Music Technology, admissions guide to the 5.5-year education (combined bachelor and master)

Published 30.10.2019 | Updated 5.11.2026

Degree programme information

This admissions guide applies to the programme that begins at the bachelor’s level.

• Name of the programme in the Studyinfo portal: Music Technology, Bachelor and Master of Music (3 yr + 2.5 yr)
• Target degree and duration of studies: Bachelor of Music (BMus) and Master of Music (MMus), 5.5 years
• Lan­guages of in­struc­tion and de­gree: Finnish, Swedish, English
• Tuition fees: €28,000 per academic year for non-EU and non-EEA students who study in English
• Academy unit: Sibelius Academy

When applying to the Music Technology programme, you must select one of the following three study profiles on your application form. This choice is binding for the entire admission process:

1. Recording Arts
2. Film and Game Music Producer
3. Creative Electronic Music Practices

Students are admitted through separate admission groups according to their chosen profile, but the groups have a joint waiting list. Click here to read more about the study profiles.

Note! If you are eligible to apply to the apply to the 5.5-year programme in Music Technology and have completed 28 cr of route studies in music technology at Uniarts Open University, you could be accepted directly to the third stage of the entrance examination. Submit a certificate of your completed route studies to the Sibelius Academy in the Studyinfo portal no later than on 28 January 2027 at 15:00 EET (Finnish time). More information can be found here: Open University route to Music Technology studies.

Admissions schedule 2027

Submitting your application and required attachments

• Application period starts on 7 January 2027 at 8:00 and ends on 21 January 2027 at 15:00 EET (Finnish time)
  • Fill in and send your application in Studyinfo portal
• Submit the required supporting documents in the Studyinfo portal no later than on 28 January 2027 at 15:00 EET (Finnish time)
  • Deliver the required certificates of your prior education
  • Deliver the certificate demonstrating your language skills
  • Deliver any required advance assignments
  • Deliver your proof of identity
• You will be notified of your eligibility to apply by email no later than 5 March 2027

Entrance examinations

• Submit your first stage online assignments in the Studyinfo portal no later than 6 April 2027 at 16:00 pm EEST (Finnish time)
• The second stage will be held at the premises of the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki between 10 and 11 May 2027
• The third stage will be held at the premises of the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki between 12 and 14 May 2027

Admissions results and accepting the offered study place

• Admissions results are published 31 May 2027
• Confirm your study place no later than on 13 July 2027 at 15:00 EEST (Finnish time)
  • Officially accept your study place
  • Register for the academic year
  • If you’re admitted conditionally, deliver the required degree certificate
  • If you are are required to pay tuition fees, pay your tuition fee
• New students start their studies with an orientation period in August 2027

Who can apply?

The right to complete a degree at Uniarts Helsinki can be obtained only by participating in an entrance examination process. Students are admitted to the Sibelius Academy based on their performance in the entrance examination. Certificate-based admissions or quotas for first-time applicants are not used.

You are eligible to apply if you meet the degree programme’s educational requirements and have sufficient language skills.

The Sibelius Academy will verify each applicant’s eligibility before the entrance examination.

Required educational background

You are eligible to apply for education leading to both a Bachelor and a Master of Music degree (3 + 2.5 years) if you 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 Deutsche Internationale Abitur 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 (531/2017)
• 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.

You may also apply for admission if you have been granted the right to complete a degree at a higher education institution (university or university of applied sciences) in Finland or abroad.

Your educability is also taken into consideration in the admissions process and assessment. The new degree must provide you with sufficient new competence. Bachelor’s programmes are intended for applicants who do not already hold a bachelor’s degree in the field in question. If you already have a degree of the equivalent level, we primarily encourage you to apply directly to a master’s programme.

Your eligibility if you graduate after the application deadline

Candidates for the Finnish Matriculation Examination and other applicants who receive their degree certificate in the spring after the application deadline are deemed conditionally eligible to apply. The decision on your admittance is conditional until you submit a certificate of your completed degree or other studies required for eligibility. Submit the certificate to the Sibelius Academy no later than on 13 July 2027 at 15:00 EEST (Finnish time). If you fail to submit the certificate by the given deadline, the study place offered to you will be cancelled.

