Time: Students can start their studies approximately within a week after enrolling on this course. The estimated time for completing this course is two months. Notice that the first nonstop start is on 5 August 2025.
Please notice that Xamk’s lecturers do not assess completed courses nor enter the course assessments in Xamk’s record of credits (Peppi) during their non-teaching periods. Completed courses will not be assessed between 18 December 2025 and 11 January 2026.
Place: Online studies
Extent: 1 ECTS credits
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.
Required previous skills: This is an online course, so Internet access and computer or laptop with audio equipment are required.
Please notice that from September 1, 2024 onwards, 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.
Course is completed independently.
Credited in degree at Xamk: All bachelor level degrees
Area of competence mentioned in Curriculum: Optional studies
Enrolment by: 26 October 2025. This is a nonstop start and students can start their studies approximately within a week after enrolling on this course.
Price: Free of charge
Note that you can enrol for Open UAS studies at the maximum of 50 ECTS credits per semester. One person’s enrolments exceeding 50 ECTS credits are deleted in the enrolment order. Paying attention to this is important when planning your studies.
Please also notice that
Xamk degree students can enrol on this course only via Peppi or Tuudo.
Path students enrol at Peppi or Tuudo only for study courses included in path studies. Check your invitation letter for more detailed instructions for your own path study.
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 materials are available in an online platform where you will move forward at your own pace.
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.
The course covers 1 ECTS credits, totalling 27 hours of independent student work. The number of hours is theoretical and varies according to student 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.
Assessment: Accepted/Failed
The Transcript of records will be delivered automatically by email in PDF form. You can read more about the The Transcript of records on: 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.
Additional information on enrolment:
Xamk Pulse, email: openstudies@xamk.fi.
Terms of cancellation:
If you are not able to participate in the course, please let us know as soon as possible by email openstudies@xamk.fi.
Before the course starts, you’ll receive an invitation by email to this course.
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).