For applicants

Applying for vocational upper secondary qualifications

Prospective students can apply to Ekami whenever suitable and start their studies flexibly throughout the year. National joint application is organised each spring for those who have completed basic education and who do not have a secondary qualification. Studying in the vocational colleges in Finland is free of charge.

We will arrange Finnish language tests for the applicants whose mother tongue is not Finnish. The applicant needs to pass the test successfully to be admitted.

In addition, some qualifications require an entrance examination and/or an interview arranged by the college.

Our education fields

We also have TUVA – preparatory education for vocational training, integration training for migrants, qualification and further education, as well as labour market training. In addition, we organize National Certificates of Language Proficiency (YKI) tests.