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Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences · Finland

Digital Business Innovations

International business combined with digital innovation and marketing, preparing you for digital transformation and sustainable business through real company projects.

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Where
PorvooFinland
Degree
BBA
Length
3.5 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
21 January 2027Rolling admission: by 12 May
Last cut-off
502026 · 44 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

You study digital business ecosystems, data-driven marketing and futures thinking, along with innovation, prototyping, the Internet of Things and the basics of AI. Complementary courses cover graphic design, web development, project management, user experience, branding, marketing analytics and data analytics with Python. You work on real company projects and start networking with firms from the first semester. Classes are on the Porvoo campus, which has students from around 50 nationalities. Graduates work as digital marketing specialists, content designers, e-commerce specialists, digital sales managers and business innovation specialists.

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

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

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, 16 places. Rolling: 28+ IB points, CAS, English and an online interview; first complete, first admitted (4 European places).
The last cut-off

Last admitted in 2026: 50/198 points (certificate selection).

A past result, not a prediction.

Where it is published

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

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