CheckList

Before Arrival

􀂉 Read carefully the International Student Guide. It gives you detailed information about all the issues covered in this check list.

􀂉 Fill in the HAAGA-HELIA online application and send a signed copy to the HAAGA-HELIA International Services.

􀂉 Apply for accommodation as soon as possible. Students are offered accomodation on first come first serve basis.

􀂉 If you are not an EU/EEA citizen, apply for a residence permit well in advance. Remember to obtain appropriate health insurance and attach details of it to your residence permit application. Further information: Finnish Immigration Service.

􀂉 Confirm the accomodation offer sent to you and make the deposit payment by the given deadline.

􀂉 Fill in the Arrival form (arrival time + a flight number / a ferry company / a train number) by the given deadline.

􀂉 Write down the mobile phone number of your tutor and take it with you. Call him/her if you do not find each other or if your travel plans change the last minute.

􀂉 Enrol for courses through the WinhaWille course registration system.

􀂉 After course registration fill in a learning agreement, get it signed by the study counsellor of your home institution and bring it with you to Finland.

􀂉 If you are an EU/EEA citizen, obtain a European Health Insurance Card from the local social security office in your home country and/or acquire private medical insurance.

􀂉 If you come from a country outside the EU/EEA, obtain a private medical insurance.

􀂉 Remember to bring with you some warm, rain- and wind- proof outdoor clothing as well as some lighter clothing for warmer seasons. 

Your first days in Finland

􀂉 Upon your arrival you will receive an info package containing all the important forms, documents and your apartment keys. Keep the info package always with you during the first days.

􀂉 Participate in the compulsory orientation and get useful info about living in Finland and studying at HAAGA-HELIA. 

􀂉 ONLY Porvoo and Vierumäki: Sign your tenancy agreement.

􀂉 Only Helsinki: Apply for a travel card at HKL Public Transport Office.

􀂉 ONLY EU/EEA citizens: Apply for a right to reside in Finland at the Immigration Services of the Police Station (that is, if your stay in Finland exceeds 3 months and you are not a citizen of a Nordic country). Fee 40 euros. 

Before going home

􀂉 Clean and empty your room and common areas, not forgetting the storage and balcony, of your personal belongings before moving out.

􀂉 Return all the library books you have borrowed.

􀂉 Make sure that your rent and other bills are paid.

􀂉 Close your bank account if you have one.

􀂉 Return your apartment keys on the final day of your tenancy agreement (if the last day of the month is a public holiday or weekend, the moving day is the next working day) to the housing office.

􀂉 Fill in the HAAGA-HELIA exchange student’s feedback form that will be sent to you by e-mail.

􀂉 If you need a signature to some documents and/or a certificate with the exact dates of your arrival and departure, please stop by the International Services of your home campus personally to get it.