The Nuorten suunta group is intended for 17- and 18-year-olds who are of compulsory education age and wish to complete unfinished comprehensive school studies in basic education for adults.
The Nuorten suunta group also offers a Finnish language teaching for young people of compulsory education age who have finished comprehensive education in a country other than Finland.
You can also apply for the other groups throughout the academic year by contacting the City of Helsinki Ohjaamo’s compulsory education team(Link leads to external service) .
How to apply for Nuorten suunta
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Application
Fill in the application form with your school's study and careers adviser or supervising teacher.
Fill in the details of your previous studies. Attach your school certificates to the application.
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Language test
If necessary, you will be invited to take a language test to assess your language skills.
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Admission decision
Applicants and their study and careers advisers will be informed of the admission decisions concerning the supplementary application round.
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Accepting a study place
You accept a study place offered to you with a separate form.
Your study and careers adviser will ensure that the necessary certificates (e.g. a certificate of termination of studies, pedagogical documents) are sent by the City’s internal mail or regular mail if they have not been attached to your application.
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Start of school
School will start on 1 September 2025.
Apply for studies in the school year 2025–2026
We are now accepting applications to Nuorten suunta.
Admission criteria
Primarily, the students we admit to the Nuorten suunta group are young people of a compulsory education age living in Helsinki. At the earliest, you can start basic education for adults in the autumn term of the year you turn 17 years old.
If you have studied several individualised subjects, basic education for adults is probably not a suitable place of further studies for you. In basic education for adults, subjects cannot be individualised, and your previous studies in individualised comprehensive school subjects cannot be recognised.