During the orientation days, you will get to know Haaga-Helia as a learning environment and meet the other ITBBA students. Tutors share their study tips, and the guidance counsellor will also come familiar. You take over Haaga-Helia's most essential tools and register for the Spring 2026 studies. Bring your laptop.
The orientation days will be held at the Haaga-Helia Pasila campus, Ratapihantie 13, 00520 Helsinki.
If you have completed previous university studies, i.e., credits of earlier studies, make time for a quick guidance session even before the orientation days. The guidance counsellors, Liila Mäntylä Peuralinna and Seppo Karisto, are available as of 5 January 2026.
Programme
Monday 5.1. time 10:00 – 14:00 (room 1001)
10:00 – 14:00 Welcome to Finland for international students.
Wednesday 7.1. time 10:00 – 17:00 (room 3012)
10:00 – 11:00 Welcome to Haaga-Helia! Brief info to ITBBA
11:00 – 13:00 Lunch with tutors and getting to know Pasila Campus
13:00 – 14:40 Information on Recognition of Prior Learning of languages
14:40 – 15:00 Getting to know your curriculum
15:00 – 17:00 Recognition of Competence Workshop and Information on Recognition of Prior Learning
Thursday 8.1. time 9:30 – 17:00 (room 3012 and 3014, 3009 )
9:30 – 10:00 IT orientation for students
10:00 – 11:00 How to Demonstrate Key Competencies in Business Information Technology Studies
11:00 – 15:00 Haaga-Helia's information systems (Peppi & Haaga-Helia’s e-mail;
Lukkarikone; JobTeaser; Moodle; Apps) And registration for the Autumn courses with tutors. Bring your laptop.
Lunch with tutors according to your group schedule
Get to know each other
15:00 – 17:00 Introduction to Digital Learning Environments Hanna Mäenpää
Evening activities with tutors
Friday 9.1. time 10:00 – 17:00 (room 3012)
10:00 – 14:00 Get to know each other with tutors (also a time to solve email or course registration issues), Representatives of the students’ associations visit (Helga, ESN, IDS) and also visit the 3D lab
Lunch with tutors to agree on your group schedule
14:00 – 17:00 Written Finnish RPL test for students with previous knowledge of Finnish.