The Sibelius Academy may, at its discretion, also accept a temporary certificate issued by the educational institution if it indicates that you have completed all studies required for the degree and will without a doubt receive the official degree certificate later.

Language requirements

The language of instruction and degree in the programme is Finnish, Swedish, and English. You must demonstrate your language proficiency in one of the above-mentioned languages by the given deadline. However, most of the group instruction at the Sibelius Academy is taught in Finnish or English. The status of English is very pronounced within the Music Technology programme.

You must demonstrate your language skills in accordance with Language skills requirement A. Uniarts Helsinki’s language requirements and accepted methods of demonstrating your language skills can be found here:

Language requirements in Uniarts Helsinki: Demonstrating your language skills in English

Language requirements in Uniarts Helsinki: Demonstrating your language skills in Finnish

Language requirements in Uniarts Helsinki: Demonstrating your language skills in Swedish

• Note! You may demonstrate your skills in Swedish by providing proof of having completed your qualification that gives eligibility for higher education in any of the Scandinavian languages (Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, or Faroese).

Submit a certificate demonstrating your language skills to the Sibelius Academy no later than 28 January 2027 at 15:00 EET (Finnish time). For more information, please see the section “Required attachments” in this admissions guide.

If you do not demonstrate your language skills by the given deadline, you will not be granted the right to study at the Sibelius Academy.

Other exceptions to eligibility

You cannot apply for both the 5.5-year and the 2.5-year programmes in the same main subject or main instrument in the same year. However, if you do submit applications to both, the Sibelius Academy will:

• consider the application for the 2.5-year programme if you are eligible for it; or
• consider the application for the 5.5-year programme if you are not eligible for the 2.5-year programme.

If you have completed a higher education degree at the Sibelius Academy, you cannot reapply to study the same main subject (or, in the case of Classical Music Performance, the same main instrument) from which you graduated.

Student admissions to the bachelor’s and master’s programmes are intended for applicants who do not have a valid right to study at Uniarts Helsinki at the time the new study right begins. Separate instructions are available for applying for a change of study right. More information on applying for a change of study right can be found here.

Submitting your application and required attachments

Electronic application form in the Studyinfo portal

Complete the electronic application form during the spring’s 2027 first joint application period, between 7 and 21 January 2027 by 15:00 EET (Finnish time), in the Studyinfo portal. Please note that you do not need to register in the Studyinfo portal before filling in the application form. More information on how to fill in the application form can be found here.

You may only submit one application form during the application period. If you submit multiple applications, only the most recent one will be considered, and all previous applications will be cancelled. The Sibelius Academy will not notify you of cancelled applications.

Application fee

Applicants from outside the EU, EEA, or Switzerland are required to pay an application fee in order to apply to higher education studies. If you are from outside the aforementioned area and are applying for a bachelor’s or master’s degree programme in Finland, you must pay the application fee.

The application fee is 100 euros, and it is collected by the Finnish National Agency for Education.

Paying the application fee ensures that your application will be processed as described in this admission guide. However, paying the fee does not guarantee admissions to studies.

More information on the application fee can be found here.

Required attachments

If your certificates are in a language other than Finnish, Swedish, or English, you must also include an official translation in one of these languages. Accepted translations include those made by an authorised translator or an official certificate attachment issued by the institution (such as a Diploma Supplement). Self-made or other unofficial translations will not be accepted.

If you are a refugee applicant or in a position comparable to a refugee and are unable to provide documentary evidence of your qualifications, you may still be deemed eligible to apply. More information can be found on our website here.

