Sibelius Academy’s admissions results, spring 2024
You can also inquire about the results by e-mail at siba.admissions@uniarts.fi. Admissions results are published on 5 April and 31 May 2024. Each programme has announced their publication day for admissions results in the admissions guide.
Applicants admitted as students and those placed on the waiting list receive an e-mail of the admissions results on the day when the admission decision is published.
Feedback on the entrance examinations
You have the opportunity to receive feedback on your entrance examination performance. Feedback is intended to guide you to further improve your performance and help you identify areas for development.
University admissions
Based on the applications and the results of the entrance examinations in the spring of 2024, the Dean of Sibelius Academy has decided that the following applicants are admitted as students to the Sibelius Academy of Uniarts Helsinki:
Arts Management, Society and Creative Entrepreneurship
Arts Management, Society and Creative Entrepreneurship 2-year programme (general selection group)
- Anttila Matilda Angelica
- Babić Filip
- a person who does not want their name shown on the website
- a person who does not want their name shown on the website
- Hyle Oula Rurik Benjamin
- Kalkowski Lisa Marleen
- a person who does not want their name shown on the website
- a person who does not want their name shown on the website
- a person who does not want their name shown on the website
- Lim Yesol
- Masanti Ines Maria Matilda
- Nieminen Anna-Riitta Marjaana
- Rabian Amanda Karin
Waiting list:
- Gullichsen Frida Essie Johanna
- Kiikeri Walle Elias
- Huovinen Nea Maria Katarina
- Bacchus Clarence Atiba Carver
- Jokilehto Lukas Elias – conditional
- Ornati Fatimah Ardennes – conditional
- Jäävuori Minttu-Maria Vilina
Arts Management, Society and Creative Entrepreneurship 2-year programme (Open University selection group)
- Boullenger Leia Lenita Andrea
- Kokkonen Hanna Katriina
Classical Music Performance
Brass instruments (French horn, trumpet, trombone, baritone horn, tuba) 5.5-year programme
- Carlqvist Hanna Cecilia Margareta (trombone) – conditional acceptance
- Fu Shunyang (trombone) – conditional acceptance
- Nie Yongjie (trumpet)
- Peltonen Vilma Matilda (French horn) – conditional acceptance
- Salonen Ranja Theresia (trumpet) – conditional acceptance
- Xiang Bingcheng (tuba)
Waiting list:
- Guia Tena Arnau (French horn)
Brass instruments (French horn, trumpet, trombone, baritone horn, tuba) 2.5-year programme
- Archibald Jack (tuba) – conditional acceptance
- Blair Calum (trumpet)
- Gouveia Freitas Rodrigo Miguel (French horn) – conditional acceptance
- Guahnich Joel (trumpet) – conditional acceptance
Waiting list:
- Skalandis Gediminas (trumpet) – conditional
- Ronen Liri (French horn)
- Ren Peijin (trumpet)
- Knowles Alana (French horn) – conditional
- Camderman David Philip (French horn) – conditional
Harp 5.5-year programme
- Valjakka Saara Sylvia
Percussion 5.5-year programme
- Koskiluoma Mitja Onni Ilmari – conditional acceptance
- Rasimus Juho Uolevi
Woodwind instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone) 5.5-year programme
Flute
- Azzola Carolina Ida Aino – conditional acceptance
- Ceriņa Marta – conditional acceptance
Waiting list:
- Ljunglöf Lo Elis Immanuel
Oboe & bassoon
- Lee Jaeyeon (oboe) – conditional acceptance
- Mauer Patrick (bassoon)
- Nevalainen Joel Eemeli (oboe)
Waiting list:
- Ratilainen Silja Katriina (oboe)
Clarinet
- a person who does not want their name shown on the website
Saxophone
- Costa De Sousa Guilherme – conditional acceptance
Waiting list:
- Neumann Joonas
- Regis Simon
Woodwind instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone) 2.5-year programme
Flute
No new students
Oboe & bassoon
- Rakhmatullina Soniya (oboe) – conditional acceptance
Waiting list:
- Nos Wilkins Pere (oboe) – conditional
Clarinet
- a person who does not want their name shown on the website
- a person who does not want their name shown on the website
- Scalabrini Dario
Waiting list:
- Fox Clare Elizabeth
- Yılmaz İlayda – conditional
Saxophone
- Orón Bolós Vicent
Waiting list:
- Galvez Adria Borja – conditional
Global Music
Global Music 2.5-year programme
- Castrillón Arcila Daniel Sebastián
- Fatema Mirza Bushra
- Salazar Boza Luis Fernando
- Shafie Maher
Waiting list:
- Khodos Alisa
- Andre da Silva Antonio Wendel
Programmes, that did not admit new students:
- Classical Music Performance (harp) 2.5-year programme
- Classical Music Performance (percussion) 2.5-year programme
- Jazz (instrument or voice) 2.5-year programme
- Jazz (composition) 2.5-year programme
- Nordic Master in Jazz (NOMAZZ) 2.5-year programme
Information on conditional acceptance
According to Sibelius Academy’s admissions requirements 2024, all applicants applying for a bachelor’s and master’s degree or only a master’s degree at Sibelius Academy are required to have an educational background and language skills relevant to the degree programme in question.
