Orientation Week Programme for Exchange Students in Vasa
Åbo Akademi University organizes a mandatory orientation week for all incoming exchange students to kick-start the beginning of your exchange studies with us, and to provide you with everything you need to know to have a great start to your studies.
During the orientation week, exchange students get the most important information regarding the start of their studies, living in a new city and a new country, as well as get the opportunity to meet other fellow exchange students and take a look at our campus buildings.
Orientation Week Autumn 2026, Exchange Students in Vasa
OBS! Orientation Programme still in progress!
MONDAY 24TH AUGUST
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Registration | Strandgatan 2, Academill Building, Room C0215 |
| 13:00 – 15:00 | Registration | Strandgatan 2, Academill Building, Room C0215 |
For registration, please bring the following with you:
- Your official ID
- Student Union Fee receipt
TUESDAY 25TH AUGUST
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Welcome to Åbo Akademi University Katie Fagerström | Room E0716 |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | BREAK | |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Academic Practices and Study Technique Katie Fagerström | Room E0716 |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Rector’s Greeting Rector Gunilla Widén | Room E0716 |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Group Photo | Room E0716 |
| 11:30 – 12:45 | LUNCH | |
| 12:45 – 14:00 | Peppi Session – How to enrol to courses Katie Fagerström | Room E0716 |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | BREAK | |
| 14:15 – 15:00 | Introduction to ÅAU´s ICT services and digital environment Jens Granlund & Maria Heimonen-Byholm | Room E0716 |
WEDNESDAY 26TH AUGUST
| 10:00 – 12:00 | Campus tour and escape the library with tutors | Academill |
| 13:00 – 13:20 | Language Courses at ÅAU Jonas Sandberg | Room C0201 |
| 13:20 13:50 | Safer study environment and support in cases of harassment Anita Sundman | Room C0201 |
| 13:50 – 14:00 | BREAK | |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Safety on Campus Roland Nylund | Room C0201 |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Information about the ÅAU Library Linda-Marie Evertson | Room C0201 |
THURSDAY 27TH AUGUST
| 09:00 – 09:15 | ÅAU Sports Anki-Stenkull Aura | Room C0201 |
| 09:15 – 10:15 | Welcome to Vaasa Representatives from the city Susanne Slotte-Kock and Petra Winberg | Room C0201 |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | BREAK | |
| 10:30 – 11:10 | Student Union | Room C0201 |
| 11:10 – 11:30 | ESN (Erasmus Student Network) | Room C0201 |
| 11:30 | LUNCH | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Meeting at Vasa Övningsskola Anna-Brita Slotte OBS! Only for students who are doing teaching practice during autumn 26 | Entrance on the corner of Kyrkoesplanaden och Biblioteksgatan. |
FRIDAY 28TH AUGUST
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Inclusion | Room C0201 |
| 12:30 – 13:15 | LUNCH | |
| 13:15 – 13:45 | Welcome to Finland! Katie Fagerström | Room C0201 |
| 13:45 – 14:00 | Well-being in studies, student life, and Finland. | Room C0201 |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Guided Bus Tour around Vasa | TBC |
DATE TBC
| TBC | Digital and Population data services agency, The Register’s Office (Maistraatti) | Wolffintie 35 B, 2nd floor, 65200 VAASA |
| TBC | Digital and Population data services agency, The Register’s Office (Maistraatti) | Wolffintie 35 B, 2nd floor, 65200 VAASA |
All exchange students need to obtain a Finnish Personal Identity Code after they have arrived in Finland. You should complete the online digital form before you visit the Digital and Population data services agency. Read more here.
Please take with you
- A valid passport
- Certificate of attendance from Åbo Akademi University
- A residence permit, if you have been granted one, or a certificate of your right of residence if you have submitted a mobility notification to the Finnish Immigration Service.
Exchange Studies at Åbo Akademi University
The following pages are for incoming exchange students who would like to study one semester or one academic year at Åbo Akademi University.
Exchange student tutors and orientation week
Information about exchange student tutors and general information about our orientation weeks can be found here.
Information for accepted exchange students
Here you can find information for accepted exchange students for before, during and after the exchange.