The link to Digistartti in English 2025-2026 (opens in a new window).
In order to start your studies, it is important that you familiarise yourself with the UEF digital services with the help of Digistartti even before starting your studies. New students familiarise themselves with and complete the tasks of Digistartti on the Digistartti platform for the academic year 2025-2026.
Digistartti offers you an introduction to the digital study environments used at the University of Eastern Finland. We recommend that you complete the Digistartti assignments at the very beginning of your studies, preferably within two weeks after starting your studies.
Please note that you can complete the assignments only when you log in with your UEF account.
In order for your UEF user account to work, all the below conditions have to be met:
- register as a present student at UEF.
- Activate your UEF user account. The activation is possible as soon as you have received the activation email (how to activate your UEF user account, new tab).
- Your study right must be valid (for most Master’s students the study right begins 1st of August and for most exchange students 2nd of September).
- Registered as an MFA i.e. Multi-Factor Authentication user (done during the first login).
- In addition, all students have to be strongly identified by the IT Servicedesk. This means that the IT Servicedesk have checked your passport and identity, usually via Candour ID.
Your UEF user account will work in approximately 4 hours after activation.
When logging into Digistartti, please select the UEF Login button, type your username@uef.fi and password.
Digistartti opens on the 1st of August. Digistartti is located on a Moodle platform in eLearn Moodle. We recommend you use a computer for completing Digistartti.
Digistartti is a compulsory part of the course Orientation for International Students, 1 ECTS.
Technical Problems?
- If you have problems with the UEF username, eg. if the username or the password is not valid, or you receive an error message related to them:
- Check the username (with @uef.fi suffix) and the password.
- Note that you have to be registered as present.
- Note that your study right has to be valid (for most Master’s students the study right begins 1 August and for most exchange students 2 September).
- Note that login can succeed only four hours after activating the account.
- Note that you have to be strongly identified.
- If you receive a notification on an error on your password, change the password according to the instructions (please read the password requirements carefully).
- Make sure you are not trying to login with another organization’s Microsoft 365 account. Use a private window if necessary.
- If the problem persists, please contact the IT Servicedesk.