Tampere Vocational College Tredu offers business studies in English. The program provides basic skills for Customer Service, Sales and Marketing Communications in international context. The studies are centered around business, including entrepreneurship, project management and event production.
You will learn by doing – the college environment provides you with plenty of opportunities for teamwork and projects; to organize sales fairs, parties and many kinds of events. You will also have a lot of practical studies and on-the-job-learning, carried out in workplaces, e.g. in retail businesses, online shops, in corporate customer services or in the offices of various organizations in Finland or abroad.
Content of the degree
The scope of the Vocational Qualification in Business is 180 competence points. The qualification is composed of vocational units (145 competence points) and common units (35 competence points).
Check out Finnish National Agency for Education’s requirements for this qualification
The qualification title received after completing Vocational Qualification in Business is “merkonomi”.
Business studies in English, in the multicultural environment, will prepare you for the international tasks in labour market or contribute to the higher education studies. In the beginning of studies, the focus is gaining skills needed in the business field, by completing the three compulsory units: Customer Service and Operating in Business Environment.
Optional studies enable different study paths: you may focus, for example, on Marketing Communications and in addition either on entrepreneurship studies or e.g. working in retail trade. If you are aiming for excellence, take part in the EBBD program and learn more about European Business Behaviour and Democracy. You will focus in International Business Operations as part of your EBBD program (read more here: https://ebbd.eu/).
Explore different job opportunities and build future contacts by taking part in international student exchanges, projects and tutoring. There are many opportunities for you during the studies. The language studies include Finnish, Swedish, English and an additional foreign language.
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Additional application round in June 2026
Admission period: 1st-16th June 2026
Admission interviews: During the admission period, on June 9th and 16th at the latest.
Selection results: As soon as possible, after the interviews.
Deadline to accept the study place: Within one week after the selection results are published
Start of studies: 5 August 2026
Apply here: Opintopolku/Study Info
Total amount of 20 applicants will be invited to the admission interview. Priority is given to applicants already living in Finland. If there are more than 20 eligible applicants, we will use random selection to determine who we interview.
Please note: If you do not attend the interview, your application will be cancelled.
Motivation and Finnish and English language skills will be assessed during the interview in Tampere, Finland (online interviews are not possible).
Note that the programme will be organized only if there are enough participants.
Applicants over 18 years old: See more info about the program and the application here.
Applicants of compulsory school age: See more info about the program and the application here.
Note that the programme will be organized only if there are enough participants.
Tuition fees for upper secondary education
If you start your studies after 1 August 2026 and are a citizen of a country outside the EU and EEA, you may have to pay tuition fees for vocational education.
More information about tuition fees
Opintopolku/Studyinfo: Tuition fees for upper secondary education
Further information
Guidance Councelor, Merja Helin
e-mail: Merja.Helin@tampere.fi
tel +358 40 825 7240
TreduNavi Admission Services
e-mail: tredu.haku@tampere.fi
tel +358 40 170 5649