Rolling Admission for Bachelor’s Degrees

An application fee of 100 euros concerns applicants from countries outside EU/EEA seeking education leading to a degree in higher education. There is no application fee for Finnish or EU citizens. The Finnish National Agency of Education will collect the application fee in connection with filling in the Studyinfo application form.

• Read more about the application fee and possible exemptions on Studyinfo.fi.
• Do you have any questions about application fees? Please contact applicationfee@oph.fi

Please notice that paying the application fee does not guarantee that you will be offered admission to studies.

If you are offered a study place in the Jamk Rolling Admission, your studies will begin in August 2027. Please note that the application fee covers applications for study programmes that begin in the same semester. If there are multiple separate admissions ongoing at the same time, but the programmes start in different semesters, a separate application fee is required for each. This is because the application fee is tied to the start date of the studies, not the application period. 

An applicant can choose only one (1) study option out of six study options, and one applicant can have only one active application form during Rolling Admission application period.  If an applicant fills in multiple applications, the first application will be valid.

Please notice that the next chance to apply for Jamk's Business Information Technology is in joint application in January 2027. 

At Jamk's rolling admission you can apply to Bachelor's degree programmes in 

• Automation and Robotics
• Information and Communication Technology
• International Business
• Nursing
• Purchasing and Logistics Engineering
• Tourism Management

If all the available study places are filled before the end of the application period, Jamk reserves the right to close the admission to the already full degree programmes during the application period, or close the application earlier altogether, if all the degree programmes have been filled before the end of the application period.

All documents required for the application must be uploaded to the application form on Studyinfo before submitting the application:

1. an official id: a passport or biometric EU/EEA country identity card with a photo or Finnish driving license with a photo (please note driving licences from countries other than Finland are not accepted)
   • The document must be valid at least until the interview date.
   • A Finnish driving license is acceptable only if you have Finnish online banking credentials or a Finnish Mobile Certificate (Mobiilivarmenne), for the purpose of strong identification.
2. a proof of English language skills: if needed, see the requirements
   • the applicable English language test results must have been delivered/ordered to Jamk (Jamk must be able to verify the test results from the online verification service of the organiser)  
3. study documents: a degree certificate which gives general eligibility and transcript of records / statement of marks for the eligible qualification (e.g. high school/senior secondary school)
4. exempting document: a document exempting from application / tuition fees (if applicable), see exempting documents on Jamk’s website
5. document translations: an official translation of all documents that have not originally been written in English, Finnish or Swedish (the translation must have the translators' signature and stamp)
6. a certificate of change of name (if applicable): if your name on the qualification certificates (completed outside Finland) is not the same as your name on your passport, a certificate of change of name is required (e.g. certificate of marriage). 

It is the applicants’ responsibility to submit their application with all the required documents and pay the application fee in time (if required). Only complete applications with the required attachments and paid application fee will be processed and considered. 

Applicants can be admitted once they satisfy all the admission criteria, their online application is complete and applicant has passed the online interview. The application is considered complete when Jamk has received the online application and all the required documents mentioned above and the application fee, if required, has been paid.

In most cases, you are eligible to apply for bachelor’s level studies in Finland if you are eligible to apply for higher education in your home country. 

Eligible applicants for degree studies at universities of applied sciences have completed at least one of the following: 

• the studies required for graduating from the Finnish upper secondary school or a Matriculation Examination;
• an International Baccalaureate (IB) degree and/or graduated from IB high school (IB Diploma Results/IB Certificate);
• a European Baccalaureate (EB) Diploma;
• a Reifeprüfung (RP) or Deutsche Internationale Abitur (DIA) degree;
• a Finnish vocational upper secondary qualification covering 120 credits or 180 competence points or a corresponding earlier Finnish vocational degree covering at least 80 credits;
• a Finnish post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma;
• a Finnish vocational upper secondary qualification or a further or specialist vocational qualification as a competence-based qualification, or a corresponding previous qualification;
• a foreign qualification that provides eligibility for higher education studies in that country;
  • Check our website Required study certificates of eligibility by country
• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree. 

 
You can apply even if your degree certificate is completed during spring/summer of 2027. In this case, attach a transcript of study records or other certificate provided by the learning institution that states the degree/qualification you are completing to your application (and official translation if needed). 

