Scholarships and Admission Process in Finland

Scholarships and Admission Process in Finland

Step 1. Check the requirements! 

Step 2. Collect the required enclosures and scan them at

• Original Bachelor’s degree certificate and relevant Master’s degree certificate in the original language.
  Note that if you are applying for the programme relevant master’s degree, you will always need to enclose your bachelor’s degree certificate.
• Translation of original degree certificate(s) in English, Swedish or Finnish.
• Original transcript of records of all higher education studies completed so far, including present studies, in the original language.
• Translation of original transcripts of records to English, Swedish or Finnish.
• A diploma supplement must be enclosed when available.
• Proof of language skills in English; please see information about language requirements.
• Passport (information page containing the applicant’s name, date of birth, nationality and photo)
• Residence permit (required only for non-EU/EEA applicants already residing in Finland or some other EU country on a more permanent basis, both sides needed)
• Any other enclosure required by the programme (please see the programme presentations) or relevant for the application

NOTE that we don’t accept scanned copies of copies, only of the original documents.

Remember to check the general requirements for the enclosures and the country-specific requirements. The country-specific requirements must be followed first and foremost before the general requirements.

Applicants who have not completed their Bachelor’s degree by the deadline must state the expected graduation date and enclose the transcript of records of all studies completed so far. If admitted, it will be conditionally, and a certified true copy of the degree awarded must reach Åbo Akademi University by 29 July 2022 at 3:00 pm (Helsinki time).

Step 3.  Apply online at Studyinfo

You must also upload the required enclosures (see step 2 above). Note that if you have been awarded a degree in a country subject to our country-specific requirements, your enclosures will need to follow the requirements.

Åbo Akademi University offers scholarships for students who are subject to tuition fees. You can apply for our scholarships in the same application form, indicate “yes” in the appropriate question. In the application, you will find questions assessed by the scholarship granting committee.

Note that the online application is open only during the application period.

Step 4. Check and submit your application within the given deadline!

Step 5. Certified hard copies – only for admitted applicants

• Original Bachelor’s degree certificate and relevant Master’s degree certificate
  Note that if you are applying with a programme relevant master’s degree, you will always need to enclose your bachelor’s degree certificate.
• Translation of degree certificate(s) in English, Swedish or Finnish
• Original transcripts of all higher education studies completed so far (including present studies)
• Translation of original transcripts in English, Swedish or Finnish

Note the general requirements for the enclosures and the country-specific requirements. The country-specific requirements must be followed first and foremost before the general requirements.

The documents should be sent to:
Åbo Akademi University/International Admission
Hämeenkatu13
20500 Turku, FINLAND
The documents should arrive at Åbo Akademi University by 1 June 2022.
If you send your documents from the Aland Islands or a country outside the EU, we recommend you use courier services, such as DHL, UPS, FedEx, TNT, etc.

Applicants who have graduated from a Finnish university before the application period don’t need to submit certified hard copies as the degree can be verified in the national database.

NOTE! that due to the number of hard copies we receive, we will not notify you separately when documents have arrived. We will only contact the applicant if we are missing documents, in which case we will give him/her time to send supplementary documentation.

Questions related to the admission process can be e-mailed to admission@abo.fi before the admission deadline. Note that it might take longer for us to get back to you due to the Christmas holidays and New Year.

Step 6. Authentication of original documents