Submit the following supporting documents to the Sibelius Academy via the Studyinfo portal as PDF files no later than 28 January 2027 at 15:00 EET (Finnish time):

1) Degree certificate

Attach a copy of your degree certificate to your application. If your degree will be awarded only after the application period has ended, it is sufficient to submit a copy of your degree certificate to the Sibelius Academy as soon as possible, but no later than 13 July 2027 at 15:00 EEST (Finnish time).

The degree certificate must be officially signed and/or stamped by the educational institution. Electronic signatures must be verifiable beyond doubt.

Note! You do not need to submit a copy of your degree certificate if:

• You have completed the Finnish matriculation examination in 1990 or later; or
• You have completed a Finnish vocational upper secondary qualification in 2017 or later; or
• You have completed a Finnish further vocational qualification or specialist vocational qualification in 2018 or later; or
• You are a candidate for the Finnish Matriculation Examination in spring 2027.

In the above cases, your information will be retrieved from the electronic qualification register. If necessary, the Sibelius Academy will contact you by email for additional information.

In case of a foreign degree, the Sibelius Academy may request further clarification regarding the status of the degree within the education system of the awarding country.

2) Transcript of records from your prior education

If you are applying to a 2.5-year or a 2-year master’s programme at the Sibelius Academy, attach a copy of your transcript of records or another official list of the courses included in your degree to your application.

The transcript of records must be officially signed and/or stamped by the educational institution. Electronic signatures must be verifiable beyond doubt.

3) Certificate demonstrating language skills

Attach a certificate of your language skills in the language in which you are applying to study to your application.

• If you demonstrate your language skills with your prior studies, submit a copy of your degree certificate and its attachments (e.g. Diploma Supplement), or another official document accepted under the language requirements that proves your language proficiency. The degree certificate or its attachments must clearly indicate the language in which the degree was completed.
  
  If you have not yet completed the degree and you cannot demonstrate your language skills with another prior degree, you will be considered conditionally eligible. In this case, you must submit to the Sibelius Academy, by the given deadline, a certificate of enrolment/studies for the degree in question together with an estimated graduation date. The degree used to demonstrate your language skills must be completed no later than 13 July 2027 at 15:00 EEST (Finnish time) in order to be considered in the spring 2027 admissions. Please submit the final degree certificate to the Sibelius Academy as soon as possible, but no later than the above-mentioned deadline.
  
  
• If you cannot demonstrate your language skills with your prior studies, you must submit a language test result that meets the Sibelius Academy’s language requirements. Submit the test result that meets the language requirements to the Sibelius Academy no later than 28 January 2027 at 15:00 EET (Finnish time).

4) Official proof of identity

Attach a copy of your passport, EU identity card, or Finnish driving license to your application. This document will be used to verify your identity in the parts of the entrance examination conducted remotely or via video recordings.

5) A document exempting you from tuition fees

If you are applying to study in English, you will be considered liable to pay the tuition fee until you submit a document exempting you from the fee to the Sibelius Academy. More information on tuition fees can be found on our website here.

Individual arrangements in the entrance examination

If you require special arrangements in the entrance examination because of a sensory or physical disability, illness or other corresponding reason, you must apply for individual arrangements by filling in a separate application form.

Submit your application for individual arrangements to the Sibelius Academy no later than 28 January 2027 at 15:00 EET (Finnish time). More information on individual arrangements can be found here.

Advance assignments

The application form itself is not graded, but it must be completed accurately and thoroughly. The Entrance Examination Board relies on the information provided in the form when evaluating your work, and an incomplete form may negatively affect your assessment in later stages of the examination.

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Submit the following advance assignment to the Sibelius Academy via the Studyinfo portal no later than on 28 January 2027 at 15:00 EET (Finnish time):

1) A focused CV (Curriculum Vitae), max. length two A4 pages. The CV should include the following information:

• Education: schools, institutions, degrees, diplomas and studies completed or in progress, with dates. Include general education as well as music and technology studies.
• Musical practice: instruments, voice, composing, producing, improvising or other musical activities. Mention how long you have practised them and where or with whom you have studied, if relevant.
• Performance and production work: concerts, ensembles, bands, orchestras, competitions, recordings, tracks. School and amateur projects count.
• Technical experience: recording, mixing, sound design, live sound, programming, and the software and hardware you have used. Give concrete examples of what you have made or worked on.
• Mathematics, physics and related fields: courses or independent studies in mathematics, acoustics, electronics, programming or other relevant fields
• Other relevant background: work experience, language skills, workshops, online courses, voluntary activities or other experience that supports your application.

