Laurea University of Applied Sciences · Finland
Nursing
Registered-nurse training in English with Finnish support and 90 ECTS of clinical placements, meeting EU requirements so you can work as a nurse across the EU.
- Where
- VantaaFinland
- Degree
- Bachelor of Health Care
- Length
- 3.5 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
- Apply by
- 21 January 2027
- Admission
- SelectiveEntrance exam · 30 places
- EU/EEA fee
- Free
More facts
- Degree
- Bachelor of Health Care
- Length
- 3.5 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
Deadlines
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7 January 2027
Joint application opens, 08:00 Finnish timeDetails
Source -
21 January 2027
Joint application closes, 15:00 Finnish timeHard deadlineDetails
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 -
28 January 2027
Attachments, including proof of English, due 15:00Hard deadlineDetails
Source
All dates for this programme (4 more)
* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.
What it is
You study nursing theory together with clinical practice in surgical, internal medicine, mental health, paediatric and rehabilitation settings, including safe medication handling, ethical decision-making and client-centred support, with Finnish courses geared to nursing. Skills are first practised in simulation and then applied with supervised patients across several placements; the thesis is a development project, usually with a healthcare partner. A dual-degree option with Nazareth University lets you spend a year in the United States. Graduates work as registered nurses in hospitals, clinics, home care, occupational health, mental health and public health, or in humanitarian roles.
What you need
- Requires Finnish at B1 and English at B2. Laurea's own entrance exam; Studyinfo says 2027 details are to be announced.
Requirements in full
Every IB applicant at Laurea
An IB Diploma makes you eligible. Studyinfo lists the International UAS Exam or Laurea's own exam for each programme; the full 2027 criteria are not yet published.
How places are decided
- 2026 criteria; 2027 not yet published. In 2026 Nursing had Laurea's own entrance exam at Tikkurila; Finnish B1 is required.
Sources (2)
- Nursing at Laurea — checked 2026-09-26
- IB applicants at Laurea
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