EXAM electronic examination system at Haaga-Helia

Book your examination slot through the Haaga-Helia EXAM system. Sign in using your Haaga-Helia username without the @myy.haaga-helia.fi suffix.

Examination slots at Haaga-Helia EXAM facilities can be booked no earlier than 30 days before the examination date. During holiday periods, EXAM opening hours may vary, but all available slots are always shown in the booking calendar.

If you are unable to attend your examination, please remember to cancel or reschedule your booking so that the slot can be made available to other students.

If necessary, you may book an EXAM visit and sit your examination at another higher education institution in a different location.

Participating institutions, together with links to their institution-specific instructions and terms of use, can be found on the national EXAM website.

When booking an examination at another institution's EXAM facility, you agree to comply with that institution's EXAM terms of use and invigilation procedures. The applicable terms and instructions are available on each institution's website.

Register for the examination through your own university's or higher education institution's system.

You may book an EXAM examination slot at Haaga-Helia campuses no earlier than 30 days before the examination date. During holiday periods, EXAM opening hours may vary, but all available slots are always shown in the booking calendar.

If you are unable to attend, please remember to cancel or reschedule your booking so that the slot can be made available to other students.

Please arrive well before the start of your examination and check in at the campus reception desk.

Bring a valid form of identification and your booking confirmation, showing your name, the examination title, the scheduled time and the workstation number. You will be issued with an access card and a locker key.

The identity of all EXAM candidates is verified before the examination. You will not be allowed to sit the examination without valid identification. Please note that you must also keep your identification document with you throughout the examination.

The following documents are accepted as proof of identity:

• A valid passport issued by a government authority
• A photographic identity card issued within the European Economic Area (EEA), San Marino or Switzerland
• A photographic identity card issued by the Finnish Police
• A valid Finnish driving licence

Identification documents must not be damaged or expired. You must be clearly identifiable from the photograph. Your face must be visible during identity verification. Where necessary, every effort will be made to ensure that the identity check is carried out by a member of staff of the same gender.

Check your confirmation email or the details of your booking in the EXAM system to find out which examination room and workstation have been assigned to you. You may only sit the examination at the designated workstation.

You may bring only the following items into the examination room:

• Your identification document (obligatory)
• A pen
• An unlabelled water bottle
• Tissues

All other belongings must be left in a locker outside the examination room. This includes mobile phones, smartwatches, smart glasses, notes, books and magazines, outerwear, hats and caps, scarves, and any other personal belongings.

Paper is provided in the examination room. Please bring your own pen.

If necessary, change your password to one that is easier to remember before entering the examination room. Passwords written on paper are not permitted, as no personal notes of any kind may be brought into the examination room.

If required, you may borrow hearing protectors from the information desk when you arrive.

Please enter the examination room and proceed to your assigned workstation approximately five minutes before the start of your examination. This allows the previous candidate to complete their examination without disturbance.

You may sit the examination only at the workstation assigned to you. You may begin the examination only when your booked slot starts, even if your workstation is available beforehand. Please arrive on time, as your examination time begins from the start of your booking.

Sign in and answer the examination questions. The examination must be completed within your booked time slot. The remaining examination time is displayed on the EXAM page in your browser. Remember to save your answers regularly. Once the allocated examination time has expired, the examination will close automatically.

Instructions for taking the examination and guidance for technical issues are available in the examination room. Please refer to the Technical Instructions for EXAM if required.

EXAM examination facilities are monitored by audio and video recording surveillance. You must be clearly identifiable in the recordings. Your face and ears must remain clearly visible at all times.

You must not bring any unauthorised items into the examination room. If you are found to have any items other than those permitted, your examination attempt will be failed.

Keep your identification document with you and visible on your desk at all times.

Talking is not permitted in the examination room, and candidates may not leave the room during the examination.

Please be considerate of others and maintain a quiet examination environment. Avoid using strong fragrances.

Follow the examination room regulations at all times. Any breach of the EXAM regulations will be regarded as a violation of the user rules and will result in the examination being failed.

The examination room is monitored by audio and video recording surveillance.

The following software is available on the EXAM workstations at Haaga-Helia:

• Adobe Reader
• Calculator
• Excel 
• FreeMind
• Notepad++
• Paint
• PowerPoint
• Project 
• Snipping Tool 
• SPSS 
• Visio  
• Word

Individual arrangements for Haaga-Helia students

If you require individual arrangements, please contact your lecturer at least 10 days before the examination. This allows any necessary arrangements, such as additional time, medication, medical devices or the use of a support person, to be considered in advance.

If you are sitting an examination at another higher education institution as an exam visit candidate, please also discuss any individual arrangements with your lecturer.

Please note that Haaga-Helia's exam visit facilities are currently not accessible to wheelchair users.

Individual arrangements for EXAM visitors

If you require individual arrangements, please contact your home institution well in advance of the examination.

Arrangements are agreed on a case-by-case basis between your home institution and Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences.

Please note that Haaga-Helia's exam visit facilities are currently not accessible to wheelchair users.

Please remember to return your access card, locker key and any borrowed hearing protectors to the campus information desk after the examination. Remember to close your locker when leaving.

Once your lecturer has marked your examination, you will receive an email notification. Any feedback can be viewed in EXAM.

You may book up to two resits for the same examination, if required. This does not apply to assessments for which only one attempt is permitted. A resit attempt also includes an examination that you start but do not complete, or a booked examination that you fail to attend.

Questions? Please contact your lecturer or the Helpdesk at [email protected].