Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK)

Key Highlights

• Independent Finnish university of applied sciences within the Tampere Universities community
• More than 12,000 students and over 1,000 international degree students reported by TAMK
• Education and applied research organized across nine fields of expertise
• Official pages show active bachelor’s and master’s admissions for 2026–2027

Student Life & Environment

Student life is connected to the broader Tampere Universities community while retaining TAMK-specific support structures. New students receive help from student tutors, who assist with orientation, social adjustment, and familiarity with their field. Teacher tutors provide continuing academic guidance, and students who need support because of a disability, illness, or learning difficulty may request individual study arrangements. Tamko, TAMK’s statutory students’ union, represents student interests and organizes community activity. Students can also use Tampere University Library services, including the TAMK Main Campus library, and SportUni facilities across three campuses. Eligible higher-education students have access to subsidized student meals and transport discounts; Finnish Student Health Service provision includes general, oral, and mental-health services, subject to the applicable national eligibility and fee rules. Housing is not assigned by TAMK. Students must arrange it themselves, commonly through the independent TOAS or POAS providers. TAMK warns of an autumn housing shortage and advises accepted students to apply early. Its accommodation guidance, updated in August 2026, gives an indicative shared-apartment rent of about €300 per person per month, but actual availability, furnishing, and included utilities must be confirmed with the provider. International House Tampere and TAMK’s friend programme offer additional routes for settling in and building local connections.

Location & Surroundings

TAMK operates two campuses in Tampere. The main campus is on Kuntokatu in the Kauppi area, approximately three kilometres from Tampere’s main railway station and near Tampere University Hospital. It accommodates teaching across numerous fields and can be reached by bus or tram; tram line 1 serves the nearby TAYS B stop. The setting is especially relevant to health-care students because clinical and simulation facilities are located around the hospital and Kauppi education cluster. Mediapolis is in Tohloppi, about six kilometres from the city centre. It concentrates on media content production and ICT and hosts approximately 600 media students. Programme location therefore matters: applicants should check whether their studies are based at Kauppi, Mediapolis, online, or in a blended format before choosing housing. Tampere’s bus, tram, and local-train network links the campuses with residential areas. The city combines an established student population with lakes, green spaces, and cultural activity. Travel time and cost will depend on the chosen neighborhood, and students should not assume that university-arranged housing is available near their teaching site.

Costs & Career Outcomes

TAMK’s official tuition page listed a tuition fee of €12,000 per academic year for all degree programmes as of August 2026. Liability generally applies to citizens outside the EU, EEA, and Switzerland studying in English-taught bachelor’s or master’s degrees, although specified residence statuses and family circumstances can create exemptions. Because Finnish residence-permit rules changed in December 2024 and assessments depend on permit history, applicants should use the official exemption guidance rather than infer liability from nationality alone. The fee does not replace normal living expenses, housing, travel, insurance, or study-related purchases. TAMK describes scholarship support as partial tuition-fee waivers. Terms can depend on admission timing, cohort, academic progress, and, for some continuing bachelor’s students, Finnish-language development. Applicants should read the conditions attached to their own admission round. No general living-cost scholarship should be assumed. Career preparation is embedded in the curriculum: every degree programme includes an internship. Placements provide supervised professional experience and may be paid or unpaid depending on the employer and arrangement. TAMK uses JobTeaser as its primary platform for internships and jobs outside social and health care, where Jobiili is used. Career Services also provides individual counseling. This structure creates practical access to employers, but TAMK does not guarantee a placement, job, salary, or post-graduation outcome. International students should account for the language requirements of particular Finnish workplaces when evaluating employment prospects.