationisbasedonlyonthepointsawardedfortheentranceexamination.TheadmissionofthoseEU/EEAcitizenswhoarecompletingtheirqualificationsinthespringofapplyingisbasedonlyonthepointsawardedfortheentranceexamination.Themaximumtotalofentranceexaminationpointsis100.

Points awarDED for school PErformancEApplicantswhoareapplyingonthebasisoftheiruppersecondaryschoolleavingcertificateandtheFinnishmatriculationexaminationcertificateareawardedpointsforthreegradesontheirmatriculationexaminationcertificate:mothertongue,English,andthebestofeithergeneralstudiesormathematics.Inthefieldoftechnologyapplicantsareawardedpointsforthreegradesontheirmatriculationexaminationcertificate:mothertongue,Englishandthebestofmathematics,generalstudieschemistryorgeneralstudiesphysics.

Candidatesforthematriculationexaminationapplywiththeirlatestuppersecondaryschoolcertificate.TheUASwillreceiveresultsofthematriculationexaminationdirectlyfromtheMatriculationExamination Board.Applicants who are completing their IB-examinationinaFinnishuppersecondaryschoolinthespring2011applywiththeirPredictedGradesandtheseapplicantsmustprovideacopyoftheirPredictedGradestotheadmissionsofficeoftheirfirstchoiceUASby13May2011.Theadmissionofanapplicantwhoiscompletinghis/herIB-examinationinaFinnishuppersecondaryschoolduringapplicationprocessisconditionaluntiltheapplicant’sfinalcertificatehasbeenchecked.ApplicantswhoarecompletingtheirReifeprüfung-examinationinthespring2011inFinlandmustprovideacopyoftheirfinalcertificatetotheadmissionsofficeoftheirfirstchoiceUASby13May2011.ApplicantscompletingtheirEB-examinationinthespringofapplyingareadmittedonthebasisoftheentranceexaminationonly.


Upper secondary education leaving certificateGrade point average ≥ 8,00 ≥ 7,50 ≥ 7,00 ≥ 6,50 ≥ 6,00

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Culture; natural resources and the environment; natural sciences; tourism, catering and domestic services; social services, health and sports and social sciences, business and administration

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5 4 3 2 1

(*general studies, if the exam was taken before 2006.)

Applicants,whohavecompletedtheIBexaminationinaFinnishuppersecondaryschool,oraEuropeanBaccalaureateexaminationofEuropeanschoolsorReifeprüfung-examinationinFinland,convertthegradesontheircertificatesaccordingtothefollowingcharts:

Conversion chart for EB, IB and Reifeprüfung examinationsFinnish ma-triculation examina-tion

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Laudatur 13–15points 7(Excellent) 9,50–10,00 9,00–10,00

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12–10points 6(Verygood) 8,50–9,45 8,00–8,95

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8–9points 5(Good) 7,00–8,45 7,00–7,95

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5–6points 3(Mediocre) 5,00–5,95 5,00–5,95

Approbatur 4points 2(Poor) 4,00–4,95 4,00–4,95

Conversion chart for the grades on leaving certificatesFinnish up-per secondary school leaving certificate

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* The average of grades on the Reifeprüfung examination is converted by dividing the total of points by 60, and then converting it according to the chart (e.g. 520: 60 ~ 8,67, thus converted to 8.)

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discretionary admission

roVaniEmi uas usEs thE DiscrEtionary aDmission in all DEgrEE ProgrammEsUAScanusediscretionaryadmissioniftheskillsandknowledgeofanineligibleapplicantaresufficient.Indiscretionaryadmissiontheapplicantisevaluatedbytheresultoftheentranceexamonly.

how to aPPly for DiscrEtionary aDmissionYoucanapplyatwww.admissions.fi.Sendallrelevantcertificatestotheadmissionsoffices.Contactalwaystheuniversitiesofappliedsciencestowhichyouhaveappliedbyusingdiscretionaryadmission,becauseadditionalformsorinformationcanberequired.

