Attendance registration of doctoral researchers

• Register for the academic year annually at your own initiative during the registration period. If you are a new student, you will be registered automatically for the first academic year once you have accepted the offered study place.
• If you have several study rights, register for each of them separately. If needed, instructions for registering for first- and second-cycle degrees are available on the page Registration for the academic year by basic degree students.
• Register for each study right either as an attending or non-attending student depending on whether you intend to study during the academic year or term in question.
• Participating in studies and graduating is possible only for students registered for attendance.
• If you register as non-attending and plan to have a break from your doctoral studies, don't forget to keep your supervisors, your coordinating academic and the members of your thesis committee updated of your plans.
• The Student Union membership (compulsory for basic degree students) is optional for doctoral researchers.

The registration period is approximately at the same time each year. The exact dates are separately announced for each academic year.

• The registration period for the academic year 2026–2027 was from 1 April to 31 August 2026.
• The Spring term registration period is from 1 November 2026 to 15 January 2027. During this period Oili is open and you can change non-attendance to attendance or attendance to non-attendance. Login to Oili requires an active user name. If you are not able to login to Oili, see the instructions how to register outside Oili.

Whether registering for attendance or non-attendance, you must observe the set registration periods. The registration period ends the last registration day at 23.59, by when also registrations made by a service request need to arrive.

If you fail to register during the set registration period, you may be charged a re-enrolment fee.

As a rule, students are expected to independently register for the academic year using the Oili registration service. The user accounts of non-attending students will be automatically activated for the registration period to allow them to register through Oili.

Registration through Oili:

• Log into Oili using your University credentials.
• If you are registering as an attending student, you can pay the Student Union membership fee through Oili when registering.
• If you are registering for attendance for the autumn term only, Oili will automatically register you for non-attendance for the spring term.
• Oili is open only during the registration period.

Registration outside Oili

If Oili registration does not work for you, you can register for the academic year to HelsinkiUni Help

• by a service request or
• in person at the service point. 

Also, remember to submit the following information when registering:

• Which study right or rights you are registering for
• Whether you are registering as an attending or non-attending student
• Your student number or date of birth

If you wish to join the Student Union, attach the receipt of a paid membership fee to the service request. A receipt file from an online banking service, displaying the archive code, is sufficient. 

Your serivce request with the required attachments must arrive at HelsinkiUni Help by the last date of the registration period at 23.59. A late service request will be considered as a late registration.

If you wish to register for the academic year in person or submit the receipt of the Student Union membership payment in person, visit the HelsinkiUni Help service point during its opening hours before the closing of the registration period.

As a doctoral researcher you can join the Student Union any time of the academic year. The simplest way to join is to take care of it together with your annual registration for the academic year.

The Student Union membership is voluntary for doctoral researchers.

If Oili registration is not possible, please pay the Student Union fee and send or show the receipt to HelsinkiUni Help.

The student card and benefits connected to it are available only as a member of the Student Union. The green student card for doctoral researchers can be ordered from Frank.

Membership fees for the academic year 2026–2027:

• Entire academic year: €85.00
• Autumn term: €44.00
• Spring term: €41.00

Account and reference information

The account numbers are:

• Nordea FI80 1573 3000 0324 57
• Danske Bank FI80 8000 1500 0668 82

The reference number is 28 04990.

Payment through a bank outside Finland

Payee: Helsingin yliopiston ylioppilaskunta 
Account number: FI80 1573 3000 0324 57
BIC/SWIFT code: NDEAFIHH
Bank address: Nordea Bank Finland, Aleksanterinkatu 36 B, Helsinki, FIN-00020 Nordea

You can change your registration status in Oili during the registration period or, when Oili is not open by contacting HelsinkiUni Help.

• You can change your status from non-attendance to attendance any time during the academic year, however changing the status for passed terms is not possible.
• Attendance for the spring term can be changed to non-attendance until 15 January.
• Attendance for the autumn term or the entire academic year can be changed to non-attendance by the end of the registration period for the academic year.
• You can apply for the reimbursement of the Student Union membership fee by contacting the Student Union Services Office.

If you do not register as attending or non-attending during the registration period (1 April – 31 August), your study right will become passive.

If you forgot to register but want to reinstate your doctoral study right and register as attending or non-attending during the same academic year (by 31 July), you can do so simply by paying the re-enrolment fee prescribed by the University and sending or showing the receipt to HelsinkiUni Help together with the information needed for the annual registration (see section "How to register" above).

If your studies have been on hold for a longer time and more than one academic year has passed since you last registered at the University, you must apply for the reinstatement of your study right from your faculty. Detailed instructions on how to apply for readmission and pay the re-enrolment fee are available in the instructions on resuming doctoral studies.