A conditionally accepted applicant who fails to produce the required documents before the deadline will lose their conditional study place in the Sibelius Academy.
Background education
If you complete one of the degrees mentioned below only after the application period ends, the decision on your admittance is conditional. In this case, you must submit a copy of your degree certificate to the Sibelius Academy after you graduate, but no later than 11 July 2024 at 3pm (Finnish time). Sibelius Academy may, at its discretion, also accept a temporary certificate issued by the educational institution if it indicates that the applicant has completed all studies required for the degree and will receive the degree certificate later.
To be eligible to study for a combined Bachelor and Master of Music degree (3 + 2.5 years) at the Sibelius Academy you need to have completed at least one of the following:
- the Finnish Matriculation Examination
- an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma
- a European Baccalaureate (EB) diploma at a European School
- a Reifeprüfung or Deutsches Internationales Abitur (RP / DIA) diploma
- a Finnish vocational upper secondary qualification, a further vocational qualification, or a specialist vocational qualification defined under the Act on Vocational Education and Training
- a foreign degree or qualification that makes you eligible for corresponding higher education in the awarding country
- a Cambridge Advanced International Certificate (AICE)
- a degree at a Finnish higher education institution or a degree abroad corresponding to at least a bachelor’s degree.
- In addition, a person who has been granted the right to study in a university in Finland is eligible to apply.
To be eligible to study for a Master of Music degree (2.5 years) at the Sibelius Academy you need to have completed at least one of the following:
- a lower university degree in music (Bachelor)
- a university of applied sciences degree in music
- a foreign degree or qualification in music that provides eligibility for corresponding higher education studies in the awarding country
- a lower university degree in another field and, additionally, higher education studies in music.
To be eligible to study for a Master of Arts degree (2 years) at the Sibelius Academy you need to have completed at least one of the following:
- an applicable lower university degree
- an applicable university of applied sciences degree
- an applicable foreign degree that provides eligibility for corresponding higher education studies in the awarding country.
Any exceptions to the previous qualifications requirement given above will be detailed in the admissions criteria for each degree programme.
Language skills
Studies at the Sibelius Academy require sufficient proficiency in Finnish, Swedish, or English. You must demonstrate your language skills with a successfully completed language proficiency test, previous qualifications or other prior studies. If the degree programme is organised in multiple languages, you are only required to demonstrate your language proficiency in the language with which you applied to study.
If you demonstrate your language skills with studies that you complete after the application period, your admittance will be conditional with respect to language skills. In this case, you must submit the required certificate demonstrating your proficiency to the Sibelius Academy as soon as possible, but no later than 11 July 2024 at 3pm (Finnish time).
Change of main subject: conditionality
If the bachelor’s degree of a current student applying for a change of the right to study at Uniarts Helsinki is unfinished, and the change of the right to study is accepted conditionally, the fixed term for completing the degree in question is on the last day before the new right to study (31 July 2024), contrary to the selection criteria for bachelor’s and master’s education.
How to confirm your study place
You need to accept the study place no later than 11 July 2024 at 3pm (Finnish time) or you will lose your place (Universities Act 38 § / Polytechnics Act 28 c).
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 the other study programmes you have applied to 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).
The study place is accepted electronically in the Studyinfo portal. If you have been accepted to a study programme, you will receive an e-mail with a confirmation link (sender noreply@opintopolku.fi). Click the given link and confirm your study place. If you cannot accept your study place electronically, please use the paper form sent to you together with your acceptance letter and deliver it by e-mail to hakijapalvelut@uniarts.fi.
Rectification procedure
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 Sibelius Academy has acted contrary to its admission criteria, you can request for rectification to the student admission decision from the Sibelius Academy 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.