Study psychologist services for students

• Available support for well-being can be found on the page mental well being.
• If you need individual arrangements, please contact the accessibility liaisons.
• Individual counselling appointments are limited. Any available times will be released in the booking system on Thursdays between 9:00 and 11:00. The first new appointments for the spring semester will be added to the booking system on January 8, 2026.
• The Nyyti ry organization supports student’s mental health and ability to study. They arrange groups for students, anonymous chats and online courses about different themes.

Small group interventions and workshops are offered mainly in Finnish. Participants who understand Finnish can take part in discussions and written exercises during the sessions also in English or Swedish. For more information about current interventions, please check the Finnish language version of this webpage (change language in the upper right corner of the page). 

Video: Study stress and exhaustion

Feeling stuck and alone? Experiencing challenges with getting things done? Have you started to feel like nothing you do in your studies is good enough? Watch our video of study stress and exhaustion (subtitles become available when you press the video's CC-button). You can take a closer look at the presentation material (pdf).

Study psychologists support University of Helsinki bachelor’s and master’s degree students with study-related issues listed below. These topics are also addressed in the study psychologists’ Support for studies -materials — take a look!

• Do you have problems with time management?
• Do you suffer from a lack of motivation?
• Are you stressed and close to exhaustion?
• Is anxiety affecting your studies?
• Are you unsure about resuming your studies after a break?
• Do you have a learning disability?
• Are you struggling with your master’s or bachelor’s thesis?

The study psychologists' individual counselling for doctoral researchers are aimed especially at those who are doing their doctoral studies with the support of grants or other external funding. If you are employed by the university, apply primarily for occupational health services. In Flamma you can find more information about occupational health services. 

The study psychologist offers an external perspective on, for example, the following challenges related to doctoral education: stress, motivational problems, procrastination, reconciling studies and other parts of life, or challenges related to dissertation supervision.

Book an appointment for individual counselling from the booking system. Make sure you select the time offered for doctoral researchers from the drop-down menu.

Study psychologists primarily offer in-person counselling but you can request remote counselling when making an appointment. For remote counselling, a secure connection is used. 

Reception facilities

Centrum: Snellmaninkatu 12 (room 331); Fabianinkatu 30 (4th floor, Kaisa House Guidance Facilities)

Kumpula: Chemicum, room A117 (map)

Viikki: Infokeskus Korona, Viikinkaari 11, 2nd floor, room 2043

Meilahti: Haartmaninkatu 3, room B111

Study psychologists

The study psychologists' shared email address is opintopsykologi@helsinki.fi. Please observe that you cannot book an appointment through email.

Johanna Björklund (Swedish speaking students from all faculties, Soc&kom, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences)

Janna Pöntinen (Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, & Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

Seppo Hiltunen (Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Law)

Emma Vilppo (Faculty of Science, Faculty of Theology)

Jasmin Kurkaa (Faculty of Medicine)

Anu Lehtinen (Chief Study Psychologist, individual arrangements)

Johanna Mikkonen (doctoral researchers, individual arrangements, Faculty of Arts)

What types of issues can I contact a study psychologist about? What happens at an appointment with a study psychologist? Find answers to frequently asked questions.

The Study Psychologist services follow secure data protection principles. Read more detailed information about how your personal data is processed.