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University of Eastern Finland · Finland

Sustainable Forest Bioeconomy

Sustainable forest management, the bioeconomy and forest ecosystems, and their role in adapting to and mitigating climate change, in national and international settings.

Antti Leppänen · CC BY-SA 2.0

Where
JoensuuFinland
Degree
Bachelor of ScienceAgriculture and Forestry
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
21 January 2027
Admission
SelectiveEntrance exam · 25 places
EU/EEA fee
Free
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Degree
Bachelor of ScienceAgriculture and Forestry
Length
3 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. 1 April 2027

    IB predicted grades due
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 13 July 2027

    Final IB grades due
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this programme (2 more)

  1. 7 January 2027

    Joint application opens
    DetailsSource

  2. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    DetailsSource

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Finland

What it is

You study forest ecology, biodiversity and management, forest mensuration and remote sensing, forest technology, wood science, economics and policy, with a distinctive emphasis on information and communication technology for sustainable forest management. The first year covers fundamentals and methods, the second sustainable management, and the third regional development, networking and an exchange period, with field work, a professional internship and a bachelor's thesis. You choose a minor such as computer science, sustainable business or environmental policy. Graduates become foresters, forest data scientists, GIS analysts or policy experts, or continue to master's programmes in European or transatlantic forestry.

What you need

  • Selection by an online entrance examination course, with maths and theory parts, and a video interview.
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at University of Eastern Finland

Selection differs by programme: some keep a small certificate-based group for IB holders, others use an entrance exam course, interview or SAT. An IB in English, English A, or English B at 5 proves English.

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

Check it on uef.fi

How places are decided

    • Entrance exam
    • Interview
    Online entrance exam course, theory and maths (9 Feb–2 Mar 2027), then up to 60 get a video interview (19–28 Mar). IB grades do not count; no waiting list.
Sources (3)
  1. Bachelor's Degree Programme in Sustainable Forest Bioeconomy at UEF — checked 2026-09-26
  2. Entry requirements
  3. IB applicants at UEF

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