Admissions results for the Academy of Fine Arts, spring 2026
Admissions results published on May 27, 2026
Admitted applicants and those placed on the waiting list receive an email of the admissions results on the day when the admission decision is published.
Admission for degree programme in fine arts
- 5.5-year programme leading to Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts degrees
The following 25 applicants are admitted, and the following 9 applicants are on reserve.
- Biranvand Höysniemi, Sebastian
- applicant has not authorised publication of their name on the website
- Flink, Linnéa
- Gustafsson, Ida Maria
- Heikonen, Antti
- Hussein, Balqiisa
- Jokiranta, Senja
- Kylmälä, Niko
- Lassen, Loke
- Luostarinen, Akseli – conditional acceptance
- Lyytinen, Pietu – conditional acceptance
- Lökström, Ida
- Magnusson, Minna
- applicant has not authorised publication of their name on the website
- Mc Ateer, Matias
- applicant has not authorised publication of their name on the website
- Määttä, Meri
- Nieminen, Sofia
- Orbinski, Milo
- Paasikivi, Juulia
- Penkkala, Ilmi Daniel
- Rantanen, Hilla
- Reath Warren, Therese
- applicant has not authorised publication of their name on the website
- Syvänen, Kerttu
Waiting list:
- Sipilä, Tuuli
- Hansson, Axel
- Christensen, Thea
- Nikkanen, Jeremias
- Shatkina, Marharyta
- Ivanytska, Yuliia
- Fritzsch, Stella
- Kim, Kyu
- Hämäläinen, Paju
The admitted applicants will receive more information about the procedure, on accepting the study place, and on how to enroll for the academic year by e-mail.
Admission for bachelor’s programme in contemporary art history and theory
- 3-year programme leading to Bachelor of Arts (Art and Design) degree (education in Finnish)
The following 15 applicants are admitted, and the following 4 applicants are on reserve.
- Berende, Robin
- Brezgina, Milana
- Hyvönen, Julia
- Kantola, Aada
- applicant has not authorised publication of their name on the website
- Koistinen, Anna
- Koukku, Emil
- applicant has not authorised publication of their name on the website
- Mustonen, Merituuli
- Peltonen, Fanni
- Pokkinen, Minca
- Seppänen, Roope
- Suominen, Lari
- Tanttu, Vuokko
- Toivonen, Oona
Waiting list:
- Lehtikangas, Minea
- Tuononen, Kristo Anton
- Luttinen, Lilja
- Rautio, Alisa
The admitted applicants will receive more information about the procedure, on accepting the study place, and on how to enroll for the academic year by e-mail.
Admission for Praxis – master’s programme in curating and writing in contemporary art
- 2-year programme leading to Master of Arts (Art and Design) degree
The following 10 applicants are admitted, and the following 3 applicants are on reserve.
- Benassi, Guglielmo
- applicant has not authorised publication of their name on the website
- Helenius, Mirva
- Kapri, Päivi
- Kärki, Helmi – conditional acceptance
- applicant has not authorised publication of their name on the website
- Moreno Rodríguez, Alicia – conditional acceptance
- Paasu, Aimi
- applicant has not authorised publication of their name on the website
- Womick, Callista
Waiting list:
- Haapavaara, Louna Oiva Fedja – conditional
- Jalali Kontkanen, Maryam
- Dalén, Sofia
The admitted applicants will receive more information about the procedure, on accepting the study place, and on how to enroll for the academic year by e-mail.
Accepting the offered study place
You need to accept the study place no later than 9 July 2026 at 3 p.m. EEST (Finnish time) or you will lose your place (Universities Act 38 § / Polytechnics Act 28 c). If the confirmation arrives late, it will not be considered.
Accepting a study place is a binding choice, and you cannot cancel or change your choice later. When you accept a study place bindingly, all your other study options will automatically be cancelled. You may accept only one study place leading to a higher education degree in Finland that begins in the same academic term (1 August – 31 December). For more information, see: One study place per academic term.
If you have a Finnish personal identity code, you can accept the offer of admission using the MyStudyinfo service. If you do not have access to the required methods of identification to use the MyStudyinfo service, contact the Admissions Office by email at kuva.admissions@uniarts.fi.
If you do not have a Finnish personal identity code, the Studyinfo service will send you an email (sender noreply@opintopolku.fi) with a link to a page where you can choose whether you wish to accept the offered place. You will receive this email within 24 hours of the announcement of admissions results.
Feedback
Degree programme in Fine arts
Members of the admission jury will give feedback, upon request, to those applicants who participated in the admission course on Thursday, 4 June 2026 between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Applicants will receive detailed instructions on how to request feedback by email. Feedback must be requested no later than 31 May 2026. Feedback is not given at another time.
Other applicants will be provided with brief written feedback upon request. Feedback can be requested by email at kuva.admissions@uniarts.fi no later than 31 May 2026. Feedback will be sent by email no later than 8 June 2026. Feedback will not be provided at any other time.
Degree programme in Contemporary art history and theory
Members of the admission jury will give feedback, upon request, to those applicants who participated in the second phase on Monday, 8 June 2026 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Applicants will receive detailed instructions on how to request feedback by email. Feedback must be requested no later than 31 May 2026. Feedback is not given at another time.
Other applicants will be provided with brief written feedback upon request. Feedback can be requested by email at kuva.admissions@uniarts.fi no later than 31 May 2026. Feedback will be sent by email no later than 8 June 2026. Feedback will not be provided at any other time.
Praxis – master’s programme in curating and writing in contemporary art
Members of the admission jury will give feedback, upon request, to those applicants who participated in the second phase interview on Friday, 5 June 2026 between 9.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. Applicants will receive detailed instructions on how to request feedback by email. Feedback must be requested no later than 31 May 2026. Feedback is not given at another time.
Other applicants will be provided with brief written feedback upon request. Feedback can be requested by email at kuva.admissions@uniarts.fi no later than 31 May 2026. Feedback will be sent by email no later than 8 June 2026. Feedback will not be provided at any other time.
Rectification request
If you are dissatisfied with the admissions decision, you can request for rectification of the Dean’s admission decision from Uniarts Helsinki under the Universities Act (558/2009), section 82.
If you believe that the Academy of Fine Arts has acted contrary to its admission criteria, you can request for rectification to the student admission decision from the Academy of Fine Arts in writing within 14 days of the publication of the admission results.
The rectification procedure is not intended as a means for receiving feedback, asking for further information about the admission, or requesting unjustified re-evaluation.
How to request for rectification
Were you left without a study place?
Did you know that you can also complete higher education studies in the field of arts at the Open University of Uniarts Helsinki? Check out what’s on offer: https://www.uniarts.fi/en/study-programmes/open-university-studies/.
Study voucher
The study voucher is a state-funded experiment that makes it possible to study a maximum of 30 credits of studies free of charge at an open university or open university of applied sciences. If you belong to the target group, the state will support your studies. By using a study voucher, you can get to know university studies and try out study options that interest you, for example, during a gap year.
The study voucher is intended for young first-time applicants under the age of 29. You are entitled to a study voucher if you have completed an upper secondary qualification (graduated from an upper secondary school or an upper secondary vocational school) in Finland, applied for a higher education place in the joint application process and were left without a study place, or you have not accepted a study place. The study voucher can be used by those who graduated between 1 December 2025 and 30 June 2028.
The study voucher can be activated in the Opin.fi service starting 5 August 2026. It is valid for two years from the date of activation.