For further information about UAS that use discretionaryadmissionin2011,pleasevisitwww.admissions.fi.

selection Between applicants with equal admission points Incasethereisatieinadmissionpoints,theapplicantstoUASwillberankedonthefollowingbasis:

1. the order of preference of the options indicated by the applicant2. the result of the entrance examination3. the grade point average in all subjects4. points awarded for school performance


entrance examinations

AllUASarrangeentranceexaminations.Allapplicantswhomeettheadmissioncriteriaandrequiredlanguageskillsreceiveinvitationletterstotheexaminations.ApplicantwhoisnotacitizenofanEU/EEAcountrymustprovideproofofhis/herEnglishlanguageskillsbytheendofapplicationperiodtotheadmissionsofficeofhis/herfirstpreferenceUAS.ThefinalselectionisbasedontheresultsoftheentranceexaminationsforallapplicantswhoapplywithcertificatesotherthantheFinnishMatriculationexamination,FinnishInternationalBaccalaureateorReifeprüfungexaminationcompletedinspring2011orearlierorEuropeanBaccalaureatecompletedin2011orearlier.SelectionofthoseapplyingwiththeFinnishMatriculationexamination,FinnishIBorReifeprüfungcompletedinspring2011orearlierorEuropeanBaccalaureatecompletedin2011orearlier,isbasedontheresultsoftheentranceexaminationandpointsawardedforschoolcertificates.SomeUASselectalltheirnewstudentssolelyonthebasisoftheresultsoftheentranceexaminations.Detailsofthiscanbefoundinthelinkdescribingtheprogrammes.

ManyUASco-operateintheentranceexaminations.ThismeansthatanentranceexaminationcompletedatoneUASisacceptedbyanotherandifyouareinvitedtotheentranceexaminationbyyourfirstpreference,yoursecondoptionwillalsoaccepttheresult.Theapplicantwillonlybeinvitedtotheentranceexaminationsbyhis/herfirstoptioninthesameco-operatingprogramme.Thelistofco-operatingdegreeprogrammesisavailableatwww.admission.fi>Entranceexams.

Rovaniemi University ofApplied Sciences (UAS) organisesentranceexamsabroadinco-operationwiththesocalledFINNIPSnetwork(FinnishNetworkforInternationalProgrammes).RovaniemiUASwillinviteapplicantswhohavedemonstratedtheireligibilityandlanguageskillsbythesetdatetoparticipateintheentranceexamsinthecountrieslisted.

PriortothetriptotaketheentranceexaminationinFinland,theapplicantmustcheckifhe/sheneedsavisa.FormoreinformationonthevisarequirementscontactthenearestFinnishorotherEU-memberstateEmbassyrepresentingFinlandinvisamatterswellinadvance.Pleasenotethatprocessingofavisaapplicationmayrequireacoupleofweeks.

Youwillalwayssityourentranceexamintheschoolthatwasyourfirstchoiceinthejointapplication,thusifRovaniemiisyourfirstchoice,thenyouwillcometoRovaniemifortheexams.

Exams in roVaniEmi, finlanDForfurtherinformation,pleasevisitourwebsitewww.ramk.fi/edp

Tourism 28 April 2011Innovative Business Services 27 April 2011Information Technology 28th April 2011

Exams in EmbassiEs RovaniemiUASalsosometimesprovidesthepossibilitytotakeyourentranceexaminationintheFinnishembassyinyourhomecountry.Mostoftheembassiesareinco-operationwithusbutthispossibilityisnot guaranteed in all countries.However, keep inmind thatembassieswillchargeacertainamountofmoneyfortheirservices(50—400€percandidate)thatwillhavetobepaidbyyou.ComingtoRovaniemifortheexamsisalwaysfreeofchargebutyouwillhavetocoveryourowntravelcosts.

Theembassiesinquestionwillbeinformedtotheapplicant.

Forfurtherinformationaboutentranceexamsinembassiespleasecontact:

Information Technology: Aku Kesti, [email protected] Innovative Business Services: Ulla Kangasniemi,

[email protected]: Ulla Kangasniemi, [email protected]

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Theselectionisnotfinaluntiltheoriginalcertificateshavebeenchecked.Thecandidateshavetobringtheiroriginalcertificatesofcompletededucationandqualificationstotheuniversityofappliedsciencesbeforethebeginningofstudies.Ifanapplicanthasgivenfalseinformationabouthis/herqualifications,itwillmakehim/herineligible foradmissiontotheuniversityofappliedsciencesorsubjecttodismissal.

Carefullyreadtheinformationonthegeneraladmissioncriteria.IfaUASdoesnotfollowthegeneraladmissioncriteria,thespecificcriteriaofthatUAScanbefoundintheprogrammedescriptions.

TheadmissionofastudentisconditionaluntiltheUAShascheckedtheapplicant'sschoolandotherrelevantcertificates.TheUASmaywithdrawtheadmission,iftheapplicanthasgivenfalseinformation.

Makesurethatyouconfirmyourstudyplaceby2August2011atthelatest;otherwiseyouwilllosethestudyplaceofferedtoyou.

onE-PlacE-PEr-stuDEnt ProVisionThestudentcanonlyacceptonestudyplaceatahighereducationinstitutioninFinlandstartinginthesameacademicterm(1August—31Decemberor1January—31July).Thisruleappliestoallhighereducationincludedinjointapplications.Thisruledoesnotpreventthestudentfromacceptinganotherstudyplaceduringanotheracademicterm.

confirming thE stuDy PlacEApplicationresultsfordegreeprogrammesstartinginautumn2011willbesentbymailtothestudentsby19July2011atthelatest.Inadditiontotheletterofadmittance,thestudentwillreceiveaconfirmationform.Itisimperativethatthestudentsubmitstheconfirmationformtothehighereducationinstitutioninwhichhe/shewishestostudyby2August2011at4.15pmFinnishtimeatthelatest,otherwisethestudentwilllosethestudyplace.

Confirmationofthestudyplaceisbindingandcannotbealteredorcancelled.

Ifyouhaveappliedtoseveraldegreeprogrammes,pleasewaituntilyouhavereceivedalltheadmissionresultsasyoucanonlyacceptonenewstudyplace.Onceyouhavereceivedalltheresults,selectyourstudyplaceandreturntheconfirmationform.IfyouhaveappliedwithaqualificationcompletedinFinland,pleaseattachacopyofyourcertificate(s)toyourconfirmationform.Ifyouhavebeenacceptedtoahigheroptionofpreference,youcannotchooseastudyplacefromoptionsofalowerpreference.Astudentloseshis/herstudyplace,iftheconfirmationformarrivesatthehighereducationinstitutionafterthesetdate.

rEsErVE PlacEs anD waiting listIfastudenthasnotbeenadmittedtoanyofhis/herstudyoptionsandhe/sheisplacedonareserveplace,he/shemightbeadmittedonalaterdate.

Astudentcanbeplacedonthewaitinglistforareserveplaceifhe/shehasbeenadmittedtoalowerpreferencestudyplaceby19July,2011.Thereserveplaceisforoneofthehigherpreferenceoptionsthatthestudenthasexpressedinhis/her jointapplication.Thoseadmittedafterthesetdatecannotbeputonthewaitinglist.

Astudentremainsonthewaitinglistuntil16August2011.Bythisdate,thestudentiseitheradmittedtoareserveplaceonthewaitinglist,ortothestudyplaceinitiallyofferedtohim/her.Astudentmayhaveonlyonereserveplaceonthewaitinglist.Thisreserveplacecannotbereplacedbyanotheronthewaitinglist.

Pleasenotethatwaitinglistsarenotavailableforsomedegreeprogrammesatuniversities.Pleasechecktheavailabilityfromtheuniversitiesbeforesubmittingthestudyplaceconfirmationform.

Theapplicantsetshis/herstudyoptionsinorderofpreferencewhenapplyingtoUASandcertainuniversitydegreeprogrammes.Thisorderofpreferencecannotbealteredaftertheapplicationperiodhasended.Theapplicantcannotchooseareserveplacefromoptionsofalowerpreferencethanthattowhichhe/shehasalreadybeenadmitted.

Thehighereducationinstitutionwillinformthoseadmittedon19July2011orafteraboutthedateforsubmissionoftheconfirmationform.Theseapplicantscannotbeplacedonthewaitinglist.

Pleasenotethatwaitinglistsarenotavailablefortheprogrammesstartinginspring2012.

if you arE not sElEctEDIfyoudonotreceiveastudyplaceinthejointapplication,youwillreceivealetterinformingyouofyourpointsandthepossiblereserveplacesfortheoptionstowhichyouhaveapplied.Applicantsallocatedtoreserveplacesarechosenaccordingtotheleveloftheirresults,shouldstudyplacesbecomeavailable.Findoutaboutyourpossibilitiesbydirectlycontactingtheinstitutionsofhighereducation.

Youcanalwaysapplyagainnextyearanditisworthcontactingtheadmissionsofficesoremploymentofficesinordertoplanhowtoimproveyourchancesforadmission.

aPPEalAnapplicantnotsatisfiedwiththeresultsofthestudentselectionprocessshouldfirstcontacttheUAShe/shehasappliedto.Ifthematter isnotresolved, thestudentmayappeal inwriting totheexecutiveboardoftheUAS inquestion.Suchanappealmustbemadewithin14daysfromthetimetheapplicanthadthepossibilityofreceivinginformationonstudentselection.

