Study abroad at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences

Haaga-Helia is a business-focused university of applied sciences in Finland. The University’s education, research and development, prepares students for their future careers. Haaga-Helia focuses on cooperation, entrepreneurship, innovation, and internationality.

They offer students eight bachelor's programs and three master's programs taught in English. The University consists of five campuses, 650 faculty, and specialists, 1,100 international degree students, and it has 200 partner universities around the world.

Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences campuses are located in Helsinki, Porvoo, and Vierumäki. Three of the campuses are in the Finnish capital Helsinki: Haaga, Malmi, and Pasila. The Pasila campus is the largest campus, located next to the Pasila Railway Station.

Haaga-Helia runs programs in international business, hospitality management, information technology, tourism, aviation business, sports management, service solutions, and languages. Pasila campus also offers master's degree programs in aviation and tourism business, business technologies (ICT), and leading business transformation.

• High employability

  94% of Haaga-Helia students have been employed within a year of their graduation

• Transformative teaching

  The University’s Peda Center researches teaching and knowledge at Haaga-Helia

• International recognition

  Haaga-Helia's International Business Degree has earned the prestigious EFMD-accreditation. This means the program is internationally recognized for its strong industry connections, excellent teaching, and incredibly diverse student body (representing 64 nationalities).

Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences

Ratapihantie 13, 00520 Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki is a safe modern European cultural city where a cosmopolitan lifestyle exists in perfect harmony with nature. Helsinki is surrounded by the sea and its own exotic archipelago.

Applicants who are not citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland are required to pay an application fee of €100 when applying to Bachelor's or Master's level programs in Finland.

The application fee does not guarantee that you will be offered admission and isn't refundable.

Finnish Immigration requires you to show €9,600 in your account for your first year living costs (per person). Please note that if you switch to a work visa during your studies, you must still pay all your tuition fees.

Haaga-Helia is the most international university of applied sciences in Finland. More than 1,100 international students attend the University, and Haaga-Helia also has a network of over 200 partner universities abroad. As a student, you have the opportunity to study abroad and become involved in international projects.

Haaga-Helia offers international students services in English, including arrival service, an extensive orientation program, accommodation options, Finnish language, and cultural studies, counseling, and career support services. During free time you have plenty of trips, activities, and events to choose from both on and off-campus.