Master’s degree · MFA
Fine arts, master
University of the Arts Helsinki - Academy of Fine Arts (Kuvataideakatemia) · Academy of Fine Arts (Kuvataideakatemia) · Helsinki, Finland
- Official award
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA)MFA
- Subject
- Fine Arts
- Format
- On campus2 years
- Tuition
- €28,000per year, from August 2026
About this program
Two-year master programme in fine arts at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Helsinki.
- Department
- Academy of Fine Arts (Kuvataideakatemia)
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.
- Official award
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA)MFA
- Award family
- MFAA Master of Fine Arts, exactly as titled by the awarding institution.
- Academic level
- Master’s degree
- Previous degree required
- Yes
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Fine Arts | Dedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject. |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and national qualification registers are different things.
No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- 2 years
- Intakes
- January 2027
- Campus
- Sörnäinen campusHaapaniemenkatu 6, 00530 Helsinki
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Teaching language
- Taught in
- English, Finnish, Swedish
- English
- Partly taught in EnglishAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Differences by campus or pathway
- Page lists English, Finnish, Swedish as languages of instruction.
- Published language requirements
- All applicants must prove their proficiency in the language in which they plan to complete their degree
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requiredYou can present a maximum of eight (8) works in your work portfolio.
- Portfolio details
- Number of works: maximum of eight (8) works
- Accepted media: PDF plus one optional MP3 or MP4 file (up to 5 minutes)
- File requirements: one PDF, up to 100 MB; optional media file maximum 500 MB
- Interview: The interviews will be organised from 19 October 2026 to 27 October 2026
- Portfolio deadlines: 2026 cycle: application period 5 August to 19 August 2026 (closed); next cycle dates not published on the page used
- Interview
- Interview required
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
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Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual tuition feeTuition · mandatory | €28,000per year, from August 2026 | Students studying in English from outside the EU and EEA (per the page) | 23 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
| Application fee (applicants from outside EU, EEA or Switzerland)Application fee · mandatory | €100one-time, 2026 application cycle | Applicants from outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland | 23 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
Calculated tuition total: €56,000 (Other fee category). Calculated from published annual tuition for from August 2026 x 2 years. It assumes no fee changes and excludes studio, materials, printing, software and other charges.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: full-time or part-time options, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 23 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 23 October 2026)