After having been admitted, you must confirm your place in Studyinfo by the deadline given in your admission email.

You may only confirm one place to study in Finland and the first one you confirm will be your final choice, which you will not be able to change. 

• One study place per term provision

Not following the given deadline for confirming your place will automatically lead into losing your place without any exceptions or a possibility to reclaim it.

When required to pay a tuition fee you must follow the given deadlines related to your case as paying the tuition fee is part of confirming your place at LUT University.

Confirming your place in Studyinfo

Students having or once had a Finnish personal identity code

Log into My Studyinfo with your Finnish e-identification methods and confirm your place - or cancel it if that being the case.

Students not having a Finnish personal identity code or never had one

Log into My Studyinfo through a personal link included in an e-mail from Stydyinfo. You will receive this email on the same date at 8 p.m. (UTC+2/UTC+3) that you received your admission decision by email from LUT Admissions Services.

When not having Finnish e-identification credentials, do not try to log into My Studyinfo.

If unable to confirm your place please contact LUT Admissions Services at admission@lut.fi.

Deadlines for Bachelor's programmes

Students admitted through Regular Admission 

• Students with no tuition fee to be paid 
  Confirm your place by 10 July 2025 at 15:00 (UTC+3)
   
• Students required to pay a tuition fee and admitted to double degree programmes 
  Confirm your place and pay the full tuition fee by 10 July 2025 at 15:00 (UTC+3)
   
• Students required to pay a tuition fee and taking the Early Bird discount for the tuition fee in the programmes
  • Industrial Engineering and Management
  • Technology and Engineering Science
  • Computational Engineering
  • Sustainable International Business
    Confirm your place and pay the Early Bird price of EUR 7 500 for the tuition fee within 21 days from the date of LUT Admissions Services having emailed you the admission decision.
    The exact date for the deadline is indicated on your admission decision sent by email.
     
• Students not taking the Early Bird discount for the tuition fee in the programmes
  • Industrial Engineering and Management
  • Technology and Engineering Science
  • Computational Engineering
  • Sustainable International Business
    Confirm your place and pay the full tuition fee by 10 July 2025 at 15:00 (UTC+3)

Students admitted through Rolling Admission

• Students with no tuition fee to be paid 
  Confirm your place within 21 days from the date of LUT Admissions Services having emailed you the admission decision.
  The exact date for the deadline is indicated on your admission decision sent by email.
   
• Students required to pay a tuition fee and admitted to double degree programmes
  Confirm your place and pay the full tuition fee within 21 days from the date of having received your Certificate of Admission.
  The exact deadline is informed on your admission decision sent by email or on your Certificate of Admission.
   
• Students required to pay a tuition fee and admitted to the programmes
  • Industrial Engineering and Management
  • Technology and Engineering Science
  • Computational Engineering
  • Sustainable International Business
    Confirm your place and pay the Early Bird price of EUR 7 500 for the tuition fee within 21 days from the date of LUT Admissions Services having emailed you the admission decision.
    The exact date for the deadline is indicated on your admission decision sent by email.

Students admitted from Hebei University of Technology (HEBUT)

• Confirm your place, pay the full tuition fee and enroll for the academic year by the deadline informed to you by the LUT International Mobility Services.

Deadlines for Master's programmes

Students admitted through Early Admission

• Students with no tuition fee to be paid
  Confirm your place within 21 days from the date of LUT Admissions Services having emailed you the admission decision.
  The exact date for the deadline is indicated on your admission decision sent by email.
   
• Students required to pay a tuition fee 
  Confirm your place and pay the Early Bird price of EUR 7 500 for the tuition fee within 21 days from the date of LUT Admissions Services having emailed you the admission decision.
  The exact date for the deadline is indicated on your admission decision sent by email.

Students admitted through Regular Admission

• Students with no tuition fee to be paid
  Confirm your place by 30 April 2025 at 15:00 (UTC+3)
   
• Students taking the Early Bird Discount
  Confirm your place and pay the Early Bird price of EUR 7 500 for the tuition fee on 22 April 2025 at the latest
   
• Students not taking the Early Bird Discount 
  Confirm your place and pay the full tuition fee of EUR 13 500 by 30 April 2025 at 15:00 (UTC+3)

Students admitted through Double Degree Admission

• Confirm your place and pay the tuition fee when required by the deadline informed to you by the LUT International Mobility Services.

After having confirmed your place you must enroll for the academic year and finalize the enrolment by paying the compulsory Student Union Membership Fee through OILI online service by the given deadline.

