The νg 9/2 , d 5/2 , s 1/2 orbitals are assumed to be responsible for the swift onset of collectivity observed in the region below 68 Ni. Especially the single-particle energies and strengths of these orbitals are of importance. We studied such properties in the nearby 67 Ni nucleus, by performing a (d, p)-experiment in inverse kinematics employing a post-accelerated radioactive ion beam (RIB) at the REX-ISOLDE facility. The experiment was performed at an energy of 2.95 MeV/u using a combination of the T-REX particle detectors, the Miniball γ -detection array and a newly-developed delayed-correlation technique as to investigate μs-isomers. Angular distributions of the ground state and multiple excited states in 67 Ni were obtained and compared with DWBA cross-section calculations, leading to the identification of positive-parity states with substantial νg 9/2 (1007 keV) and νd 5/2 (2207 keV and 3277 keV) singleparticle strengths up to an excitation energy of 5.8 MeV. 50% of the νd 5/2 single-particle strength relative to the νg 9/2 -orbital is concentrated in and shared between the first two observed 5/2 + levels.A comparison with extended Shell Model calculations and equivalent ( 3 He, d) studies in the region around 90 40 Zr 50 highlights similarities for the strength of the negative-parity pf and positive-parity g 9/2 state, but differences are observed for the d 5/2 single-particle strength.