Apply to Bachelor's programmes

The University of Helsinki offers two interdisciplinary Bachelor's programmes with teaching in English: Liberal Arts and Sciences and Science. There are two separate admission processes with different application periods. For studies starting in autumn 2026, they are 2–16 Jan 2026 (Admission group 1) OR 10–24 March 2026 (Admission group 2). The correct application period is determined by your previous education.
Bachelor’s programmes in English

The two English-taught bachelor’s programmes at the University of Helsinki let you explore different fields within the humanities, natural sciences and social sciences before choosing your path. 

By integrating natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, you learn useful skills of analysis, problem-solving and critical thinking. You don't need to know your exact career path at the start. The programme structure allows you to explore various disciplines while ensuring that you graduate with a coherent expert profile.

Depending on their study focus, graduates can continue to Master's programmes at the University of Helsinki in disciplines including the humanities, data science, social sciences, life sciences, and agricultural, environmental, and forest sciences.

The Bachelor's Programme in Science offers an interdisciplinary education that will enable you to work on the cutting edge of exciting basic research and application development in chemistry, computer and data science, mathematics and physics.

The admitted students have the right, after completion of their BSc degree, to continue in one of the nine MSc programmes of the Faculty of Science at the University of Helsinki.

The University of Helsinki also offers undergraduate degrees with teaching in Finnish and/or Swedish. You can explore all our degree programmes and other educational possibilities with our search tool.

When and how to apply

There are two separate admission processes with different application periods. 

For studies starting in autumn 2026, the application periods are 2–16 Jan 2026 (Admission group 1) OR 10–24 March 2026 (Admission group 2). The correct application period is determined by your previous education. 

Please note that you cannot select a preferred application period, nor can you apply during both application periods.

Have you completed, or will you complete by summer 2026, one of the following diplomas?

  • Finnish matriculation examination
  • International Baccalaureate diploma
  • European Baccalaureate diploma
  • Reifeprüfung or Deutsches Internationales Abitur examination in Finland

If your answer is no (you have NOT completed one of the above-mentioned diplomas), you are in Admission Group 1

You must submit your application during the application period from 2 to 16 Jan 2026 (the application period closes at 15.00 UTC+2). The admission is based on the scores of your SAT or ACT tests. 

The admission criteria is published at the Finnish national education portal Studyinfo.fi. Always make sure to follow the up-to-date instructions when applying. 

If your answer is yes (you have completed one of the above-mentioned diplomas), you are in Admission Group 2

The admission is based on your matriculation examination or equivalent. You must submit your application during the application period from 10 to 24 March 2026 (the application period closes at 15.00 UTC+2). 

The admission criteria is published on the Finnish national education portal Studyinfo.fi. Always make sure to follow the up-to-date instructions when applying. 

It is very important to know which admission group you belong to and follow the instructions for your group. 

Start preparing your application well in advance, make sure that you meet the admission criteria and language requirements, and always read the full instructions on our website.

Application process

When applying to the Bachelor’s programmes, you have to submit all the required documents as instructed and within the deadlines.

Ensure that the required are correctly certified and can be submitted as instructed by the University of Helsinki.

If your educational documents require translations, use .

You need to meet the English language requirements. Find out how to

If you must apply in the Admission group 1 on 2 – 16 Jan 2026, you are ranked based on the total score for two SAT or ACT tests. Make sure to register for the test in time! Check the dates and deadlines for the tests on and on .

Please take into consideration that it might take time to complete a language test or get your educational documents certified. Also, if you need to take SAT or ACT tests, you need to register for them before the application period starts. Therefore, it is highly recommended to start preparing your documents well in advance.

When the correct application period for you starts, you must submit your application online at the Finnish national application portal Studyinfo. Please note that the online application form is open and can be submitted only during the application periods.

  • Read the carefully. When on the programme page at Studyinfo.fi, click the "Read admission criteria" -button to check the admission requirements and other instructions for your application.
  • Both application processes (admission group 1 and admission group 2) are separate from the Finnish national joint application admissions process. This means that, if you wish, you can apply for another study place also in the Finnish national joint application process for higher education. Then you may be offered more than one study place. However, you can only accept one study place leading to a higher education degree starting the same term.
  • Complete your online application carefully. The application form is available at Studyinfo.fi only during the application period, on the bottom of the programme page. You can find the
  • If you are liable to pay the application fee, it will be collected by the Finnish National Agency of Education in connection with filling out the application form. The fee must be paid or you must upload a document proving the exempted category. Otherwise, your application will not be processed. There are no application fee waivers.
  • Once you have submitted your online application form, you will receive a confirmation email. Make sure that you have received the confirmation message within 24 hours of sending the application. If you didn’t receive the confirmation email, please by email.
  • Remember to include the required application enclosures to your online application form at Studyinfo by the application deadline.
  • An applicant who has not proven his or her eligibility by submitting the required enclosures as instructed cannot be admitted to the programme.
  • You can access your online application form and related application enclosure requests at Studyinfo by logging in to .

Submit your application well in advance. The application period always ends at 15.00 Finnish time, which is also when the online application form at Studyinfo will close.

Please read the .

The applicants are informed about the admission results by email to the address submitted on the application form. The admission results will also be available at the .

  • Admission group 1: latest by 15 Apr 2026
  • Admission group 2 (certificate-based): latest by 25 May 2026
  • Admission group 2 (Open Uni route): latest by 2 Jul 2026

The letter with the admission results will also include information about how to accept the study place. If you are offered a study place, you must accept it no later than 9 July 2026 at 15.00 local Finnish time.

If your admission was conditional, remember to .  

In addition to accepting the study place, you will also have to

However, please remember the one place rule. If you are offered more than one study place, you may accept only one right to pursue studies leading to a higher education degree starting the same term. More information about .

Application fee

As of 1 Jan 2025, non-EU/EEA citizens must pay an application fee when applying to programmes leading to a degree in higher education in Finland (excl. doctoral degrees and Erasmus Mundus programmes). 

The fee is a one-time national fee of 100 euros that covers all applications to studies beginning in the same academic term.

The fee is not collected from applicants who have:

  • a Finnish or EU citizenship,
  • a residence card for a family member of an EU citizen in Finland,
  • a European Union Blue Card,
  • a continuous residence permit in Finland granted on grounds other than studies,
  • a permanent Finnish residence permit, or
  • a long-term resident’s EU residence permit.

The Finnish National Agency of Education will collect the application fee in connection with filling out the application form at the Finnish national education portal Studyinfo. The fee must be paid or you must upload a document proving the exempted category. Otherwise your application will not be processed. 

Unfortunately, it is not possible to get an application fee waiver.

The application fee does not guarantee that you will be offered admission to studies.

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