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Student guidance

TAKK's Student Services provides information, advice, and guidance both during the application stage and during studies.

Additional information

Study Guidance

  • tel. 044 7906 400
    • Please note that we only accept phone calls. Do not send text messages or WhatsApp messages.
  • email: opintoneuvonta@takk.fi

Student Counsellors

  • Student Counsellor Mari Orsmaa, tel. 044 7906 438 (Tampereen valtatie campus)
  • Student Counsellor Anni Niva, tel. 044 7906 458 (Nirva campus: Business and Economy, House Construction and Bricklaying, Interior Decoration and Surfacing, Building Maintenance and Refrigeration Technology, Vehicles and Logistics)
  • Student Counsellor Eija Järvilahti, tel. 044 7906 305 (Nirva campus: Machine Technology, Electrical Engineering)
  • Student Counsellor Sanna Salminen, tel. 044 7906 306 (Nirvan campus: Domestic Services, Cleaning and Medical Equipment Maintenance, Entrepreneurship)

Social Counsellor

Social counsellor helps you with any problems or questions you might have when settling down in Finland and navigating in new culture.

  • Social counsellor Laura Peltola, tel. 044 790 6580

The email addresses are firstname.lastname(at)takk.fi.

During the application stage

  • study advice
  • financial advice related to studies
  • student admissions.

At the beginning of the studies

  • Orientation and familiarisation periods
  • Orientation to studying and online learning
  • Competence assessment and tests.

During the studies

  • Learning and study guidance
  • Support in the personalisation process
  • Support in digital and computer skills
  • YTO-guidance (guidance in common units)
  • Guidance and special support by the special needs teacher
  • Support in Finnish for non-native Finnish speakers
  • Services of a study counselling psychologist and school social worker
  • Guidance during the on-the-job learning.

Towards the end of the studies

  • Job search coaching
  • Further career plans.

Non-EU students

On-demand training students are not entitled to the basic services provided by Student Services (Act on Vocational Education and Training 531/2017, 33 §).

Non-EU students are served by TAKK’s own social counsellor, who can be turned to when needed. In challenges related to learning Finnish, the Finnish language teacher of your own group will help.

Laura Peltola
Social counsellor 
tel. 044 790 6580
laura.peltola(at)takk.fi