YLIOPPILASTUTKINTOLAUTAKUNTA
Studentexamensnämnden

The Matriculation Examination Board Office

Postal address:

The Matriculation Examination Board
P.O. Box 380
FI-00531 Helsinki
FINLAND

Visiting address:

Hakaniemenranta 6
00530 HELSINKI

Opening hours: 8:00–16:15 on weekdays

Telephone (exchange): +358 295 338 200

E-mail: lautakunta@ylioppilastutkinto.fi

Hotline

Guidance for general upper secondary schools: +358 295 338 230 (from 13:00 to 15:00)

concerning exam enrolment
for principals, school secretaries and student advisors
concerning urgent matters related to exam days
on Matriculation Examination results
regarding requests for information verification
regarding questions on exam answers and requests for administrative review

In non-urgent matters, please contact us through E-mail at: lautakunta@ylioppilastutkinto.fi

Regarding special needs arrangements, call directly the examination secretary responsible for the arrangements in question (contact details below).

Guidance for Matriculation Examination candidates and guardians: +358 295 338 231 (from 13:00 to 15:00)

concerning viewing one’s exam answers, see instructions (in Finnish)
concerning requests for administrative reviews, see instructions (in Finnish)
on retaking of exams, see blog entry (in Finnish)
concerning ordering of facsimiles or translations of certificates, see Orders (in Finnish)

Matriculation Examination candidates and guardians are advised to contact primarily their own general upper secondary school. Enrolment in Matriculation Examination exams takes place through one’s own general upper secondary school.

Contact the board through E-mail at: lautakunta@ylioppilastutkinto.fi

The composition of the board can be found under the section Information on the Matriculation Examination (in Finnish).

In case of problems related to the Abitti system, please contact the Abitti help desk (more information in Finnish).

General Secretary

Ms. Tiina Tähkä
General Secretary
tiina.tahka@ylioppilastutkinto.fi

Media contacts
Co-operation with interest groups
Overall responsibility for the Matriculation Examination

Examination Secretaries

Ms. Anna Hatva-Jokinen
Examination Secretary
anna.hatva-jokinen@ylioppilastutkinto.fi

Exams in the second national language and foreign languages
Exams in Finnish and Swedish as a second language

Ms. Elina Jäntti
Examination Secretary
elina.jantti@ylioppilastutkinto.fi

Exams in mother tongue and literature, religion, ethics, philosophy, history and social studies

Ms. Outi Talvitie
Examination Secretary
outi.talvitie@ylioppilastutkinto.fi

Exams in psychology, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, health education, and mathematics

Ms. Tiia Kiuru
Examination Secretary
tiia.kiuru@ylioppilastutkinto.fi
+358 295 338 214

Statements on dyslexia
Special arrangements (dyslexia)

Mr. Markku Rytkönen
Examination Secretary
markku.rytkonen@ylioppilastutkinto.fi
+358 295 338 205

Medical statements and certificates
Special arrangements (illness, disability, difficult life situation)
Matriculation Examination candidates with hearing-impairment

Ms. Hannele Suominen
Examination Secretary
hannele.suominen@ylioppilastutkinto.fi
+358 295 338 208 (Mon–Wed)

HR administration
Special arrangements (exam participants speaking a foreign language)
Matters relating to the right to participate in the exams in Finnish or Swedish as a second language