Heading home, exchange student?

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Dear exchange student at the UH, most of you are probably soon heading home and we would like to thank you for sharing this experience with us!

We wish that you have enjoyed your studies and student life here in Helsinki and return home with a backpack full of knowledge and great memories!

Important information for returning exchange students

● Check your transcript through WebOodi. Your University of Helsinki username usually works until the end of July.

● If all of your credits have already been registered before you leave, you can collect your official transcript at the Student Services.

● If you are still missing credits on the transcript you can order your official transcript after you have returned home and all your courses are registered in WebOodi. To order: send an e-mail to studentinfo(at)helsinki.fi stating: your student number, your mail address, i.e. your postal address and the language in which you want the transcript (Finnish/Swedish/English).

● UH will send one copy of the official transcript to you  free of charge. For additional transcripts you need to pay a fee. More information regarding the fees is available here.

● Return a copy of the transcript to your home university’s international office according to their instructions. UH does not send the official transcript automatically to your home university. You need to order the transcript yourself.

● Your credits will remain in the student register of the University of Helsinki in case you need a transcript later on. Information on how to obtain a transcript and the fees are available here.

For Erasmus Students

● If you need a signature and stamp for your Erasmus departure certificate, you will get it at the International Exchange Services office. UH does not have its own departure certificates, so if your university did not give you any forms to sign, the transcript is all you need. Please note that “end of stay” -date is the day you pick up the certificate or maximum three days after that.

You can have your departure certificate signed and stamped at the Student Services desk number 8 (University Main Building, Fabianinkatu 33, 1st floor) on

  • Mon 18.5. at 12-15
  • Fri 22.5. at 12-15
  • Wed 27.5 at 12-15
  • Fri 29.5. klo 12-15
  • Please note that If all of your credits have already been registered before you leave, you can collect your official transcript at the same time from the desk number 8.

● At other times you can find the International Exchange Services at the University Main Building. If you wish to collect documents in person during the summer, please check the opening hours on our web page.

Give us feedback!

Remember to give us feedback  about your stay and read what other students have to say about their study experience at UH!

Encourage other students to come to UH as an exchange student!

We hope that you will tell your fellow students at your home university about your stay in Helsinki. With this you can encourage someone else to come to Helsinki as an exchange student!

The following links may prove useful if you are asked questions on Finland / UH and Helsinki as a place to study.

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If you enjoyed your stay at the University of Helsinki and you might consider returning some day, check out our Master’s Degree Programmes if you want to join us after graduating from your home university!

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