The University of Eastern Finland will offer you the same services available for its own degree students and for the exchange students staying for one or two semesters (excluding health care). You will have an access to computers, computer rooms and library for free.
Practical issues
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If you need a visa to enter Finland, you should apply for it at your home country before leaving for Finland. You can check the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland website to find out what travel documents you need to enter Finland. Please follow the instructions of the embassy when applying for a visa.
You will receive your official acceptance letter via the application portal after you have paid the course fee. Please indicate on the application form or by email (summer.school@uef.fi) if you need an original acceptance letter for visa purposes.
More information:
Information on arriving to Joensuu will be sent to you by email after you have been accepted to the Summer School.
NB! UEF Summer School is arranged in Joensuu. Please do not arrive and book accommodation in Kuopio for the duration of Summer School, as there is a distance of approx. 150 kilometres between the cities.
The Summer School participation fees do not cover accommodation, so you will need to make the arrangements for your stay yourself. Be sure to contact accommodation providers directly to make the necessary arrangements.
If you would like to share a room with another participant, you can use UEF Summer School Facebook as a way to contact other possible participants. All accepted participants will also receive an invitation link to the Goin' App, where they can connect with other participants and seek roommates for accommodation. Please note that UEF Summer School staff is not able to connect participants for shared accommodation due to GDPR regulations.
Accommodation offers in Joensuu for UEF Summer School 2025:
Hotel Greenstar
Address: Torikatu 16, 80100 Joensuu
Email: joensuu@greenstar.fi
Tel.: +358104239390
Website: https://www.greenstar.fi/en/
Room rate including breakfast (incl. VAT):
79 € / single room / night
91 € / twin room / night
103 € / triple room / night
Room rate without breakfast:
67 € / night
Reservations:
Every guest reserves and pays the booking themselves from the website or straight from the hotel (email or phone) by July 30th 2025 with the code "SUMMERSCHOOL2025".
NB! Please inform the hotel while making the reservation if you already have a roommate so the reservation can be made for both at the same time. Please inform the hotel if the reservation is with/without breakfast.
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Apartamentos Joensuu
Email: sales@apartamentos.fi
Website: https://apartamentos.fi/en/
Furnished apartments and rooms at a weekly rate. Please see website for more details about accommodation options and pricing.
Reservations:
Reservations can be made by email with the reference code "Summer School 2025".
NB! Hotel Julie (also offered through Apartamentos) is located approx. 5 kilometres from Joensuu city centre. If booking a room from Hotel Julie, Summer school participants receive a 15 % discount for reservations for at least a week. Reservations to Hotel Julie can be made by email at sales@hoteljulie.fi with the reference code "Summer School 2025".
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Aadan Kosio
Address: Kauppakatu 32, 2-4th floors, 80100 Joensuu
Email: sleep@aadankosio.fi
Tel.: +358503029836
Website: www.aadankosio.fi/en
Room rates without breakfast:
97 € / single room / night
117 € / twin room / night
Breakfast 9 € / person / day
Reservations:
Contact the hotel directly to make reservation.
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Youth Hostel Partiotalo
Address: Vanamokatu 25, 80130 Joensuu, (1,4 km from UEF)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/YFuoYqfRHAzg76ocA
Email: info@partiotalo.fi
Tel: +358 452621631
Website: https://partiotalo.fi/en/
Budget friendly accommodation in 1-4 person rooms run by a local scout group. Hostel features shared kitchen, showers and WC:s. No option for paid breakfast.
Summer school room offer
31,50€ / single room / night. Additional occupants 10€/person
20€ / bed in shared room (male/female rooms) / night (only bookings longer than 7 nights)
Minimum stay 7 days. Rate includes bedding/linen. Payment upon arrival. Cancellation free of charge until 2 weeks before arrival, for cancellations within 2 weeks of arrival the charge will be half the total price of the booking.
Reservations:
By email at info@partiotalo.fi - be sure to mention SUMMERSCHOOL2025
Online: https://hotels.cloudbeds.com/reservation/F9pcEP#promo=SummerSchool2025
Choose date between 9 - 25 Aug 2025
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You can also check the accommodation from the tourist information website in Joensuu. Also, it is also good to check Airbnb and Couchsurfing.
The UEF will offer you the same services available for its own degree students and for the exchange students staying for one or two semesters (excluding health care). You will have access to computers, computer rooms and library for free.
Computers and learning centres (Oppari)
You will have an access to computers and learning centres on campus. There is also a free wi-fi and assistance for the use of computers available for you.
Library
You will have a free access to campus library, and you will also have a possibility to borrow books. Also the city libraries are available for you, check the location and opening hours: Joensuu main library.
Campus restaurants and cafeterias
There are several on-campus student restaurants offering lunch. Find out more about campus restaurants and cafeterias on the UEF website.
Practical guides for the international students in Joensuu Campus can be found in Kamu Student handbook.