Studies begin:

• in 25 August 2025 at 9 am at Kouvola Campus
• Participation in the orientation days is mandatory for all students.
• Orientation days programme
• Lectures according to weekly timetables start after the orientation days. Weekly timetables for lectures are available on Timetable Manager in the end of March 2025 (Select “Group search” and paste the group code IBKV25SP > Search. Select the group from the search results > Add. Hide search results.)
• Study plan in the study guide
• Tips for new students (YouTube video’s)
• Our integration guidebook for new students

Checking the original documents

• Students who have applied with a degree completed outside Finland, should prepare to present the original documents (all certificates and the identification document) and the official translations at the beginning of your studies. Also students who have applied with a Finnish degree that has not been verified from the national database, should present the original certificate. 
• The student selection is conditional until information about your qualifications used for applying has been checked. Detailed timetables for checking of the documents will be given by Student Affairs Office in August 2025.

Instructions for students from outside Finland

The contact days in this programme are delivered in-class on the Kouvola Campus, Finland. If you are unable to be present on campus when the studies begin due to delays in the residence permit process, contact your Student Affairs Advisor for further instructions. All students must be present on campus by 1 September 2025. The next possibility to start studies after that will be in January 2026 with a new group. Information on Xamk refund policy

Contact information

• Student Affairs Advisor Emilia Kiesilä, tel. +358 50 572 4607, Xinfo service
• Studies Coordinator Hugh Clack, tel. +358 44 702 8758, hugh.clack(a)xamk.fi

Studies begin:

• in 25 August 2025 at 9 am at Kouvola Campus
• Participation in the orientation days is mandatory for all students.
• Lectures according to weekly timetables start after the orientation days. Weekly timetables for lectures are available on Timetable Manager in the end of March 2025 (Select “Group search” and paste the group code GDKV25SP > Search. Select the group from the search results > Add. Hide search results.)
• Study plan in the study guide
• Tips for new students (YouTube video’s)
• Our integration guidebook for new students

Checking the original documents

• Students who have applied with a degree completed outside Finland, should prepare to present the original documents (all certificates and the identification document) and the official translations at the beginning of your studies. Also students who have applied with a Finnish degree that has not been verified from the national database, should present the original certificate. 
• The student selection is conditional until information about your qualifications used for applying has been checked. Detailed timetables for checking of the documents will be given by Student Affairs Office in August 2025.

Instructions for students from outside Finland

The contact days in this programme are delivered in-class on the Kouvola Campus, Finland. If you are unable to be present on campus when the studies begin due to delays in the residence permit process, contact your Student Affairs Advisor for further instructions. All students must be present on campus by 15 September 2025. The next possibility to start studies after that will be in August 2026 with a new group. Information on Xamk refund policy

Contact information

• Student Affairs Advisor Emilia Kiesilä, tel. +358 50 572 4607, Xinfo service
• Studies Coordinator Brenda Jiménez, tel. +358 44 702 8575, brenda.jimenez(a)xamk.fi

Studies begin:

• in 28 August 2025 
• Lectures according to weekly timetables start after the orientation days. Weekly timetables for lectures are available on Timetable Manager in the end of March 2025 (Select “Group search” and paste the group code GDKV25SV > Search. Select the group from the search results > Add. Hide search results.)
• Study plan in the study guide
• Tips for new students (YouTube video’s)

Checking the original documents

• Students who have applied with a degree completed outside Finland, should prepare to present the original documents (all certificates and the identification document) and the official translations at the beginning of your studies. Also students who have applied with a Finnish degree that has not been verified from the national database, should present the original certificate. 
• The student selection is conditional until information about your qualifications used for applying has been checked.
• In online studies, presenting the original documents is done by booking a Teams meeting with Student Affairs Advisor Emilia Kiesilä (emilia.kiesila@xamk.fi). In the meeting you must present the original documents via camera. Student Affairs Advisor will inform you before your studies begin how you can book the meeting.

