Orientation and Student Tutors

The orientation for new exchange students will take place on campus at the University of Turku on Wed - Fri 7 - 9 January 2026. 

The programme of the orientation is available here. 

The programme includes both general lectures & faculty information sessions. During the orientation, you will be given an introduction to studying at the University of Turku. You will also learn about the services we provide for our students: network of gyms, language courses, IT services, library, etc.

The orientation is an on-campus event, which means no remote participation possibility is offered. Presentation slides will be available on this page after the orientation.

General Lectures

• The Student Union of the University of Turku (TYY)
• Academic Writing at Finnish Universities
• Studying at Uni Turku
• Student Union
• Centre for Language and Communication Studies
• Finnish Language Courses:
  • Finnish Courses at CeLCS
  • Finnish for foreigners
• Erasmus Student Network (ESN)
• Digital services (IT)
• University Library
• Finnish Society and Language
  • Finnish Society, Politics and History
  • Finnish Language
• CampusSport
• The Friendship Programme

Faculty Information Sessions

• Faculty of Humanities Presentation 1 and Presentation 2
• Turku School of Economics
  • TuKY - The Association of Economics Students in Turku
  • How to join the CIA TuKY mailing list
• Faculties of Science and Technology
• Faculty of Social Sciences
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Education

Every student has to register to Finland as a foreigner and obtain a Finnish ID Code. You'll need the Finnish ID Code, if you need to visit a doctor.

DVV will host dedicated pop-in dates for new students at their office in Turku (street address Itsenäisyydenaukio 2 — behind the city theatre and the construction site):

Dates of Autumn semester are not confirmed yet.

at 9-12 and 13-15 o'clock on all of the days. 

You can visit DVV without an appointment on any of these days and between any of the mentioned times. We highly recommend visiting DVV during these pop-in dates instead of making a separate appointment with them, as that is the easiest and most efficient for everyone involved. If you have already made an appointment with the DVV, but you are able to visit DVV during the pop-in days, please cancel your appointment at the latest after your visit, so they can be reserved by other people.

DVV registration process for students: 

Fill in and submit the online registration form for students. On the website, follow the instructions how to register to Finland as a foreigner.

Enclose to the application: 

• passport / official ID card. NB! driving license isn’t valid as an official ID in Finland!

• residence permit card (non-EU/EEA students) 

• UTU registration certificate - you can download it from the study register Peppi after successfully registering to UTU

If you have already uploaded this on the online registration form, you do not have to take this with you to DVV. 

Take your official ID with you when visiting the DVV office.

Send your Finnish ID code via e-mail to disco@utu.fi after you’ve received it. It is entered into the University's registry. 

As an exchange student you will have a student tutor to help you with the practicalities and guide you through the student life in Turku. Tutors are Finnish students who are interested in foreign cultures and languages. They have volunteered to help you to get a smooth start in your studies and stay in Finland! Each tutor has about 3-5 exchange students.

Once accepted to the university, you will receive the contact information of your tutor by email.

Inform your tutor about your arrival day, time and place as soon as possible so that s/he can make arrangements to meet you upon your arrival.