Vocational education and training

Unlock your professional potential and develop your skills! Through vocational education and training, known as VET, you can expand your skill set while closely engaging with real-world work scenarios. You can complete a vocational qualification, a qualification unit, or complete your studies as an apprenticeship.

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Vocational colleges
The City of Helsinki’s vocational institution Stadin AO (Helsinki Vocational College and Adult Institute) offers VET studies in Finnish and the private vocational institution Prakticum in Swedish.
Why enrol in vocational education and training?
VET studies are working life oriented and offer great opportunities for you to evolve as a professional.
Apply for vocational education and training
Apply for VET flexibly throughout the year through rolling admissions. Comprehensive school and general upper secondary school graduates without previously completed qualification apply via the joint application system.
Studying in vocational education and training
Vocational schools plan and implement an individual study path for every student, based on the student’s needs.
Cooperation with working life
Close cooperation with working life ensures that workplaces have capable personnel now and in the future.
Support for learning and wellbeing
You receive support for your studies from your teachers, guidance counsellor and special needs teacher, as well as school nurses, welfare officers and psychologists.
TUVA education
Not sure if vocational education is for you? Preparatory education for an upper secondary qualification (TUVA) could be the answer!

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School menus
See the weekly menus for schools.
WilmaStadi: wilmastadi.inschool.fi
Log in to the WilmaStadi service (opens in a new tab).
School transport subsidy at kela.fi
You can apply for a school transport subsidy also as a vocational school student (opens in a new tab).
Locations of Stadin AO
Locations of the city's own vocational college

Interested in any of these?

General upper secondary education
Vocationl general upper secondary school
Nuori mies polkupyörän selässä
General upper secondary school for adults
Apprenticeship training