The CV should give a clear overview of your musical, technical, artistic, and educational background. The Entrance Examination Board will use these details to assess your readiness for university-level studies in Music Technology. Your CV does not need to show professional experience. School projects, independent work, self-taught skills, amateur projects and informal learning are all relevant.

Keep the CV focused, factual and easy to read. Sibelius Academy will not provide a CV template or individual support for preparing the CV. Use a clear structure, plain layout, clear headings and a legible font size. List items in reverse chronological order, with the most recent first, and give dates whenever possible. The maximum length of your CV is two pages. One page is also sufficient if it gives a clear overview of your relevant background.

Assessment will focus on your overall readiness for university-level studies in Music Technology. In particular, the Entrance Examination Board will consider how your musical background, technical skills, artistic interests and practical experience support your application.

Based on the scores given for the advance assignment, selected applicants will be invited to the entrance examination. Information on the results of the advance assignments will be sent via e-mail.

Invitation to the examination and taking part in the entrance examinations

You may be invited to the entrance examinations if:

1. You have submitted your electronic application and the required attachments to the Studyinfo portal by the given deadline; and
2. the Sibelius Academy has deemed you eligible to apply based on the documents you have submitted.

Your eligibility will be assessed based on your application, certificates, possible advance assignments, and other submitted documentation. If your application and its required attachments meet the minimum requirements, it will proceed to academic evaluation.

The implementation of the entrance examinations for each programme is described in the programme-specific admissions guide. Entrance examination schedules for different programmes may overlap. If you have applied to multiple programmes, you will need to choose which examination to attend in such cases.

The entrance examination may consist of several stages, each of which may include multiple sub-tests. If you do not submit all the required entrance examination assignments, fail to successfully complete all compulsory sub-tests included in the examination, or your entrance examination assignments or performances do not meet the requirements, you cannot be admitted as a student.

The Sibelius Academy will send you instructions for participating in the entrance examinations along with the entrance examination invitation. Exact times for individual entrance examinations will be confirmed no later than the morning of the examination day. Individual examination times can only be changed for compelling reasons beyond the applicant’s control. Such reasons include the Finnish matriculation examination (or an equivalent event), as well as accidents or sudden illness (a medical certificate is required). In these cases, rescheduling is only possible within the working timetable of the Entrance Examination Board.

The entrance examination is a closed event attended by you, the Entrance Examination Board, and designated assistants (such as an accompanist, a rehearsal choir, a board assistant, or your own assistant). Entrance examination performances may not be recorded.

If you wish to cancel your participation in the entrance examination, please notify the Sibelius Academy Admissions Office by email as soon as possible.

Music Technology entrance examination

The selection process comprises three stages:

1. First stage: Online assignments — expert task, portfolio, and video presentation
2. Second stage: On-site written examination and social interaction workshop
3. Third stage: On-site performance and interview

The first stage will be carried out remotely. The second and third stages are both held on site at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, during the same week.

First stage: Online assignments

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You must submit the required three components combined into a single, continuous video file: your profile-specific expert task, your portfolio, and a short video presentation. Submit the combined file to the Sibelius Academy via the Studyinfo portal no later than 6 April 2027 at 16:00 EEST (Finnish time).

The combined file should be submitted in mp4 format, using the H.264 or x.264 codec for video and AAC for audio. Note! Links to external platforms (e.g., YouTube/Vimeo) or any file formats other than those specified will not be accepted.

