About Arcada
Organisation
Arcada's operations are organised within schools and expert units.
Quality Management
Arcada has a high level of ambition regarding quality work and strives continuously to develop its operations with the aim of being a nationally and internationally attractive and competitive university of applied sciences. Quality assurance is a central part of the development work and the evaluation of the relevance, effect and impact of the university’s activities.
Strategy
Arcada is an international higher education institution rooted in the Nordics with a strong focus on research and development.
Arcada is a multi-professional university of applied sciences in Finland. At our campus in Helsinki, our 2,900 students and 170 staff work across disciplines to advance culture and knowledge. We offer tuition in Swedish and English.
At Arcada high level research with societal impact meets lifelong learning within all our areas of expertise; business management and analytics, energy and materials technology, health and welfare, culture and media, and healthcare. Together with our partners, we are building Nordic bridges to be globally relevant. We create smart solutions for a dynamic working life and a vibrant Swedish-speaking culture.
Arcada offers tuition in Swedish and English
Arcada is a Swedish-speaking university of applied sciences (UAS) in Finland. Finland has two national languages, Finnish and Swedish, and the Swedish-speaking population has been an integral part of Finnish society, culture, and education for centuries.
As a Swedish-language institution, Arcada's mission is to educate professionals and strengthen expertise within Finland's Swedish-speaking community. At the same time, Arcada offers a wide range of degree programmes in English to welcome students from around the world.
Learning Swedish opens doors not only in Finland but across the Nordic region, where close cooperation creates opportunities for studies, careers, and mobility. At the same time, Finnish remains an important asset in the Finnish labour market. Therefore, international students at Arcada can study both Swedish and Finnish alongside their degree studies.
This combination of English-language education and access to both national languages helps students build strong connections to Finland and the Nordic region.