Enrolling through OILI online service

Log into My Studyinfo first with either your Finnish e-identification methods or through the personal link provided by Studyinfo for confirming your place when not having Finnish e-identification credentials.

Once you have confirmed your place, you will be able to move forward to enrolments at OILI:

• tick the enrolment option
• pay the Student Union Membership Fee

by the given dealine on your admission email.

Not following the given deadline for enrolling will automatically lead into losing your right to study. 

You may still request your right to study to be activated after the given deadline with a separate request to LUT Student Customer Service at opinto@lut.fi and make a late enrolment against an extra fee of EUR 50 in addition to the obligatory Student Union membership fee and the Student Health Care fee.

You will not be able to enroll for the courses if not having enrolled first for the academic year.

• Further information: Enrolling for the academic year

If unable to enroll for the academic year or pay the Student Union Membership Fee through OILI, please contact LUT Student Customer Service at opinto@lut.fi

Deadlines for Bachelor's programmes

• Students admitted through Regular Admission 
  Deadline for enrolling: 10 July 2025 at 15:00 (UTC+3)
   
• Students admitted through Rolling Admission 
  Deadline for enrolling: within 21 days from the date of LUT Admissions Services having emailed you the admission decision.
  The exact date for the deadline is indicated on your admission decision sent by email.
   
• Students admitted from Hebei University of Technology (HEBUT) 
  Confirm your place, pay the full tuition fee and enroll for the academic year by the deadline informed to you by the LUT International Mobility Services.

Deadlines for Master's programmes

• Students admitted through Early Admission 
  Deadline for enrolling: 30 April 2025 at 15:00 (UTC+3)
   
• Students admitted through Regular Admission
  Deadline for enrolling: 30 April 2025 at 15:00 (UTC+3)
   
• Students admitted through Double Degree Admission 
  Confirm your place and pay the tuition fee when required by the deadline informed to you by the LUT International Mobility Services.

Student Union Membership fee

The Student Union membership fee is EUR 74 for the full academic year or EUR 42 for only the Fall or Spring semester.

Students admitted to Bachelor's programmes

• Students conditionally admitted through Regular Admission
  Further information at Applying to Bachelor's studies - Regular Admission > 'Applying with an unfinished degree'
   
• Students conditionally admitted through Rolling Admission
  Further information at Applying to Bachelor's studies - Rolling Admission > 'Applying with an unfinished degree'

Not being able to meet with the requirements by the given deadlines will automatically lead into losing your place without a possibility to reclaim it.

Students admitted to Master’s programmes

When having applied with an unfinished degree and having been conditionally admitted, your right to study will be valid only, if

• graduating by 31 August 2025
• providing LUT Admissions Services with a scan for your original Degree Certificate and original Transcript of Records by 31 August 2025 at 15:00 (UTC+3).
  If the original documents are not awarded in Finnish, Swedish or English, you must be able to e-mail LUT Admissions Services also the scans for the official translations in English for both the documents by e-mail by 5 September 2025 at 15:00 (UTC+3).
  This rule applies to all degrees completed in all the countries, including Finland.

Not being able to meet with the requirements by the given deadlines will automatically lead into losing your place without a possibility to reclaim it.

Tuition fees and scholarships

All Finnish universities are legally obliged to charge tuition fees from the non-EU/EEA nationals (Swiss citizens excluded) for the programmes taught in English since 1 August 2017.

• Tuition fees and scholarships

Paying the tuition fee

You can easily pay your tuition fee online through our preferred payment partner Flywire by the given deadline as they provide you with a safe, fast, and convenient payment method with multiple payment options.

• Tuition fee payments 

Start the application process within a week from having confirmed your place

Nationals of a non-EU/EEA country (Swiss nationals excluded) must have a valid residence permit for being able to enter and study in Finland.

The process can take several months so we highly recommend you to start the application process from the Finnish Immigration Service (MIGRI) page first residence permit within one week after having confirmed your place.

You must apply for a residence permit in your home country or in a country where you are legally residing at that moment.

• Finnish Embassies and other diplomatic missions

For further information regarding to applying for residence permit, please see

• Instructions for degree students with tuition fees
• MIGRI guide for students applying for a residence permit

Remember to have all the required documents for the process ready when starting the application process.

Obtaining your residence permit card on time means everything regarding being able to start your studies on time and not to lose your place at LUT University.

After having confirmed your place at LUT University, submit your housing application to the following student housing providers as soon as possible. 

