

Orientation days
Welcome!
Orientation days for new students are arranged in the beginning of each semester. Participation is mandatory and it is very important that all new students participate, as the orientation includes important information about organizing your studies, the university in general, living in Finland among other things. You also have an excellent opportunity to meet the other students and make new friends!
Orientation Days 2025-2026
Orientation days for Autumn semester : 25 - 29 August 2025
Orientation days for Spring semester: 7 - 9 January 2026
Note: Students will receive the programme before the orientation days. The progamme will be updated on the webpage closer to the date.
Access to Orientation Material
Orientation material will be shared later in the student intranet Jolla. You must have activated your university user account in order to access the material. You will find them through the section For New Students.

- Master's degree students in Vaasa
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Orientation days for new Master’s Degree students 25-29 August 2025
Please follow the schedule for your own degree programme!
Monday 25.8.
9.00 – 12.15 Drop-In registration and degree verification
Venue: room Palomäki A201, Tervahovi building12.15 – 15.15 Information session
Venue: room Levon, Tervahovi building12.15 – 12.30 Welcome new students
12.30 – 13.00 Studying at the University of Vaasa
13.00 – 13.15 Tritonia Library
13.15 – 14.00 Well-being services and FSHS
Break
14.15 – 14.45 Introduction to Education Systems
14.45 – 15.15 Code of Conduct
Tuesday 26.8.
9.00 – 12.00 Drop-in registration and degree verification
Venue: room Palomäki A201, Tervahovi building9.30 – 11.30 Campus and city tour led by tutors for all master’s degree students
13.30 – 15.00 Lukkarikone sessions led by tutors.
Wednesday 27.8.
9.00 – 12.00 Information session for Business degree students (Finance, International Business, Strategic Business Development, Industrial Management)
Venue: room Levon, Tervahovi building9.00 - 9.45 University community and Security
9.45 - 10.00 Student Union, VYY
10.00 - 10.30 City of Vaasa
Break
10.45 - 11.15 Culture Lecture
11.15 - 12.00 Survival Finnish
12.00 – 15.15 Information session for Technology degree students (Electrical and Energy Engineering, Sähkötekniikka, Energiatekniikka, Computing Sciences, Automaatio ja tietotekniikka, Industrial Systems Analytics)
Venue:room D124, Tervahovi building12.15 - 13.00 University community and Security
13.00 – 13.15 Student Union, VYY
13.15-13.45 City of Vaasa
Break
14.00 – 14.30 Culture Lecture
14.30 – 15.15 Survival Finnish
Thursday 28.8.
13.00 – 15.00 Fair with different student related organizations present
Venue: Mathilda lobby13.00 – 15.00 Café for new international and domestic Master students
Venue: Mathilda upper floorWelcome to stop by for a coffee and meet other students!
Kick-off meetings for different programmes, please see times and locations below
Friday 29.8.
Kick-off meetings for different programmes, please see times and locations below
- Master's degree programme kick-off meetings in Vaasa
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Students who start their studies in our Master's degree programmes in English, will also have a kick-off meeting with their own programme where they can draft their own personal study plans and go through which courses to begin with.
Kick-off meetings
- International Business
Tuesday 2 September at12:15 -14:00 room C303
https://uwasa.zoom.us/j/66143753892?pwd=ZxbD3HPkjFny0h2r8bOBkabQGIrXIu.1
Password: 519398 - Finance
Tuesday 2 September at 13-15 K218 Room Nissi (Ankkuri-building)
https://uwasa.zoom.us/j/67328980043?pwd=rAfhkyJ9QmQxh9WCeg1dWHs05EPGmE.1
Password: 457087 - Strategic Business Development
Friday 29 August at 10.00-12.00 AM in room C303 (Tervahovi-building)
Also available online (in Zoom):
https://uwasa.zoom.us/j/65339365143?pwd=f9XcWaadKf8psyOF2xud9akFvUsh53.1
Password: 293097 - Computing Sciences (majors Artificial Engineering and Data-architecture, Sustainable and Autonomous Systems, Automaatio ja tietotekniikka)
Friday 29 August at 9.15-12 AM in room D304 (Tervahovi-building) - Electrical and Energy Engineering, Energiatekniikka ja Sähkötekniikka
Friday 29 August at 12.15 - 15.00 PM in room D124 (Tervahovi-building) - Industrial Management and Industrial Systems Analytics
Thursday 28 August at 9-11.30 AM in room C303 (Tervahovi-building) - Smart Cities and Communities
Friday 12 September at 9.00-11.00 AM in room C209 - Bachelor of Business Administration
Tuesday 2 September at 10.00-12.00 in room A201 Palomäki (also online)
https://uwasa.zoom.us/j/63186804017?pwd=ni1PJNLnCdMvubmfiDevwIO9viEh0g.1
Password: 141580
- International Business
- Master's degree students in Seinäjoki
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Room: F212.
