tutkintopiste

Tutkintopiste is a unit of measure used in the Finnish education system to quantify the workload students must complete toward a degree. It is conceptually equivalent to the more commonly used term opintopiste (credit point) and to the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) credits.

In practice, one tutkintopiste corresponds to a set amount of student work, typically over several study activities such as lectures, seminars, and independent study. In Finland, degree programs are expressed in opintopiste, and a typical bachelor’s degree requires about 180 opintopiste, while a master’s degree adds roughly 120 opintopiste, for a combined total around 300 opintopiste in many cases. The exact credit requirements vary by field and degree type, but the general framework follows the international ECTS approach.

Tutkintopiste is used to record course credits, track progress toward graduation, and appear on student transcripts and degree certificates. It helps indicate how much formal study a student has completed and what remains to fulfill degree requirements. In contemporary usage, the official Finnish term is opintopiste, and tutkintopiste appears mainly in older documents, some legal texts, or in certain contexts within vocational and higher education.

Summary: tutkintopiste is the historical or alternative name for the credit unit that measures study workload toward a degree in Finland. Today, opintopiste is the standard term, but the concept remains the basis for counting and reporting completed studies in Finnish higher education.