Studies
What is it like to study Nursing?
Are you interested in becoming a nurse and studying in English?
As a nurse, you will work in a valued profession with customers of different ages, promoting their health and well being and treating their illnesses. You will get an opportunity to work in multidisciplinary, cross-occupational, national and international environments.
In the Degree Programme in Nursing, you will study in English in a multicultural student group. Metropolia has more than 20 years of experience in educating nurses in English language.
The multicultural and international study group will provide an enriching "cultural immersion" . Our lecturers are experienced in education of different field of nursing, possessing versatile international and multicultural expertise in nursing.
The education will open up excellent job opportunities both in Finland and abroad. After completing the degree, you will possess a nurse's qualification in accordance with EU directives.
Nurses have good employment and further education opportunities
The core of your work is to guide, support, care and rehabilitate people with different illnesses in cooperation with other health care professionals and patients family. Your job also includes teaching, planning, development project, management and various expert tasks.
You may work in a hospital, home nursing, various rehabilitation and nursing homes or medical center. In addition, the nurse's degree will enable you to work as an expert or consultant, with non-profit organisations or in international duties.
How will you study?
The studies consist of
- basic studies
- professional studies
- elective studies
- Bachelor's thesis and
- supervised clinical practices.
Our focus is on evidence-based clinical nursing where you strengthen your clinical skills required in your future profession. Before clinical practices you will practice your practical skills in clinical laboratories, simulated learning environments with diverse methods and modern equipment.
On Myllypuro campus you will be studying in globally unique learning environments, including simulation spaces for an ambulance, emergency care and reception, midwifery, an operating room and intensive care. You also get to practice pharmacotherapy and nursing of children, and so on.
See a 360 tour of our simulation spaces (in Finnish).
When starting studies, you will prepare an individual study plan (ISP) based on your curriculum, the recognition of your prior learning and your personal development needs, which may shorten the length of your studies.
Your will study full-time and usually on weekdays, possible also on the evenings.
Your studies will include
- theoretical teaching
- various practical assignments
- web-based studies
- independent and group studies and
- various workshops.
You will also carry out written assignments in each course. In addition, every Metropolia student will complete multidisciplinary innovation project studies (10 credits) with other students from various degree programmes.
Clinical practice and Bachelor's thesis
About one third of the nursing studies consists of clinical practice, which mostly takes place in various care and operating environments in the health care and social services sector. There are clinical practice periods in every term. Please take into consideration that you may have to work in three shifts in many places where you will be carrying out your clinical training.
The clinical practices take place in Finnish language environments. Therefore fluency in Finnish language is required at least in level B1 in the entrance examination. Also the curriculum includes Finnish language studies for international students.
Your degree will include a Bachelor's thesis (15 credits), which is usually carried out in pairs in one of Metropolia's workplace-oriented projects.
International aspects in the studies
Metropolia offers extensive opportunities for international student exchange. You can complete a part of your clinical practices and theoretical studies abroad in Europe, Africa and Asia, and also in Canada. You can also take part in Metropolia's international activities in various ways, for example by attending international intensive courses or participating in different international projects.
Scholarships and tuition fees
Annual tuition fee for non-EU/EEA applicants 11 000 €.
This fee applies only to non-EU/EEA degree students.
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Applying
- Application period1.5.2024 at 08:00 - 15.5.2024 at 15:00Start of studiesSyksy 2024Apply now!
- Day-time studies
The transfer application is aimed at all students enrolled in studies leading to a Finnish higher education degree and:
- who wish to transfer their study rights from one Finnish higher education institution to Metropolia so that the degree title remains the same or changes
OR - who wish to transfer their study rights within Metropolia from one degree programme to another, so that the degree title changes.
Students transferring within Metropolia in such a way that the degree title remains the same, are not considered as "transfer students" and have their own separate application procedure available on Metropolia intranet (OMA). Please note that it is not possible to transfer from abroad.
