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Admissions Office
Contact information:
Satakunta University of Applied Sciences
Satakunnankatu 23
FI-28130 Pori
Finland
admissions@samk.fi
+358 2 623 4801
Opening and telephone hours:
Mon 12.00–15.00
Tue–Thu 9.30–15.00
Fri 9.30–11.30
International Relations Office
The International Office can be contacted at: int.office@samk.fi.
The International Office on SAMK campus Pori is open from Tuesday to Thursday at 9.00-15.00. The International Office on SAMK campus Rauma is open from Monday to Wednesday at 9.00-15.00. Of course you can contact us via email or by phone as well!
General enquiries: int.office(at)samk.fi
Mr Ari-Pekka Kainu
Head of International Relations
+358 44 710 3179
Ms Sanna Juhantalo
International Relations Coordinator
Administration, Bilateral Agreements
+358 44 710 3037
Ms Johanna Kares-Koskinen
International Relations Coordinator
Administration, Education Export
+358 44 710 3011
Ms Noora Maja
International Relations Coordinator
Administration, Erasmus Agreements and Staff Exchange
+358 44 710 3146
Ms Riitta Rissanen
International Relations Secretary - Exchange Coordinator
Incoming and Outgoing Student Mobility
(Pori, Rauma, Kankaanpää: Health and Welfare, Fine Arts)
(Pori: Faculties of Service Business and Technology)
+358 44 710 3859
Ms Saija Arslan
International Relations Secretary - Exchange Coordinator
Incoming and Outgoing Student Mobility and International Degree Student issues
(Rauma: Faculty of Logistics and Maritime Technology, incl. International Business and International Trade)
+358 44 710 3563
Ms Junyi Wang
Assistant of International Affairs, +358 44 710 3991
SAMK, China International Relations Office, Changzhou, China
Ms Hancao Gu (Hanna) 顾寒草
SAMK China Office Senior Manager
Mobile (China) + 86 137 7689 8011
Email: hancao.gu@samk.fi
Ms Mingxi Shi (Effy) 施茗稀
SAMK China Office Manager
Mobile (China) + 86 158 6119 3877
Email: mingxi.shi@samk.fi
Student Office
SAMK campus Pori
Sari Kahri, +358 44 710 3924
SAMK campus Rauma
Saija Arslan, +358 44 710 3563
Degree Programme Coordinators
Bachelor's Degrees:
Artificial Intelligence: Mr Petteri Pulkkinen, +358 44 710 3296
Industrial Management: Mr Niko Kandelin, +358 44 710 3605
International Business: Ms Salla Lehtonen, +358 44 710 3932
International Tourism Management: Ms Jaana Ruoho, + 358 44 710 3825
Logistics: Mr Niko Kandelin, +358 44 710 3605
Nursing: Ms Maarit Harjanne, +358 44 710 3041
Physiotherapy: Ms Maija Kangasperko, +358 44 710 3466
Sea Captain: Mr Jarmo Teränen, +358 44 710 3679
Master's Degrees:
Business Management and Entrepreneurship: Mrs Riitta Tempakka +358 44 710 3639
Maritime Management: Mr Peter Sandell, +358 44 710 3691
Rehabilitation: Dr Merja Sallinen, +358 44 710 3768
Welfare Technology: Ms Anu Elo, +358 44 710 3887
Student Counsellors
In addition to your own teacher tutor, you will be able to receive guidance and support from the student counsellor in a variety of issues related to study and career planning, as well as challenging study and life situations.
You can contact the student counsellor by email or phone.
Technology and Business Information Systems, SAMK Campus Pori
Student Counsellor, Senior Lecturer Tarja Elfvengren
tarja.elfvengren@samk.fi
+358 44 710 3326
Health and Welfare, SAMK Campus Pori, Rauma and Fine Arts Kankaanpää
Student Counsellor, Senior Lecturer Tiina Mikkonen-Ojala
tiina.mikkonen-ojala@samk.fi
+358 44 710 3422
Service Business, SAMK Campus Pori and Kuninkainen Huittinen
Student Counsellor, Senior Lecturer Marjo Keckman
marjo.keckman@samk.fi
+358 44 710 3866
Logistics and Maritime Technology, SAMK Campus Rauma
Student Counsellor, Sari Aatolainen, opo.rauma@samk.fi, +358 44 710 3254
Student Counsellor, Senior Lecturer Tiina García (on study leave)
Special needs education
Special needs teacher Pasi Lehto, pasi.lehto@samk.fi, +358 44 7103248
You can contact a special needs teacher when
- you have received support with your studies before or you feel you would have needed it.
- your studies are not going well: you have assignments pilling up, it is difficult to start an assignment, or you fail many courses
- you suspect a learning disability
- due to various difficulties in learning, you need individual arrangements when studying
Health Care Act
From 1 January 2021 onwards, all degree students in higher education will be entitled to use Finnish Student Health Service FSHS, as long as they have registered as an attending student for a particular term and paid the healthcare fee to KELA.
The purpose of the FSHS is to provide student health services, as stipulated in the Health Care Act, for those studying for a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree at a university or other institution of higher education.
The FSHS responsibility areas are:
- to provide students with health and medical care services
- to promote students’ health and ability to study, and
- to promote the well-being of the study environment and student community.
Student Deacon & Pastor
Student deacon (Pori) Johanna Simola, johanna.simola@evl.fi, +358 400 309 771
Student pastor (Pori) Heikki Hesso, heikki.hesso@evl.fi, +358 400 309 459
Student pastor (Rauma) Milla Voudinlehto, milla.voudinlehto@evl.fi, +358 44 769 1288