Aalto University will introduce a new Sisu student information system on 9 August 2021. The introduction of Sisu is preceded by a service break of student information services between 31 July and 8 August 2021. Due to service break it is important that you register by 28 July 2021 at the latest so that your data and your enrolment can be transferred to Aalto University information systems before the service break begins.
Suomeksi | På svenska Accept your offer of admission and enroll as an attending student as soon as possible after receiving notification of your admission. Also proceed swiftly with other arrangements, such as residence permit application (if applicable) and student housing. Getting the processes started as early as possible helps you avoid peak application times and long waits. In the spring joint application for study programmes offered in English, the results can be published at different times, but no later than by 4 June 2021. As you do not need to set your study options in order of preference in the spring joint application for study programmes offered in English, you can be accepted to several study programmes in the same application. You may receive the results for some study programmes before the results of other study programmes have been published. You will receive an email with a link to the admission results letter when all the results have been published. The letter includes the admission results of all the study programmes you have applied to in joint application. In the results letter you will also find your points for each study programme and the lowest score for gaining admission. 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. Please note that Aalto University does not send those accepted a separate acceptance letter by mail; all communication is done via e-mail. To stay informed, make sure to follow up on your My Studyinfo service and e-mail. Instructions for accepting your offer of admission can be found at My Studyinfo service. Students with Finnish personal identity code and online banking ID: Accept the study place in the studyinfo.fi portal by logging into My Studyinfo service. Please follow the instructions in the Studyinfo portal on how to accept the admission offer. Students without Finnish personal identity code and online banking ID: You will receive an email from the Studyinfo portal with instructions on how to accept the study place. The email includes a personal link to a web page where you can accept the study place. Degree students who are citizens of countries outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland are generally required to pay tuition fees. The amount of the tuition fee as well as information of possibly awarded scholarship is in the admission letter. If you are liable to pay tuition and have been awarded an Aalto University scholarship to partly or fully cover your fee, please return the signed document “Aalto University Scholarship Terms Of Acceptance” by the given deadline. The document is sent with the letter of acceptance. Detailed instructions for the payment will be in the invoice, which is issued after you have accepted your study place. The invoice is sent by email and payment is due before the start of the academic year. If you are awarded an Aalto University scholarship, the amount awarded will be deducted from your invoice, e.g. if you are awarded a 50 % scholarship, your invoice will concern half of the tuition fee due for that academic year. If you are awarded a 100 % scholarship no invoice will be sent. Tuition fee needs to be paid before enrolling at the university. More information on tuition fee and scholarships: Tuition fees and scholarships. After accepting an offer of admission, you have to enrol each academic year as either an attending or a non-attending student. We recommend new students to enrol by 28 July 2021 to ensure smooth start of studies. All degree students must enrol as either attending or non-attending each academic year. If you do not enrol as either attending or non-attending by the end of the enrolment period (no later than 10 September 2021), you will forfeit your right to study. To enrol as an attending student at Aalto University, login to My Studyinfo and use the enrolment service to pay the obligatory membership fee of the Aalto University Student Union (AYY). If you wish to join a student association (guild or subject-specific association) in your field of study, you also need to pay any membership fees for it. The enrolment period begins on 3 May 2021. Online enrolment in My Studyinfo is possible until 28 July 2021. If you cannot use the payment methods in the enrolment service of My Studyinfo and therefore enrol online, contact the student services (at studentservices@aalto.fi). Due to additional regulations concerning tuition fees, students with a tuition fee liability must first pay their tuition fee before enrolling in My Studyinfo. Your tuition fee must be received in full by the university before enrolment is possible. You will receive a receipt of the payment from the university when the payment has been processed. After you receive the receipt, enrolment in My Studyinfo can be enabled by student services. You can contact the student services (at studentservices@aalto.fi) to ensure that your enrolment has been enabled. To ensure that your student status is valid from the beginning of academic year (1 August) you should enrol no later than 28 July 2021 and sooner if possible. Enrolling as attending is also a precondition for using any Aalto services, getting a student number, and registering for courses. In your first year of studies you can enrol as a non-attending student i.e. defer the start of your studies) only for reasons referred to in the Universities Act (Yliopistolaki 558/2009, Section 39), that is, if you are: in active service referred to in accordance with the Conscription Act (1438/2007), the Non-Military Service Act (1446/2007) or the Act on Voluntary Military Service for Women (194/1995), please note that the possibility to enrol as non-attending in the first year of studies for reasons of active service is valid only for service performed in Finland; on maternity, paternity or parental leave; unable to start your studies due to a medical condition or injury or If you are a non-EU/EEA citizen, you are normally required to have a residence permit in Finland. Read more under arrival and settling in, go through the Finnish Immigration Service information about the residence permit application and start the application process as soon as possible. