Upon graduation, you will be issued a degree certificate in either Finnish or Swedish, based on your preference, along with an English version. To receive a Swedish degree certificate, specify your request in the 'Additional info for the graduation request' text field located in the 'Other info' section on Sisu. If no preference is indicated, the degree certificate will be provided in Finnish and English.

Students who, in their bachelor’s degree studies, have shown excellent knowledge of the field as well as exceptional maturity and sense of judgment in their thesis, may have this recognised in their degree certificate with the phrase 'with honours (erinomaisesti)'. Starting from 1.12.2021, a degree may be awarded with honours if both of the conditions below are fulfilled:

1. The weighted average grade of the courses included in the degree (including the thesis) is at least 4.00. Courses graded with pass/fail are not considered when the average grade is calculated.
2. The grade for the bachelor’s thesis is either Pass with Distinction (kiittäen hyväksytty) or at least 4.

Once the dean has awarded the degree, you will receive an invitation to the graduation ceremony by email. At the ceremony, the dean hands out the degree certificates to the graduates. 

Alternatively, you can collect your certificate from the Learning Services of your own school (SCI, ELEC, ENG or CHEM). Please note that your final degree certificate will be ready according to the graduation schedule of your school. Your school will send you the invitation to the graduation ceremony and inform you when the degree certificates are ready. When collecting your certificate, you must prove your identity, so please have your ID with you. 

If you are unable to attend the ceremony or collect your degree certificate, you can also authorize another person to collect it. For a valid reason you may also request Learning Services to mail the certificate for you as a registered letter. In both cases, please fill in the power of attorney and submit it as a hard copy to Student Services or as a scanned copy as and encrypted email to [email protected]. In principle, certificates are mailed only outside the capital region (Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo, Kauniainen).

In some situations, you can get a copy of your degree certificate. You can read more about ordering a copy and arranging the translation of the degree certificate at https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/transcripts-and-translations-of-degree-certificates

You will receive degree certificates from the Student Services of your own school.

All schools arrange graduation ceremonies during the academic year. The ceremonies include speeches and music, and they last for about two hours. Refreshments are available after the ceremony. Usually you can invite up to three guests. The invites will be sent to graduates by email about one month before the ceremony.

Kandipalaute – the Finnish Bachelor’s Graduate Survey – is a national online feedback survey that maps graduates’ satisfaction with their university and study experiences. The results are utilised in developing university education and in steering education and its financing nationally.

The purpose of the survey is to collect information on learning, studying and teaching in different fields. The aim is to create an accurate idea of students’ study experiences. Student feedback is important for developing the quality of education, teaching and guidance as well as better working methods.

Student feedback also affects the funding of universities. Since 2015, the Ministry of Education and Culture has allotted 3% of universities’ basic funding, in total about 50 million euro, based on national student feedback.

Answering the questionnaire takes from 15 to 20 minutes. By answering you can contribute to developing education at your university.