Register as a student & identify in Candour

Registering as a student

As a new degree student you must register as present (or absent, see conditions and instructions below) when you accept the offered study place. You can register at studyinfo.fi or by sending a confirmation form to Savonia UAS.

Note: If you are obligated to pay tuition fee, you must pay the tuition fee according to given instructions. If you do not pay the tuition fee in time, you will loose your study place.

Registering as present in the first study year

You must register as present in person on campus by 15 September 2025. When registering, you must show

• your passport / official ID card
• your residence permit card (if you have been granted a residence permit in Finland)
• the receipt of the tuition fee payment for the 1^st academic year (if you are obligated to pay the tuition fee)

If you do not register as present on campus by the set date and you do not have a legal reason for registering as absent, your study place will be cancelled.

Registering as absent in the first study year (postponing the beginning of studies)

There are certain limitations regarding registering as absent. As a new student starting studies, you are entitled to register as absent in the first study year only if you are

1. Completing military service, civilian service or voluntary military service for women in Finland, service under the Conscription Act (1438/2007), Non-Military Service Act (1446/2007), or Act on Women’s Voluntary Military Service (194/1995)
   • required document:
     • Call-up order
       
       
2. Maternity, paternity or parental leave
   • required document:
     • Kela’s certificate regarding maternity, paternity or parental allowance period or, if the certificate has not yet been received, a medical certificate regarding the pregnancy or
     • corresponding certificates from the authorities of other countries regarding statutory parental leave
       
       
3. Personal illness or injury that prevents you from studying
   • required document:
     • Sickness allowance decision or, if no decision exists, a medical certificate. The medical certificate must state which illness or injury the student suffers from, and that this condition prevents the student from beginning their studies on 1 January / 1 August.
     • Obstacles caused by the practical arrangements required by the illness or injury: an adequate clarification, e.g. a certificate from the student housing foundation that the student is on the waiting list for an apartment required by his or her injury.
       

Steps to follow if you are registering as absent

1. Accept the offered study place at Studyinfo.fi or by sending a confirmation form to Savonia UAS.
2. Send the documents proving the legal grounds for your absence to Savonia UAS Admission Services (admissions@savonia.fi) by the deadline of confirming the study place. If the reason for registering as absent appears later, you must send the document to Admission Services as soon as possible, but by 15 September 2025 at the latest.
3. If you have a legal grounds for your absence and you have sent the required document to Savonia UAS Admission Services in time, Savonia UAS Admission Services will mark you as absent for the upcoming academic year.
4. If you don’t have a legal grounds for registering as absent or your document arrives after the deadline, you are not entitled to register as absent and you should register as present. However, if you have not registered as present in person on campus by 15 September 2025 at the latest, your study place will be cancelled.

Notice

If you are absent during your first study year because of military service, civilian service or voluntary military service for women in Finland, or due to maternity, paternity or parental leave, you are entitled to register as absent for another academic year (two semesters) for any reason during your studies later. This time of absence does not shorten the time of your study right.

However, if the reason for absence during your first study year is illness, injury or disability, you are not entitled to another period of absence. If you do not start your studies at the beginning of the following semester, the semester/semesters that you do not spend on studies will shorten your study right time.

If you are present for your first study year, you are entitled later to register as absent for one academic year (two semesters) for any reason. This period of absence does not shorten the time of your study right. In addition, if you need to be absent because of military or non-military service, women’s voluntary military service, or due to maternity, paternity or parental leave, the time of absence does not shorten your study right time either.

When being absent, you are not entitled to complete studies or gain credits. Furthermore, you are not eligible for students’ financial aid (paid to Finnish citizens or permanent residents in Finland), meal subsidy or other student benefits (e.g. travel discounts). If you register as absent, please remember to cancel your financial aid if you receive it from Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland.

When being absent, you must register for the next academic year on schedule. When you continue your studies after being absent, you need update your individual study and career plan and check if any changes have taken place in the curriculum of your degree programme.

Candour Identification

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