Exchange student status

Who can apply for exchange student status?

If you would like to study at the University of Helsinki for an academic term or year and then transfer your credits to your home university, you can apply for exchange student status. In other words, to qualify, you should be registered and actively studying at a university outside of Finland.

As a rule, the student exchanges are based on an agreement made between your university and the University of Helsinki. Also multilateral exchange programmes exist; for example, the US-based ISEP programme. The international counsellor or a similar adviser at your home institution can give you more information about the exchange programmes your university has with the University of Helsinki.

For more information, see the Exchange Programmes website.