Visiting students

The faculty offers a visiting student status (free movers, non-exchange programme students) at undergraduate, graduate or postgraduate level for a student who is enrolled and actively studying at an university outside Finland. The prerequisite is that the courses completed at the University of Helsinki may be transferred to the student's home institution to be integrated into the student's degree programme there.

Visiting student applicants must enclose the following documents with the application form :

• An official transcript from applicant’s home institution (indicating the grading system of the institution)
• A study plan which has been approved by the home university. This document also confirms that studies completed at the University of Helsinki will be approved towards a degree at the home university
• Language certificate
  Proficiency in either Finnish, Swedish or English is a prerequisite for admission.
• A statement of purpose

Application

Application portal starting page, please choose the heading for visiting student applications from top of the page.

Note!

• All copies must be legalised by the institution that has issued the original document or by a notary public.
• All attached documents must be in Finnish, Swedish or English.
• All translations must be done by official translators. The translations must bear the stamp and signature of the translator.
• There is no deadline for visiting student applications at the Faculty of Science but please follow the academic terms.
• Visiting students receive credit for all of their work, but are not able to obtain a degree.
• Your application can be rejected if any of the required enclosures are missing.

Deliver the application to:
Faculty of Science
P.O.BOX 44 (Jyrängöntie 2)
FI-00014 University of Helsinki
FINLAND