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Masters at the University of Helsinki

 Computer Science & IT (3) Engineering & Technology (4) Environment & Agriculture (8) Humanities (2) Law (2) Medicine & Health (5) Natural Sciences & Mathematics (8) Social Sciences (12)

Rankings

The University of Helsinki belongs to the top 100 universities in the world and the top 50 universities in Europe.

Ranking	Year	Rank (in the world)	Rank (in Europe)
QS World University Rankings	2021	104	37
Times Higher Education World University Rankings	2021	98	36
Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities	2020	74	27

University of helsinki masters acceptance rate

# ?	University name	Acceptance rate Acc. rate
1	University of Helsinki	17%
2	Aalto University	15%
3	University of Turku	15%
4	University of Oulu	20%

University of helsinki fees for international students

How much is the tuition fee? At the University of Helsinki, the tuition fee is 13, 000, 15 000 or 18 000 euros per academic year, depending on the academic field of the degree programme.

University of helsinki international students requirements

Check the application period

The international master’s programmes at the University of Helsinki have only one application round per year. Please note that the application form is functional only during the application period. 

The next application round for international master’s programmes will begin in December 2021. The exact dates will be announced later. To keep updated, sign up for our Admissions Newsletter.

The academic year always begins on 1 August.

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Choose your prospective degree programme

You can browse our international master’s programmes using the degree programme search feature. 

Admission criteria and other programme-specific details are available in the Studyinfo service.Explore our International Master’s Programmes

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Make sure you are eligible

To be able to apply to a master’s programme, you must have completed a first-cycle (bachelor’s) degree.

If you will only complete your first-cycle degree after the application period ends, you can still apply to a master’s programme, provided that you fulfil all other requirements.

Please note that each master’s programme has individual criteria on what studies you must have completed previously. Your degree need not necessarily be from the field of your prospective master’s programme, but you must have completed a sufficient amount of university studies in the field of the programme. 

Check the programme-specific requirements in the Studyinfo service

You must also meet the degree programme-specific language requirements.Proving your English language skills

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Prepare the required attachments

When applying to a master’s programme, you have to submit the required documents precisely as instructed. Deviating from the instructions will result in rejection.

• If you have completed your previous degree in a country listed on the country-specific requirements page, you must comply with the relevant requirements when submitting attachments.

In other cases, please comply with the general instructions on submitting attachments.

If the documents describing your education are in a language other than English, Finnish or Swedish, you must submit authorised translations of these.

Make sure that all of the education documents you submit are officially certified and that they are submitted correctly.

Please note that completing a language test, if necessary, obtaining education documents, and having them officially certified takes time. For this reason, we recommend that you start preparing these matters well before the application period begins.Required application enclosures

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Apply during the application period

All applications for international master’s programmes must be submitted in the electronic application system by the end of the application period.

When the application period opens on 1 December 2020 at 8.00 Finnish time, look for your degree programme in the Studyinfo service. Click APPLY  on the relevant degree programme page, complete the application form and submit all required attachments as instructed.

Submit the required attachments as soon as possible to allow time for supplementing them, should the documents have deficiencies. Attachments can be submitted until 29 January 2021. Attachments received after that date will not be processed. 

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After submitting your application

After you have submitted your application and the required attachments, the application is processed as follows: 

• Minimum requirements
  Admission Services checks that your application and its attachments meet the predetermined minimum requirements. 
• Academic assessment
  If your application meets the predetermined minimum requirements, Admission Services will send it for assessment by the relevant degree programme.
• Admission results
  Admission results will be published by 16 April 2021.