New students admitted through the open UAS route

Remember to complete these steps!

1. 1

   Accept your study place

   Admitted applicants must accept the offered study place by logging into Studyinfo.fi portal by 31 December 2024 at 3 pm. at the latest. If the confirmation has not been done by the set date and time, the applicant will lose the offered study place. Acceptance should be done by using the unique link sent automatically from the Studyinfo portal. If you are technically unable to use the link or have trouble completing the confirmation, please contact TAMK Admissions at admissions.tamk(a)tuni.fi.

   More info on accepting your study place

    

2. 2

   Register as present

   All selected students must also register as present or absent for the following term by 31 December 2024 at 3 pm. at the latest. This option will appear in the Studyinfo.fi portal once you have accepted your study place. If you are a tuition fee paying student, your registration is only possible by paying the first installment of your tuition fee. If you have completed your payment to your previous higher education institution before receiving their student selection results from TAMK, you must ask for reimbursement from the previous institution and pay the first installment of your tuition fee when completing your enrollment at TAMK.

   More information on how to register

    

3. 3

   Upload updated documents to Studyinfo

   Once you have confirmed your study place, make sure to upload your final transcript and attach it to your application in Studyinfo by 31 December 2024 (3 pm). Student selections are always conditional, until we have received and checked the final documentation from your open UAS or open university studies. Your selection can be retracted if you do not submit the required documentation in due course, or you have given false or misleading information regarding your credits and/or grades.

   Go to Studyinfo.fi

4. 4

   Note that you have a new student number

   Your student number will change when you transfer from open UAS student to degree student. If you have already signed up for spring 2025 courses with your open UAS student number, you need to cancel them and sign up for the courses in January with your new student number. Please note: It can take a while for your open UAS studies to transfer to your new student number.

5. 5

   Activate your TUNI account

   If you have been studying at TAMK's open UAS and you already have a TUNI account, you do not need to register or activate your account again and your TUNI account stays the same. If you do not have a TUNI account and you have already registered as present, your information has been transferred to TAMK student registry. Once the data has been transferred, your TUNI account will be generated. You will receive a link to the username registration and account activation by email. You can identify yourself by Finnish online banking ID's, Finnish mobile / citizen certificate card, European eIDAS identification or Finnish Authenticator Identification Service available for non-EU students.

   Activate your account

6. 6

   Apply for student financial aid and housing allowance

   International students are usually not entitled to the financial benefits to The Social Insurance of Finland (KELA). If you have worked in Finland prior to you studies or are married or in a long-term relationship, you might be entitled to some benefits. Check you eligibility from Kela. If you are entitled to Kela benefits, apply for student financial aid after you have received and accepted your offer of admission. If you are not eligible for student financial aid, you may be entitled to unemployment benefits while studying (www.te-palvelut.fi) or adult education allowance (www.tyollisyysrahasto.fi). If you receive adult education allowance, you can apply for a government guarantee for your student loan from Kela.

   Read more about student financial aid

7. 7

   Pay the healthcare fee of the Finnish Student Health Service

   All degree students registered Present are allowed to use the healthcare services provided by the Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS). As you are entitled to use the healthcare services by FSHS, you must pay a healthcare fee to Kela. Students pay the healthcare fee twice a year, once for the autumn semester and once for the spring semester. The fee for the 2025 spring semester will be updated later. Please note! You must follow the instructions below to pay the fee as you will not receive a separate invoice. The due date for the healthcare fee in the spring semester is 15 March.

   Instructions for paying the healthcare fee

    

8. 8

   If you wish, join Students' Union Tamko

   By joining the student union Tamko, you will receive a student card that demonstrates that you are eligible for thousands of student discounts across Finland. Your access rights to TAMK will be automatically added to your plastic student card if you order one. Note that it takes estimated two weeks to you student card to arrive after you fill up the membership form on Tamko's website. If you order your student card beforehand, it’ll ease up your first weeks at TAMK.

   Become a member

    

9. 9

   Download Pivo app

   The digital student card works like the plastic, physical student card. You can demonstrate that you are eligible for student discounts by presenting your digital student card. Pivo is a free app that can be used by the customers of all Finnish banks. To start using Pivo, you need an online banking codes.

   Read more about Tamko’s membership benefits

10. 10

    Mark the start date of your studies on your calendar

    As you are starting your studies in the second year of your programme, you are not required to attend the new student orientation. You will have received an email announcing the start date of your programme. If you have any questions about starting your studies, please contact the designated student counsellor of your degree programme. See also our academic calendar.

    Student counsellors and their contact details

     

11. 11

    Services and support for students

    TAMK offers students a wide range of services and support for starting their studies. Get to know our services before you arrive, and see you on campus!

    Information about services and support for new students