17 Healthcare Bachelors Degree Programs in Finland

Meet people from around the world, learn about different cultures and at the same time study to be a competent nurse! You will learn to plan, implement and develop health-promoting, preventative, healing and rehabilitative work in health care. You can work in basic health care, social welfare or specialized health care, private companies, organizations, international positions in the field or as an entrepreneur. This school offers programmes in nursing, business, game business, tourism, ICT, and logistics.

As a paramedic, you will help trauma patients or people who suddenly fall ill and need urgent care, both in and out of the hospital. You recognize and anticipate situations that threaten the patient's life and know how to act as the situation requires. In addition to alert tasks, your job will include non-urgent care: examining patients, mapping situations, and planning follow-up care. You will make nursing decisions and also be able to lead a team.

Arcada's Nursing TopUp bachelor's degree programme is aimed at you who already have a previous Nursing degree completed outside of Finland, work experience in the field, as well as Finnish and English language skills.

Bachelor of Health Care, Public Health Nurse As a Public Health Nurse, you can promote the health, functional capacity, and well-being of people and families of different ages in a wide range of areas. You can identify clients and their families who are part of risk groups. You support and help them and guide them to the necessary help resources.

Gain your expertise and qualification in nursing at the Oulu University of Applied Sciences. As a Registered Nurse, you are an expert in delivering the highest standards of quality care in primary health care and specialised medical care. You are highly competent in caring for diverse groups of clients and patients of different cultural backgrounds in a multidisciplinary team. You are equipped with leadership and management skills in fast-paced work environments and have broad evidence-based and organizational skills needed in nursing.

After having completed the nursing studies you will be a competent and skilled nursing expert. You will have extensive knowledge of nursing; you will master the required concepts, methods and skills to enable critical assessment and decision-making in changing and unpredictable nursing situations. After graduation, you will be an expert in nursing patients and have an ability to apply your knowledge and skills when solving complex and unpredictable nursing problems.

We educate healthcare professionals with general and special knowledge in healthcare and nursing. The studies enable graduates to work in Finland and other international environments in hospitals and health centres as well as in the private sector. We provide the students with a broad core knowledge base as well as the advanced knowledge necessary to fulfil current and future needs in health care.

You will develop to become an expert in the field of nursing and health promotion and learn to support individuals and communities in their own health and well-being. You will understand the prevention of health risks and illnesses, take care of the ill and develop a healthy environment. The Bachelor of Health Care in Public Health Nursing program at Karelia University of Applied Sciences is designed to prepare students for a career in public health nursing, focusing on promoting and protecting the health of communities and populations. Through a combination of theoretical learning and practical experience, students will develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to address health issues at the community level and contribute to improving population health outcomes.

Centria University of Applied Sciences educates qualified nurses who care for patients, support them and maintain rehabilitation for people of various ages. Our objective is to train nurses who can work both in Finland and in international positions around the world. During your nursing studies, you will learn interpersonal and interactional skills, guidance skills, decision-making skills, as well as diverse caretaking skills. Your main task as a registered nurse is to ensure clients' health and safety, which means you need to be responsible, cautious, and accurate. Nurse work is usually done in multi-professional teams. The ability and skills to work independently are required in nurse work as well.

You will learn to implement care, quality and patient safety and perform various nursing procedures and multi-professional teamwork in a simulation learning environment and practise in social and health care units. The Bachelor of Health Care in Nursing program at Karelia University of Applied Sciences is designed to prepare students for a career in nursing, focusing on providing high-quality, evidence-based care to individuals, families, and communities across the lifespan. Through a combination of theoretical learning, practical skills training, and clinical placements, students will develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to work effectively as registered nurses in a variety of healthcare settings.

Your will study multidisciplinary gerontology and develop to become an expert in the field of active ageing. The themes in the studies are health, functional capacity, and well-being. The Bachelor of Health Care in Gerontology program at Karelia University of Applied Sciences is designed to prepare students for a career focused on the health and well-being of older adults. Through a combination of theoretical learning, practical skills training, and experiential learning opportunities, students will develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to work effectively in a variety of settings serving older adults, including healthcare facilities, community organizations, and long-term care facilities.

You will study health promotion, mobility and functional ability as part of clients’ rehabilitation. The studies include practical training, during which you will learn physiotherapy in versatile operative settings. Part of the practical training can be conducted in our learning and service environment Voimala. The Bachelor of Health Care in Physiotherapy program at Karelia University of Applied Sciences is designed to prepare students for a career as physiotherapists, focusing on the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of movement disorders and physical disabilities. Through a combination of theoretical learning, practical skills training, and clinical placements, students will develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to work effectively as physiotherapy professionals in a variety of healthcare settings.

In the Degree Programme in Nursing, you will study in English in a multicultural student group. Metropolia has more than 20 years of experience in educating nurses in English language. The education will open up excellent job opportunities both in Finland and abroad. After completing the degree, you will possess a nurse's qualification in accordance with EU directives. You may work in a hospital, home nursing, various rehabilitation and nursing homes or medical centre. In addition, the nurse's degree will enable you to work as an expert or consultant, with non-profit organisations or in international duties.

Metropolia's Nursing Top Up degree programme trains nursing experts. The students will receive a theoretical basis, learn professional clinical  skills and establish an ethical foundation that is necessary for nurses. Nursing degree graduates will be able to work with customers of different ages, promoting their health and wellbeing and treating their illnesses. The students will also learn to participate in and coordinate various multidisciplinary working groups and networks and to develop their own work practices.

Metropolias Physiotherapy degree programme aims to train skilled and innovative physiotherapists in a manner in which they develop their own work for the diverse and unpredicted needs of the changing society. The topical themes challenge professionals to continuously learn and reform their operating methods. In accordance with the needs of the social, health and rehabilitation services, the studies emphasise holistic learning and skills for multidisciplinary collaboration, which is based on client understanding and the active inclusion of clients.