Separate applications

Eligible applicants are those who:

• have completed 35 study credits of programme-specific studies in Diak’s Open UAS by the end of the application period (18.5.2026) and will complete at least 50 study credits of programme-specific studies in Diak’s Open UAS by 12.6.2026.
  • If you are applying to the Bachelor’s degree programme in Health Care, Nursing the studies must include the Safe pharmacotherapy and medical calculation course (Turvallinen lääkehoito ja -laskenta).
• demonstrate sufficient proficiency in the language of instruction of the study programme (English)
  • also, if you are applying to the Bachelor’s degree programme in Health Care, Nursing, you are required to have at least B1 level Finnish language skills.
• have a state of health and functional capacity that enable them to participate in the practical tasks and placements included in the studies. You can read more from UASinfo website.

Only studies completed in Diak’s Open University of Applied Sciences are accepted in this admission. The studies must be relevant to the degree programme you are applying for and correspond to the curriculum currently in use at Diak for that specific programme. The studies used for the application must not be more than five years old, calculated from the end of the application period (18.5.2026). Studies completed as a degree student are not accepted for this application.

Study credits and completed studies will be verified directly from Diak’s study register (MyDiak), so there is no need to attach a transcript of records to the application form.

If an applicant has completed the same course multiple times, or two or more courses that are nearly equivalent in content in Diak’s Open University of Applied Sciences, the course will be counted only once in the student selection process. If the courses differ in the number of credits awarded, the course with the higher credit value will be taken into account.

The student selection is made following the eligibility criteria written in Studyinfo (Admissions criteria – Studyinfo: Bachelor’s degree programme in Health Care, Nursing  and Admissions criteria – Studyinfo Bachelor’s Degree in Social Services). Please note, that if you are invited to take the English or Finnish language test, you must pass the test in order to be considered for admission.

If the number of applicants exceeds the number of available study places, all applicants who meet the eligibility criteria will be admitted.

English test

You will be invited to take the English language test if

• your English language skills have not been tested at Diak before starting your path studies or
• you have not completed an English language course as part of your studies at Diak’s open UAS.

The English language test will be held at Diak’s Helsinki campus on 21 May 2026 from 3pm to 5pm. The test will be graded on a pass/fail scale.

If you are invited to take the English language test, you must pass the test in order to be considered for admission.

If necessary, you may also be invited to a separate suitability interview.

Finnish test

In the Bachelor of Health care, Nursing programme applicants are required to have skills in Finnish on level B1 on the Common European framework for languages.

Applicants who attach an acceptable certificate of their Finnish language skills to the application form or whos Finnish skills have been assessed before starting your path studies at Diak can be exempted from the Finnish language test. Accepted documents are listed below.

• Primary and lower secondary education certificate: Finnish as a mother tongue or Finnish as a second language
• General upper secondary education certificate: Finnish as a mother tongue or Finnish as a second language
• Matriculation examination certificate: Finnish as a mother tongue or Finnish as second language
• Vocational upper secondary education certificate completed in Finnish
• International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma: Finnish: language A or B
• European Baccalaureate (EB) diploma: Finnish: L1, L2 or L3
• Reifeprüfung (RP) / Deutsche Internationale Abitur (DIA) diploma: Finnish as native language or B1- language
• National certificates of language proficiency (YKI): Finnish intermediate or advanced level (speaking and listening comprehension: assessment 3 or 4 at intermediate level; assessment 5 or 6 at advanced level).
• Civil service language proficiency certificates: Finnish satisfactory, good, or excellent skills.

The Finnish language test will be held at Diak’s Helsinki campus on 21 May 2026 from 3pm to 5pm. The test will be graded on a pass/fail scale.

If you are invited to take the Finnish language test, you must pass the test in order to be considered for admission.

If necessary, you may also be invited to a separate suitability interview.

Applicants who are not citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland are required to pay an application fee of €100 in order to apply to higher education studies.

Certain residence permits to Finland exempt from paying the application fee. For more information, please visit Studyinfo.fi.

If you are required to pay the application fee, you will receive a payment link in your email after submitting your application.

Applicants applying to a study programme leading to a degree in the fields of social services and health care, humanities and education, are required to have the state of health and functional capacity to be able to take part in the practical assignments or training relating to studies.

