University of Helsinki

International students

The Nordic Nordplus network

The Faculty is a member of the Nordic Nordplus Network of Theological Faculties, which consists of nine faculties in the five Nordic countries.

• Uppsala University
• Lund University
• Oslo University
• Norwegian School of Theology
• University of Copenhagen
• University of Aarhus
• University of Iceland
• Åbo Akademi
• University of Helsinki

European Erasmus cooperation

The Faculty of Theology has signed Erasmus bilateral agreements with the following faculties/departments
available for undergraduate and graduate candidates

• Bath Spa University
• Charles University in Prague / Protestant Theological Faculty
• Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen / Ev. Theol. Fakultät
• Evangelical-Lutheran Theological University (Budapest)
• Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
• John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
• Katholieke Universiteit Leuven / Faculty of Theology
• King´s College London / Dept. of Theology & Religious Studies
• Liverpool Hope University
• Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München / Fakultät für Evangelische Theologie
• Pontifical University, St. Patrick´s College, Maynooth / Faculty of Theology
• Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
• Rupreht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
• Tartu Ülikool / Faculty of Theology
• Universität Bern
• University of Durham / Dept. of Theology and Religion
• University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands)
• Universität Leipzig / Theologische Fakultät
• Université Marc Bloch (Strasbourg II) / Faculté de Théologie
• Universität Potsdam
• Universität Wien / Department of Religious Education

Visiting Students

The Faculty of Theology offers Visiting Student status at the undergraduate and postgraduate level to students enrolled and actively studying at a university outside Finland. The prerequisite is that the students are able to transfer any credits completed at the University of Helsinki to the degree programme at their home institution.

Visiting Student status is usually granted for the maximum of one year at a time. During the period of visiting student studies the student cannot graduate from the Faculty.

If you have queries related to studying, please contact the Planning Officer (Iinternational affairs): tel. +358-9-191 24016, e-mail: theology(at)helsinki.fi.