Bachelor’s students

• LOAS in Lappeenranta
• Lahden Talot Oy in Lahti

The deadline for applying is 10 July 2025.

Master’s students

• LOAS in Lappeenranta
• Lahden Talot Oy in Lahti
• Kouvolan Asunnot Oy in Kouvola
• Mikalo in Mikkeli

The deadline for applying is 30 April 2025.

Further information on housing in the different LUT locations at

• Housing

Healthcare services for degree students

Bachelor's and Master's degree students, (doctoral and exchange students excluded) are provided with healthcare services by the Finnish Student Health Service FSHS (YTHS in Finnish). The FSHS has a full range of medical services including preventive, medical, mental and dental healthcare.

A member of the Student Union is entitled to use the services of all FSHS centers in Finland – and it is a must for all the degree students in Finland to join the Student Union.

• Healthcare services for degree students

Kela student healthcare fee for the FSHS services

Students who are entitled to use the services provided by the Finnish Student Health Service FSHS must pay a student healthcare fee to Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela).

If you are enrolled in a degree programme at a Finnish higher education institution and have registered as attending, you must pay the healthcare fee. You must pay the fee even if you are studying remotely and are not based in Finland. The exception to this is if you have social security coverage from another EU/EEA country, Switzerland, Great Britain or Northern Ireland. In this case, you do not have to pay the fee, but you can still use FSHS services. However, in such cases you should contact Kela.

If you are a foreign exchange student, you are not completing a degree at a Finnish higher education institution. In that case, you do not have to pay the healthcare fee. However, you are not entitled to use the services of the FSHS.

You must pay the healthcare fee if you come to Finland from a country outside the EU to complete a degree here. This applies even if you have taken out private health insurance to satisfy the requirements for obtaining a residence permit.

You will not be sent an invoice for the student healthcare fee; instead, you must pay the fee by following the instructions given at

• Kela: How to pay the student healthcare fee

The deadlines for the payment for autumn and spring semester are provided on the linked web page. The healthcare fee is confirmed on a calendar year basis.

EHIC card required from EU/EEA nationals + Swiss nationals

Students from EU/EEA countries and Switzerland must provide

• European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)

when using the FSHS services.

Healthcare services for exchange students

• Healthcare services for exchange students

As emergency care and hospital care are not covered by the FSHS student healthcare services policy, the non-EU/EEA citizens (Swiss citizens excluded) are required to have a personal health insurance covering the costs of acute illness and injuries.

If applying for a residence permit, you are required to provide the details of a comprehensive health insurance coverage to your application. A comprehensive insurance coverage means insurance which includes the types of treatment and costs related to municipal health care services and the health insurance system.

A residence permit can be issued only if the student has a valid health insurance coverage from a reliable and solvent insurance company or institution.

• Finnish Immigration Service (MIGRI): Insurance

Even the EU/EEA citizens might also wish to consider a private health insurance according to their own wishes.

ESN Lappeenranta - Swisscare Health Insurance

ESN Lappeenranta, a local section of the international Erasmus Student Network, offers its members a 10% discount on Swisscare health insurances if they purchase the insurance here, along with the ESN Card: https://esnlpr.fi/about-us/esncard/

If having completed the degree you applied with in a country other than Finland and admitted, you are required to provide us with the following documents for the degree that you had to apply with

• Degree Certificate
• Transcript of Records
• plus the official translations in English for the documents whenever the original language of the documents not being English or Swedish.

The form of verification for the documents and the way of delivering them depends on the following issues:

• the country where you had completed that degree in
• whether you are able to have your documents electronically verified or not
• whether you are already residing in Finland or not

Go carefully through the options given through the website and follow the instructions for the option valid for your case.

• Rolling Admission for Bachelor's programmes > Admission process > Requirements for students having applied with a finished degree
• Early Admission for Master's programmes > If admitted > Requirements for students having applied with a finished degree
• Regular Admission for Master's programmes > If admitted > Requirements for students having applied with a finished degree

Deadlines

• Bachelor's programmes: 31 July 2025 at 15:00 (UTC+3)
• Master's programmes: 31 May 2025 at 15:00 (UTC+3)

You will automatically lose your place without any exceptions if not having been able to meet with the requirements for document verification as requested by the given deadline. 

The LUT Newcomers groups are for the new students who have been admitted to LUT University.

In the Newcomers groups you are able to get to know other new students and also meet some of our current students. It is the perfect place for you to discuss and ask questions about LUT University.

