2,700 new students admitted to Finnish-taught degree programmes

The University of Oulu has published its 2026 admissions results. Approximately 2,700 new students have been admitted to the university’s Finnish-taught bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes, with studies beginning in autumn 2026.
Photo Harri Tarvainen

More than 19,000 applicants applied to the University of Oulu in Finland’s spring joint application round. The most popular fields of study were medicine, psychology, business studies and dentistry.

Students were selected through certificate-based admission, entrance examinations, prior higher education studies and previous degrees.

The next joint application round for the University of Oulu will open in January 2027 and will focus on the university’s English-taught degree programmes.

Created 1.7.2026 | Updated 1.7.2026