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Restaurant Cook – full-time day studies

Applying period for the full-time day studies 1.1.-22.2.2026

In the full-time day study programme, you can start from scratch and become a qualified restaurant cook. Your studies include training periods in Perho Culinary, Tourism & Business College’s teaching restaurant Perho and in various restaurants in Helsinki metropolitan area or abroad.

Studies are starting on the Orientation Day on 16th, March 2026.

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Applying 24 x 7

You can also apply for a study place 24 x 7 via the links below. We will contact you by email within two weeks of receiving your application.

Restaurant Cook – the Work Based Study Programme

In the work-based study program you will learn by working and studying. You come to school monthly for two days and study also online. Studies lasts 1–1,5 years on average on Töölö Campus.

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Further Vocational Qualification in Restaurant Customer Service
for Waiters and Waitresses

As a student in the Further Vocational Qualification in Restaurant Customer Service program, you’ll learn how to provide top-line customer service. The training is open 24/7. Applicants will be interviewed on the basis of their applications according to an individual schedule. Students will be interviewed in English.

The duration of the training is always individual. On average, studies last between 6 and 12 months. The duration of your studies will depend on your previous studies, your work experience and your learning needs.

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Clarence’s story about becoming a chef patissier

Clarence dreamed of becoming a chef for a long time and filled out an application at the beginning of many years but never sent it forward.

– What finally made him apply for a place to study at Perho ? What does he get inspired by and build something new from a sudden idea to offer changing hotel’s guests?

Tania and her opportunity to become an entrepreneur

Tania graduated as a cook from Perho Culinary, Tourism and Business College. Before moving full-time into the kitchen, Tania worked as a graphic designer. Cooking had always been something she enjoyed, and when the opportunity to change careers arose, she knew she had to take it.

After completing the Vocational Qualification in Restaurant and Catering Services at Perho, she became a better cook. Encouraged by a friend, Tania founded later her own company that produces salsas and other sauces based on authentic Mexican recipes, adapted to the Finnish taste.