Finland’s Sunniest Campus
The VAMK campus is located on the Palosaari higher education campus, within walking distance from the centre of Vaasa. The Technobothnia education and research laboratory, the Tritonia science library, the Muova design centre and the Alere learning centre of social services and health care are located on Palosaari. The University of Vaasa and Yrkeshögskolan Novia are also on the same campus.
The campus, recognised as the most beautiful campus in Finland, is home to 10,000 higher education students.
Campus map
- VAMK Main Building
- Alere, Social and Health Care
- Technobothnia, Technology Teaching Laboratory
- Tritonia, Joint Academic Library
- Design Center Muova
Tritonia, the common library of Vaasa Universities, is a great place not only for reading course literature, but also for self-study and doing group work. In the newly renovated premises, you can enjoy yourself even longer!
The most modern teaching laboratory in the Nordic Region
- Awide ranged laboratory unit co-owned by three universities, the University of Vaasa,Vaasa University of Applied Sciencesand Novia University of Applied Sciences.
- The equipment used in our teaching is always world-class and preferably local production, which guarantees students an advantage in finding employment in the region’s companies.
- VAMK is ABB’s only certified robotics trainer, which also offers training for professionals that already are employed.
Alere is the joint learning centre for VAMK and Yrkeshögskolan Novia social and health care students on the Palosaari campus. Renovated to meet the demands of modern education, Alere offers students, in addition to comfortable facilities, joint teaching and teacher exchange between Finnish and Swedish courses.
There are numerous student restaurants on campus, where students get the so-called meal support; a basic meal can be obtained as cheaply as around one euro. The discount can be obtained by presenting a student card or other certificate approved by Kela. The student restaurants also offer cafeteria services.
