Certificates

In 2026, Stadin AO introduced electronic certificates for those completing initial, vocational and specialist vocational qualifications, as well as for those completing preparatory education for an upper secondary qualification (TUVA). Following the reform, only electronic certificates are now official and paper certificates are no longer issued. On this page, you can find instructions on how to obtain an electronic certificate and how to verify its authenticity. Please note that the user interface of the electronic system is available in Finnish only.

How to download a transcript of study records or a certificate of student status during your studies

1. Log in with your edu.hel.fi username and password.
2. Select which document you want to download.
3. Click ‘Tilaa’ (order).
4. The document is created in the ‘Documentit’ (Documents) folder.
5. Select the certificate of student status or transcript of study records that you ordered, download it and save it as a PDF file.
6. The certificate will be available for downloading for 30 days from the arrival of the email.

If you need any other certificates or statements, such as an additional verbal account regarding the progress of your studies to be included on your transcript, please contact the student affairs office of your unit.

Download a transcript of study records or a certificate of student status here

How to order and download an electronic qualification certificate (vocational education and training)

1. First, discuss your graduation with your assigned teacher; in other words, have a graduation discussion with your assigned teacher.
2. Fill out the student feedback form via the link sent to you by email to your edu.hel.fi address and by text message to your phone. If you have not received the feedback link, please contact palautteet@edu.hel.fi.
3. Order your electronic qualification certificate via Wilma under ‘Forms’. Select ‘Electronic qualification certificate order’.
4. Your electronic certificate will be sent to your edu.hel.fi email address within roughly two weeks of ordering it via Wilma.
5. The certificate will be sent from the address noreply.wilmastadi@edu.hel.fi. The sender’s name will be Wilma Stadi and the subject line of the email will be the name of the certificate or education programme. Check your spam folder; the message may also be there.
6. You will have 30 days to download and save the electronic certificate. The download link will no longer work after that. You can save the certificate in several places.

How to obtain an electronic certificate of TUVA education

1. Once you have completed your TUVA education, you will receive an electronic certificate via your edu.hel.fi email address within roughly two weeks.
2. The certificate will be sent from the address noreply.wilmastadi@edu.hel.fi. The sender’s name will be Wilma Stadi and the subject line of the email will be the name of the certificate or education programme. Check your spam folder; the message may also be there.
3. If you have improved your comprehensive education grades or completed vocational or general upper secondary education studies, you will receive a separate certificate regarding them. Each certificate will have its own download link. This means that you will not receive all certificates in one go. Remember to download and save every certificate that you receive!
4. A certificate of completed general upper secondary school studies is issued by the general upper secondary school.
5. You will have 30 days to download and save the electronic certificate. The download link will no longer work after that. You can save the certificate in several places.

How to verify that the electronic certificate is genuine

The electronic certificate will be your genuine, original certificate. Save it for yourself in your own electronic, i.e. digital, services or apps. You can no longer save it in digital applications that require an edu.hel.fi account.

The certificate contains an electronic signature. It will become invalid if you try to edit the certificate in programs such as Word. The signature verifies and guarantees that the electronic certificate is genuine and original.

You can verify the authenticity of your certificate yourself, or someone else can verify it, e.g. when you apply for a job. You can verify the authenticity of the electronic certificate via the Digital and Population Data Services Agency’s certificate service (the link opens in a new window).

Only the electronic certificate is official

You can print the electronic qualification certificate on paper, but it is only official in its electronic form. You will need the electronic certificate when applying for a job, for example. In that situation, you can attach it to your online job application.

What should you do if you lose your electronic qualification certificate or the link expires?

Stadin AO archives all electronic qualification certificates. If you have lost your electronic qualification certificate or the link has expired, please request a copy by emailing opintotoimisto@edu.hel.fi (this address is only used for problems with electronic certificates).

Do you need a paper certificate?

Only the electronic certificate is official, but you can request a paper copy of the certificate from the student affairs office of Stadin AO. The paper certificate has been authenticated there. For example, there are countries that require a paper copy of a foreign certificate.

What to do if you need an authenticated paper copy of your certificate

• Ask for a paper copy of the certificate from the Stadin AO admissions office.
• The paper certificate will take approximately 14 days to issue.
• Pick up the copy of the certificate yourself from the student affairs office where you ordered it.

Certificates upon graduation or leaving Stadin AO

You can obtain a copy of your certificate and transcript of study records once you have graduated from or left Stadin AO. This copy will be an authenticated duplicate of the certificate. You ask for a copy by submitting an archive request to the Stadin AO admissions office.

Contact us

Please contact the student affairs office of Stadin AO if you need advice.