1) Profile-specific expert task

You must reserve the entire day of 6 April 2027 for the expert task, which you complete independently within a maximum of 8 hours. A computer with a stable internet connection is required. Detailed instructions for completing the task will be provided on the day of the test.

Each applicant will receive a task specific to their chosen profile. The objective is to create a musical/audio work following the profile-specific guidelines provided on the day.

The Entrance Examination Board will assess the expert task outcomes according to criteria tailored to each profile. These criteria will be clarified along with the task instructions, taking as reference the following:

• Recording Arts focuses on technical skills in recording, mixing, and editing, production quality, creative studio techniques, workflow efficiency, and artistic coherence
• Film and Game Music Production assesses the music’s support of narrative, composition quality, audio-visual synchronization, genre adaptability, and sound design
• Creative Electronic Music Practices emphasizes creativity in sound design, technical execution with electronic tools, artistic coherence, and sonic sensibility.

2) Portfolio excerpt

Your portfolio excerpt is one example under 4 minutes in duration of any kind of music technology-related work of yours, demonstrating your artistic practice. You can provide an excerpt of a larger work to fit the duration limitation.

The Entrance Examination Board will evaluate your portfolio based on originality, artistic and technical coherence, and quality of execution.

3) Video presentation

In a short video presentation (max. 4 minutes), cover three things: First, explain your approach to the expert task and the main decisions you made. Second, present your portfolio work and clearly describe your own contribution; if the work involved other people, specify which parts were your responsibility. Third, describe your motivation for studying Music Technology and for choosing your study profile, including your background and your commitment to studying and developing within the field of Music Technology.

The Entrance Examination Board will assess how clear and articulated your explanation is, how well and precise you describe your own contribution to the portfolio work, and the clarity of your stated motivation for pursuing Music Technology studies.

Based on the scores given for the first stage, approximately 60 to 80 applicants (across all profiles) will be selected to advance to the second stage of the entrance examination, according to their ranking within their chosen profile. Information on the results of the first stage will be sent by email.

Second stage: On-site written examination and social interaction workshop

The second stage of the entrance examination comprises two sub-tests:

1. Written examination
2. Social interaction workshop

The second stage will be held at the premises of the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki between 10 and 11 May 2027. Please note that the exact attendance dates and times for each invited applicant will be specified in the invitation to the second stage.

1) Written examination

The written examination is conducted on site, under supervised conditions, and tests your knowledge of Music Technology as well as your learning and deductive skills.

You can prepare for the written examination by reading for example:

• Abbott, D. Understanding Sound. Physics LibreTexts. Chapters 2 and 6.
  General foundation in sound perception, loudness, pitch, timbre, waveforms, spectra, and spectrograms.
• Huber, David Miles, and Robert E. Runstein. Modern Recording Techniques. 9th ed. Routledge, 2017. Chapter 2.
  Recommended especially for applicants interested in Recording Arts. Covers essential concepts of sound and hearing relevant to recording, production, and critical listening.
• Deutsch, Stephen. “The Soundtrack: Putting Music in Its Place.” The Soundtrack 1, no. 1, 2007.
  Short orienting text on music, image, narrative, and the role of sound/music in audiovisual media.
• Evans, R. “Analyzing and Designing Dynamic Music Systems for Games.” Chapter 3, PhD thesis, University of York, 2019.
  Introduction to adaptive and dynamic game music, including layering, resequencing, transitions, loops, and middleware thinking.
• Behr, A., Negus, K., and Street, J. “The Sampling Continuum: Musical Aesthetics and Ethics in the Age of Digital Production.” Journal for Cultural Research 21, no. 3, 2017.
  Contemporary text on sampling, digital production, aesthetics, and ethical questions in music-making.
• Shure. Microphone Techniques for Live Sound Reinforcement.
  Practical introduction to microphones, polar patterns, placement, phase, feedback, and live sound basics.

2) Social interaction workshop

The social interaction workshop is conducted in small groups together with other applicants, regardless of study profile. It assesses your predisposition for working with others through practical, sound-related tasks and discussions.

