Registration for the academic year

Remember to register every year

You must register as a university student each academic year if you are a degree student at Uniarts Helsinki or if you are completing non-degree pedagogical studies for teachers.  

You can complete studies only as an attending student. You must register as an attending or a non-attending student also for the academic term when you are graduating. You may register for non-attendance and still graduate only if you have completed all the studies required for your degree and submitted your thesis project for examination during the previous academic term (this opportunity is valid until 31 July 2026, after which you can only graduate if you have registered as attending). 

If you are completing exchange studies or a traineeship abroad or if you are completing studies in a double-degree programme at a partner university, you must register as an attending student. 
 
If you are an Open University student, contact your study coordinator directly to take care of the registration. 

If you are liable to pay the annual tuition fee, you will receive separate registration instructions by email.  

First-year students have their separate registration instructions. 

How to register

The registration is made in Oili. You need Uniarts IT credentials to login to Oili. See the detailed dates in the academic year schedule.

If you are a bachelor’s or a master’s student, you must pay the student union membership fee in connection with the registration. Doctoral students are free to choose whether they want to pay the fee and gain membership in the student union. 

Payment of the fee is an easy process in the OILI service. You can use your online banking service (if you have a Finnish bank account) or a credit card.

You can check the amount of the membership fee on the Student Union website. 

In case you cannot register in OILI, deliver the student union fee payment receipt to study services using the Uniarts Help contact form (log in with your Uniarts credentials).

The student union hands out term stickers for the plastic student cards. Please see the student union web page for the timetable and contact information.

Questions about registration

If you have questions about registering for the academic year, you can contact the academic affairs office. 

Special circumstances or change of status

Decision on an extension and registration for the academic year

If your right to study expires on 31 December, you can register as attending only for the autumn term. If you are granted additional time to finish your studies, the registration for the spring term takes place after the granting decision. Read more about applying for extension for studies here. 

Change non-attendance to attendance

You can change your status from a non-attending student to an attending student at any time during the academic year. If you want to change your status for the spring term, you can do so easily in the OILI service during the registration period. Prepare to pay the spring term’s portion of the student union membership fee. At other times, contact the academic affairs office. Please note that those who register for attendance in the middle of the academic year may have limitations in the selection of available teaching. 

Change attendance to non-attendance

Changing one’s status from an attending student to a non-attending student is only possible during the registration period. As for attendance for the spring term, a student’s attending status can be changed to non-attending until 7 January (or until the following working day). Please note that you cannot change your attendance to non-attending in the OILI service, and instead, you must ask for help from the academic affairs team. You can apply for a refund of the membership fee from the Student Union when the registration for non-attendance has been registered in Peppi. The Student Union provides instructions on the refund of the membership fee and the related deadlines on its website.

Annual healthcare fee for students in higher education

Pay the FSHS healthcare fee directly to Kela. You will not be sent a separate invoice, and instead, you need to pay the fee on your own initiative. You can check the due dates and details for payment on the Kela website. 

What happens if you fail to register

If you have not registered for attendance or non-attendance within the registration period, you will lose your right to study.

Only attending students can use the university’s facilities for practice and rehearsals, for example. 

By registering as a non-attending student, you make sure that you retain your right to use the Uniarts Helsinki user account and email address. 

If you fail to register, please note that the time during which you have not registered as attending or non-attending is taken into account when counting the duration of your studies.

Reinstatement of the right to study

You can apply for the reinstatement of your right to study, and you must pay a re-enrolment fee (50 euros). The re-enrolment fee applies to bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree students.  

Students who were registered as attending or non-attending for the previous academic term

If you were registered for attendance or non-attendance for the previous academic term, no separate application is needed. This is how you can reinstate your right to study:

1. Pay the re-enrolment fee of €50 to the university’s account
2. Pay the student union fee to the Student Union’s account (if you are a bachelor’s or a master’s student)
3. Deliver the receipts of the payments to the study services. You can use the Uniarts Help contact form (log in with your Uniarts credentials). You will be recorded as an attending student in Peppi based on the receipts you have submitted.
4. Please also update your contact information in Peppi.

Please note that you must submit your payment receipts by the end of the ongoing academic term. If you miss the deadline, you must also fill in an application for reinstatement of the right to study (see below).

Please note that you need to have a valid personal study plan and have not used up the maximum time allocated for studies in the Universities Act.

Payment details for the re-enrolment fee (50 euros):

• Recipient: Taideyliopisto 
• Recipient’s bank details: OP Yrityspankki Oyj (P.O. Box 308, 00013 OP) 
• Bank account number (IBAN): FI40 5000 0120 2882 37 
• SWIFT/BIC: OKOYFIHH 
• Academy-specific reference numbers: 700 00632 (Academy of Fine Arts), 700 00658 (Sibelius Academy), 700 00645 (Theatre Academy) 

Please note that the Student Union’s membership fee is paid to a different account. You can find the Student Union fee payment instructions on a separate instructions page.

Students who were not registered as attending or non-attending for the previous academic term

If you were not enrolled during the previous academic term, you will need to submit an application in order to have your right to study reinstated as well as pay the re-enrolment fee. Link to the application:

Duration of studies and non-attendance because of statutory reasons

Absence because of statutory reasons is not counted into your study time. If you register yourself as non-attending because of statutory reasons, please deliver a certificate proving the duration of the statutory reason to the academic affairs office.  You can use the Uniarts Help contact form (log in with your Uniarts credentials).