Students applying for a transfer should note that their maximum study period or the period for which they are entitled to receive student financial aid will not be extended due to the transfer. The maximum study period is calculated from the date on which the student accepted the study place in the previous higher education institution.
- Application period1.5.2024 at 08:00 - 31.10.2024 at 15:00Start of studiesSyksy 2024Apply now!
- Day-time studies
The Application on the Basis of Metropolia’s Open UAS Studies is aimed at those who have completed open UAS studies at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. Studies are considered to be Metropolia's if they are entered in the Metropolia's study register, and open studies if they have not been completed with the right to study for the degree-leading education.
Application period: 1 May 2024 8:00 am - 31 October 2024, all times refer to local time in Finland https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/finland/helsinki.
Application instructions: published at Studyinfo.fi
- Application period1.5.2024 at 08:00 - 31.10.2024 at 15:00Start of studiessyksy 2024Apply now!
- Day-time studies
The Application on the Basis of Finnish Higher Education Studies is aimed at those who have completed higher education studies in Finland. Studies are taken into account regardless of whether they have been completed as open studies or in education leading to a degree, or whether the right to study is valid or has expired.
Application period: 1 May 2024 8:00 am - 31 October 2024, all times refer to local time in Finland https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/finland/helsinki.
Application instructions: published at Studyinfo.fi
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For more information on the application process please contact
Metropolia's Student and Admission Services:
+358 40 712 5100
admissions [at] metropolia.fi (admissions[at]metropolia[dot]fi)
Starting studies
How to start your studies in Metropolia
Welcome to study for a degree at Metropolia!
Congratulations! You have been admitted to Metropolia University of Applied Sciences and we are delighted to have you as a new member of our vibrant community of more than 16 000 students!
You have made an excellent choice - Metropolia offers you unique multidisciplinary opportunities throughout your studies with its strong connections to working life and active role in innovations built around socially significant phenomena.
We are happy to have you with us and help you with any questions you might have. Welcome to Metropolia!
The below information applies to students who have been accepted to study for a full degree at Metropolia. Make sure to complete all the steps in order to secure your study place.
Confirming a place of study requires certain formalities to be completed by the deadline. More detailed instructions below:
Non-EU/EEA students need a student residence permit. You can begin the student residence permit application online at Enterfinland.fi. Remember that you must personally visit a Finnish embassy or consulate as part of this process. Start your residence permit process as soon as possible, carefully following the immigration authorities' instructions and regulations, so that you can receive your permit in good time before your studies begin! You can find detailed information and advice on the residence permit requirements and procedures on the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) website.
Step-by-step guide for starting your immigration process:
- Check your National Learner ID (shows at Studyinfo in the same place where you accept the study place) and write it down for yourself, as you must inform it when applying for a residence permit.
- Prepare for the application by checking you have all the necessary attachments and information before you begin.
- Create your user account in Enter Finland online service
- Fill in the application form for student residence permit carefully and accurately. Also attach all the required documents. This will help the Immigration service when they will process your application later.
- Please follow the bulletins issued by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on the ministry’s web page.
- Pay and submit your application
- Visit the selected authority to identify yourself
- Follow the processing of your application
All Metropolia's students who do not have a Finnish personal identity code, have to apply for it before their arrival or register at the local registry office after their arrival to Finland to apply for one.
Students who have to apply for residence permit (i.e. non-EU/non-EEA citizens) before their arrival to Finland should ask to be registered in the Finnish Population Information System when they apply for their first residence permit. This way they will receive a Finnish personal identity code at the same time as they are issued with the permit. More information on this for residence permit applicants
Other students have to apply for the personal identity code from the local registry office of the city where you are living in. More information on registration to the Finnish Population Information System
Please note that it can take approximately 4 weeks to get the code. After you have received the personal identification code, remember to inform it to the Student and Admission Services.
