Welcome to Samiedu!
Please note! Finnish legislation concerning vocational education is currently under revision. We are awaiting the Finnish Parliament’s decision on the new law, which may introduce tuition fees for students from outside the EU and EEA countries. Decisions regarding future vocational qualifications will be made once the new framework is confirmed. We update our website regularly, so please check back for the latest information.
Information on Studies in English
Any qualifications offered in English will be published on this website in January 2026.
Strengthening Global Cooperation in Vocational Education
Samiedu is strengthening its international activities. Once Finnish legislation regarding commissioned education and the introduction of tuition fees in Finnish vocational education has been finalized, we aim to establish new agent partnerships. If your company is interested in collaborating with Samiedu, please send a brief introduction of your operations and services to Director Milla Laisi-Wessman by email at firstname.lastname[at]samiedu.fi.
Continuous admission allows you to apply to study in Finnish at any time
Who can apply?
Anyone, with required Finnish skills, including you. Learn a new profession, obtain further education in your field or improve your competence as much as the situation requires.
What can I study?
We offer over 40 qualifications in Finnish so you have plenty of options to choose from! You can complete a full qualification or individual units of any qualification. In addition, you can attend card and certificate training courses to obtain a hygiene passport, an alcohol passport or a hot work card. If you are not yet sure what you are interested in, take a time-out and study in preparatory education.
- Vocational qualifications
- Further and specialist vocational qualifications
- Units from any qualification
- Preparatory education, TUVA
- Certificate and card training courses
If you have already secured a job in a particular field, we can help you study in apprenticeship training to complete a vocational qualification or individual qualification units.
When can I apply?
Application periods vary, please check more information by field of study.
How do I apply?
First, browse our fields of education and training. Once you have found a suitable option, fill in the application on the page of the field you chose. We will then invite you to an interview.
If you want to study individual units of a particular qualification, apply to study the qualification and use the field for more information on the application form to state that you are only applying to study one or several units of the qualification.
Check out our qualification modules
In addition to full vocational qualifications, Samiedu also offers shorter qualification modules. If you are interested in diploma-level education or other tailored learning solutions, we would be pleased to hear from you. Please contact Director Milla Laisi-Wessman by email (firstname.lastname@samiedu.fi) and share your needs and interests.
Do you still have questions? Contact us!
admissions@samiedu.fi