Academic Calendar
The academic year at the University of Tampere is divided into two semesters consisting of two periods each. There is a Christmas vacation of two weeks after the second period. Summer vacation runs from the end of the fourth period until the start of the new academic year. The four-period system does not apply to Medicine, in which teaching is organised according to the two-semester system.
Academic Year 2011-2012
| Autumn Semester 2011 |
Spring Semester 2012 |
| Period I: 1 Sep- 21 Oct 2011 | Period III 09 Jan- 09 Mar 2012 |
| Period II: 24 Oct- 16 Dec 2011 | Period IV: 12 Mar- 20 May 2012 |
Autumn 2011
Enrolment Periods
Degree students
Exchange students: from 20 July until the end of the Orientation Course, which is organised 22-27 August 2011
Vacations and changes in teaching times
Christmas holiday: 17 December - 8 January
Teaching ends at 4 p.m. on Fri 4 November
Graduation ceremony
Fri 16 Dec 2011 at 5.30 p.m.
The ceremony is conducted in Finnish. As signing in for the ceremony differs from school to school, please contact your own school for further information.
Public Holidays
All Saints’ Day (Pyhäinpäivä) 5 November
Independence Day (Itsenäisyyspäivä) 6 December
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
(Jouluaatto ja joulupäivä) 24 and 25 December
Boxing Day (Tapaninpäivä) 26 December
Spring 2012
Enrolment Periods
Exchange students: during the Orientation Course, which is organised 2-5 and 7 January 2012
Vacations and changes in teaching times
Easter vacation: 5-11 April
Summer vacation: June - August
Teaching ends at 4 p.m. on Mon 30 April
Teaching ends at 4 p.m. on Wed 16 May
Graduation ceremony
Fri 15 Jun 2012 at 5.30 p.m.
The ceremony is conducted in Finnish. As signing in for the ceremony differs from school to school, please contact your own school for further information.
Public Holidays
New Year's Day 1 January
Epiphany =12th Night (Loppiainen) 6 January
Good Friday (Pitkäperjantai): 6 April
Easter Sunday (1. pääsiäispäivä) 8 April
Easter Monday (2. pääsiäispäivä) 9 April
1st of May (Vappu) 1 May
Ascension Day (Helatorstai) 17 May
Midsummer (Juhannus) 23-24 June
Academic Year 2012-2013
| Autumn Semester 2012 |
Spring Semester 2013 |
| Period I: 3 Sep -19 Oct 2012 | Period III 7 Jan -8 March 2013 |
| Period II: 22 Oct -14 Dec 2012 | Period IV: 11 March -17 May 2013 |
Enrolment Autumn 2012
Exchange students: from 23 July until the end of the Orientation Course, which is organised 27 August 2012 - 1 September 2012 (dates to be confirmed)
Enrolment Spring 2013
To be announced
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