Minimum requirement:

• Overall score 6.5, with a minimum score of 6.0 in the writing section.

Please note that the University of Helsinki only accepts IELTS Academic test scores. Tests taken at the general level are not accepted.

The IELTS Indicator test is also accepted.

Minimum requirement:

• TOEFL iBT (Internet-based) 92, a minimum score of 22 in the writing section
• TOEFL rPDT (revised Paper-delivered Test) a minimum score of 20 in the reading section, a minimum score of 20 in the listening section, a minimum score of 22 in the writing section

The Home Edition and Paper Edition of TOEFL iBT are also accepted.

Minimum requirement:

• for C1 Advanced (formerly CAE): Pass levels A, B or C
• for C2 Proficiency (formerly CPE): Pass levels A, B, C or level C1 certificate

Minimum requirement:

• Overall score 62, with a minimum score of 54 in each communicative skills section (listening, reading, speaking and writing).

Minimum requirement:

• Skills level 5 in the reading comprehension, writing, and speaking subtests.

You can prove your language skills with upper-secondary education conducted in English in the following countries:

• Nordic Countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden)
• Australia
• Canada
• Ireland
• New Zealand
• United Kingdom
• United States of America

You can prove your language skills with the International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) or the International Baccalaureate® (IB) Career-related Programme (CP), if your programme has been completed in English.

If your IB examination has been completed in a language other than English, you can prove your language skills with the the following grades:

• English as the A1 language with a minimum grade of 2.
• English as the A2 language with a minimum grade of 5.
• English as A language (literature/language and literature/literature and performance) a minimum grade of 2.

You can prove your language skills with the European Baccalaureate. The following grades are accepted as proof of language skills:

• European Baccalaureate with English as the L1 language with an approved grade
  • minimum grade of 4 if the examination was taken before 2021
  • minimum grade of 5 if the examination was taken in 2021.
• European Baccalaureate with English as the L2 language with a minimum grade of 7.

University degree competed in English

You can prove your language skills with a university degree (Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degree, or polytechnic/university of applied science degree) completed in English in one of the following countries:

• EU/EEA countries or Switzerland
• Australia
• Canada
• New Zealand
• United Kingdom
• United States of America

You can prove your language skills with a degree completed in a Finnish university or university of applied sciences if you have demonstrated foreign language proficiency in the English language in accordance with the Government Decree on University Degrees (794/2004) or University of Applied Sciences Degrees (1129/2014).

You can prove your language skills with a degree completed at a Finnish university with English as the major subject.

You can prove your language skills with an Equivalency Certificate in English which you have already received or will receive during your studies.