The admission is conditional until the Jamk UAS has checked your final school certificates. The Jamk UAS will cancel the admission if you fail to submit certificates by the specified deadline, or if you have provided false information.

If needed, Jamk uses discretionary admission. Jamk UAS decides if applicant is eligible for admission, based on applicant’s documents (and if necessary, the result of an interview). 

You must attach an English language proficiency certificate to your application, if your qualification (which provides general eligibility for higher education in the country in which it was awarded) is completed outside the EU/EEA countries or Switzerland.

Note! The applicant does not need to prove their English language skills beforehand, if they have completed or will be completing during spring/summer 2027 a qualification (which gives general eligibility) in an EU/EEA country or Switzerland.

English language skills can be proved by the following documents: 

1. English language test results*:

• IELTS Academic / IELTS Academic UKVI / IELTS Online: a minimum total score of 6.0 (Test sections: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking)
• TOEFL Academic (iBT) / TOEFL iBT Home Edition: a minimum total score of 60 / tests taken after 21 January 2026, a minimum total score of 3.5 (Test sections: Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing). Jamk University of Applied Sciences’ TOEFL code is 0719.
• Pearson PTE Academic / PTE Academic Online / PTE Academic UKVI: a minimum total score of 55 (Test sections: Speaking and Writing, Reading, and Listening)
• Cambridge English Scale Score: a minimum total score of 169 (Test sections: Reading and Use of English, Writing, Listening, and Speaking)
• TELC (The European Language Certificate) English B2-C1 university qualification, completed on or after 1 October 2021: minimum of B2 level (Test sections: Listening/Reading/Language Elements, Writing and Speaking)
• Oxford ELLT Global/Digital: (English Language Level Test), completed on or after 1 July 2023: a minimum total score of 6.0 (Test sections: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking) 

2. Upper secondary degree or Bachelor’s or Master’s degree completed in English in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, or the United States.

• Please note that your degree must be taught and assessed entirely in English.
• The language of instruction must be clearly stated on official documents (also in cases where the official language of the degree awarding country is English). You can also document this by submitting a certificate/letter from your university / educational institution in addition to your official study documentation. If the applicant’s degree includes courses conducted in a language other than English, the degree might not meet the requirement.
• The upper secondary degree must also be a qualification that provides eligibility for higher education in the country in which it was awarded.
• Degrees from international schools or institutions located outside the listed countries, where the degree is completed locally but awarded by an institution from another country, do not qualify.
• Degrees completed during the spring/summer of 2027 are also accepted. The admission is conditional until Jamk has checked your final school certificates/diploma. 

*The language test results must be verifiable from the online verification service of the organiser. If the test scores can no longer be verified, the test is not valid. The applicant should make sure that the test results are not too old. If the applicant is unsure and the test results are more than 2 years old, it is advised to retake the test. 

*When taking the language test, the applicant should choose Jamk University of Applied Sciences as the recipient of the results. The applicant must also attach a scanned/electric copy of the test result to the application for verification purposes and notify their unique identifier. 
 

1. First round: Applicants whose online application is complete by Sun 27.9.2026 will be invited to an interview held on Mon 5.10.2026 (backup day 6.10.2026).
2. Second round: Applicants whose online application is complete by Mon 19.10.2026 will be invited to an interview held on Wed 28.10.2026 (backup day 29.10.2026).
3. Third round: Rest of the applicants whose online application is complete (by 19.11.2026 3.00 p.m. Finnish time) will be invited to an interview held on Wed 25.11.2026 (backup day 26.11.2026).

 
The applicant selects the most suitable interview time from the available time slots on the designated interview day. The applicant cannot choose the interview date, only the time on that day. The backup interview day will be used if the number of applicants exceeds the capacity of the primary interview day. 

If the number of eligible applicants is large, Jamk may need to add additional interview dates in addition to those listed above, and applicants cannot influence or choose their own interview date.

Interview scoring

The applicant must pass each section of the interview to be accepted as a student at Jamk. If one or more of the interview section points are below required, the applicant will be rejected and cannot be accepted as a Jamk’s student. If you fail the interview, you cannot apply to another programme and get accepted in this rolling admission.

Selection between applicants with equal points (on the same interview round (1st, 2nd or 3rd round)): If there are more acceptable applicants than available study places, all applicants who have the same entrance examination points (and who meet all minimum point requirements) will be accepted.

