New Bachelor's students at TAMK

1. Accept your study place

All students must accept or decline the offered study place. Confirmation should be done by using the unique link sent automatically from the Studyinfo service. You are free to accept your study place as soon as you have received the email notification. Please note that the confirmation is binding. After confirmation at TAMK you cannot accept another study place in higher education in Finland starting in the same term (autumn/ spring) that you may receive later. Confirmation cannot be altered or cancelled.

2. Register as a new student (+ pay your tuition fee if required)

All students must register for each academic year - either present or absent. Please note that first-year students can only register as absent on statutory grounds specified at the bottom of the page. For tuition fee-paying students registration requires paying the 1st installment of the first year tuition fee.

3. Apply for immigration (if necessary)

Please start your immigration clearance process immediately, as the study permit may take months to be issued. You can start the process online at EnterFinland and you should only fill in one application to avoid identification issues. You can always supplement your application with documents later on. Remember to keep your access codes and passwords safe. If you are unable to log into the service later on, you should rather email the Finnish Immigration Service than fill in a duplicate application.

4. Book housing (if necessary)

As soon as you have been accepted as a student, you should start arranging your accommodation, immigration and arrival. Apply for accommodation as early as possible, as first-come-first-serve principles apply and there are thousands of new students starting their studies at the same time. As student housing associations are independent from universities, you are contracting directly with them. Remember to read all documentation carefully and that a signed contract leads to liability to pay.

5. Apply for student financial aid and housing allowance

International students are usually not entitled to the financial benefits to The Social Insurance Institution 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.

6. 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 autumn and once for spring semester. The amount of the healthcare fee is defined in a government decree and may vary on an annual basis. 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 autumn semester is 15 November.

7. Activate your TUNI account

When you have registered your attendance and your information has been transferred to TAMK’s student register, 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.

8. Read more about the Finnish Authenticator Identification Service and app

If you do not have strong Finnish online banking codes, or you are coming from a country not providing the EU e-identification service, you will need to use the Finnish Authenticator Identification Service and app to activate your TUNI account. More information on the use of the app can be found in the link below.

9. Prepare for original documents check

At the start of your studies we will need to see your original high school diploma or equivalent and compare the original to the one you have uploaded into Studyinfo when applying. Student selection is always conditional until TAMK has checked the admitted students’ original certificates. TAMK may withdraw the admission if you do not deliver the certificates by the deadline or if you have given false information. If your original degree certificate is in a language other than Finnish, Swedish or English, you have to submit a copy of its certified translation. The translation has to be in Finnish, Swedish or English and it has to include the translator’s signature and stamp. Please do not mail the documents as they may get lost on their way - bring them with you when you arrive!

10. Join Students' Union Tamko and apply for a student card

By joining 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.

11. Download Tuudo!

Tuudo is a free app, that has been made to make students’ life a bit easier. You can log in with your TUNI account info through HAKA login, so no Finnish online banking required! In addition to Tamko’s mobile student card giving you all the discounted student prices, you can find from Tuudo for example your class timetables, study credits, reservations for classrooms and other TAMK’s spaces, cafeteria’s menu and course enrolments, quite handy!

12. Check orientation information

Orientation week programme for each degree programme will be confirmed later than the results are published. As soon as the programme is available and set, the link below will be activated. The information may change or details may be added later on, so remember to check back before your studies start. You should also keep an eye on your email when starting your studies is near, as important information may also come through email.

13. Plan your arrival

Once you have made plans to arrive, let us know by filling in the Arrival Form (see link below). If you need assistance in arrival or apartment key pick-up, we can help you get settled here in Tampere!

At TAMK, Self-Hack is a part of the orientation week

Self-Hack is a 5-hour experience where the participants get to know not only themselves but also their fellow students. You will complete different exercises to set yourself meaningful goals that you plan to achieve in a suitable time frame. You will complete the exercises independently and then discuss and share your experiences in a small group. Each group will have a designated facilitator who will guide and support you throughout the day.

You can already visit the Lukkarikone system where your timetable will be published once it is finished. If you do not yet know your group code, you can search for timetables, for example, based on the degree that you will be enrolled in at TAMK. Select Group search on the start page and type, for example, “business” as your search term, select the 2024 group (you can select multiple groups at a time), click +Add and Show calendar. The system will display the courses planned for the coming semester as well as a tentative schedule for the new student orientation. However, please read more about the schedule and programme of our new student orientation on the programme-specific pages (links above).

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Tampere Universities and TAMK are committed to supporting students’ well-being and delivering a positive student experience. Please do not hesitate to contact our support services if you have any concerns. The Students’ Well-being site offers you easy access to information about the broad range of guidance, support and health care services that are available to our students. You can also find information about learning support and free-time activities.

Welcome to study in City of Tampere!

Executive Director (City of Tampere) Teppo Rantanen's greeting to new students: "I am so happy that you have chosen Tampere to be the place where you study. This is a great place, great city to live, to study, but also I want to invite you to stay after your studies and work here. Because this is also a great place to live for everybody in Finland."

A 30-day student season ticket is available from Nysse Mobiili app. The ticket, which has an unlimited number of trips, is valid for selected zones on buses, trams as well as trains. Night fares are not applied. The ticket can be purchased by full-time student who are 17 and over, and who study in an upper secondary school, a vocational institution, a higher education institution or a University.

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