Ordering Certificates and Test Performances

If you are unable to obtain a digital certificate through the My Studyinfo service, or if you need a new digital or paper certificate to replace your original certificate, you can order one through the Board’s online service.

Orders are binding, so please read the instructions on this page carefully before placing an order. Use of the service requires authentication with online banking credentials or a mobile certificate (suomi.fi authentication). An order may be placed either by the person named on the certificate or by another person authorised through a power of attorney.

Please note: Through the Matriculation Examination Board’s online service, you can only order Matriculation Examination Certificates and translations. Your upper secondary school leaving certificate, which includes grades for completed courses or subjects, can be obtained from your school. For further information about ordering, call 0295 331 850 (1–3 p.m.) or email lautakunta@ylioppilastutkinto.fi.

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If you need a paper certificate or a translation of your certificate, you can order one through the Matriculation Examination Board’s online service. Using the service requires authentication with online banking credentials or a mobile certificate (through the Suomi.fi e-Identification service). If you do not have Suomi.fi credentials, you may authorize another person to place the order on your behalf. If this is not possible, please contact the Board by email at lautakunta@ylioppilastutkinto.fi or by phone at 0295 331 850.

The certificate will be issued with the current name and personal details of the person placing the order.

Orders are binding. Certificates are usually mailed directly to the recipient within approximately ten working days of the order. Delivery times may be longer during holiday periods and peak seasons. Ordered certificates can also be collected from the Matriculation Examination Board Secretariat. The person placing the order will receive an email notification when the certificate is ready for collection.

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Certified copy of a certificate

A certified copy of a certificate can only be obtained from a Public Notary at the Digital and Population Data Services Agency. To obtain a certified copy, you will need a paper certificate bearing the Board’s embossed seal and the signature of the certifying official. You can order such a certificate through the online service (see Additional Services below).

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Products available for order and their prices

Paper certificate, price €22, additional copies €7 each

You may order a paper copy of the Matriculation Examination Certificate listing all the tests you have passed. If you have improved your grades or supplemented your Matriculation Examination after graduating from general upper secondary school, these updated grades will also be included in your new certificate. If you completed the Matriculation Examination before 1990, please specify in the additional information field where and when you improved your grades or supplemented your examination.

If you have not yet completed the Matriculation Examination, you may order a certificate showing the tests you have passed.

The certificate is issued in the language in which you completed the Matriculation Examination. Candidates who completed the examination at a Finnish-language general upper secondary school receive the certificate in Finnish, while those who completed it at a Swedish-language general upper secondary school receive it in Swedish.

The certificate may be collected from the Matriculation Examination Board Secretariat, or it may be mailed to an address in Finland. If you would like the certificate to be sent abroad, please order and pay for the separate international delivery service.

Digital certificate and translated certificate

If you began the Matriculation Examination before 1990, you may order a digital Matriculation Examination Certificate or a certificate of the passed tests through the online service for a fee. The price of a digital certificate created manually by combining historical register data is €22. A digital certificate ordered through the online service is delivered via a secure email message to the email address provided by the customer. The message can be opened on only one device and remains available for 30 days from the date of sending.

You may also order a Swedish- or English-language translation of the digital certificate. The price of the translation is €22.

The digital certificate contains an electronic seal that verifies the authenticity of the document. The electronic seal is not valid on a certificate that you print yourself. If required, you may also order a paper copy of the certificate bearing an embossed seal and/or an ink stamp, together with a certifying signature.

A paper copy of the translated certificate, price €35, additional copies €7 each

A translated certificate is a translated version of a Matriculation Examination Certificate or a certificate of the passed tests. If you have improved your grades or supplemented your Matriculation Examination after graduating from general upper secondary school, these updated grades will be included in the translation. Translated certificates are available in English, Swedish and Finnish.

Please note that translated certificates issued by the Matriculation Examination Board are not official translations. An official translation can be obtained from an authorised translator.

Please note: Translated certificates issued by the Matriculation Examination Board do not automatically include an embossed seal or ink stamp, nor a certifying signature. These can be ordered separately as a paid additional service.

Certificate of eligibility for higher education, price €22, additional copies €7

Digital certificates available for free download and paper certificates issued on or after 15 May 2023 include a statement confirming eligibility for higher education. A separate certificate of eligibility for higher education is available in Finnish, Swedish, English, German and French. The certificate does not include grades. The certificate of eligibility for higher education bears an embossed seal and a certifying signature. A separate certificate of eligibility for higher education is not available in digital format.
 

Other certificate services

You may also order other certificate services through the online service. For more information and instructions on how to place an order, please contact the Matriculation Examination Board Secretariat by phone on 0295 331 850 (between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.) or by email at lautakunta@ylioppilastutkinto.fi.

International delivery, price €20        
Paper certificates are sent to addresses outside Finland by registered mail. If you would like the certificate to be sent directly to an educational institution, please ensure in advance that the institution is able to receive registered mail..

Matriculation Examination Board seal and signature, price €20     
In addition to the seal applied during the production of the certificate, the paper certificate is stamped with the Matriculation Examination Board’s official seal and signed by a certifying official. The seal and signature certify that the information on the certificate is accurate and corresponds to the records in the Matriculation Examination Register. Some foreign universities require this additional certification on paper certificates.

Embossed seal, price €20      
In addition to the seal printed on the certificate, a paper certificate may be issued with an embossed seal and the signature of a certifying official. The Digital and Population Data Services Agency's public notary may certify the authenticity of a copy or issue an apostille certificate if the paper Matriculation Examination Certificate bears the Board's embossed seal and an original handwritten signature.  

Sealed envelope, price €20         
The Board issues paper certificates and translated certificates in separate sealed envelopes.               

Delivery of test performances by mail or secure message, price €22 per test performance

You may order copies of your digital test performances from the Matriculation Examination Board for examinations taken between autumn 2016 and spring 2019. More recent test performances are available through the My Studyinfo service. Copies of test performances are delivered either by registered mail or via a secure message. Viewing a test performance at the Secretariat of the Matriculation Examination Board by prior appointment is free of charge. The retention period for paper test performances has expired, and copies of them can no longer be ordered.

Payment of orders

Orders must be paid for through the Matriculation Examination Board’s online service at the time of ordering. Payments are processed via the Suomi.fi Payments service, which is used across the Finnish Government. Payment can be made using the online payment buttons of Aktia, Danske Bank, Handelsbanken, Nordea, Oma Säästöpankki, OP Financial Group, POP Bank, Savings Bank, S-Bank and Ålandsbanken (using open banking interfaces), as well as Visa, Visa Electron and Mastercard payment cards and the mobile payment services MobilePay, Pivo and Siirto. The payment transfer service and payment service provider is Paytrail Plc, in cooperation with Finnish banks and credit institutions. Paytrail Plc will appear as the payee on your bank statement or card invoice and will transfer the payment to the Matriculation Examination Board. Paytrail Plc is licensed as a payment institution.

Prices of orders 

The prices are based on the Ministry of Education and Culture Decree 1371/2021, and a decision of the Matriculation Examination Board dated 8 April 2025. The privacy notice for the ordering system is available here.