Qualification for nurses educated outside EU/ETA area

Registered nurses who are educated outside EU/ETA areas have a possibility to study nursing at SeAMK and become registered nurses in Finland.

You can start your studies with flexible (non-stop) in our open university of applied sciences.

Studies follow multimodal approach combining online and contact lessons. This gives you a chance to include studies into your personal life.

Studies last approximately 1,5-2 years depending on your previous education.

Studies contain

• Finnish language and culture
• Finnish social and health care system
• Medication and fluid care and other professional studies
• Clinical trainings

Language skills

• You can start your studies in English and study Finnish language at the same time
• We recommend that you aim your Finnish language skills to be on a level B1
• Our clinical training places offer supervision bilingually aiming at Finnish to be your work language

SeAMK nursing studies offer you

• Guidance and education to become a registered nurse in Finland
• Personal study plan (hops) of theory studies and clinical trainings
• Guidance with your career and job possibilities
• Working life contacts
• Guidance with VALVIRA applications (fees paid by student)