Pleasenotethatpersonalcircumstancessuchasillness,deathinthefamilyetc.arenotconsideredtobevalidreasonsforasuccessfulappeal.

selection of new students


EDucation systEm in finlanD anD uniVErsitiEs of aPPliED sciEncEs The Finnish education system is composedof nine-year basiceducation (comprehensiveschool);uppersecondaryeducation,comprisingvocationalandgeneraleducation;andhighereducation,providedbyuniversitiesanduniversitiesofappliedsciences(abbr.UAS).Adulteducationisavailableatalllevels.

TheFinnishhighereducationsystemcomprises16universitiesand25universitiesofappliedsciencesgovernedbytheMinistryofEducation.Multi-fieldUAStrainprofessionals inresponsetolabourmarketneedsandconductR&D,whichsupportsinstructionandpromotesregionaldevelopmentinparticular.TheMinistryofEducationconfirmsthedegreeprogrammesofUAS.

The UAS use the terms 'university of applied sciences' or'polytechnic'whenreferringtothemselves.Inthisguidebookthetermuniversityofappliedsciences(UAS)isusedinmostcases.FormoreinformationabouttheEducationSysteminFinland,pleaseseewww.oph.fi/english

MoreinformationabouttheFinnisheducationsystemandaboutstudyinginFinlandisavailableatwww.cimo.fi.

bachElor’s DEgrEE ProgrammE stuDiEs at uniVErsitiEs of aPPliED sciEncEsEducationoffered atUAS ismorepractical andmore focusedon vocational skills than at theuniversities. Bachelor’s degreeprogrammestakeabout3.5to4.5yearstocomplete.

UAS provide degree programmes in the following fields ofvocationaleducationandtraining:humanitiesandeducation;culture;naturalsciences;naturalresourcesandtheenvironment;tourism,catering anddomestic services; health and sports; technology,communications and transport; social sciences, business andadministration.

Bachelor‘sdegreeprogrammeconsistsof fivemodules:basicstudies,vocationalstudies,practicaltraining,free-choiceelectivestudiesandathesisproject.ThescopeoftheBachelor’sdegreeisusually210studycredits,eventhoughdegreesof240and270exist,too.Inadegreeof210creditsbasicstudiesareusuallythescopeof60,vocationalstudies90,practicaltraining30,free-choiceelectivestudies15andthethesisproject15credits.Duringonestudyyearthestudentisexpectedtostudy1600hourswhichmakesupto60credits.ThestudycreditsusedareequivalenttothoseoftheEuropeancreditsystemECTS(EuropeanCreditTransferSystem).

fEEs anD costsHighereducationinFinlandisfreeofcharge.TheUAS'studentsneedtopaythestudentorganisation's(SAMOK)annualmembershipfeetogetastudentcard.Thestudentcardallowsstudentscertainbenefitsanddiscounts(intravellingetc.).

Anon-EUstudentmustprovethathe/sheisabletosupporthisorherlivinginFinlandduringthestudies.Therequiredsumofmoneyis500eurospermonthor6,000eurosperyear.Moreinformationonvisasandresidencepermitsisgiveninthefollowingsubchapter.

Visa anD rEsiDEncE PErmitsStudentscomingfromtheEUcountriesdonotneedavisawhenstudyinginFinland.StudentscomingfromotherthanEUcountriesneedavisawhentheystaylessthanthreemonthsinFinland(takinganentranceexamination,forexample).

PriortothetriptotaketheentranceexaminationinFinland,theapplicantmustcheckifhe/sheneedsavisa.FormoreinformationonthevisarequirementscontactthenearestFinnishorotherEU-memberstateEmbassyrepresentingFinlandinvisamatterswellinadvance.Pleasenotethatprocessingofavisaapplicationmayrequireacoupleofweeks.

EUcitizensandthecitizensofIceland,Liechtenstein,NorwayandSwitzerland(seeFinnishImmigrationServiceathttp://www.migri.fi)donotneedaresidencepermitwhenstudyinginFinland.Forastaylonger than threemonthsperiod, students fromEUcountriesneedtoregistertheirrighttoresideinFinlandatthelocalpolicedepartment.ThecriteriaforrighttoresideinFinlandareasfollows:themainpurposeforresidenceinFinlandisthefull-timestudyinginaFinnishhighereducationinstitution,thestudentisabletosupporthisorherlivinginFinland,thestudenthasavalidhealthinsurance.StudentscomingfromSweden,Norway,DenmarkorIcelanddonotneedtohaveaclarificationontheirfinancing.