The Entrance Examination Board will evaluate your performance in the workshop based on your awareness of group dynamics, your supportiveness and empathy towards other participants, your engagement and willingness to propose ideas, and your negotiation and communication skills. These are skills needed to complete the group projects, studio sessions and collaborative productions that form a substantial part of studies in the Music Technology programme.

Based on the scores given for the second stage, approximately 30 applicants (across all profiles) will be selected to advance to the third stage, according to their ranking within their chosen profile. Information on the results of the second stage will be sent by email.

Third stage: On-site audition and interview

The third stage of the entrance examination comprises two sub-tests:

1. Musical audition
2. Interview

The third stage will be held at the premises of the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki between 12 and 14 May 2027.

1) Musical audition

You are required to perform on an instrument or voice of your choice. This can include orchestral instruments, solo instruments, or electronic instruments and devices used in live performance. The performance can be in any genre, such as western classical music, jazz, ethnic music, popular music, electronic, electroacoustic, or experimental music.

The maximum length of the performance, including setup time, is 10 minutes. Should the performance exceed this time limit, the Entrance Examination Board will call an end to it. Note! All setup and takedown must be done within the allocated time. Early arrival for setup outside the room is permitted.

The Sibelius Academy will provide only a piano, a drum set and amplification for the performance. Any other instrument must be brought by you. The academy does not provide accompanists. If needed, you are responsible for arranging your own accompanist, with a maximum of one accompanist allowed.

Assessment will focus on instrumental/vocal skills, sound quality, sonic dexterity, rhythmic precision, harmonic understanding, and melodic sensibility.

2) Interview

Before the interview, the Entrance Examination Board will review your expert task, portfolio, video presentation, and your performance in the second stage. The Entrance Examination Board may ask questions regarding any of these materials.

During the interview, the Entrance Examination Board will evaluate your suitability for successful study in the Music Technology programme and your orientation towards a future career in the field. They will also assess your communication skills, clarity of expression, and the authenticity of your portfolio’s and expert task’s authorship. The interview is not an opportunity to influence the evaluation of other stages of the entrance examination; it focuses solely on discussing your work, goals, and readiness for the programme.

Entrance examination assessment

Applicants’ performance in the entrance examinations is assessed by Entrance Examination Boards appointed specifically for each programme.

Based on your entrance examination performance, the Entrance Examination Board evaluates your knowledge, skills, and capabilities, as well as your ability to complete the degree studies within the programme’s normative duration. The assessment takes into account how your previous education and experience are reflected in your competence, and compares your competence to the objectives set in the curriculum.

When assessing your educability, it is also considered that the new degree must provide you with a sufficient amount of additional competence. Degree programmes at Sibelius Academy are primarily intended for applicants who have not previously completed a Finnish higher education degree of the same or higher level. 

If you have not previously completed a Finnish higher education degree at the same or higher level as the degree programme you are applying for, you will be awarded an additional 5% of the maximum points for the programme, which will be added to final points on your entrance examination. Your right to be awarded additional points will be verified in the final admissions phase, and the points will be added to the final total score before the admissions decision. When awarding additional points, any degrees completed by or prior to the end of the application period will be taken into account.

However, a previously completed higher education degree of the same or higher level does not prevent applicants from applying to the degree programme.

In addition, the Entrance Examination Board for Music Technology will assess your capabilities in music and music technology based on your performance across all stages. They will also evaluate your educability, and your motivation for music technology studies.

The sub-tests will evaluate additional criteria, as detailed in the entrance examination descriptions above.

Scoring of the entrance examination

The Entrance Examination Board will score your performance in all sub-tests, and the scores from the third stage will determine the final student selection.

The components of the entrance examination are weighted as follows:

First stage

• Profile-specific expert task 33 %
• Portfolio excerpt 33 %
• Video presentation 34 %

Second stage

• Written examination 50 %
• Social interaction workshop 50 %

Third stage

• Musical audition 50 %
• Interview 50 %

Admissions results

For each degree programme, the Entrance Examination Boards will rank the applicants according to their performance in the entrance examination. The final decision on students admitted to the programmes and those placed on the waiting list is made by the Dean of the Sibelius Academy.