Your fellow students at LUT will also share interesting facts and tips about cities and Finland in general.

• Lappeenranta: LUT Newcomers 2025/2026 group in Facebook
• Lahti: Join LUT Newcomers Lahti in Discord
• Kouvola: Join LUT Newcomers Kouvola in Discord
• Mikkeli: Join LUT Newcomers Mikkeli in Discord
  • instructions for using Discord

Arrival instructions are campus and regional unit specific. 

Students are expected to participate in the Orientation Days in person on campus.

If not able to arrive on campus for the Orietantion Days due to delay with the residence permit, there is an ultimate deadline to arrive on campus set by the programmes. The exact deadlines for each programme are released and can be found below from the link (Arrival at LUT). The deadline is an ultimate one while there will be no exceptions made to it for anybody.

If not able to arrive at the campus by the given deadline given for your programme, you must either postpone the start of studies to autumn 2026 or cancel i.e. let go of your place. The deadline for this decision and informing it to LUT Student Services is 30 September 2025.

Further information and the programme-specific deadlines available at

• Arrival at LUT
• Campuses and Units (Ordering electronic key cards and keys)

To use the LUT information systems, you will get a personal LUT student account, an e-mail address and user rights to Microsoft Office 365 Pro for the duration of your studies.

• Activating the LUT student account

Your LUT user ID will be your username when logging into the LUT systems as for example, the online learning platform Moodle.

In case of facing any problems with activating your account, please contact

• Student IT Service Desk

We have collected information and tests on Digital Orientation 2025-26 -site in Moodle to support the start of your studies. Go to https://moodle.lut.fi and log in to Moodle with your university user id. The Digital Orientation course will be available from 1st of August onwards.

When you are logged into Moodle, use the search in the upper right corner (Search and Moodle help à Search course).  Search for Digital Orientation 2025-26 (if you start your studies in an English-language program).

You can access the materials by self-registration

Familiarize yourself with the materials and take the tests before participating in the orientation days.

Note! Digital orientation site does not replace participation in orientation days. It answers to frequently asked questions and guides you to the right pages in eLUT.

Your studies will begin with an information-packed Orientation Days which are an integral part of the studies at LUT University.

Please note that not all programmes or all information has been added quite yet for individual programmes, but the information will be updated to completion as soon as possible.

• Orientation Days for the Bachelor's programmes
• Orientation Days for the Master's programmes

All the new students are expected to participate in the Orientation Days as the purpose of participating is to provide all the important information for students for being able to get a smooth start for their studies.

Registering for the courses will be done during the Orientation Days while consultation with study counsellors and study advisors will be available.

The programme for the Orientation Days varies from programme to programme - please check the schedule of your study program from the 'Dive deeper' section at the end of this page.

If not being able to arrive in Finland for the Orientation Days

Not participating the Orientation Days in person on-campus is for coercive reasons only.

In case of not being able to arrive in Finland for the Orientation Days you must

• participate in the Orientation Days online
• complete the course enrolments by the given deadline
• start the online studies after the Orientation Days

to be able to arrive in Finland for on-campus studies later in September.

The issues and preparations on this checklist for starting your studies must still be taken care of by the given deadlines even if not making it to the Orientation Days in person.

If not able to arrive at the campus by the start of the Orientation Days due to not yet having your residence permit, you must still be able to follow the ultimate deadline for arriving to campus for being able to start your studies. 

Further information available at

• Arrival at LUT

Deadline for the course enrolments

You must enroll for the courses by 29 August 2025 at 23.59 (UTC+3) even if arriving late.

To be able to enroll for the courses, you must create a personal study plan first.

Go through the instructions below and if necessary ask help from your tutor. 

• Creating a personal study plan
• How to enroll for the courses

If needed you can contact your study counsellor or study advisor for further information.

• Contact information for study counselors and study advisors

You will not be able to enroll for the courses if not having enrolled for the academic year.

Start date for the lectures

Lectures and tutorials will start on 1 September 2025.

The students at LUT University use several study tools for their studies.

• Study tools

Bring your own laptop computer with you as you will need it during lessons, to write your essays and other assignments, to watch teaching videos and to study independently.

• Requirements for your laptop

While on campus, you have access to the wireless network connection Eduroam to which you will be able to connect your laptop and mobile devices.
 

Download the Tuudo app

Tuudo is an app that makes it easier for you to manage your studies. Download Tuudo free of charge from a relevant app store.

