DP1 applicant
Have you already completed your tenth school year but still not older than 18? If your Math is ok and your English is good, DP1 could be good for you!
DP1 applicant
Tikkurilan lukio has 30 pre-DP (=10th year) student places every year. After that, there are free student places only if somebody leaves the program. Normally, 1-4 places open up on a yearly basis. Please contact us via email to ib.admissions@vantaa.fi to check if there are free DP1 student places.
Admission procedure
Application
Please send a copy of your latest school report AND our application form as a pdf document via email to ib.admissions@vantaa.fi by 17 March, 2026. The name of the pdf file should include applicant's first name and last name. The subject field should include “Application form”. Make sure to give an email address that works and that you check on a daily basis.
If you reside in Finland, you should attend our entrance exam at 14-17 on Tuesday 14 April, 2026.
You don't need to apply at Studyinfo.fi unless you apply both to pre-DP (=year 10) and to DP1 (year 11).
Entrance exam
Entrance exam is only for those residing in Finland. The entrance exam will take place on Tuesday 14 April, 2026 at 14-17 (please register by 14.30). No separate invitation will be sent.
DP1 entrance exam consists of two written examinations: Mathematics and English. If you apply to both pre-DP and to DP1, we will test your Mathematics at both levels and your entrance exam will take an hour longer (14-18). Please note that previous entrance exams are not shown to the applicants.
Those residing abroad can be admitted on the basis of their school reports. Every application is considered individually.
Language requirements
IB Diploma always requires two languages: a native language and a foreign one, or two native languages. We offer English and Finnish at both levels. If you don’t have any command of Finnish, you can apply in case your native language is one of the languages listed below and you have sufficient skills to study your native language independently for final exams.
Independently studied literature programs
Albanian A, Amharic A, Arabic A, Belarus A, Bosnian A, Bulgarian A, Catalan A, Chinese A, Croatian A, Czech A, Danish A, Dutch A, Estonian A, Filipino A, French A, German A, Hebrew A, Hindi A, Hungarian A, Indonesian A, Italian A, Japanese A, Korean A, Latvian A, Lithuanian A, Macedonian A, Malay A, Modern Greek A, Nepali A, Norwegian A, Persian A, Polish A, Portuguese A, Romanian A, Russian A, Serbian A, Sinhalese A, Slovak A, Slovene A, Spanish A, Swahili A, Swedish A, Thai A, Turkish A, Ukrainian A, Vietnamese A, Welsh A
Age and residence
International applicants should note that we cannot admit underaged students who wish to move to Finland on their own without their families. We will assess the applicants’ need for a study place in Vantaa when we make admission decisions regarding international applicants. We cannot admit students whose language profile is not compatible with the requirements of the IB Diploma programme. Tikkurilan lukio IB is not an upper secondary school for adults, and DP1 students should be 16-17 years of age at the start of their studies. We cannot unfortunately assist with immigration processes.
Study costs
The students pay for all material they need (such as schoolbooks and a laptop computer), unless they are entitled to receive upper secondary education free of charge. The right to upper secondary education free of charge applies to students who are required to attend compulsory education by Finnish law, typically those who finish comprehensive education in Finland.