Applicants with the highest scores who meet the admission criteria will be offered a study place. Those ranked next, based on their scores, may be placed on a waiting list should a study place become available later. In Music Technology programme all applicants who are placed on the waiting list are placed on the same shared waiting list.

A study place may become available to an applicant on the waiting list only if a selected applicant for the programme (or group) declines the offered study place or a conditionally admitted applicant fails to submit the required certificate by the deadline. If no applicants were placed on the waiting list at the time of the admission decision, it is not possible to place anyone on the waiting list later during the same admission round, even if some admitted applicants do not accept their study place.

If no applicants meet the admission criteria, some programmes may choose not to admit new students. If a degree programme does not admit any new students, no applicants can be placed on a waiting list.

Announcement of results

Admission results will be published on the Uniarts Helsinki website and will include the names of the applicants who have given the permission in their application to have their names published online. In addition, you can view your situation in the Studyinfo portal.

Admitted applicants and those placed on the waiting list are informed of the results by email on the day the admission results are published. Other applicants will not be notified of the results by email. 

Feedback

You may request feedback on your entrance examination performance. The feedback provides you with information on how the evaluation criteria stated in the admission criteria were applied in the assessment of your entrance examination. Instructions for requesting feedback will be published on the Uniarts Helsinki website in connection with the publication of the admission decision.

Rectification procedure

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 purpose of a written request for rectification is to give you the possibility to request for rectification if there is a reason to believe that there has been an error in the decision-making process. The admission decision can be corrected only if the Sibelius Academy has made an error in the selection procedure and the error justifies the correction of the admission decision.

The rectification procedure is not intended as a means for receiving feedback, asking for further information about the admission or requesting unjustified re-evaluation.

More information on the rectification procedure can be found here.

Accepting the offered study place and starting your studies

You must accept your study place no later than on 13 July 2027 at 15:00 EEST (Finnish time). If the confirmation arrives late, it will not be considered.

Accepting an offer of admission is a binding choice, which cannot be changed or cancelled later on. You can accept only one offer of admission per academic term. More information on how to accept an offer of admission can be found here.

The One Study Right Rule

The One Study Right Rule refers to the legislative amendments that entered into force on 1 August 2026. Under these amendments, a student’s study rights at the same or lower level will be terminated if they accept a new study right leading to a degree. The rule applies only to study rights at Finnish higher education institutions.

This means that if you accept a new study place, you will lose your existing study rights at the same or lower level. When accepting the study place, you are shown which study rights will end as a result. The decision to accept the new study place – and thereby to terminate previous study rights – is binding. The decision cannot be reversed afterwards.

More information on the One Study Right Rule can be found here.

Tuition fees

Uniarts Helsinki charges an annual tuition fee to students who come from countries outside of the EU, EEA, or Switzerland and are studying for a bachelor’s or a master’s degree in a foreign language. At the Sibelius Academy, tuition fees apply to applicants applying to study in English.

More information on tuition fees at Uniarts Helsinki can be found here.

Starting your studies

First-year studies begin in mid-August with an orientation period that is compulsory for all new students. New students are sent more detailed information on the start of their studies attached to their letter of acceptance.

You must register as attending at the Sibelius Academy according to the instructions provided in your letter of acceptance. You can register as absent for the first year of studies only under certain statutory circumstances. Apply for the right to be absent in writing before the end of the registration period. Include documentation supporting your right to be absent with your application. More information on registering as absent for the first year of studies can be found here.

Questions or comments?

You can contact us via Uniarts Help form.

Please note that in principle we do not explain the entrance examination assignments. The instructions are in the admissions guide.

If you have any questions regarding student life at the Sibelius Academy or in Helsinki, you can contact our Student Ambassadors at siba.student.ambassadors@uniarts.fi.

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