For a starting student

If you have been selected in the continuous search: Confirm or cancel your study place according to the schedule and instructions you received in the selection letter in the Wilma service. For this, you will receive a temporary domain name for your email. You can find the confirmation form in Wilma under Forms. Remember to save!

After confirming your place of study, you will receive a new domain name in your email. The ID will be sent to you before the start of your studies. The new ID works in all systems of the educational institution.

If you have been selected in a joint application: Confirm or cancel your study place according to the instructions and schedule you received in the selection letter in Opintopolku service. After confirming the place of study, you will receive the Riveria domain name in your e-mail.

Read more about Wilma. (In Finnish, English version coming soon)

Find more information about dormitories.

You can find the registration form at Wilma and more information at section Opintopolun suunnittelu. (Only in Finnish, English version coming soon)

Save Wilma’s photo of the primary school, vocational school and/or high school graduation certificate or other education you indicated in your application. Alternatively, you can grant the right to view previous performance electronically in the My study path service. Your place of study is conditional until your certificate and the correctness of the information you provided have been checked. Instructions: About sharing Oma Opintopulku results or adding a copy of the certificate to Wilma. HUOM SUOMENKIELISET OHJEET MOLEMMISSA!

Certificates are needed when you have a HOKS discussion with your teacher and plan your studies. In the HOKS discussion, previously acquired skills are recognized. Competence can only be recognized from official certificates with grades, scope of studies and signatures.

We accept certificates in Finnish, Swedish and English. If your certificate is in another language, discuss with your personal coach whether there is a need to translate the certificate. Translation can be done by an official language translator, list of translators.

Riveria offers morning porridge and a free meal during school days for undergraduate or TUVA students.

For dining, you need an ID card with a bar-coded ID. For example, an identity card, passport, KELA card, driver’s license or moped card. You need the card right from the first day of study.

If you do not have a Finnish personal identification number, you will receive a temporary permit card in your email, which you can use until you receive an official card. The permit card also works as an image from the phone screen.

The catering service staff is happy to guide you in the use of the card reader and also supervises the observance of the lunch right when coming to lunch every day.

The meal benefit does not apply to those studying in apprenticeship and workforce training, nor to vocational and specialized vocational degree holders.

For more information on reporting special diets, for example, see the guide’s section on Restaurants and menus.

The condition of Kela’s school travel support is that the one-way trip to school must be at least 10 kilometers, or at least 7 kilometers for those with compulsory education. Apply for support in Omakela.

Kela’s study support for full-time studies. Fill out the application form online at www.kela.fi/students.

Self-directed study unemployment benefit for over 25-year-olds. Agree on this with your TE office before the start of your studies. After your HOKS discussion, the educational institution will, at your request, send the TEM form or the municipal examination form in some municipalities directly electronically to the authority, from which you will receive a decision.

More information elsewhere in the guide Subsidies and benefits. (Only in Finnish, English version coming soon)

For compulsory students, study equipment, work clothes and materials are free of charge. You can use a laptop for the duration of your studies. However, costs may arise for school trips of less than 7 kilometers, in which case you will not receive Kela’s school travel allowance.

Other students may incur costs for purchasing work clothes and equipment. You will receive instructions for purchases when you start your studies. In addition, costs arise from card and passport fees, book purchases, study trips or living during workplace learning in a different location or abroad. We recommend getting your own laptop. Some professional and specialized vocational degrees have a study fee.

Ennen opintojen alkua tarvittavat todistukset – Opiskelijan opas / Riveria (riverialainen.fi)

In the Wilma online service, you keep in touch with teachers and other staff. In Wilma, you can plan the progress of your studies, you can see your schedule and performance. The student’s wilma ID is the same as Riveria’s network IDs.

Logging into Wilma works via the page https://riveria.inschool.fi/. Wilma can also be used on mobile devices, either with a mobile device browser or with an application found in the app store. The mobile application is available for iOS and Android devices. The mobile application can be accessed with the QR code found on Wilma’s homepage and the username password. However, not all of Wilma’s functions can be found in the mobile application, for example filling in forms and printing printouts is best done using a computer browser.

Wilma as support for studying (riverialainen.fi) (Only In Finnish, English version coming soon)

The operational year consists of autumn, spring and summer seasons. Riveria offers study opportunities all year round. During the weeks of winter holiday there are no short-term studies. You can find more information about studying in the summer season from your personal coach. Each student’s study and vacation times are agreed upon in the HOKS discussion.

Important dates and schedules