Access control

The access control system STid Mobile ID (Stid) is used on the University of Lapland campus. The STid mobile application, which can be downloaded and installed on a smartphone, enables the university staff members and students access to the university premises outside the opening hours of the university. The spaces accessible outside the opening hours include the F-wing (Faculty of Art and Design), the learning environments, the LUC library and the EXAM rooms.

In addition to the University of Lapland campus, the STid Mobile ID access control system is also in use on the Kemi and Tornio campuses of Lapland UAS. The students of the University of Lapland will be automatically granted access rights also to the Kosmos Library located on the Kemi campus and the Minerva self-service library located on the Tornio campus.

The instructions for downloading and activating STid will be sent to your staff or student email address (the ulapland email address). When installing the application on your smartphone, please follow the instructions you received by email.

Who has the right to apply for a LUC access keycard (access rights)? 

Access rights are granted to university staff members and to students who have registered as attending. Applying for and receiving a LUC access keycard take place remotely.

New students will receive their LUC access keycard activation link by email at the beginning of the academic year.

If you have not received the instructions on downloading STid or your personal activation link, please contact kampuspalvelut@ulapland.fi.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Make sure that LUC Access Keycard is visible in the application.
  • The screen lock has been activated and prevents access to the application. Unlock the screen of your phone.
  • Turn Bluetooth/NFC off and on again, or shut down and restart your phone.
  • Make sure that you have not turned off the Stid application. Open the application.
  • A valid study right is needed for the LUC access keycard to function.
  • You do not have access rights to the door in question.
  • The application has not been used for 365 consecutive days, and LUC Access Keycard has automatically disappeared from the application.
  • There are phone model-specific differences in how the LUC access keycard functions, including the required distance of the keycard from the access control reader, how the phone should be presented to the reader or the time required for the keycard to function successfully.
  • The phone case cover has been folded back and it covers the phone’s camera, and the ICC chip cards in the pockets of the phone case prevent access to the application.
  • Access rights to spaces designated for special purposes as well as learning environments are applied for separately from the teacher or other person in charge of the use of the space.
  • Shut down and restart your phone regularly, at least every two weeks.
  • The access keycard is displayed in white – tap on the card and it will turn around.
  • My phone does not support the application.
Last updated: 15.9.2025