Bachelor of Sports Studies, Expertise in Northern Outdoor Sports and Guidance, Rovaniemi, Lapland

About this programme

Bachelor of Sports Studies, Expertise in Northern Outdoor Sports and Guidance: This degree takes you far beyond the classroom — Going knowingly into the unknown. Lappish forests, mountains, rivers, and Arctic landscapes are our playground. You learn by actively doing: guiding real groups, planning expeditions, and working on projects that mirror real industry challenges. Your studies combine hands-on outdoor experiences with a strong theoretical foundation in leadership, safety, sustainability, and human behaviour. You will develop essential skills in outdoor leadership, risk management, and client-centred guiding while learning how to create meaningful and safe nature-based experiences. Through teamwork, field-based learning, and reflection, you will grow into a confident professional who can lead others in demanding environments. The programme follows the European Commission’s GreenComp framework, integrating sustainability through its practices and pedagogy, and supporting the development of competencies across values, systems thinking, future-oriented thinking, and action. Green competences refer to the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to act responsibly and sustainably, including understanding complexity, valuing sustainability, and contributing to positive change. The green guidance approach is applied to support students’ study and career planning. Its aim is to increase awareness of the environmental impacts of these choices and to guide individuals toward more sustainable and responsible pathways in working life and society.