Contact information

• Student Affairs Advisor Emilia Kiesilä, tel. +358 50 572 4607, Xinfo service
• Studies Coordinator Brenda Jiménez, tel. +358 44 702 8575, brenda.jimenez(a)xamk.fi

Studies begin:

• in 25 August 2025 at Savonlinna Campus
• Participation in the orientation days is mandatory for all students.
• Lectures according to weekly timetables start after the orientation days. Weekly timetables for lectures are available on Timetable Manager in the end of March 2025 (Select “Group search” and paste the group code BPSA25SP > Search. Select the group from the search results > Add. Hide search results.)
• Study plan in the study guide
• Our integration guidebook for new students

Meet us online!

Xamk Savonlinna Campus is hosting an Online orientation for all new international students.
In Online Orientation, you will receive information and guidance regarding practicalities about moving to Savonlinna, bringing your family to Savonlinna and much more.

You will meet the key people from the campus as well as stakeholders online and you’ll get a chance to ask questions directly.

• Online orientation for Bioproduct Technology
  • Monday 26.5. at 10 – 12 (Finnish time).
  • Join the online orientation for Savonlinna Bioproduct technology students here: Join the online orientation for Bioproduct Technology
  • The link is not valid before the specific orientation time

Checking the original documents

• Students who have applied with a degree completed outside Finland, should prepare to present the original documents (all certificates and the identification document) and the official translations at the beginning of your studies. Also students who have applied with a Finnish degree that has not been verified from the national database, should present the original certificate. 
• The student selection is conditional until information about your qualifications used for applying has been checked. Detailed timetables for checking of the documents will be given by Student Affairs Office in August 2025.

Instructions for students from outside Finland

The contact days in this programme are delivered in-class on the Savonlinna Campus, Finland. If you are unable to be present on campus when the studies begin due to delays in the residence permit process, contact your Student Affairs Advisor for further instructions. All students must be present on campus by 5 September 2025. The next possibility to start studies after that will be in August 2026 with a new group. Information on Xamk refund policy

Contact information

• Student Affairs Advisor: Kirsi Rouhiainen, tel +358503125027, kirsi.rouhiainen@xamk.fi
• Studies Coordinator: Jarkko Männynsalo, tel +358406316179, jarkko.mannynsalo@xamk.fi

Studies begin:

• in 25 August 2025 at 10 am at Kotka Campus.
• Participation in the orientation days is mandatory for all students.
• Lectures according to weekly timetables start after the orientation days. Weekly timetables for lectures are available on Timetable Manager in the end of March 2025 (Select “Group search” and paste the group code SCMKT25SP > Search. Select the group from the search results > Add. Hide search results.)
• Study plan in the study guide
• Our integration guidebook for new students

Invitation to join our online Orientation Session (pre-arrival) 

Orientation will bring essential information for you to prepare yourself (and your family) before you arrive to Finland and have a smooth start in the new country avoiding ‘unnecessary future headache’. Attendance is optional, but strongly encouraged as you will have the opportunity to ask questions related to the topics below at the end of the session.

The session will take place on Teams (link) on 4.6.2025 from 14:00-16:00 (Finnish time, UTC+03:00) and the topics presented are:

• Welcome to Kotka – practicalities before the beginning of the studies
• Presentation of the studies, teachers’ greetings
• Early childhood education + schools + housing in general
• Student accommodation
• Q&A

Checking the original documents

• Students who have applied with a degree completed outside Finland, should prepare to present the original documents (all certificates and the identification document) and the official translations at the beginning of your studies. Also students who have applied with a Finnish degree that has not been verified from the national database, should present the original certificate. 
• The student selection is conditional until information about your qualifications used for applying has been checked. Detailed timetables for checking of the documents will be given by Student Affairs Office in August 2025.