Attachments

You have to attach into your application a valid

• passport,
• biometric EU/EEA country identity card with a photo or
• Finnish driving license with a photo (please note driving licences from countries other than Finland are not accepted).

The document must be valid at least until the interview date.

Please notice: If you do not have Finnish online banking credentials, the strong identification is done by taking a photo of a valid passport or a biometric EU/EEA identity card on the Candour ID application. Please read more below.

Identification

To be accepted as a student, the applicant must successfully strongly identify themselves according to Jamk’s valid policy. Failure to verify identity leads to rejection. Identification instructions will be informed within the interview invitation sent by email.

• If you have Finnish banking online credentials or a Finnish Mobile Certificate (Mobiilivarmenne), you can complete the strong identification on Suomi.fi service, or via HAKA login.
• If you do not have Finnish banking credentials, the strong identification must be completed on Candour ID application. The identification is done by taking a photo of a valid passport or a biometric EU/EEA identity card on the Candour ID application. 
  • No other forms of identification documents are accepted. For example, residence permit cards or non-biometric EU/EEA identity cards will not be accepted.
  • The document must be valid at least until the interview date.

Please notice, that you cannot be admitted as a student without completing the strong identification by the set deadline. The Jamk's interview has its own identification process, and you must complete it even if you have done some other identification to other institution etc.

The deadline for accepting the study place, paying the tuition fee (if applicable) and enrolling as present(/absent) for the upcoming academic year is 2 weeks (14 days) from the notice of admission. 

Accepting the study place

• The confirmation of a study place is binding; you cannot change it or undo it.
• Do not accept a study place until you are sure that you want to accept it but remember to consider the deadline for confirming.
• You will lose the study place if you do not accept it by the deadline.

You may accept only one study place in higher education in Finland from studies starting during same academic term (1.8.−31.12.2027). If you accept a study place, your other study options will be automatically cancelled (concerning joint and direct/separate/rolling applications). When you confirm a study place, you will not be considered a first-time applicant in future applications.

• IMPORTANT! In this rolling admission studies will begin in August 2027, which means that if you accept a study place from Jamk's Rolling admission, you can NOT accept another study place from the joint applications of spring 2027 (studies beginning in fall 2027)!

Paying the tuition fee

The deadline for paying the tuition fee (if applicable) and enrolling as present(/absent) for the upcoming academic year is 2 weeks (14 days) from the notice of admission.

• In case you need to pay tuition fee, you will be enrolled as an attending student for the first academic year based on your payment.

The tuition fees for NON-EU/EEA students is 10 000€/academic year for bachelor's degrees taught in English. It is not possible to pay the tuition fee in installments for the first academic year. A scholarship can be granted based on Finnish language skills after the first academic year at the earliest. Jamk does not offer scholarship for first year students.

There are NO tuition fees for Finnish or other EU/EEA-citizens.

If you graduate during spring 2027, you need to attach the final certificates/diploma to your online application on studyinfo.fi (question: Certificates required in connection with student selection (UAS)) by 13 July 2027 at 3.00 p.m. Finnish time. If you have problems with this deadline, please contact Student Services.

• Attach also an authorised translation of the certificate if required (in English, Finnish or Swedish, the translation must have the translators' signature and stamp).
• If you have completed Matriculation examination (ylioppilastutkinto) in Finland after year 1989 or vocational qualification (ammatillinen perustutkinto, ammatti- tai erikoisammattitutkinto) in Finland after year 2017, we are able to verify your degree directly from a national register, thus it is not necessary to submit final certificates.

If necessary, your original final school-leaving certificates or certificates of higher education will be verified at the beginning of your studies. The applicants who are required to present the certificates will be notified separately by email. 

The student selection is conditional until the final school-leaving certificates or certificates of higher education have been verified. If you fail to submit copies of your certificates, or do not present them in the given timeline if requested, or have given false or insufficient information concerning the certificates or the eligibility giving degree, your study place will be cancelled.

Jamk’s Bachelor’s degree studies will begin in August 2027 in Jyväskylä, Finland with an Orientation week.

Non-EU citizens: Start your residence permit process IMMEDIATELY after you have received confirmation about receiving a study place, carefully following the immigration authorities' instructions and regulations, so that you can receive your permit before your studies begin. The visa/residence permit application process might take over three months, so be in time!

Please read the step-by-step instructions for new degree students very carefully through the link below (will be updated during fall 2026).