Degree Student
Academic Calendar
The academic calendar 2025-2026 have been published and can be found on this page.
Academic Year 2024-2025
The academic year runs from the beginning of August to the end of July: 1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025.
Teaching is organised in two semesters and in the summer.
Autumn 2024
- New students from 19 August 2024 to 18 December 2024
- Continuing students from 26 August 2024 to 18 December 2024
- Week 42 contact free
In the bachelor's degrees, InnoFlash course is implemented in week 45 in Finnish and in week 46 in English.
Spring 2025
- New students from 7 January 2025 to 19 May 2025
- Continuing students from 13 January 2025 to 19 May 2025
- Week 9 contact free
In the bachelor's degrees, InnoFlash course is implemented in week 12 in Finnish and in week 13 in English.
Summer 2025
- from 20 May 2025 to 31 July 2025
Enrolment Periods
Enrolment for attendance/non-attendance and for courses
- from 2 May 2024 to 22 August 2024
- New students enrol for attendance/non-attendance through Studyinfo.fi service.
- New and continuing students from 1 August 2024 to 22 August 2024 (NB: the change for continuing students)
Master's students have separate enrolment periods.
- from 1 November 2024 to 9 January 2025
- New students enrol for attendance/non-attendance through Studyinfo.fi service.
- New and continuing students from 18 November 2024 to 9 January 2025 (NB: the change for continuing students)
- Language and communication studies from 19 November 2024 to 9 January 2025
Master's students have separate enrolment periods.
- from 1 April 2025 to 30 April 2025
Please, see instructions on Cross-institutional Studies on the Elmo Student.
Public Holidays
- Independence Day: 6 December 2024
- Christmas: 24-26 December 2024
- New Year's Day: 1 January 2025
- Epiphany: 6 January 2025
- Easter: 18-21 April 2025
- May Day: 1 May 2025
- Ascension Day: 29 May 2025
- Whit Sunday: 8 June 2025
- Midsummer: 20-21 June 2025
Academic Year 2025-2026
The academic year runs from the beginning of August to the end of July: 1 August 2025 - 31 July 2026.
Teaching is organised in two semesters and in the summer.
Autumn 2025
- New students from 18 August 2025 to 19 December 2025
- Continuing students from 25 August 2025 to 19 December 2025
- Week 42 contact free
In the bachelor's degrees, InnoFlash course is implemented in week 45 in Finnish and in week 46 in English.
Spring 2026
- New, exchange and transfer students from 7 January 2026 to 20 May 2026
- Continuing students from 12 January 2026 to 20 May 2026
- Week 9 contact free
In the bachelor's degrees, InnoFlash course is implemented in week 12 in Finnish and in week 13 in English.
Summer 2026
- from 21 May 2026 to 31 July 2026
NB. Summer studies can be scheduled outside the summer timetable. Anyway, they are in May, June, July and/or August.
Enrolment Periods
Enrolment for attendance/non-attendance and for courses
Note. Non-enrolment (both for attendance and non-attendance) leads to loss of study entitlement.
- from 2 May 2025 to 21 August 2025
- New students enrol for attendance/non-attendance through Studyinfo.fi service.
- from 4 August 2025 to 21 August 2025
- Enrolment for language and communication studies by the Language Center begins on 5 August 2025
- from 3 November 2025 to 8 January 2026
- New students enrol for attendance/non-attendance through Studyinfo.fi service.
- from 17 November 2025 to 8 January 2026
- Enrolment for language and communication studies by the Language Center begins on 18 November 2025
- from 1 April 2026 to 30 April 2026
See Elmo Student for the instructions of cross-institutional studies before enrolling.
Public Holidays
- Independence Day: 6 December 2025
- Christmas: 24-26 December 2025
- New Year's Day: 1 January 2026
- Epiphany: 6 January 2026
- Easter: 3 April - 6 April 2026
- May Day: 1 May 2026
- Ascension Day: 14 May 2026
- Whit Sunday: 24 May 2026
- Midsummer: 19-20 June 2026