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High School Application Process
High School Application Process
✨Congratulations✨ on finishing your B1.1 Finnish Language Program. In this article, we will show you how to:
Look up your test results
Compare and select suitable schools
Apply for your dream schools
Prepare and submit the required documents
Where are you on the journey?
Where are you on the journey?
After qualifying for the B1.1 Finnish Level, now it’s time to choose your study programs and apply for your dream schools before getting the verification from the school’s principal.
School Application Timeline
School Application Timeline
All national high schools open their General Intake from 21st February until 21st March at 15.00 PM Finland Time, so be well-prepared and apply during this time. After the General Intake, another Rolling Intake for students may happen at the end of May, depending on the schools.
Choosing School
Choosing School
This is one of the most important steps in the application process.
As each student has up to 7 options of school/study line to register, before applying to the Finland Portal, applicants should consider carefully which schools and study lines they want to apply to based on different factors, such as location, distance, studying, etc.
A list of schools’ information and requirements for you to research and compare can be found HERE. In these documents, you will be able to compare criteria, study lines, facilities, distance, etc.
We recommend you download THIS TEMPLATE to support you in tracking your decision while browsing options.
P.S: every school has different study lines, and each study line will be counted as 1 option. So if you choose 2 study lines from the same school, it will take up 2 out of 7 options.
By the end of this step, please make sure that you have:
Looked through the list of school information and their requirements.
Selected 7 schools/study lines based on your preferences and suitability for the school’s criteria. Only list down schools/study lines that you actually want to apply for.
Arranged them in order of priority, no.1 being your first choice, and no. 7 your last choice. Also noted down the study line and school both in Finnish and English, as it will be important later on.
Applying to Opintopolku
Applying to Opintopolku
Here’s where you access Opintopolku, a Finland national high school application platform, to fill in your information and selected schools.
Please be noted that you can only apply once it is 22nd February.
Step 1. Access the the Application Form Link
Step 1. Access the the Application Form Link
Click on or copy the link: Click Here
Step 2. Scroll down to the Application Form
Step 2. Scroll down to the Application Form
Please be aware of the application deadline on the Opintopolku is on 21st March at 15:00PM Finland Time.
Moreover, you should send the application package to schools as early as possible so that Finest Future and your partner can assist you in case any incident happens.
Step 3. Fill in your personal information
Step 3. Fill in your personal information
Now it’s time to put your Finnish skill to the test. In the Application Form, the default language is Finnish, but you can always use the translation tool for your website (your website may display the below option). We recommend the applicants using Microsoft Edge for better translating.
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Or right click and select 'Translate to English'
✨ Or you can follow our instructions below ✨
a. Basic information
Fill in your Name in the below box, alongside your official citizenship.
b. Basic information (cont)
Choose ‘No’ for the Finnish ID Card, and then fill in your DOB (day/month/year); Gender (Male/Mies or Female/Nainen); Personal IDs; and Passport.
c. Contact information
Here you will fill in your email and contact information. Schools use this information to contact for confirmation, interview, acceptance, etc. later on. (please search/google if you are not sure about the area's postal code)
d. Guardian's contact information
This part requires students' guardian's contact information but it is not mandatory.
Step 4. Applying qualification type
Step 4. Applying qualification type
After filling in your personal information, now it’s time to choose the study line and school.
a. Choose basic qualification
In this section, choose ‘Ulkomailla suoritettu koulutus’ for Education and Training Completed Abroad, since you will go to Finland from your country to study.
b. A drop-box appears
Please choose 'Ei' = No since this is the first time you apply to study in Finland. However, for Finland schools to recognize Finest Future students, you will 'Add attachment' with your 'Finest Future Finnish Language Certificate'
Remember that the file should be should be named in the following order:
“D.O.B(dd/mm/yy)_Student Name_Finest Future Finnish Language Certificate”
In case, you added the wrong file. No worry, click on 'Poista' / Delete and 'Vahvista poisto' / Confirm deletion
a. Type in your school name.
In this section, fill your school name in the box. Notice how the school name and study line is only available in Finnish, so refer to the document in the link above to check its Finnish version.
For example, if your chosen school is Vimpelin, type in ‘Vimpelin’. You will see multiple options for the school as Vimpelin has multiple study lines.
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The name of the study line is followed by the name of the school.
b. Add option and adjust the order of options
After you have selected a school, you can add another option.
To add another option, simply click on ‘ + Lisää hakukohde ‘.
To remove your option, click on ‘ Poista ‘ as shown below.
If you need to change the school’s order, click on the arrow button to adjust the priority of your options.
c. Vocational Studies in Addition to General Upper Secondary Education
Due to the schools that you chose, please select ‘Ei’ or No when this section appears.
d. Final Steps
After that, please all choose ‘ Kyllä ‘ / Yes for three requests near the bottom.
For the language of communication from the school, please select ‘ Suomi ‘ / Finnish.
Step 6. Submit the application
Step 6. Submit the application
Look at the top right corner.
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✨Congratulations on finishing your application on Opintopolku, and taking one step closer on your journey in Finland!✨
Post-Application
Post-Application
After submitting the application, the schools will contact you via email for further information and interview. So please occasionally check your mailbox, including the Spam mailbox.
Now it’s time to submit your relevant documents for your school.
During this process, your agency/partner will assist you with the documents as needed.
Important Notes: Please submit your documents to schools as soon as possible after completed filling in Opintopolku.
Documents submission timeline from 21/02/2023 - 31/03/2023.
Step 1. Prepare your documents
Step 1. Prepare your documents
The application package for each school should includes the following documents:
Middle School Diploma
Transcript from 7th to 9th-grade
Motivation Letter (Finnish/English)
Reference Letter (English)
Motivation Video (if required)
Finest Future Finnish Language Certificate
Please note that:
You can recheck all Specific required document by your Specific school on our apply portal website (HERE)
You must compose and record individual Motivation Letters & Motivation Videos for each school (so if 2 schools required motivation videos, you must make 2 different videos).
All letters and documents should be in .pdf format, the video should be in mp4. format.
*** Standardized Application Package HERE.
Step 2. Submit your documents
Step 2. Submit your documents
a. Every document should be named in the following order:
“D.O.B(dd/mm/yy)_Student Name_Name of the document”
E.g.
“311211_Bambi Dang_Motivation Letter”
“311211_Bambi_Reference Letter”
b. Create a main folder including (up to) seven subfolders of school priorities on Google Drive in the following order:
“D.O.B(dd/mm/yy)_Student Name”
E.g.
“311211_Bambi Dang”
c. Create (up to) seven subfolders of school priorities on Google Drive in the following order:
“Order of priority_D.O.B(dd/mm/yy)_Student Name”
E.g.
“1_311211_Bambi Dang”
“2_311211_Bambi Dang”
“3_311211_Bambi Dang”
In each subfolder, make sure to have ALL the required documents.
d. Submit the folder link with your personal email to appropriate schools' priority
Notice your agency/partner about your document folder. Your partner will assist you in reviewing your documents.
Remember to add the folder to your shared drive and change the access to ‘Anyone with the link’ and 'Viewer' so that others can access and view your document only.
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