Welcome to the IT Helpdesk website of the University of Helsinki

The IT-Helpdesk serves the University staff and students via chat, e-mail and telephone. Support and instructions are limited to the most important devices in the university’s centralised administration and the standard programmes on these devices. The IT-Helpdesk´s opening hours can be found at the bottom of each instructions site page. The IT Helpdesk’s instructions site is available 24/7.

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Landing pages

Wireless networks at the University of Helsinki

The University of Helsinki has several wireless networks:

  • HelsinkiUni is a new wireless network for centrally managed university staff Windows laptops. 
     
  • Eduroam is international wireless network for staff, students and members of the eduroam network.
     
  • HelsinkiUni Guest network is intended for users who do not have university credentials or access to the eduroam network.

Microsoft 365

Sign in https://www.helsinki.fi/office365

Cannot sign in to the cloud email? Please enter an account in the form
username@ad.helsinki.fi (e.g. rkeskiva@ad.helsinki.fi)

Read more about Microsoft 365

Connections from outside the University

The use of some of the University’s online services is limited to the university network for licence-related reasons. These services include the databases and electronic journals offered by the library. To use these services on a computer outside the university network, you are required to establish a secure connection between your home computer and the university server.

The most common technology for establishing such a connection is VPN (Wikipedia). To use a VPN connection, you need a valid university username. Check the installation instructions for different operating systems.

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Multifactor Authentication (MFA)

This landing page contains links to all the University's MFA instructions.

Multifactor Authentication (MFA) improves information security by making scam attempts more difficult for cybercriminals. You can choose to ask for authentication requests every 90 days per device to avoid receiving the requests continuously. MFA is a feature that provides additional security when logging in to many of the University's services, and it uses a separate device to authenticate.

For new University staff and students

This guide includes the most important instructions related to the use of information technology for new University staff and students. You can find more help from this instructions site by using, for example, the search. If you cannot solve the problem with the instructions, don’t hesitate to contact the IT Helpdesk.

The IT instructions of the University of Helsinki are mainly available on this instructions site, which is open to everyone. Please note that the instructions often include a short quick guide and longer instructions with images. Some instructions also include video tutorials

Current topics

18.04.2024

Brief service breaks in wireless connections at City Centre and Meilahti Campuses 22 April 1–3PM – logging in to eduroam will change

Brief service breaks will occur with the University wireless networks (eduroam, HelsinkiUni and HelsinkiUni Guest) at the City Centre and Meilahti Campuses on Monday, 22 April 2024 from 1 to 3PM. The service breaks are due to the renewal of the University’s wireless networks’ and VPN connections’ login services.

17.04.2024

SAP Fiori service break on 26 April 2024 from 8 AM to 6 PM

SAP Fiori will be unavailable on 26 April 2024 from 8 AM to 6 PM. The service break is due to a server update. See affected applications below.

11.04.2024

Unitube Uploader will be upgraded with a new user interface and features 1–7 July 2024

We will upgrade the University’s Unitube Uploader video service with new features in July 2024. In addition to an overhauled user interface and new features, we will improve the usability and accessibility of the service significantly.

21.03.2024

The Kumpula Local IT Support Point will be available to Kumpula Campus University staff and students beginning from 2 April 2024

The Kumpula Local IT Support Point will be available to Kumpula Campus University staff and students starting from 2 April 2024. The support point is available for picking up, returning or borrowing University IT devices as well as critical IT issues from 2 April 2024. The IT Center has piloted the service point since the end of 2023.

21.03.2024

Brief service breaks in network connections at the City Centre and Meilahti Campuses on 22 March 2024 from 7 to 7:30 AM

Brief network service breaks will occur at City Centre and Meilahti campuses on Friday 22 March 2024 from 7 to 7:30 AM. The service breaks concern all wired and wireless network connections at the City Centre and Meilahti campuses. The service breaks are due to University network maintenance work.

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