If you have a Finnish personal identity code, accept the offer of admission using the MyStudyinfo service. If you do not have access to the required methods of identification to use the MyStudyinfo service, contact Admissions Services immediately.
If you do not have a Finnish personal identity code, the Studyinfo.fi service will send you an email with a link to a page where you can indicate whether you wish to accept the offered place. You will receive this email within 24 hours of the announcement of admissions results.
NB. During a single academic term, you can accept only one study place leading to a higher education degree in Finland in education that begins in the same academic term. The one-place-per-student provision concerns all degree programmes beginning on August 1st, 2016, or after. You may hold several rights to pursue a degree, i.e., you may have been admitted to several programmes to pursue a degree, but you must have accepted the offer of admission in different academic terms. More information on one place rule: After submitting your application | University of Helsinki
If the study right has been granted to you conditionally, you must meet the condition by the given deadline. You will see the possible condition in My StudyInfo service. The deadline for meeting the condition is the same as the deadline for accepting the offered study right, unless otherwise instructed.
If you do not meet the condition by the given deadline, you will lose the offered study right.
When you have accepted the offered study right in My Studyinfo you will automatically be registred as an attending student for your first academic year.
Oili-registration in My StudyInfo is not in use for doctoral students.
Postgraduate students can register as non-attending on the first academic year only for a statutory reason.
Membership in the Students’ Union is voluntary for postgraduate students. If you wish to join the Union, please pay the fee and return the receipt by email to phd-admissions. Read more on the Students’ Union membership here.
NB. In the future, you should register annually during the registration time. Annual registration is compulsory until your degree has been formally awarded. Failing to register during the registration time will result in your removal from the student register. You should also notify the Student Services of any changes to your personal details (name, address, phone number) immediately.
During your first year as a doctoral student, you may register for non-attendance only if you meet one of the following criteria:
Send a copy of a certificate stating the reason for your absence to Helsinki University Admission Services. If your certificate includes sensitive personal information, please use encrypted e-mail while submitting your certificate.
NB. In the future, you should register annually during the registration time. Annual registration is compulsory until your degree has been formally awarded. Failing to register during the registration time will result in your removal from the student register. You should also notify the Student Services of any changes to your personal details (name, address, phone number) immediately.
If relevant, please read the Finnish Immigration Service’s (Migri) letter for new postgraduate students through this link: migri_residence_permit_instructions_2019.pdf (helsinki.fi) If you have questions regarding the type of permit you need, please contact Migri. If you need a residence permit you will also need a hosting agreement from University of Helsinki. The agreement will name a host and a contact person at your department in University of Helsinki. The Doctoral Student Services of your home faculty can help you with the hosting agreement.
University of Helsinki Uni Arrival Advisor is an electronic service that will help you find your way to information related to e.g. immigration, insurance, taxing issues, public transportation and other important things you need to take into account when moving to a new country. Through the service you will get a personal checklist that guides you through the process of arriving in Finland and settling in Helsinki step by step.
Please note that there is always a delay in the registering your study right. You can't activate you user account right after accepting the offered study right. When your study right has been registered do at least the following procedures: