Annual Registration (page is being updated)

Bachelor's and master's students 

To register as present, you must pay the Student Union membership fee. The Student Union fee is paid in connection with the registration in the Oili service. For the academic year 2025–2026, the Student Union fee is €70 for the entire academic year, or €35 per term. If you encounter any problems with the registration or payment, please contact studyinfo@hanken.fi.

In order to log in to Oili, you must have a Hanken user account. If you have Finnish online banking credentials, you can activate your account via Hanken’s self-service portal. You can also reset and change your password via the self-service portal. If you do not have Finnish online banking credentials, you must visit the Student Service Desk in Helsinki (opening hours can be found on the study services webpage) or the Computer Centre in Vaasa (3rd floor). Please bring your official ID with you.

Please note that students who register as present must, in addition to the Student Union membership fee, also pay a healthcare fee to Kela (please see the information below).

If you will be absent due to military or civilian service, or due to maternity, paternity, or parental leave, you can register as absent for a statutory reason. Please read more about statutory absence here (LINK).

According to the Universities Act, every university should have a student union, and membership in the student union is mandatory for bachelor's and master's students. Therefore, all bachelor's and master's students pay a student union fee. 

The total cost is 70 euros. This money is spent to ensure your interests are taken into consideration in society and at your university. Through the union membership, you also gain access to a student card that allows you to access reduced prices on public transport, in many stores, in the university cafeteria, at the student gym Unisport and much more. Additionally, you can apply for housing through HOAS, as well as participate in the many activities and use the facilities of the student union. 

Doctoral researchers 

If you have not held a progress discussion with your academic supervisor during the spring, you should do so in connection with your registration as present. You are personally responsible for ensuring that the discussion takes place. Schedule a meeting with your supervisor or supervisors well in advance. We recommend that a study plan or a supervision agreement be drawn up between the doctoral student and the supervisor. It is desirable that both your degree supervisor and your dissertation supervisor participate in the discussion, especially at the stage when the main focus of your studies is on dissertation work. During the meeting, you will discuss the achievement of goals for the previous academic year and set goals for the next academic year, such as courses, dissertation work, conference presentations, articles, and other publications. You should also agree on the principles for continued cooperation.

The discussion may be based on the study plan you have prepared in advance. As a doctoral student registered as present, you may voluntarily pay the Student Union membership fee in Sisu.

As a doctoral student, you are not entitled to student healthcare services.

Student ID card 

After completing your annual registration, you have the right to a student card and student benefits/discounts. You may use the Frank-app, which is free of charge and serves as a digital student card.

If you prefer, you can obtain a physical student card instead. If you use a physical card, you must get a new yearly sticker every academic year. In Helsinki, you can get the yearly sticker from the Student Union's booth in Skogen, located in the basement of the main building in Helsinki. Contact details: gensek@shs.fi. In Vaasa, the stickers are available at the Office of Study Affairs. Please bring your student card with you when picking up your sticker.

In order to receive a student discount at the student restaurant or make use of any other student benefits or discounts, you must always show your student card (either the Frank app or the physical card with the sticker).
 

Bachelor's and master's students

When you are registered as absent, you cannot participate in courses or exams, nor is it possible to graduate.
You can register as absent for the whole year or separately for just the autumn/spring term. During the registration period, you can register as absent through the Oili Service. 

Doctoral researchers

When you are registered as absent, you cannot participate in courses or exams, nor is it possible to graduate.
You can register as absent for the whole year or separately for just the autumn/spring term. During the registration period, you can register as absent through the Oili Service.
 

If you wish to change your registration from absent to present you may do so yourself withing the deadlines of the annual registration. 

If you have enrolled as absent and wish to change the enrolment to present after the registration deadline, the student union fee is to be paid to the Student Union's account according to separate payment information. Please contact studyinfo@hanken.fi for more information.

If you wish to change your registration from present to absent please contact studyinfo@hanken.fi well in advance to the deadline. The change can only be done within the annual registration period.

Late registration – Bachelor's and master’s students 

If you do not register as either present or absent by the deadlines stated above, you will lose your right to study at Hanken and must re-activate your student status if you wish to continue your studies. To do this, please fill out the electronic application for re-matriculation and pay the fee of 50€. The payment can be made through the application form. The decision will generally be made within 1-2 weeks, and you will be informed by email when your application has been processed. 
If your application is approved, you must pay the Student Union fee and register as present by sending the receipt to studyinfo@hanken.fi. If you are liable to pay tuition fees, you must complete the tuition fee payment before you can register as present. Please contact admissions@hanken.fi for further information. Please note that the re-matriculation fee is to be paid to Hanken (Svenska handelshögskolan) and the student union fee to the Student Union (Svenska Handelshögskolans Studentkår), i.e. two separate accounts. 
If your study time is limited and you fail to complete the annual registration, the elapsed time is included in your target study time. 

Late registration – Doctoral researchers 

Before filling in the re-matriculation form, you should book a meeting with your supervisor to discuss a plan for your further studies and research. Certificate (or e-mail) of the plan must then be attached to the re-matriculation form. If your supervisor no longer works at Hanken, you should contact the head of subject. 

You must pay the student healthcare fee if you are studying for a higher education degree and have registered as present for the current term. The healthcare fee covers medical care and mental health services as well as oral health services from the Finnish Student Health Services (FSHS). You must pay the fee even if you use occupational or other health services instead of the FSHS. 

You will not be billed separately for the student healthcare fee. Rather, you must make sure to pay it in OmaKela for each academic term. Visit Kela’s website for information about how to pay the student healthcare fee. 

The due date for paying the student healthcare fee is determined based on the date on which you register as attending. 
For the spring term, the due date is 15 March, provided that you have registered as attending by 31 January. If you register as attending for the spring term on or after 1 February, the due date is 31 July. 

The due date for the autumn term is 15 November, provided that you have registered as attending by 30 September. If you register as attending for the autumn term on or after 1 October, the due date is 31 December. 

If you have social security coverage in another EU/EEA country, Switzerland, Great Britain or Northern Ireland, you do not have to pay the healthcare fee, but you must still contact Kela. However, you can use the FSHS’s services. Visit Kela’s website for information about how to proceed if you have social security coverage in another EU/EEA country, Switzerland, Great Britain or Northern Ireland. 

If you are simultaneously studying for a bachelor or master's degree at two different universities in Finland, you should pay the student union fee of both of the student unions. The health care fee is only paid once.