Graduation ceremony, 14 December

Student Event

14.12.

14:00 - 16:30

A warm welcome to Haaga-Helia's autumn graduation ceremony 2026 on Monday 14 December.

Haaga-Helia's graduation ceremony will take place at Finlandia Hall (Mannerheimintie 13, Helsinki).

All degree students who graduate by the end of December are welcome to register for the ceremony (Bachelor and Master graduates from Helsinki, Porvoo and Vierumäki campuses).

Programme

The ceremony starts at 14:00. The programme includes music, speeches and presentation of graduates (giving roses and cards to graduates) and scholarship awardees. Graduates also have an opportunity to have their graduation photo taken. The programme ends approximately at 17:00.

Dress code: Semi-formal attire.

Registration

Pre-registration via Lyyti is required to attend the ceremony. The registration link is on the confirmation of your graduation application and an invitation will be sent my email to the graduates.

Pre-registration is necessary due to catering and capacity of the venue. The graduates who have registered for the ceremony will be called by name to receive the rose.

Remember to apply for graduation on time.

Follow the ceremony online

Graduates' family and friends can follow the ceremony also via streaming. The ceremony will not be recorded.

If you have special requests or questions, please contact Eeva-Liisa Rahkonen.

Frequently asked questions

Students graduating from Haaga-Helia's Bachelor's or Master's degrees will receive an electronically signed degree certificate, which they download for themselves. Haaga-Helia does not use paper degree certificates. Electronic diplomas were introduced at Haaga-Helia in January 2024.

More information: Graduation

When you register yourself to the graduation ceremony, you can register 1-2 guests at the same time. The capacity of the venue is limited and we want to ensure that all graduates can participate the ceremony. Therefore, we have limited the number of guest to max 2 per graduate.

Graduates are seated in groups according to their degree: for example, all Bachelor of Sports Studies graduates together, or all MBA graduates together. Seats are not named, so you may sit next to a friend who is graduating from the same degree. A seating order will be sent to the graduates by email before the ceremony. Please check your seating in advance from the email.

You can wear a UAS cap during your studies with a general upper secondary school/vocational school cockade and change the cockade to bachelor degree model when you graduate. You can use a master's cockade when you have completed a master's degree at a university of applied sciences. The color of the cap's ribbon depends on your degree.

The cap is optional. If you have a cap, you may wear it to the graduation ceremony.

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