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Alumnus of the Year 2025 Patrick Eriksson: – ‘You have to dare to bet in order to dare to win’

A traditional nine-to-five job was never on the cards. Entrepreneurship felt like the only option for Alumnus of the Year Patrick Eriksson, who already as a student began building the company that today brings physiotherapy to seniors around Finland.

Category: Alumni

Sinituote and Arcada develop Finland's first reed-based cleaning product

Researchers at Arcada University of Applied Sciences have developed a reed composite that, in collaboration with Sinituote, can be used to produce cleaning products. The cleaning product, a handle holder for cleaning tools, is made from ground reed from the Baltic Sea and plastic. Harvesting and using reeds industrially reduces nutrients in the Baltic Sea and at the same time increases the number of environmentally friendly products on the market.

Category: Research

Online pre-admission course for Nursing TopUp – register now!

Are you interested in studying nursing at Arcada in 2026? Do you already have a Nursing degree completed outside of the EU/EEA? Then our Nursing TopUp programme might be just the right one for you!

Category: News

Ten years of Agenda 2030 – Arcada steps up its sustainability work

25 September 2025 marks ten years since the member states of the United Nations agreed on Agenda 2030 – the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year, Arcada University of Applied Sciences has taken yet another step towards strengthening its sustainability work.

Category: News

Finnish midwifery teachers awarded Midwife of the Year 2025

For the first time in history, the Midwife of the Year award has been given to an entire teaching staff. The midwife teachers are being recognised by the Federation of Finnish Midwives for their long-term and crucial work in promoting the quality of education and the professional identity of midwives.

Category: Health and wellbeing

The role of higher education institutions in society highlighted as Arcada started the academic year 2025–2026

The academic year 2025–2026 began with the opening ceremony on Wednesday 3 September, at Arcada. The event focused on the importance of higher education institutions in a rapidly changing world – a reminder of the role of education as a pillar of society and a shaper of the future.

Category: Event

Student films sold to Yle – now available to watch on Yle Areena

Every year, students on the Film and Media programme produce nearly thirty short films. This spring, Yle purchased seven of these, and they are now available to the public on the site Yle Areena.

Category: Culture and media

4Q Collaboration: ZekkiPro – A New Digital Tool for Monitoring Student Wellbeing

ZekkiPro is a digital self-assessment tool for wellbeing, developed by Diaconia University of Applied Sciences (Diak). It is currently in use at Diak to monitor student wellbeing and is now being extended to other partner institutions within the 4Q collaboration.

Category: Partnerships

Arcada joins Bluesky

Arcada University of Applied Sciences is now on Bluesky – a new platform for sharing insights from research, innovation, and development.

Category: Research