Instructions for students from outside Finland

The contact days in this programme are delivered in-class on the Kotka Campus, Finland. If you are unable to be present on campus when the studies begin due to delays in the residence permit process, contact your Student Affairs Advisor for further instructions. All students must be present on campus by 15 September 2025. The next possibility to start studies after that will be in August 2026 with a new group. Information on Xamk refund policy

Contact information

• Student Affairs Advisor: Anne Heikka, tel +358447028705, anne.heikka@xamk.fi
• Studies Coordinator: Salla Vaahersalo tel. +358504320580, Salla.Vaahersalo@xamk.fi

Studies begin:

• in 25 August 2025 at 9 am at Mikkeli Campus
• Participation in the orientation days is mandatory for all students.
• Lectures according to weekly timetables start after the orientation days. Weekly timetables for lectures are available on Timetable Manager in the end of March 2025 (Select “Group search” and paste the group code ITMI25SP > Search. Select the group from the search results > Add. Hide search results.)
• Study plan in the study guide
• Our integration guidebook for new students

Pre-arrival online orientation

Covering non-academic practicalities to be addressed before arriving in Finland and Mikkeli will be held in Teams on 3 June 2025, at 12:30—2 PM (Finnish summer time, GMT +3). Participation is optional but highly recommended. Link to the online orientation

Checking the original documents

• Students who have applied with a degree completed outside Finland, should prepare to present the original documents (all certificates and the identification document) and the official translations at the beginning of your studies. Also students who have applied with a Finnish degree that has not been verified from the national database, should present the original certificate. 
• The student selection is conditional until information about your qualifications used for applying has been checked. Detailed timetables for checking of the documents will be given by Student Affairs Office in August 2025.

Instructions for students from outside Finland

The contact days in this programme are delivered in-class on the Mikkeli Campus, Finland. If you are unable to be present on campus when the studies begin due to delays in the residence permit process, contact your Student Affairs Advisor for further instructions. All students must be present on campus by 15 September 2025. The next possibility to start studies after that will be in August 2026 with a new group. Information on Xamk refund policy

Contact information

• Student Affairs Advisor: Kirsi Rouhiainen, tel +358503125027, kirsi.rouhiainen@xamk.fi
• Studies Coordinator: Moliterno de Camargo Ulisses, tel  +358505633669, ulisses.moliterno.de.camargo@xamk.fi

Studies begin:

• in 25 August 2025 at 10 am  at Mikkeli Campus.
• Participation in the orientation days is mandatory for all students.
• Lectures according to weekly timetables start after the orientation days. Weekly timetables for lectures are available on Timetable Manager in the end of March 2025 (Select “Group search” and paste the group code WTMI25SP > Search. Select the group from the search results > Add. Hide search results.)
• Study plan in the study guide
• Our integration guidebook for new students

Pre-arrival online orientation

Covering non-academic practicalities to be addressed before arriving in Finland and Mikkeli will be held in Teams on 3 June 2025, at 12:30—2 PM (Finnish summer time, GMT +3). Participation is optional but highly recommended. Link to the online orientation

Checking the original documents

• Students who have applied with a degree completed outside Finland, should prepare to present the original documents (all certificates and the identification document) and the official translations at the beginning of your studies. Also students who have applied with a Finnish degree that has not been verified from the national database, should present the original certificate. 
• The student selection is conditional until information about your qualifications used for applying has been checked. Detailed timetables for checking of the documents will be given by Student Affairs Office in August 2025.

Instructions for students from outside Finland

The contact days in this programme are delivered in-class on the Mikkeli Campus, Finland. If you are unable to be present on campus when the studies begin due to delays in the residence permit process, contact your Student Affairs Advisor for further instructions. All students must be present on campus by 25 August 2025. The next possibility to start studies after that will be in August 2026 with a new group. Information on Xamk refund policy

Contact information

• Student Affairs Advisor: Jutta Vahvaselkä-Hakala, tel +358505993698, jutta.vahvaselka-hakala@xamk.fi
• Studies Coordinator: Tuija Ranta-Korhonen, tel +358406615191, tuija.ranta-korhonen@xamk.fi

Studies begin:

• in 25 August 2025 at 9 am at Mikkeli Campus.
• Participation in the orientation days is mandatory for all students.
• Lectures according to weekly timetables start after the orientation days. Weekly timetables for lectures are available on Timetable Manager in the end of March 2025 (Select “Group search” and paste the group code BNMI25SPT > Search. Select the group from the search results > Add. Hide search results.)
• Study plan in the study guide
• Our integration guidebook for new students

Pre-arrival online orientation

Covering non-academic practicalities to be addressed before arriving in Finland and Mikkeli will be held in Teams on 2 June 2025, at 9:30–11:30 AM (Finnish summer time, GMT +3). Participation is optional but highly recommended. Link to the online orientation 

Vaccination certificate

• Bring a vaccination certificate that shows all vaccinations you have received. This is to check that you have sufficient vaccination cover required for the practical training periods.

Checking the original documents

• Students who have applied with a degree completed outside Finland, should prepare to present the original documents (all certificates and the identification document) and the official translations at the beginning of your studies.  
• The student selection is conditional until information about your qualifications used for applying has been checked. Detailed timetables for checking of the documents will be given by Student Affairs Office in August 2025.

Instructions for students from outside Finland

The contact days in this programme are delivered in-class on the Mikkeli Campus, Finland. If you are unable to be present on campus when the studies begin due to delays in the residence permit process, contact your Student Affairs Advisor for further instructions. All students must be present on campus by 25 August 2025. The next possibility to start studies after that will be in August 2026 with a new group. Information on Xamk refund policy

Our integration guidebook for new students

Contact information

• Student Affairs Advisor: Kirsi Rouhiainen, tel +358503125027, kirsi.rouhiainen@xamk.fi
• Studies Coordinator: Miia Myllymäki, tel +358406810690, miia.myllymaki@xamk.fi, Riitta Riikonen, tel +358503125047, riitta.riikonen@xamk.fi

Studies begin:

• in 25. August 2025 at 9 am at Kotka Campus.
• Participation in the orientation days is mandatory for all students.
• Lectures according to weekly timetables start after the orientation days. Weekly timetables for lectures are available on Timetable Manager in the end of March 2025 (Select “Group search” and paste the group code BNKT25SP > Search. Select the group from the search results > Add. Hide search results.)
• Study plan in the study guide
• Our integration guidebook for new students

Invitation to join our online Orientation Session (pre-arrival) 

Orientation will bring essential information for you to prepare yourself (and your family) before you arrive to Finland and have a smooth start in the new country avoiding ‘unnecessary future headache’. Attendance is optional, but strongly encouraged as you will have the opportunity to ask questions related to the topics below at the end of the session.

The session will take place on Teams (link) on 4.6.2025 from 14:00-16:00 (Finnish time, UTC+03:00) and the topics presented are:

• Welcome to Kotka – practicalities before the beginning of the studies
• Presentation of the studies, teachers’ greetings
• Early childhood education + schools + housing in general
• Student accommodation
• Q&A

Vaccination certificate

• Bring a vaccination certificate that shows all vaccinations you have received. This is to check that you have sufficient vaccination cover required for the practical training periods.

Checking the original documents

• Students who have applied with a degree completed outside Finland, should prepare to present the original documents (all certificates and the identification document) and the official translations at the beginning of your studies. Also students who have applied with a Finnish degree that has not been verified from the national database, should present the original certificate. 
• The student selection is conditional until information about your qualifications used for applying has been checked. Detailed timetables for checking of the documents will be given by Student Affairs Office in August 2025.

