An electronic transcript of records is a PDF document containing a digital signature to confirm its authenticity and integrity. The electronic transcript is a valid alternative in all situations where signed and stamped paper transcripts are used.

You can download the official electronically verified transcript of records from Sisu. As logging into Sisu requires a valid Aalto user ID, you should download the transcript immediately after you have completed your studies. 

If you no longer have a valid Aalto user ID and you wish to get a transcript of records, please contact: avoin@aalto.fi.

Your email should include:

• your full name (and previous name if you changed e.g. your last name)
• your date of birth and/or student number at Aalto University
• language of transcript of records (Finnish, Swedish, English) 

Instructions for downloading the transcript of records from Sisu

If you are unable to order a transcript of records through Sisu (e.g. if you do not have a valid Aalto user ID) you can see your study attainments in the My Studyinfo service maintained by the Finnish National Agency for Education.
 
My Studyinfo is an official database maintained by the Finnish National Agency for Education, which shows the study attainments you have earned in higher education institutions and your rights to study, as a general rule, from the year 1995 onwards. However, the My Studyinfo service does not show the following types of studies completed in the universities that later became part of Aalto University:

• studies completed at the Open University of the Helsinki School of Economics prior to 2005
• studies completed at the Open University of the University of Art and Design Helsinki prior to 2010

The service allows you to share your study information with authorities who need it for their operations, such as providers of education, municipalities, or the municipal employment services. You can determine which attainment details you wish to share. For the time being, the service allows data sharing in Finnish or Swedish. New study attainments become visible on My Studyinfo within a few days of their entry to Sisu.

Logging into the My Studyinfo service requires authentication with an online banking user ID, a mobile certificate or an official Finnish ID card with a chip. 

My Studyinfo service

If you need an official transcript of records on paper, please contact: avoin@aalto.fi 

Your email should include:

• your full name (and previous name if you changed e.g. your last name)
• your date of birth and/or student number at Aalto University
• language of transcript of records (Finnish, Swedish, English) and the desired number of copies
• address to which you wish the transcript to be sent.

Requests for transcripts of records are normally processed within a week; delays are possible in July due to the summer break.

The student information system Sisu or My Studyinfo do not show the following types of studies completed in the universities that later became part of Aalto University:

• studies completed at the Open University of the Helsinki School of Economics prior to 2005
• studies completed at the Open University of the University of Art and Design Helsinki prior to 2010

It is not possible to obtain an electronic transcript of records for these studies. If you wish to get an official transcript of records on paper, please contact: avoin@aalto.fi

Your email should include:

• the name of the higher education institution where the studies were completed and time of completion
• your full name (and previous name if you changed e.g. your last name)
• your date of birth and/or student number
• language of transcript of records (Finnish, Swedish, English) and desired number of copies
• address to which you wish the transcript to be sent

Requests for transcripts of records are normally processed within a week; delays are possible in July due to the summer break.

If you need a certificate for registering for a course, for instance, for the purposes of applying for unemployment benefits, we can compile one for you. The certificate includes your name and date of birth as well as the Open University courses for which you have registered. In addition, the certificate specifies the course completion schedules and period of validity of your completion rights and that of your Open University right to study.

If you need this type of certificate for your Open University studies, please contact: avoin@aalto.fi 

Requests for certificates are normally processed within a week; delays are possible in July due to the summer break. 

Open University allows you to take either individual courses or study modules composed of several courses. You register for each course separately.

When you complete a study module, fill in the Open University minor registration form.  Your studies will be checked by the Open University, and the completed study module will be marked on your Aalto University transcript of records. You will be sent an electronic transcript of records that shows the study module you have completed and any other studies you have completed at Aalto University. This registration and marking process takes 1–2 weeks.

Application form for registering an Open University study module

Study modules at the Open University