Entrance Model for Nursing Degree in Finland for 2008

Dear Friend,

Good Evening, its me ________ from Nepal.I applied online application to FInland for my Bachelor in Nursing. As am not too much familiar with the types of question.I did apply to the following University.
1.TURKU UAS
2.CENTRAL OSTHROBOTHMIA UAS
3.JYVASKYLA UAS.
so worried about the entrance because do not know what type of questions are asked generally. so if you do have the syllabus of Nursing Program then please send it to me.

Hi Friend,
I was getting so much emails related to Nursing degree. But, I was not being able to collect materials for Nursing. Now, I have something to share with you. Your third option Jyvaskyla posted some materials for entrance:

If you are appearing Entrance Examination outside Finland (that means if you are appearing entrance at Ktm, Nepal):

Essay: 0 - 70 points (you need to score minimum 12 points)
Questions measuring the applicant's motivation for nursing course and aptitude 0 - 30 points (you need to score minimum 8 points) - Includes Psychological Aptitude test to measure the motivation of Applicant for Nursing Degree.
Total 100 points

The applicant will fail in the entrance examination as a whole, if he/she gets less than the minimum points in one of its parts. If the applicant's language skills need to be tested, the language test will be included in the entrance examination and assessed on a pass/fail basis.

A minimum of 20 points is required for a pass in the entrance exam.
A minimum of 60 points is required for discretionary admission.

If you are appearing Entrance Examination in Finland (that means if you are coming to Finland to attend Entrance):

Assignment on provided material, 0 - 30 points (minimum 5 points)
Interaction in group 0 - 30 points (minimum 5 points)
Interview 0 - 40 points (minimum 10 points)
Total 100 points

The applicant will fail in the entrance examination as a whole, if he/she fails in one of its parts.
If the applicant's language skills need to be tested, the language test will be included in the entrance examination and assessed on a pass/fail basis.

A minimum of 20 points is required for a pass in the entrance exam.
A minimum of 60 points is required for discretionary admission.

I will inform you more if I found out more materials for Entrance.

please also clear it out how Nursing programme there,is it too difficult to get visa?is that subject too hard to study n survive there?How much is the chances of rejecting visas for that subject and How is the selection procedure for Nursing.
I heard that if Priority is mentioned in the invitation letter,we get chance to be selected ,is it?

Please keep in mind that even though the medium of teaching is English, you might need to develop your commanding skills on Finnish language as well since you need to serve to Finnish people during your study and practical to become a certified nurse. But, don't worry, in most of the cases, colleges themselves will teach you language also. But, you should be ready to cope with the language issues.

If you get the admission, Visa won't be problem. Generally, visa is not rejected if you get the admission. Study will be interactive and much flexible. You will enjoy studying here.

Surviving might be a cause to worry if you need job during your studies. Getting jobs are really difficult in Finland while studying, typically in other cities than Helsinki. So, I better suggest to bring backup amount for at least one year if you are coming here. But after your degree, you need not to worry about the job since nursing is one of the highly paying job in Finland and highly demanded profession. So, after being certified Nurse, you will get good jobs.

The intake of students is really limited (in most of the cases only 15 students per college), so getting admission to it might be bit difficult. The competition is bit higher than other courses since the scope is really high. But, if you feel, nursing degree is your passion, you will definitely succeed.


Selection process depends upon the entrance score. Entrance score plays a vital role on your selection. Instead of it, score of your previous degree might be also considered. Some colleges also prefer to take phone or live interviews. If interviews are taken, it might be another factor to consider during selection process.

The order of your option on colleges matters since it is the order of your preference of choices for colleges. For example, if you have selected Turku UAS as first option, it means you likely to get admission on Turku UAS and you want to go for another option only if you are not selected on TURKU UAS since it is your first preference for studies. So, the order of your option is your preference for admission. But the first option does not block other colleges to sort list you for admission. But, of course those colleges will wait till the selection of your first option and only if you are not taken by first option, then, they issue your acceptance.

Best of Luck for your Entrance !!