Instructions for students from outside Finland

The contact days in this programme are delivered in-class on the Kotka Campus, Finland. If you are unable to be present on campus when the studies begin due to delays in the residence permit process, contact your Student Affairs Advisor for further instructions. All students must be present on campus by 8 September 2025. The next possibility to start studies after that will be in August 2026 with a new group. Information on Xamk refund policy

Contact information

• Student Affairs Advisor: Auli Kuusikunnas, tel +358447028940, auli.kuusikunnas@xamk.fi
• Studies Coordinator: Jussi Mähönen, tel +358504734000, jussi.mahonen@xamk.fi

Studies begin:

• in 25 August 2025 at 10 am at Savonlinna Campus
• Participation in the orientation days is mandatory for all students.
• Orientation days include review of the degree program, orientation to nursing studies at the University of Applied Sciences, study office and information system briefings/support services, orientation related to integration, campus tour, meeting with tutors (getting to know the city).
• Lectures according to weekly timetables start after the orientation days. Weekly timetables for lectures are available on Timetable Manager in the end of March 2025 (Select “Group search” and paste the group code BNSA25SP > Search. Select the group from the search results > Add. Hide search results.)
• Study plan in the study guide
• Our integration guidebook for new students

Meet us online!

Xamk Savonlinna Campus is hosting an Online orientation for all new international students.
In Online Orientation, you will receive information and guidance regarding practicalities about moving to Savonlinna, bringing your family to Savonlinna and much more.

You will meet the key people from the campus as well as stakeholders online and you’ll get a chance to ask questions directly.

• Online orientation for Bachelor of Health Care (nursing, Savonlinna group):
  • Wednesday 4.6.2025 at 10-12 (Finnish time).
  • Join the online orientation for new Savonlinna nursing students here:
    Join the online orientation for Nursing group
  • The link is not valid before the specific orientation time

Vaccination certificate

• Bring a vaccination certificate that shows all vaccinations you have received. This is to check that you have sufficient vaccination cover required for the practical training periods.

Checking the original documents

• Students who have applied with a degree completed outside Finland, should prepare to present the original documents (all certificates and the identification document) and the official translations at the beginning of your studies. Also students who have applied with a Finnish degree that has not been verified from the national database, should present the original certificate. 
• The student selection is conditional until information about your qualifications used for applying has been checked. Detailed timetables for checking of the documents will be given by Student Affairs Office in August 2025.

Instructions for students from outside Finland

The contact days in this programme are delivered in-class on the Savonlinna Campus, Finland. If you are unable to be present on campus when the studies begin due to delays in the residence permit process, contact your Student Affairs Advisor for further instructions. All students must be present on campus by 8 September 2025. The next possibility to start studies after that will be in August 2026 with a new group. Information on Xamk refund policy

Contact information

• Student Affairs Advisor: Kirsi Rouhiainen, tel +358503125027, kirsi.rouhiainen@xamk.fi
• Studies Coordinator: Tuulia Litmanen, tel +358403580489, tuulia.litmanen@xamk.fi

Studies begin:

• on 28 August 2025 with online study sessions. A link to the first online session will be sent by email before the studies begin to students who have confirmed their enrolment in the programme.
• The studies are, as a rule, conducted flexibly online. The degree programme includes one contact teaching period (3-6 November 2025) in Kotka. Participation in the online study sessions and in the contact teaching period is mandatory for all students.
• Weekly timetables for online lectures and contact teaching period are available on Timetable Manager (Select “Group search” and paste the group code SESA25SY > Search. Select the group from the search results > Add. Hide search results.)
• Study plan in the study guide

Checking the original documents

• Students who have applied with a degree completed outside Finland, should prepare to present the original documents (all certificates and the identification document) and the official translations at the beginning of your studies. Also students who have applied with a Finnish post-secondary vocational degree that has not been verified from the national database (opistoasteen tutkinto), should present the original certificate. 
• The student selection is conditional until information about your qualifications used for applying has been checked. Detailed timetables for checking of the documents will be given by Student Affairs Office in August 2025.

Instructions for students from outside Finland

• Online studies are not grounds for a student residence permit in Finland. Apply for a visa for participating in the contact teaching period, if you need it for travelling to Finland: Visa to visit Finland – Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Contact information

• Student Affairs Advisor: Kirsi Rouhiainen, tel +358503125027, kirsi.rouhiainen@xamk.fi
• Studies Coordinator: Juhani Multanen, tel +358505998571, juhani.multanen@xamk.fi