Registration and teaching periods

Remember to register as a student

Are you pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree at the University of Lapland? If you answered yes, you must register as either attending or non-attending for each academic year separately. You can only have your study attainments included in your transcript of records if you are registered as an attending student. Students going on an exchange must also register as attending students. Additionally, university credentials are valid only for students registered as either attending or non-attending.

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Is your right to study in order?

Have your studies been delayed and do you need more time to complete them? Or has your right to study already expired and you want to reinstate it? Or do you want to give up your right to study? Read more about other changes to your right to study on the subpage.

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Academic year and teaching periods

Academic year 2025 – 2026

1. Period 11.8. – 18.10.2025 (weeks 33–42)
   * Sports afternoon 16.9.2025
2. Period 20.10. – 20.12.2025 (weeks 43–51)
3. Period 7.1 – 28.2.2026 (weeks 2–9)
   * Sports afternoon 17.2.2026
4. Period 9.3. – 6.6.2026 (weeks 11-23)
5. Period: so called summer studies period
   

Academic year 2026 – 2027

1. Period 10.8. – 17.10.2026 (weeks 33–42)
   * Sports afternoon 15.9.2026
2. Period 20.10. – 20.12.2026 (weeks 43–51)
3. Period 7.1 – 6.3.2027 (weeks 2–9)
   * Sports afternoon 23.2.2027
4. Period 15.3. – 12.6.2027 (weeks 11–23)
5. Period: so called summer studies period