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Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences · Finland

Business Information Technology

Practical business IT on a theoretical base: software development, digital services, cloud computing and cyber security, with a work placement and a thesis done with IT companies.

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Where
HelsinkiFinland
Degree
BBA
Length
3.5 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
21 January 2027Rolling admission: by 12 May
Last cut-off
452026 · 50 places
EU/EEA fee
Free
More facts
Degree
BBA
Length
3.5 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 21 January 2027

    Joint application closes, 15:00 Finnish time
    Hard deadline
    Details

    The national window, on Studyinfo.fi, closing at 15:00 Finnish time on 21 January. Six months before IB results, so you apply on predicted grades. Aalto, the University of Helsinki and LUT are not in it: each runs its own application (Aalto closes on 22 January, Helsinki's IB group on 23 March, LUT's rolling admission on 30 April). Åbo Akademi's bachelor's programmes are in the second joint application, in March.

    One form, maximum six programme choices. Opens 7 January 2027 at 08:00 and closes 21 January 2027 at 15:00 Finnish time (UTC+2). Studyinfo's own record of the joint application ("Joint Application to Higher Education, Spring 2027", run by the Finnish National Agency for Education) gives exactly that, and Tampere, Metropolia, Jamk, Xamk, Study in Finland, Jyväskylä, Turku, Oulu and Arcada agree. Aalto is not part of it: its English-taught bachelor's programmes have their own application on Studyinfo, open 7 January 08:00 to 22 January 2027 15:00. Both dates are right; they are two different applications.

    Source
  2. 28 January 2027

    Joint application: certificates and proof of English due, 15:00
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
  3. 12 May 2027

    Rolling admission closes, 15:00 Finnish time, unless places fill first
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this programme (4 more)
  1. 30 October 2026

    Rolling admission for August 2027 opens
    DetailsSource
  2. 7 January 2027

    Joint application opens, 08:00 Finnish time
    DetailsSource
  3. 19 May 2027

    Rolling admission: documents due, 15:00
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
  4. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    DetailsSource

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Finland

What it is

The degree joins business and IT, and you pick one of four specialisations: Software Development (full stack, back end or front end), ICT and Business (solution consulting or data analytics), Digital Services (including 3D development), or ICT Infrastructures, Cloud Services and Cybersecurity. Studies are arranged with partnering IT companies, so you work on projects with local and international firms in multicultural teams, and finish with a thesis. Teamwork and communication skills are developed along with the technical ones. Graduates become software developers, digital service designers, cloud specialists, business developers, IT consultants or IT project managers.

What you need

  • In the January joint application most places go on certificates, so your IB grades decide. Sports Coaching and blended International Business use entrance exams instead. You must also prove English.
Requirements in full

Check it on haaga-helia.fi

How places are decided

    • IB grades
    • First come, first served
    • Interview
    January: ranked on IB grades with the UAS table, 15 places. Rolling: 28+ IB points, CAS, English and an online interview; first complete, first admitted (8 European places).
The last cut-off

Last admitted in 2026: 45/198 points (certificate selection).

A past result, not a prediction.

Where it is published

Sources (3)
  1. Degree Programme in Business Information Technology at Haaga-Helia — checked 2026-09-26
  2. Entry requirements
  3. Cut-off, 2026

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