Admission Services
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admissions@haaga-helia.fi
Information for new degree students
Welcome to start your studies at Haaga-Helia!
On these pages, we have collected all of the important material that you will need when starting your studies at Haaga-Helia.
Your right to study as a degree student at Haaga-Helia will start in August 2023.
Read more information about accepting your study place and enrolling for the academic year, check the programme for the compulsory orientation days (evenings for Master's degree students) and find other useful information for new degree students.
You will receive an email with a link to the admission results letter when all the results of joint application have been published. If you have access to the My Studyinfo service (Finnish social security number and online banking codes with e-identification enabled, mobile certificate or an electronic ID-card needed), you can also access your results letter there.
If you need a separate acceptance letter, please contact Study Services. Contact information can be found below.
After you receive your study offer, you will be invited to offer-holder information webinars and to Haaga-Helia’s Howspace platform (for bachelor's degree students). We will also invite new bachelor's degree students to use the Goin' to Haaga-Helia app, which allows you to connect with other new students and your classmates before the start of your studies.
Welcome to Finland event
Are you a new international degree student who is moving to Finland to start your studies at Haaga-Helia?
If yes, you are warmly invited to the Welcome to Finland event.
- Helsinki-based students should join the event on Pasila campus on 14 August 2023 at 9:00-16:00 in classroom 1010 (ground floor).
- Porvoo-based students have their event on Porvoo campus on 17 August 2023 at 13:00-16:00 in classroom 2624 (second floor).
Welcome to Finland event covers the following topics:
- Essential registrations
- Health and safety
- Bank accounts
- Useful local apps
- Employment in Finland
This event is most useful to those international students who have not previously lived in Finland.
DVV registration
Remember to register with the Finnish Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV) when you start your studies in Finland. The registration is free of charge and beneficial for you. You can find information on how to register and other useful information about registration on Registration of a foreign student | Digital and population data services agency (dvv.fi).
Remember to pay the student healthcare fee
Degree students who have enrolled as present for the autumn 2023 semester must pay a compulsory student healthcare fee by 30 September 2023.
Orientation for Bachelor's degree students
The information on the Orientation Days below concerns Bachelor’s degree students only.
Orientation days for students starting their bachelor's degree studies in August 2023
The orientation days for students starting their studies in Haaga-Helia's bachelor degree programmes in autumn 2023 are mainly organised between 14 to 18 August 2023.
The degree programme specific timetables and programmes for the orientation days will be published on this page in June 2023. Below you will find all the information available at this moment.
Attending the Orientation Days is compulsory. In case you cannot participate, please contact the Study Services of your own campus.
Orientation Days' general programme
- Orientation to studies at Haaga-Helia UAS
- Meeting other students from your study group
- Hearing the best practices from tutors/alumni
- Getting to know your own Guidance Counsellor
- Getting familiar with the digital tools needed during studies
- Registration for the courses of the first semester
Orientation Days' timetables
- Business Information Technology, Pasila campus, Helsinki 15.—17.8.
- International Business (full-time studies), Pasila campus, Helsinki 15.–17.8.
- International Business (blended learning), Pasila campus, Helsinki 16.–17.8.
- Aviation Business, Porvoo campus, Porvoo 16.–18.8.
- Digital Business Innovations, Porvoo campus, Porvoo 16.–18.8.
- Hospitality and Tourism Experience Management, Haaga campus, Helsinki 14.–17.8.
- Sport Coaching and Management, Vierumäki campus, Heinola 14.–18.8.
Please note that after the official programme of the orientation days, several student organisations also organise a voluntary programme for new students.
Support for students
As a student of Haaga-Helia, you will be supported throughout your studies and you get to enjoy several student benefits. Your student card will give you access to various student discounts: lunch, sports and public transportation among others.
As a degree student, you will be entitled to use the Finnish Student Health Services. To be able to use the Finnish Student Health Services, you must pay the compulsory student healthcare fee to Kela (the Social Insurance Institution of Finland) by 30 September 2023. Exchange students and open university students are not entitled to use FSHS services and thus, are not liable to pay the fee.
Haaga-Helia's Student Union Helga is a community and a safety net for students: Helga is your very own voice, an advocate of interests, and a service provider. Helga develops the student culture in Haaga-Helia and takes care that every student is welcomed into the community. Coveralls, tutors, and events are the most visible part of operations – in the background, Helga works continuously around subjects that concern higher education and municipal politics as well as security in students’ personal finances and other social questions in order to guarantee you the best study experience.
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