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I thought the Finnish universities were forced by law to lock down their distance learning to require a Finnish personal ID code?

So far, Helsinki still let me sign up for a computer course and a mooc. I am waiting until August for signups, there are 3 courses I am interested in. So far that school doesn't seem to have issued any statements, but until the August signups appear, I won't know for sure.

For Helsinki, do you still need to register first at XAMK and then use your XAMK info to register at Helsinki? Or can you get ECTS directly through Helsinki now?

I think getting a HAKA account via Xamk is the easiest 1st step. Maybe other universities will open a Haka account, but I think everyone here has opened it via Xamk because it is the most seamless option.

The easiest for Helsinki is to first do a free MOOC, they have a few that can be done in an hour or two for free. The Me and my cat and Me and my dog courses were real fun and easy, but you do have to pay around 45 euro to get the ETCS registered. Even if you have no interest in the MOOCS, I think it makes it easier for IT to open your Helsinki Sisu account because there's a transcript.

To get the Helsinki account, you have to personally send an email to IT to help you get an account. They will need to verify your identity. If your passport has a chip, you download an app and it scans the passport and you take a photo. App might require a few tries but once it verifies the passport, your account becomes activated very quickly and from there, you can enter Sisu and select online open courses that interest you. Students with passports without chips can ask IT to open a videocall and verify your passport.