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the process for residence permit may be more difficult or longer than usual, or even suspended altogether. Please see Migri's information on the coronavirus. EU/EEA citizens do not need a residence permit but upon arrival in Finland, must register their right of residence. Read more under arrival and settling in and go through Migri's information about the registration of residence. Register at the Digital and Population Data Services Agency upon arrival. You should apply for housing as soon as you have accepted the admission offer or as soon as possible with the respective housing provider (e.g. not earlier than four months prior to the intended start of the contract). Student housing is provided by the Aalto University Student Union (AYY) or the Foundation for Student Housing in the Helsinki Region (HOAS). University does not own student apartments and students are responsible for seeking housing themselves. Please read carefully further instructions for seeking accommodation under housing. Non-Finnish students with permanent residence (type A or P) in Finland may qualify for the governmental financial aid. A description of the right to receive student financial aid is available on the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (KELA) website. Adult Education Allowance is an allowance granted by the Education Fund on certain conditions to students who have already been employed before starting their studies. In some cases, adult students may also finance their studies with their unemployment benefit; for additional information, see the TE services (employment services) website. Studies in Aalto University start with an orientation during late-August – early–September. Check on your programme page (section "starting your studies") the exact start date of the orientation programme and plan your arrival schedule accordingly. Consider reserving a couple of days for settling in before the orientation programme. The courses start on 13 September 2021. More information about how to continue your journey from the airport and how to use public transportation in Helsinki region is found in the section arrival and settling in. You can activate your Aalto IT account 29 July 2021 onwards at the earliest and during the week beginning 9 August 2021. If you have not enrolled by 28 July 2021 the service break of student information systems can prevent the activation of Aalto IT account during the service break. The Aalto IT username and password are used to login to all Aalto online services. Once you have activated your IT account, you have access to many electronic services, including your Aalto email. The university uses email as the primary means of communication, so it is essential that you keep on top of your Aalto email at all times. You can activate the Aalto University IT account at the end of July after you have enrolled for the academic year. If you have accepted an offer of admission in 2020 or earlier, you can activate your Aalto IT account right away. You will receive an email when the activation of Aalto IT account is possible. The email will be sent to the email address you have used when you applied to the university. Please follow the instructions of IT services and activate your account as soon as possible. The student card is proof of your student status and it is the simplest way to get student discounts in, for instance, the university restaurants and public transport. For additional information on the student card go to the AYY site. You can download an electronic student card for mobile devices, after you have enrolled as an attending student. The electronic card is accepted in the university restaurants and public transport as proof of student status. You need to apply for Finnish personal ID code (see details above) and inform the code to student services before before you can register the electronic student card. Please note that the right to student discounts begins when the study right begins, 1 August onwards, and the activation of electronic student card is not possible before 1 August. You must enrol as attending by 28 July 2021 at the latest so that the activation is possible when the academic year begins. Please note that due to the service break of the student information systems transfer of the information to serivces outside of Aalto University can be delayed after the service break has ended. Students in universities and universities of applied sciences who are entitled to use the services of the Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS, Finnish abbreviation YTHS), that is, attending master's and bachelor's students, must pay a healthcare fee to Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland. Please follow the Kela instructions to pay the healthcare fee: How to pay the student healthcare fee in higher education. Please make the payment well in advance of the due date (below, the bolded due dates are the most common ones for Aalto students), especially if you cannot use the Kela e-service to make the payment. You can pay the fee for each term separately or for the whole calendar year. To get off to a swift start with your studies, you should look at the contents of your studies and practicalities during the summer and reserve time for orientation. Complete our self-study Pre-orientation on MyCourses learning platform in August, when you have activated your IT credentials. Pre-orientation takes 3-4 hours to complete. For additional information, see Getting started with your studies.Checklist for new Bachelor students
1. Accept your offer of admission
You can accept only one study place leading to a higher education degree in Finland
If you already have a right to study at Aalto University and you wish to accept a new offer of admission
Tuition fees and waivers
2. Return the Aalto Scholarship Terms document and/or pay the tuition fee if applicable
3. Enrol for the academic year no later than 28 July 2021
Enrolment as an attending student
Enrolment as a non-attending student (i.e. deferring the start of studies)
Military service, non-military service or other long period of non-attendance
Duration of studies
4. Apply for Residence Permit (non-EU/EEA Citizens) or register your residence (EU/EEA Citizens)
Non-EU/EEA citizens
EU/EEA citizens
Citizens of Nordic countries
5. Apply for student housing
6. Apply for governmental financial aid for students with permanent residence in Finland
7. Plan and organize your travel to Finland
8. Activate your Aalto IT account
9. Apply for a student card
10. Pay the health care fee for students in higher education by 30 September
Term Enrolment date Due date Autumn: most common situation for new students at Aalto (enrolment period ends at the beginning of September) 30 September or before 30 September Autumn: only for exceptional situation (e.g. re-enrolment) 1 October or later 31 December Spring: normal, most common situation at Aalto (enrolment period ends at the beginning of January) 31 January or before 31 January Spring: only for exceptional situation (e.g. re-enrolment) 1 February or later 31 July 11. Next step: getting started with your studies