Congratulations, you have been accepted as a student at Lapland University of Applied Sciences (UAS)! On this page you will find all the information you need to get started.
Accept your study place and register for the academic year:
a) If you are not required to pay tuition fees
In addition to accepting the study place, you must register as an attending or non-attending student for the autumn semester 2025 and for the spring semester 2026 by a set date.
Register electronically at the Oili service in the My StudyInfo service or use the link you have received on Offer of admission in Studyinfo –email. If you are unable to register, please send an email to admissions@lapinamk.fi
Please note that you will lose the study place if you do not register by the deadline. For further information admissions@lapinamk.fi
b) If you are required to pay the tuition fees
By paying the tuition fee, you automatically register as an attending student for the academic year 2025 2026. You can find more information of the tuition fees here.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us globalschool@lapinamk.fi
Start applying for a residence permit immediately after receiving your acceptance letter. The process can take several months.
Your application will be processed only after you have visited a Finnish embassy. Also, the estimated processing time of your application starts from the day you visit the embassy.
Please note that the Finnish Immigration Service makes the decisions about residence permits totally independently. Therefore, Lapland UAS cannot influence on any decision-making nor speed up the process.
WHERE TO START?
Please get to know “How to apply for a first residence permit for studies- guide” for more help! The guide gives you simple instructions on how to apply for a permit. The guide also enables you to compile a checklist of the attachments required for your application. Click here to start.
According to the Degree regulations of Lapland UAS the right to study remains conditional until the student has presented the original certificates on which their admission is based.
Students accepted to bachelor’s degree programmes, who do not have a Finnish secondary degree/higher degree, must present in person the original certificates on which the admission is based at the campus in Rovaniemi / Kemi, no later than September 25, 2025.
Finnish certificates of eligibility to apply are primarily checked using the KOSKI – and SURE – services.
Please notice that if the Lapland UAS cannot verify the original certificates, you will lose your study right.
For further information admissions@lapinamk.fi
It is really important to take all health and vaccination information with you when coming to study in Finland. Please print or save the English versions of the health documents of yours up on your arrival.
Instructions specified for social and health care students concerning infectious diseases and vaccinations you can find in here: Instructions for social and health care students concerning infectious diseases and vaccinations – FSHS
Please note that it is very important to apply an accommodation on time and have it ready before arriving in Kemi or Rovaniemi. The beginning of each semester is a busy time and student housing will be filled up very quickly.
Check more information of housing options from here.
Studying at Lapland UAS is often independent of time and place, which is why students must have a laptop. Our students can download Microsoft Office products on their computers for free (Mac version does not contain Microsoft Access), but they are responsible for the maintenance of their terminal device. Please remember to always install the latest updates to your device to protect your data. For more demanding data processing and special applications, the computers of the UAS are used.
During your studies make sure that you have access to USB headsets and broadband internet.
Suitable computers for studying: • A Windows or Mac laptop • Tablet computer with Windows operating system
Not suitable for studying: • tablet without Windows operating system • Linux operating system
Note! Minimum laptop requirements for an engineering student in the ICT field:
Your child will need a residence permit to arrive and live in Finland. Please see the Finnish Immigration Service’s instructions and apply for a suitable permit.
In Finland, everyone has the right to basic education free of charge. Basic education covers early childhood education and care, one year of pre-primary education, basic education and upper secondary education. To know more about the education and care in Lapland area, please contact globalschool@lapinamk.fi
Health care instructions for children arriving to Lapland, please bring the following documents from your home country in English:
Please get to know also cost of living in Finland.