NOTE! We are gradually introducing the new user account service in the summer of 2025. You can use both the new and old services in parallel. Instructions for both are below.
NEW USER ACCOUNT SERVICE
Register your username at https://userid.karelia.fi
Tip! If you forget your username or password, you can always visit this site to check your username and to reset your password.
NOTE! If you have not received your 7-digit Karelia ID but you have a Finnish personal identity number (and therefore can identify with a Finnish bank ID or a mobile ID), validate your identity at suomi.fi . After a successful identification, you will get your Karelia ID. In case you do not receive your Karelia ID before the start of your studies, please report it to the IT-Helpdesk: [email protected].
NOTE! If you get an error message saying that you do not have rights to a Karelia UAS ID, try again the next day. Your username is generated the day after your information has been is submitted into the system. Contact the student services ([email protected]) if you continue to get the same error message. The student services will check your right to study.
OLD USER ACCOUNT SERVICE
Register your username at https://id.karelia.fi
- Click on “Register” and identify with a Finnish bank ID or a mobile ID.
- Read the IT Service user rules (https://www.karelia.fi/it-saannot)
- Write down your 7-digit user ID.
- Change the password (check the password requirements).
Tip! If you forget your username or password, you can always visit this site to check your username and to reset your password.
NOTE! If you do not have a Finnish personal identity number (and therefore cannot identify with a Finnish bank ID or a mobile ID), Karelia’s IT support services will send you a Candour ID identification request to your personal e-mail. After successful identification, you will get your Karelia ID. In case you do not receive a Candour identification request before the start of your studies, please report it to the IT-Helpdesk: [email protected].
NOTE! If you get an error message saying that you do not have rights to a Karelia UAS ID, try again the next day. Your username is generated the day after your information has been is submitted into the system. Contact the student services ([email protected]) if you continue to get the same error message. The student services will check your right to study.