Monday 25.8.
9.00-12.00 Degree Verification (and Kela support meal card if not registered)Tuesday 26.8.
10.00–10.15 Welcome
10.15-10.45 Studying at the University of Vaasa
10.45-11.00 Tritonia Library (Video)
11.00-11.30 Brief introduction to Seinäjoki’s orientation week that is organized the following week. A reminder of which sessions it is useful to attend.
11.30-12.30 Lunch
12.30-13.00 Welcome international students
13.00-13.30 Code of conduct
13.30-14.30 Introduction to Education systemsWednesday 27.8.
9.00-10.30 Hops-session
10.45-11.15 Culture lecture stream
11.15-12.00 Survival Finnish stream
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-13.30 YTHS services (video)
14.00--> Campus tour and City tour
TutorsThursday 28.8.
9.00-11.00. SPM-programme kick off meeting for new students.
11.00→ Lunch - Master's degree students in Pori
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Orientation in Pori
Room:A504
Degree verification- Will be informed to students at autumn.
Pori Welcome week the week before.
Tuesday 26.8.
10.00–10.15 Welcome
10.15-10.45 Studying at the University of Vaasa
10.45-11.00 Tritonia Library (Video)
11.00-11.30 Code of conduct
11.30-12.30 Lunch
12.30-13.30 Introduction to Education systems
13.30-14.00 Hops-session
14.15-14.45 SAMK credentialsWednesday 27.8.
10.15.- 10.45 Programme kick off meeting
10.45-11.15 Culture lecture streamed
11.15-12.00 Survival Finnish streamed
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-13.30 YTHS services (video)
14.00--> Campus tour - Online orientation for Master's degree students
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Orientation for new Master's degree students 2025-2026: Online participation only in case you are not able to arrive physically onsite.
Monday 25.8.
Information session at 12.15 – 15.15
Zoom link: https://uwasa.zoom.us/j/64629595741?pwd=bEOFlQ4P2n93TjwsYFQ0udqy7AEKqW.1
Password: 4777869.00 - 9.15 Welcome New students
9.15 - 9.45 Studying at the University of Vaasa
9.45 - 10.00 Tritonia Library
10.00 - 10.45 Well-being services and FSHS
Break
11.00 - 11.30 Introduction to Education Systems
11.30 - 12.00 Code of Conduct
Wednesday 27.8.
Information session at 9.00 – 12.00
Zoom link: https://uwasa.zoom.us/j/66642761385?pwd=S3G84bQpYUzc3pOBebv3eZ7Vlh6hjJ.1
Password: 1399429.00 - 9.45 University community and Security
9.45 - 10.00 Student Union, VYY
10.00 - 10.30 City of Vaasa
Break
10.45 - 11.15 Culture Lecture
11.15 - 12.00 Survival Finnish
Thursday 28.8.Q&A session at 11.30 – 13.00
Zoom link: https://uwasa.zoom.us/j/64938400682?pwd=XOWBfwPwJbEJ88Vz2OkV0X0f2iCSpA.1
Password: 324270
- Bachelor's degree and Erasmus Mundus students
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Orientation days for new Bachelor’s Degree (Business Administration) and Erasmus Mundus students on 25-29 August 2025
Please follow the schedule for your own degree programme!
Monday 25.8.
