Apply for Bachelor’s programmes

The application period is 7 January – 21 January 2027. The application must be submitted before 21 January, 15:00 (UTC+2). 

• Prepare the required application enclosures well in advance and submit an application in the Studyinfo portal. Applications cannot be submitted after the deadline, so make sure you submit the application on time.
• Select the degree programmes to which you wish to apply on the application form. Fill in the application form carefully and completely and read all information and instructions on the application form.
• If you are liable to pay an application fee, the fee will be collected in connection with submitting the application form. The fee must be paid, otherwise the application will not be processed. There are no application fee waivers.
• Remember to submit the application, as it is not possible to save a draft. After submitting the application you will receive a confirmation email. You will be able to return to your application and modify it until the end of the application period.

All enclosures must be uploaded to the application before 28 January, 15:00 (UTC+2).

If you do not submit the required enclosures to the application form, your application will not be processed further and your application will be rejected.

Please fill in only one application form in the Joint application. If you submit multiple applications, only the newest one will be considered.

All applicants are informed of the results by email to the address submitted on the application form.

Applicants who are offered a study place receive an acceptance letter including instructions for how to accept the study offer. If you are offered a study place, you must accept it before 13 July 2027, 15:00 (UTC+3).

A student is liable to pay tuition fees to the University of Lapland if they are not a citizen of a European Union / European Economic Area country or Switzerland and if they do not have a type of residence permit to Finland which exempts them from the fee.

More information on who is required to pay tuition fees.

A student accepts their study place, registers as an attending student and pays the annual tuition fee EUR 10 000 and the student union membership fee EUR 61 (EUR 10 061 in total) by 13 July 2027 in one installment. 

In accordance with section 46 of the Universities Act, student union membership is mandatory for all master’s degree students.

In case the student takes advantage of the Early bird discount, the correct payment amounts can be seen under Scholarships below.

University of Lapland has partnered with Flywire to accept payments from international students worldwide. Flywire provides a secure global payment network that simplifies paying tuition fees from countries around the world. Payment options can include bank transfers, credit cards, e-wallets and more, typically in your home currency for most countries.

You can find step-by-step instructions from Flywire student guide and get in touch with their multi-lingual 24/7 support team here (external site, link opens a new tab). 

See here for full information about tuition fees and scholarships.

Bachelor’s Degree Scholarship

There are no scholarships for the first year of studies. Students who progress in their studies as stated in the conditions may apply for a scholarship of 3 000 EUR for the second and third year respectively during their studies. The scholarships for the second and for the third year are granted to all students who meet the conditions for the scholarships.

It is not possible to appeal against the scholarship decisions.

The scholarship does not cover living costs. All students are required to finance their living by themselves.

Master’s Degree Scholarships

Students who complete their Bachelor’s degree in the required time may apply for a scholarship of 6 000 EUR for the first and second year of their Master’s studies in the Bachelor’s+Master’s programme. The scholarships are granted to all students who meet the conditions for the scholarships.

It is not possible to appeal against the scholarship decisions.

The scholarship does not cover living costs. All students are required to finance their living by themselves.

First year students: Early Bird scholarship

A student receives an Early Bird scholarship of 10% (EUR 1, 000) for the first year tuition fee if the student accepts their study place and pays 90% of the annual tuition fee EUR 9, 000 and the student union membership fee EUR 61 (EUR 9, 061 in total) within two weeks of the publication of admission results.

The scholarships may be awarded to all students who meet the following conditions. The scholarships are available for the second and third year of the Bachelor’s studies and for the first and second year of the Master’s studies.

In order to receive the scholarship for the following year, the student must accumulate at least 60 credits with good academic success (GPA at least 3/5) per academic year. The credits must be for courses included in the degree requirements. If the student completes less than 60 credits, or has poor academic success in the first academic year (GPA less than 3/5), the student will lose the following year’s scholarship entirely.

See the complete details of the scholarship programme.

Information of tuition fee refund policy will be published later on this page.

An applicant who does not agree with an admission decision of the University of Lapland may submit a rectification request within fourteen (14) days of the publication of the results. The rectification request must be received by the University of Lapland before 15:00 (3 p.m.) local Finnish time on the day of deadline.

In the rectification request the applicant is to state which decision should be rectified, how the decision should be rectified and on what grounds the decision should be rectified in the proposed way. In other words, the applicant must point out the mistake in the evaluation of the application.

Direct your rectification request to the Dean of the faculty in question and deliver it in one of the following ways:

• Send it as an encrypted email at https://securemail.ulapland.fi/, in which case the recipient is to be kirjaamo@ulapland.fi
• Send it as a regular email to kirjaamo@ulapland.fi
• Delivered as a hard copy to Lapin yliopiston kirjaamo, Yliopistonkatu 8, PL 122, 96101 Rovaniemi

An applicant may lodge an appeal against the rectification request decision to the administrative court. The outcome of the admission process shall not turn against the interests of the person requesting rectification there to or anyone already admitted to the university.