Vocational upper secondary qualification

Site facilities operative

Vocational qualification in Cleaning and Property Services

Price

The studies are free of charge for EU/EEA citizens.

Tuition fee for non-EU/EEA citizens: 8 100 €.

Read more on Tuition fees

Campus

Lehtimäentie 1, Espoon centre

Enquiries

Omnia Service Centre,
info@omnia.fi,

09 2319 8360

You can also study in Finnish


Do you want to develop your language skills and study for a degree in Finnish? Read more about completing the qualification in Finnish

Do you like a job where you can move around? Do you want to see the results of your work? As a site facilities operative, you will be able to plan and carry out the cleaning of different customer sites from hotels to day-care centres.

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Description of the training

In the site facilities operative studies, you will learn basic and maintenance cleaning, the use of various cleaning techniques and machines, and customer service skills.

Customer orientation, environmental awareness and a broad understanding of the factors influencing the lifespan of buildings are important in your work as a site facilities operative.

You will have the opportunity to study or complete practical training abroad. Omnia is also a good environment to plan business activities and increase entrepreneurial expertise. Promotion of sustainable development is part of the studies of vocational upper secondary qualification students. After completing the training, you can apply for further training at a university of applied sciences or a university.

Read more about the composition of qualification (eperusteet.opintopolku.fi).

Details of the training

What kind of jobs will you graduate for?

As a site facilities operative, you can work, for example, in facilities services, maintenance cleaning and basic cleaning tasks. Possible workplaces include different types of cleaning companies. You can also start your own business. Your customer listings may include a variety of office facilities and residential, industrial, and commercial properties.

Duration of the training

The duration of studies is individual. The average duration of studies is between two and three years. The duration of studies is determined by the personal competence development plan (PCDP) and is influenced by, among other things, your previous studies, work experience and individual study needs.

Implementation

The training consists of inspiring training days, learning tasks, group and project work, independent work, instruction in small groups and on-the-job learning. There are 3–5 training days per week.

You can create your own study path by including, for example, studies from a university of applied sciences, general upper secondary school studies, sports studies, or entrepreneurship studies in your qualification.

Levis Kahia.

“With the right skills, you can do the job professionally. The training shows what quality, responsibility, and safety are really about – and how to deal with customers in a professional manner”, Levis Kahia explains.

Read Levis’s interview

Application

Vocational qualifications in English are appropriate for those, who wish to study in English. However, basic command of Finnish is also necessary.

Important information on application

Student admission

Admission is based on the information in the application, so please fill out your application carefully.

The applicant is expected to familiarise themselves with the important information on the continuous admission.

There is no entrance examination.

Enquiries regarding application: haku@omnia.fi

Language requirements

The language requirement for English is B1.

The applicants will be invited to the language tests (Finnish and English) by e-mail. The language tests can be completed only at Omnia campuses in Espoo, Finland. Read more about the language requirements.

Important information on the application process for the training starting in August 2026

Application period for August 2026 has ended. The next steps are:

  1. English language tests will be held on Monday 30 March 2026.
  2. Applicants who have passed the language tests will be invited to an admission information event. The event will be held on Teams on Monday 27 April 2026 at 12.00.
  3. Admission results will be sent by 18 May 2026. Studies start on 5 August 2026.

Education programmes open for application

Day time teaching

Site facilites operative

Location

Espoon keskus

Education starts

19.10.2026

Application period

28.7.2026 klo 0.01 – 24.8.2026 klo 23.59

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Read important information before applying

Language tests will be held on week 36 (1. or 2.9.2026), the actual test date will be announced later.

Invitations to the language tests will be sent by email on 26.8.2026 at the latest.

Admission information event: 14.9.2026 at 15.00 on TEAMS

Applicants who have passed the language test will be invited to a mandatory admission information event. If you do not participate in the event, your application process will end. 

Student admission results will be announced on 25.9.2026

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