How to apply for the bachelor's programme
In admission groups 2 and 3, admission is based on SAT results. If you have applied in admission group 1 based on the grades of your Finnish matriculation exam, IB/EB/RP or DIA diploma, you will hear about the admission results by 28 May at the latest.
Please note that these guidelines concern the spring joint application of 2025. Instructions for the application round 2026 will be published later this year.
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Timetable for bachelor's degree admissions
| Application period opens | 8 January 2025 at 8:00 a.m. (EET) |
| Webinar: How to apply? | 10 January 2025 at 3:00 p.m. (EET) |
| Deadline for submitting the application | 22 January 2025 at 3:00 p.m. (EET) |
| Deadline for application attachments | |
| General deadline for application attachments to be uploaded on Studyinfo* | 29 January 2025 at 3:00 p.m. (EET) |
| Deadline for the SAT test results to arrive directly from the test organiser (Admission group II and III) | 29 January 2025 at 3:00 p.m. (EET) |
| Applicants are informed of the results | |
| Admission results for SAT based admission (Admission groups II and III) at the latest | 3 April 2025 |
| Admission results for certificate-based admission (Admission group I) at the latest | 28 May 2025 |
| Deadline for accepting your study place | 10 July 2025 at 3:00 p.m. (EEST) |
| Deadline for document verification | |
| Deadline for verified copies of educational documents for applicants, whose degree information cannot be verified from databases (Admission group I) | 10 July 2025 at 3:00 p.m. (EEST) |
| Deadline for submitting the final diploma and its translation (if needed) for applicants completing a foreign secondary level qualification granting eligibility to higher education in spring 2025 (Admission group III) | 31 July 2025 at 3:00 p.m. (EEST) |
| Studies begin | August-September 2025 |
*If your previous qualification is unfinished at the time of application, other deadlines may apply. Please see further information below ("Applying with an unfinished qualification").
Application process step by step
1. Start preparing well in advance! First read through the admission criteria of the programme. Then, if required, book and take possible aptitude or language tests at your earliest convenience. An SAT may be required depending on your previous qualification. For some applicants in Admission group I, a language test may be required.
Familiarise yourself with our document requirements in advance.
2. Submit the online application form on Studyinfo.fi during the application period. Don't worry if you can't see it yet: the form is available only during the dedicated application period. After you have submitted your application, check your email (including your spam folder) regularly throughout the application process!
3. Submit the required attachments by the given deadline. Upload the required attachments to your application form on Studyinfo.fi. Please do not send us any other documents, as these cannot be considered and only slow down the processing of your application.
4. Wait for decisions: information on the admissions will be sent by email. The University will make the decisions on student admissions based on the applicant’s application according to the programme-specific admission criteria. Applicants will be informed of the admissions via email.
5. If you get conditionally admitted because some of the information you submitted during the admission process was unconfirmed, please submit the information required according to JYU’s instructions and by the deadlines given on this webpage. If you fail to submit the required information in time or if the information or documents you submit do not meet our requirements, your admission will be cancelled.
6. Remember to accept the study place on Studyinfo by the deadline! If you get admitted to several programmes in Finland, make sure to accept the study place in your preferred programme. The acceptance is binding and cannot be changed later.
Studyinfo.fi portal
At Studyinfo.fi you can find information on different degrees and qualifications and learn about studies in educational institutions in Finland.
The application form is open only during the application period.
This section explains the general eligibility requirements for our international bachelor's degree programme. Please see the admission criteria for the specific requirements.
You must submit a complete application to be eligible. If any of the necessary attachments are missing, we will not be able to process your application.
If you are a final-year student and the qualification used to prove your eligibility is still incomplete at the time of application, you can be admitted on the condition that you graduate and submit the required final educational documents/information according to JYU’s admissions timetable. If you fail to do so, your admission will be cancelled. If you graduate later or the necessary documents cannot be issued in time for you to meet our deadlines, then please wait until 2026 to apply.
In the application phase, you are required to submit all the other required attachments except for final educational documents. Instead, you will be asked to provide information on your unfinished degree on the application form.
The admission criteria are programme-specific and detail the specific eligibility requirements and the way in which the admission score for each eligible applicant is calculated in each programme. Business Innovation and Sustainability programme has three different admission groups. These different groups have their own threshold criteria.
Please make sure to familiarise yourself with the admission criteria:
You must submit all the necessary documents on the application form on Studyinfo by the given deadlines for your application to be considered. You  can  find  a  full  list  of  all  the  required  attachments  in  the  admission criteria of the programme. We kindly ask you not to send us any other documents, as these  cannot  be  considered  and  only  slow  down  the  processing  of  your  application.
 In addition, applicants applying based on an SAT results must upload a copy of the official SAT test result score report to the application form and have their SAT result sent to JYU from the test organiser by 29 January 2025 3:00 p.m. (EET). The institutional code for the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ is 12301. Please see further instructions on delivering the SAT test result below.
Good to know for minors
Please note that if you are under 18 years old when you start the studies in Finland, you are legally a minor and you can’t for example make a rental agreement for accommodation, electricity contract or open a bank account by yourself. Therefore, life in Finland as a minor student without parents can be very challenging.