9.00 – 12.15 Drop-In registration and degree verification
Venue: room Palomäki A201, Tervahovi building10.00 – 11.30 Information meeting for new Bachelor’s Degree students
Venue: room D102, Tervahovi building and onlineZoom: https://uwasa.zoom.us/j/67284265361?pwd=Da3MYUNIl6k4dMCEYk1cqq7y1SYynd.1
Password: 778043
Tuesday 26.8.9.00 – 12.00 Drop-in registration and degree verification
Venue: room Palomäki A201, Tervahovi buildingInformation session
Venue: room Wolff, Tervahovi Building9.00 - 9.15 Welcome new students
9.15 - 9.45 Studying at the University of Vaasa
9.45 - 10.00 Tritonia Library
10.00 - 10.45 Well-being services and FSHS
Break
11.00 - 11.30 Introduction to Education Systems
11.30 - 12.00 Code of Conduct
13.30 – 15.00 Lukkarikone sessions led by tutors.
Wednesday 27.8.
9.00 – 12.00 Information session for Bachelor’s degree students
Venue: room Levon, Tervahovi building9.00 - 9.45 University community and Security
9.45 - 10.00 Student Union, VYY
10.00 - 10.30 City of Vaasa
Break
10.45 - 11.15 Culture Lecture
11.15 - 12.00 Survival Finnish
12.00 – 15.15 Information session for Erasmus Mundus students
Venue: room D124, Tervahovi building12.15 - 13.00 University community and Security
13.00 – 13.15 Student Union, VYY
13.15-13.45 City of Vaasa
Break
14.00 – 14.30 Culture Lecture
14.30 – 15.15 Survival Finnish
Thursday 28.8.9.30 – 11.30 Campus and city tour, with Tutors
13.00 – 15.00 Fair with different student related organizations present (Mathilda lobby)
Kick-off meetings for different programmes, please see times and locations below
Friday 29.8.
Kick-off meetings for different programmes, please see times and locations below
Tuesday 2.9.
- Kick-off meeting for Bachelor of Business Administration degree students
Tuesday 2 September at 10.00-12.00 in room A201 Palomäki (also online)
https://uwasa.zoom.us/j/63186804017?pwd=ni1PJNLnCdMvubmfiDevwIO9viEh0g.1
Password: 141580
- Kick-off meeting for Bachelor of Business Administration degree students
- Exchange and Double Degree students
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Orientation for new international Exchange and Double degree students at the University of Vaasa 25.8 - 29.8.2025
Monday 25.8.
12.15 – 15.00 Drop-in registration (room Palomäki A201, Tervahovi building)
Bring your ID!
Tuesday 26.8.
Information session (room Wolff, Tervahovi Building)
9.00 - 9.15 Welcome new students
9.15 - 9.45 Studying at the University of Vaasa
9.45 - 10.00 Tritonia Library
10.00 - 10.45 Well-being services and FSHS
Break
11.00 - 11.30 Introduction to Education Systems
11.30 - 12.00 Code of Conduct
13.30 -15.00 Course registration session, led by tutors.
Drop-in study counselling (room D124, Tervahovi Building)
Wednesday 27.8.
Information session (room Levon, Tervahovi building)
9.00 - 9.45 University community and Security
9.45 - 10.00 Student Union, VYY
10.00 - 10.30 City of Vaasa
Break
10.45 - 11.15 Culture Lecture
11.15 - 12.00 Survival Finnish
Double Degree students: Information session at 13.00 – 14.00 (room Palomäki A201, Tervahovi building)
Thursday 28.8.
9.30 – 11.30 Campus and city tour, with Tutors
13.00 – 15.00 Fair with different student related organizations present (Mathilda lobby)
Friday 29.8.
9.00 – 12.00 Drop-in Q&A session (room D124, Tervahovi building)
Feel free to drop in if you have questions or documents to be signed
Double Degree Strategic Business Development student’s kick-off session at 9.15 – 11.00 (room C303, Tervahovi building)
Tuesday 2.9.
Double Degree International Business student’s kick-off session at 12.15 – 14.00 (room C303, Tervahovi building)
Double Degree Finance student’s kick-off session at 13-15 K218 Room Nissi (Ankkuri-building)
- Orientation days in the Spring semester
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January 2025: to be confirmed later in autumn