Before applying, read the up-to-date health and functional capacity recommendations for the fields of social services and health care, humanities and education on the UASinfo.fi website.

The results of the separate applications for the open UAS will be published in Studyinfo.fi. More specific instructions for accepting the study place and registration for the academic year are given in the letter of acceptance. You can only accept one study place from the degree programmes starting in the same term. Diak has the right to cancel the student selection, if the accepted student has not completed 50 credits of degree-specific studies.

A personal study plan will be made for all admitted students.

The open UAS studies you completed can be included in your degree so far as they match the current curriculum and degree requirements. We do not guarantee that all study modules are offered each year.

Applicant has the right to request rectification to the student selection decision in writing from Diak’s Examination Board within 14 days of the date of publication of the student selection results. The appeal shall indicate the amendment that is being sought and the grounds for the request. For more information, please visit How to apply website.

A transfer student is a student admitted to a Finnish UAS who transfers their study right to another Finnish UAS or to another study programme in their original school of admission provided there is a change to their degree title. The definition of a transfer student is given in the Universities of Applied Sciences Act.

Transfer students must, in principle, be able to complete their remaining studies within the study right period. Transfer students’ right to study began when they accepted a study place at their initial UAS. Semesters of study and absence at the initial UAS will follow the transfer student to Diak.

Transfer can be accepted if the following selection criteria are met:

• the applicant has a valid study right at a Finnish UAS that leads to the same degree and degree title as the one the applicant is applying for in the transfer application
• the applicant has been registered as present at their initial UAS for at least one academic year and gained at least 55 credits per academic year
• there is a free spot in the degree programme
• it is possible to create a personal study plan that enables the applicant applicant to complete their remaining studies within the remaining right to study
• if required, the applicant’s learning skills, working skills and social skills are assessed by Diak

Transfer applications will not be accepted during the same semester (autumn semester 1 August – 31 December or spring semester 1 January – 31 July) when the applicant has started their studies at the original institution.

Transfer applicant should note that their study right period will not be extended and they will not be entitled for more months of student financial aid on the basis of the transfer. The start date of the study right is the date on which the student has made a binding acceptance of their place at the original institution.

Transfer applicants are treated equally based on similar selection criteria. Applicants may be ranked based on the suitability of their earlier studies and the possible learning skills, working skills and social skills assessment.

The following documents are attached to the application form by the end of the application period.

• certificate of study issued by the current UAS with record of the student’s periods of attendance and non-attendance
• transcript of records issued by the current UAS and
• a comparison table made by the applicant in which they describe how they could apply for recognition of prior learning and credit transfer (RPL) based on their previously completed studies at the current UAS. This is done by comparing one’s completed studies to Diak’s curriculum and looking for similarities in contents, learning outcomes and scope of the modules. If the transfer is accepted, the student will apply for recognition of prior learning and credit transfer according to the RPL process.

You can find the curriculum in Diak’s curriculum guide under Education in English.

Applicants to Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing are required to have skills in Finnish. The minimum requirement is level B1 on the Common European framework for languages.

Language skills can be demonstrated by the following documents:

• Primary and lower secondary education certificate: Finnish as a mother tongue or Finnish as a second language
• General upper secondary education certificate: Finnish as a mother tongue or Finnish as a second language
• Matriculation examination certificate: Finnish as a mother tongue or Finnish as a second language
• Vocational upper secondary qualification completed in Finnish
• International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma: Finnish: language A or B
• European Baccalaureate (EB) diploma: Finnish: L1, L2 or L3
• Reifeprüfung (RP) / Deutsche Internationale Abitur (DIA) diploma: Finnish as native language or B1-language
• National certificates of language proficiency (YKI): Finnish intermediate or advanced level (speaking and listening comprehension: assessment 3 or 4 at intermediate level; assessment 5 or 6 at advanced level).
• Civil service language proficiency certificates: Finnish satisfactory, good, or excellent skills.

Attach your document to the application form.

If you don’t have any of the documents listed above, you will be invited to a Finnish language test.

If needed, the applicant can be invited to a learning skills, working skills and social skills assessment. The invitations are sent via email.

Applicants need to have such health and functional capacity such that they are capable of performing assignments and practical training related to their studies. Please familiarise yourself with the health and functional capacity requirements on the UASinfo.fi website.