Time: You can start your studies within a week after enrolment. The estimated completion time for this course is two months. Please note! The course opens and you can start your studies 12 January 2026!
Enrollment for the spring courses is open till 14 June 2026, and you can start your studies within a week after enrollment. This course is also available in fall – enrollment opens in June and the first start is in August 2026.
Please note that lecturers will not provide guidance or assess courses between 1 June and 16 August 2026.
Place: Online studies
Scope: 1 ECTS credits
Required previous skills: This is an online course, so Internet access and computer or laptop with audio equipment are required.
Target group: Everyone interested in the topic, but the course is designed for international students eager to understand the nuances of the culture, practices, and legislation of working in Finland.
This course is completed independently online on Learn digital learning environment.
Please notice that only students with a Finnish social security number (i.e. a personal identity code) can start their studies on Xamk Pulse’s courses. You can read more here.
Credited in degree at Xamk: All bachelor level degrees
Area of competence mentioned in Curriculum: Optional studies
Enrolment by 13 December 2026, when there are approximately 2 months left to complete the course.
Fee: Free of charge
You can enroll for Open UAS studies for a maximum of 50 credits per semester. Enrolments that exceed 50 credits will be removed in the order of enrolments.
Xamk’s degree students who are present or absent cannot enroll for Xamk Pulse’s courses. Enrolments by Xamk’s degree students will be removed without separate notification.
Learning outcomes:
Prepare for the future by deepening your understanding of the Finnish work environment.
This self-learning experience is designed for international students eager to understand the nuances of the culture, practices, and legislation of working in Finland.
Contents and methods:
The course is organized entirely online, and there are no joint lectures during the course.
The course structure consists of the following learning modules:
- Features of Finnish Society – orientation module.
- When looking for work -module.
- When starting work -module.
- When working -module.
- When work ends -module.
Each learning module includes 5 or 6 chapters.
To pass the course, you will need to complete the following tasks:
- Read through all the content of the course.
- Complete mandatory Your turn -tasks in each module.
- Reflect on what you have learned at the end of each module.
- Complete the course feedback.
A one-credit course corresponds to approximately 27 hours of student workload. The number of hours is theoretical and varies depending on the student’s effort.
The course is moderated and designed by Akava, the Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland, in co-operation with universities and universities of applied sciences across the country.
Study material:
The course materials are available in an online platform where you will move forward at your own pace.
Assessment: Accepted/Failed
We will inform you about the implementation of the course by email. If you do not receive the message, please also check your spam!
Additional information on enrolment
Xamk Pulse, openstudies@xamk.fi.
Cancellation
If you do not start your studies, please inform us so that we can remove you from the course. This way, there will be no record of the course you did not complete. Cancellations should be sent to avoinamk@xamk.fi.
Transcript of records
The teacher has one month to give a grade after the student has completed all learning tasks. We will send you an electronically signed transcript of records within about a week after you have received the grade in the Peppi system. The transcript serves as a document if, for example, you are applying for credit for your studies at another university. Studies can also be credited at Xamk if you come to us as a degree student. See more on our website Information on Open UAS, Xamk Pulse studies.
This course is based on the curricula of Xamk’s degree programmes and the Finnish credits are fully compatible with the ECTS.
Please note that there can be changes in the course details in terms of the timetable and teachers, for example.
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences is audited by the Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC).