Metropolia University of Applied Sciences · Finland
Social Services
Socio-pedagogical social work: analysing social issues and their effect on well-being, and working with people of all ages in their everyday environments.
- Where
- HelsinkiFinland
- Degree
- Bachelor of Social Services
- Length
- 3.5 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
- Apply by
- 21 January 2027
- Admission
- SelectiveEntrance exam · 32 places
- EU/EEA fee
- Free
More facts
- Degree
- Bachelor of Social Services
- Length
- 3.5 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
Deadlines
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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.
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28 January 2027
Attachments, including proof of English, due 15:00Hard deadlineDetails
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10 March to 12 March 2027
International UAS Exam — pre-identification windowHard deadlineDetails
Published as "from 10 March 2027 at 8:00 Finnish time (UTC/GMT+2) to 12 March 2027 at 15:00 Finnish time (UTC/GMT+2)". You identify yourself in advance in the Candour ID app, using the same passport or biometric EU/EEA ID card whose number you gave on your Studyinfo application — a different document may get your pre-identification rejected. Miss this window and you cannot sit the exam, whatever else you have done.
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All dates for this programme (6 more)
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7 January 2027
Joint application opens, 08:00 Finnish timeDetails
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12 March 2027
International UAS Exam pre-identification closes (programmes using the exam)Details
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22 March 2027
International UAS Exam — invitation reaches youDetails
Published as "on 22 March 2027 at the latest, you will receive an invitation to the exam to the email address you provided in your Studyinfo application". It is here as a date to check rather than a date to act on: if nothing has arrived by the end of this day, the day before the exam, chase it.
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23 March 2027
International UAS Exam, online from 12:00 Finnish timeDetails
Published as "on 23 March 2027 from 12:00 o'clock noon onwards (Finnish time, UTC/GMT+2)". Taken remotely on your own computer, proctored by SMOWL.
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14 April 2027
International UAS Exam results, at the latestDetails
Published as "The results will be published on 14 April 2027 at the latest" — an outside date, so the result may come sooner.
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6 July 2027*
IB results releasedDetails
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* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.
What it is
The degree is built on a social pedagogical approach: empowering citizens, preventing marginalisation and promoting inclusion. It develops five areas of competence, which are ethics in social work, client work, knowledge of social service systems, critical and inclusive citizenship, and research and development skills. Teaching uses lectures, group work, workshops, projects, e-learning and three to four internships in different social service settings, and an early childhood education specialisation is an option. It is taught mainly in English while you learn Finnish. Graduates work in child welfare, family work, youth guidance, school counselling, elderly care, disability services, mental health and substance abuse work.
What you need
- UAS Exam (70% of places), plus a certificate-based quota for IB holders (10% of places).
Requirements in full
Every IB applicant at Metropolia
Most programmes select by the International UAS Exam; ten also keep 10–30% of places for certificate-based selection, where IB grades count. Culture degrees use a pre-assignment and own exam.
How places are decided
- International UAS Exam (23 Mar 2027) for 70% of places; 10% go on certificates such as the IB, ranked with the UAS scoring table.
Sources (3)
- Social Services at Metropolia — checked 2026-09-26
- Entry requirements
- IB applicants at Metropolia
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