Registration for the academic year

All degree students must register with the university each academic year as either attending or absent.

You may complete studies only if you are registered as attending. You must also register as attending when completing exchange studies, degree-related internships, cross-institutional studies, or studies in a double degree programme at a partner university.

You must register as attending for the semester in which your degree is awarded.

You may graduate as absent 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 have submitted your written thesis for examination and completed all other degree requirements (including the maturity test and any required thesis examination event) by the last day of the semester, you may also submit your degree certificate application at that time. If the thesis is approved, the graduation date will be recorded as the last day of the semester. In this case, you will receive your degree certificate according to a schedule separately confirmed by the academy, and you do not need to register as attending or absent for the following academic year.

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.

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) or by email to study@uniarts.fi.

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 study services team.

Changing your registration status

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.

If you have registered for the term following your graduation term and do not have any other right to complete a degree at the university, the Peppi system will automatically remove these registrations upon graduation. The same applies if you give up your right to complete a degree but have already registered for the following term.

If you have changed your status from attending to non-attending, given up your right to complete a degree, or if your attendance registration for the term following your graduation term has been removed, you are entitled to a refund of the student union membership fee you have paid, in accordance with the decisions of the student union. The Student Union provides instructions on the refund of the membership fee and the related deadlines on its website.

Re-enrolment and reinstatement of your study right

Did you forget to register on time?

If you did not register by the deadline but were registered as present or absent during the previous semester, you may be re-enrolled as a student without submitting a separate application. This requires that you pay the re-enrolment fee, have a valid personal study plan, and have remaining study time in accordance with the Universities Act. Proceed as follows:

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) or by email to study@uniarts.fi. 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).

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.

Apply for reinstatement of your study right if you were not registered in the previous semester

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 application fee 50 €. You can find the payment details on the application form. Link to the application:

Duration of studies and non-attendance

If you do not intend to study, you may register as absent. You may be absent for a total of two terms without this reducing your study time. If you register as absent for more than two terms, your statutory duration of studies will begin to run; however, terms of absence are not counted toward the target duration of the degree.

Absence due to statutory reasons

Absence due to service performed under the Finnish Conscription Act, the Finnish Civil Service Act, or the Finnish Act on Women’s Voluntary Military Service, or due to leave taken in connection with the birth or adoption of a child, does not consume study time. If you register as absent for one of these statutory reasons, please submit the required certificates to study services specifying the period of statutory absence. You can use the Uniarts Help contact form (log in with your Uniarts credentials).

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.