Metropolia does not have housing services to offer. Thus, it is the student's responsibility to find an accommodation for the period of their studies. There is a lot of competition in affordable housing, so it is important to start searching for a room many months prior to arrival. More information on accommodation
All foreign students (who are not EU citizens or citizens of Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland) who come to Finland for the purposes of studying are required to have a health insurance, if the studies endure longer than three months.
More information on insurances
Student financial aid is for Finnish citizens. Foreign citizens are entitled to student financial aid if they live in Finland on a permanent basis for the purpose other than studying and they have registered as permanent residents in the Finnish population register system.
- Find out where your campus is located
- If you have a smart phone you can download the free HSL mobile app to get access to the public transportation Journey Planner and tickets (e.g. for travelling from the Helsinki-Vantaa airport to your apartment or from your apartment to the campus).
- If you have a smart phone you can download the Tuudo mobile app for free to get your digital student ID and student discounts (ID and discounts are available from the first day of the studies onwards)
- Information on student life and well-being, costs and finance, study environment etc.
When you start as a new student you need to activate your user account. Activation is possible when the right to study begins. For joint application, activation is possible from 1 August.
The purpose of the activation is that you personally accept the rules of the account usage policy and start using your account. Activate your user account primarily using Mobile Certificate and Netbank User ID. Please read first the instructions in IT Services wiki.
Tuudo is a mobile app with which you can use various Metropolia web services easily on your smart phone. With Tuudo you can get VR, HSL, Matkahuolto and Kela student discounts immediately. The benefits are free for all Metropolia students.
In Tuudo you can check Metropolia, Admission Services, and student union METKA announcements, your schedule, study attainments, and cafeteria menus.
Get Tuudo on your phone from the app store for free and start using it!
During your studies, your support of well-being and health is Finnish Student Health Services (FSHS). The specialist in student health care offers you general, mental and oral health services and supports the well-being of study communities.
Our services can be used by students completing a bachelor’s or master’s degree at a university or a university of applied sciences who have registered as attending for the semester.
Master the facts! Familiarize yourself with our services and user instructions on the address fshs.fi, and the Health information resource on the address yths.fi/en/health-information-resource. You can also find information about appointments as well as current information about your service unit on the address yths.fi/en/service-units.
Start using Self! Self is the student’s own online service for health care issues at FSHS. In Self, you can manage appointment bookings, communicate via SelfChat and start a remote consultation. Log in to Self as a user immediately from the beginning of the semester and keep your contact details up to date for as long as you are a student. Read more: yths.fi/en/self-info.
The health care fee for students in higher education will be paid to Kela on your initiative (kela.fi/web/en/healthcare-fee-for-students-in-higher-education).
If you have social security coverage in another EU/EEA country or in Switzerland or the United Kingdom, you do not have to pay the healthcare fee. However, you can to use the FSHS’s services.
Already excited about starting your studies in Metropolia and meeting new people? On this page you will find welcome letters for each degree program.
Welcome letters are information packages prepared by your future tutors. They include, for example, important dates as well as information about studying, student benefits, or student life.
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Welcome to study Nursing!
Dear student nurses,
Welcome to study the Degree Program in Nursing at Metropolia UAS!
We want to offer you the smoothest possible start to your studies and the opportunity for personal study planning right from the start of your studies. Therefore, please read this material carefully.
Your career coach will help you with all the questions that you have about the studies etc. Also the student tutors are here for you.
Before the start of studies:
- Activate your Metropolia user ID before the start of studies (possible from 1.8.2024)
- Fill in Study and career counselling questionnaire (possible until 4.8.2024).
- Get to know E-Services in Metropolia and download and install the Microsoft Pro Plus 365 software package for free before starting your studies (possible after activating your Metropolia user ID)
- Familiarize yourself with the new student's introductory material above
- Familiarize yourself with your degree curriculum
- If you wish, you can sign in to Moodle platform Welcome to Metropolia UAS, and take a virtual our around the Myllypuro campus!