Non-EUcitizensneedaresidencepermitwhentheyhavebeenadmittedtoahighereducationinstitutionandtheirstudies lastlonger than threemonths.Theresidencepermit is granted foroneyearatthetime.Ifthestudiestakelongerthanoneyear,theextensionoftheresidencepermitneedstobeappliedeveryyearuntilthestudenthasfinishedthestudyprogramme.Forreadmissionof the residence permit the studentmustmeet the followingcriteria:thestudentmustbeafull-timestudent,thestudentmustberegistered inahighereducation institution, thestudenthascompletedthecoursesrequiredinthehighereducationinstitutionstudyprogramme.Inadditiontotheresidencepermit,astudentfromanon-EUcountrymusthaveavalidhealthinsuranceissuedbyreliablecompanyorinstitution.Non-EUstudentswhoarestudyinginFinlandinafull-timedegreeprogrammeforminimumoftwoyearsneedahealthinsurancethatcoversmedicinecosts.Anon-EUstudentmustprovebeingabletosupporthisorherlivinginFinland.

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stuDEnt financial aiD anD stuDy grantsFull-timestudentsofFinnishcitizenshipareentitledtoastudentfinancialaidconsistingofstudygrants,housingsupplementsandgovernmentguaranteesforstudent loans.Pleasenotethatyourincomewillbeconsideredwhenapplyingthestudentbenefits.Seeothereligibilitycriteriaandmoreinformationonwww.kela.fi

Foreign students (non-Finnish citizens) are not entitled toastudentfinancialaidunlesstheyhaveapermanentresidenceinFinlandforotherreasonsthanstudying.

accommoDationStudent accommodation in Finland is of high standard.Theapartmentsandroomsareinverygoodcondition,includingcentralheating,refrigerator,cookingandwashing facilities,and internetaccess.Bothfurnishedandunfurnishedroomsareavailable.Thepricesvarydependingonthelocationandthesizeoftheroomorapartment.RentsintheHelsinkiareaarethemostexpensive(rooms200-300euros,aone-bedroomapartment400-600euros),whereasinCentralandNorthernFinlandthepricesarelower(inRovaniemirooms150-250euros,aonebed-roomapartment300-350euros).

accommoDation in roVaniEmi

DAS (Domus Arctica Säätiö)

DASisaStudentHousingFoundationthatoffersapartmentsanddormitory typeof accommodation allover the city.There arefurnishedandunfurnishedroomsavailable.Indormitoriestheyoffersingleroomsonlywithasharedkitchenandbathroom.DASalsoofferssingleapartmentsand2-roomapartments.Thepricesvarydependingonthearea.Freelaundryfacilitiesareofferedeverywhere.The Internet access is available inmost buildings. For furtherinformation,pleasevisithttp://www.das.fi.InallissuesrelatedtotheDASaccommodationpleasecontacttheDASofficedirectly.Youcanfindtheapplicationformontheinternet.

Address: Domus Arctica Foundation Ylikorvantie 28 A, FIN–96300 Rovaniemi, FINLAND Tel. +358 20 7699 180 Fax +358 20 7699 188 Email [email protected] Internet www.das.fi Open 09.00-16.00

YoucanalsolookforanapartmentinthecityofRovaniemi,housingcompaniesor theprivate sector.Theseapartments areusuallyunfurnished.However,youareabletobuyfurnitureatalowpriceforexampleatsecondhandshops.

Therentsofprivateapartmentsvarydependingontheareaandthecondition.UsuallyapartmentsintheViirinkangas/Rantavitikkaareaandthetowncentreareaaremoreexpensivethan,forexample,intheOunasrinneandKorkalovaaraareas.Pleasekeepinmindthatyoucanrentanapartmenttogetherwithafriendorfriends.

contact information of somE finnish housing comPaniEs:• Rovanapa Oy (City of Rovaniemi): Tel. +358 16 - 3223 410, [email protected]• VVO-kotikeskus: Tel. +358 20 508 4800, [email protected]• Avara: www.avara.fi, Tel. +358 201 774 720, [email protected]• Kiinteistömaailma: www.kiinteistomaailma.fi, [email protected]

imPortant!Arrangeyourarrival sothatyouareableget thekeys toyouraccommodation!Officehoursapply(0900–1600hrs).Besuretocontactyourlandlordwellinadvancesothathe/sheknowswhenyouwillcometopickupyourkeys.Alsoremembertohaveallthenecessarydocumentswithyou!


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