Use the LUT student ID when logging in for the first time - no further logins are required. Tuudo will remind you with push notifications about your schedule and important messages. 

To access the student discounts for trains, buses, airline tickets, campus cafeterias, etc., you need to apply for a student card at

• Slice.fi/ltky

Slice.fi offers a free digital student card within their app Slice.fi. The app can be downloaded from App Store and Google Play.

The digital card is available after you have activated your LUT account (part 12 of this page), updated your disclosure of information in Sisu and your information has transferred to Slice. Usually transfers take up to two working days.

To be able to get the student card you must have enrolled for the academic semester or academic year and paid the Student Union membership fee.

Every international student needs to get a Finnish personal identity code (hetu). It is formed from the date of birth plus and four characters, for example like 010192-000A.

You may have gotten this identity code during the process for applying for a residence permit - but if this not being the case, you will get it through a registering process at Digital and Population Data Service Agency.

• Bulletin about registering and getting the personal identity code

Registering at Digital and Population Data Service Agency

1. Registration without booking an appointment

Lappeenranta campus

• Campus registration times to be added here as soon as possible

Lappeenranta DVV Office

• Visiting address in urgent cases: Villimiehenkatu 2 B, 53100 Lappeenranta

Lahti campus

• Registration of students on Thursday 28 August and on Monday 8 September 2025
• The opening hours are 9.00 - 12.00 am and 13.00 - 16.00 pm
• Address: Mukkulankatu 19, 15210 Lahti - Room: radio-station in event arena, next to Lamkooma cafe
• See the documents required for the registering below
• Not possible to register spouse and children

Lahti DVV office

• Registration of students on Monday 15 September 2025
• The opening hours are 9.00 - 12.00 am and 13.00 - 16.00 pm
• Visiting address: The office is located in city center and the address is Kirkkokatu 12, 1. floor, 15140 Lahti
• See the documents required for the registering below
• Possible to register spouse and children at the same time

Kouvola

• Registration of students on: will be updated later
• The opening hours are 9.00-12.00.
• Visiting address: Valimontie 5, 45100 Kouvola

2. Registration with booking an appointment

If not able to make it to Digital and Population Data Service Agency during their pre-determined dates for registering, you need to book an appointment on their website https://secure.vihta.com/public-ng/dvv/#/reservation

When booking an appointment, you need to book it for an International registration.

Note: If having booked an appointment and then instead, completing the registration on the pre-determined dates or for some other reason can´t make it to your booked appointment, you must to cancel your booking. Otherwise charge of 50€ for unused appointment might be collected.

Start your registration electronically via the electronic form 

The e-form will be filled in via the website. Please go through the instructions for registering at

• Registration of an international student in the Population Information System

on which you will find information on how to fill in the registration form plus how to proceed if you have already received a personal identity code through Finnish Immigration Service (MIGRI).

In addition to filling in the e-form, students must visit the Digi and Population Information Office to identify themselves and present their original documents within three months of submitting the e-form.

Documents required for the registering (DVV office & campus)

1. Fill in the e-form for registration at Registration of a foreign student in the Population Information System and submit it
2. If you could not fill the electronic registration form, fill in the paper registration form and print it and sign it (the 3rd page is not required).
   1. fill in and print the registration form before going to the Digital and Population Data Service Agency!
   2. If you fill the electronic form for students online, this printed registration form is not needed anymore!
3. Certificate of Attendance (not a Certificate of Admission)
   You can get this document from SISU or from Student Customer Service.
4. Passport or an official ID-card.
5. Residence permit card (if applicable)

Note: A personal visit to Digital and Population Data Service Agency is always required within a certain timeframe!

Further information at

• Registration of a foreign student in the Population Information System

Registering your spouse and children

• The family members can come and register at the same time with the students. To register the family relations, please print and fill the necessary forms found here: https://dvv.fi/en/life-changes-while-living-abroad(external site, link opens a new tab)
• Remember to take the original marriage/ birth certificates + possible translations with you when you come to register.
• Certificates also require legalised translations/ EU translation form if the language is other than Finnish, Swedish or English. (If translated abroad, the translation must be legalised there). Translations by authorised translators in Finland do not need to be translated.
• Legalisation for foreign documents
• Registration of a foreigner's personal data in the Population Information System

Updating your identity code to Sisu

When you have your Finnish personal identity code, send the four last characters of the number to opinto@lut.fi.

In case of any further questions related please contact

• LUT Student Customer Service

Please note that the postal address for LUT University must not be used for personal mail.