Orientation days
The studies will start on Monday 19th August 2024 at 9.00 am. Venue: Myllypuro Campus, Myllypurontie 1, 00920, Helsinki
The first days are orientation days, and it is very important to attend these classes. On your first day you will be directed to the correct classrooms.
Schedule
The schedule for the entire first semester will be ready before the studies start. Be prepared to have full schedules throughout the semester, from Monday to Friday from 8 am to 4 pm.
If you wish, you can check the term’s schedule in Metropolia’s Schedule Machine (Lukkarikone). Your group ID is SXN24S1A. Please note that some of the times might be subject to change.
Recognition of prior learning (RPL)
If you have prior studies in nursing education (Registered Nurse) in Finland or in another country, please attend the following guidance meetings:
- Wednesday 7th August 2024 from 9.00 to 11.00 at Myllypuro Campus, MPA1014. Bring your own laptop. Contact person guidance counsellor Riikka Sorri, riikka.sorri [at] metropolia.fi (riikka[dot]sorri[at]metropolia[dot]fi)
- Thursday 8th August 2024 from 9.00 to 10.30 at Myllypuro Campus, MPA1014. Bring your own laptop, transcript of records and the description of course contents of your previous nursing studies. Contact person Head of the degree programme Anna Sievers, Anna.Sievers [at] metropolia.fi (Anna[dot]Sievers[at]metropolia[dot]fi)
The studies commence week 33. Therefore it is highly important to attend these guidance meetings. Otherwise the beginning of your studies may be delayed.
It is necessary to familiarize yourself with the study guide and curriculum in case of recognition of prior learning.
Non-native Finnish speakers
It is useful for all non-native Finnish speakers to work on their Finnish skills because the clinical practices take place in Finnish language environments. Finnish language is also used in the clinical skills labs and simulations throughout the studies. Furthermore, learning Finnish opens more doors to local social networks and to Finnish culture.
Finnish courses for international students in Metropolia
In Metropolia UAS, you have the possibility to study Finnish during your studies. You can choose suitable courses depending on your Finnish language skills level.
- Finnish 1 (A1.2), 5 cr
- Finnish 2 (A1.3-A2.1), 5 cr
- Finnish 3 (A2.1-A2.2), 5 cr
- Finnish 4 (A2.2-B1.1), 5 cr
- Let’s speak Finnish (A2-B1), 3 cr
- Finnish for professionals 1 (B1), 5 cr
- Finnish for professionals 2 (B1-B2), 5 cr
Offering for Finnish courses for the autumn 2024 will be published later.
Language clinics
In addition to Finnish courses, you can get support for learning the professional language skills in two language clinics:
- Basic level A1-A2: Hoitotyön S2-klinikka
- Intermediate level B1-B2: S2-klinikka, sosiaali- ja terveysala
Other Finnish courses in the capital region or online:
Search engine for the Finnish courses in the capital region
Adult Education Institutes in the capital region
Non-stop Finnish courses for more advanced students in Savonia
Free self-study courses on Internet for beginners:
Introductory Finnish - self study
Taste of Finnish
Superalkeet
Supisuomea
Koti Suomessa
The scholarship
Students, who come from outside EU/ETA-countries and have paid the tuition fee, have possibility to apply for the scholarship. Find more information about tuition fees and scholarships here: Tuition fees and scholarships for non-EU/EEA students
We are looking forward to meeting you!
On behalf of faculty members and students in the Degree Programme in Nursing,
Anna Sievers
Head of the Programme in Nursing education (English Programme)
Anna.Sievers [at] metropolia.fi (Anna[dot]Sievers[at]metropolia[dot]fi)
tel. +358 50 593 3746
Riikka Sorri
Guidance Counsellor
riikka.sorri [at] metropolia.fi (riikka[dot]sorri[at]metropolia[dot]fi)
tel. +358 50 465 6631