Grade limits autumn 2026
The Finnish matriculation exam grade limits for autumn 2026 are published when the results are released; this page is updated on publication day. The Matriculation Examination Board (YTL) sets the limits separately for each session from the score distribution.
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This page is updated on the day YTL confirms the limits.
Previous same-season sessions
The comparison gives the order of magnitude: L, E and M limits by subject for the three previous sessions.
| Subject | Autumn 2025 | Autumn 2024 | Autumn 2023 | Max | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | E | M | L | E | M | L | E | M | ||
| Mathematics, advanced syllabus | 85 | 65 | 48 | 93 | 67 | 46 | 90 | 73 | 56 | 120 |
| Mathematics, basic syllabus | 88 | 71 | 54 | 94 | 76 | 60 | 96 | 82 | 68 | 120 |
| English, advanced syllabus | 277 | 259 | 241 | 278 | 258 | 238 | 277 | 257 | 238 | 299 |
| Physics | 86 | 65 | 49 | 85 | 63 | 44 | 86 | 64 | 45 | 120 |
| Social studies | 87 | 73 | 60 | 86 | 71 | 59 | 84 | 69 | 56 | 120 |
| Finnish (mother tongue), reading comprehension | 88 | 75 | 64 | 87 | 73 | 62 | 88 | 75 | 61 | 120 |
| History | 88 | 74 | 61 | 88 | 72 | 59 | 89 | 73 | 59 | 120 |
| Biology | 101 | 85 | 71 | 102 | 85 | 67 | 103 | 88 | 73 | 120 |
| Psychology | 91 | 76 | 61 | 92 | 74 | 60 | 92 | 77 | 65 | 120 |
Source: Ylioppilastutkintolautakunta. Mother-tongue limits apply to the whole exam (reading + writing).