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There may be a semester overlap at the end of January if you wish to study here in semester 2. 

Semester I: End of August - End of December
Semester II: Mid January - End of May

Orientation generally commences the last week of August for Semester I and the 2nd week of January for Semester II.

Exams take place late October and late December for Semester I and early March and early May for Semester II.

The academic year and teaching periods.

GPA (Average Grade)

There is no GPA requirement for this destination.

Language Requirement

You need B2 level in your language of instruction.
More information.

Areas of study: All except Medicine and English studies

The following is very important:
1. The courses you choose must match your study program at UU.
2. Erasmus students are required to choose the majority of your courses from one faculty. 
3. You need to have sufficient prior academic background in the disciplines taught (especially important for Educational Sciences).

Courses from the following degree programmes are only available to students who study this at UU:

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Faculty of Law
Politics
Media and Communication
Global Politics and Communication
Geography (Faculty of Science)

Yes.

For the students wanting to live in a student dormitory, University of Helsinki has agreed with housing providers, including Unihome and HOAS (Foundation for Student Housing in the Helsinki Region), on a number of rooms for incoming exchange students. Apartments are located around Helsinki. Students should choose their housing option based on their budget and their wishes.

Exchange students submit their housing application as a part of their exchange application. Their information will be forwarded to housing providers. Each exchange student will receive one housing offer. 

More information.

The monthly living costs for a student in Helsinki for basics such as food, rent and transportation are on average 900-1250 EUR depending on lifestyle. 

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Normal study load per semester (in credits): 30 ECTS (each course is worth 5 credits so on average a total of 6 courses per semester).

15 places per year.

Maximum of 4 places per faculty (especially Social Sciences and Humanities are popular).

In previous years, there were enough spots for the number of 1st choice applications. Please note that this is only an indication, we have no insight in the number of applications for this destination in the current application round.