Further education and the joint application procedure

The joint application for post-compulsory education 2025

The joint application for post-compulsory education (high schools, vocational training and preparatory education for an upper secondary qualification, TUVA) is open from February 18 to March 18, 2025. The application closes at 15:00 on March 18, 2025. The application is made through the Opintopolku.fi service. On the application form, it is possible to apply at the maximum seven educations programmes. 

Information on the results of the joint application for post-compulsory education will be available to applicants at the earliest on Thursday, June 12, 2025. The applicant receives information on the results of the joint application via email. In addition, the applicant receives a separate email with a link to accept the place. The institution also sends its own instructions for registering as a student.

If a young person has not received a study place in the joint application, they can apply for education in the continuous application in the summer. Guidance counselors for compulsory education guide and assist in the application. Every young person graduating from compulsory education will be found a study place.