The SELECTION SPRINT
Three weeks. Full time. On campus in Helsinki. Free of charge. No competition.
You can start from zero
No previous credentials or software engineering experience needed.
You work on programming projects, give and receive feedback, and experience how Hive’s learning model works.
By the end, you’ll know if Hive is right for you. And we’ll know if you’re right for Hive.
No competition
We don’t believe in competing against others at Hive.
You won’t compete against other applicants. You’ll work alongside them, solve problems together, and help each other to learn.
There are no quotas on how many we can select. However, on average, about one-third of applicants who make it until the end are accepted.
Try, fail, and try again
Rewire your brain to think of failures as experimentations.
The Sprint is designed to put you in situations you don’t know how to handle yet. That’s how you build the persistence and problem-solving skills that are key to becoming a great software engineer.
If you notice that this way of learning is not right for you, you can step away at any point in the process.
How it works
Applying to Hive Helsinki is untraditional. In summary, it goes like this:
- Try our online game.
- Attend a check-in event to learn more about Hive and the application process.
- Participate in the Selection Sprint at the Hive campus.
You don’t compete against others. There is only collaboration at Hive.
You need to be a Finnish citizen, an EU citizen, or have a valid residence permit to study at Hive. We do not provide student visas.
Coming up next:
CHECK-IN
– Next Check-ins are in Autumn 2026, dates announced later
2026 SUMMER SPRINT REGISTRATION
– 15.6.2025 at 12:00
2026 SUMMER SPRINTS
– August (10.8. – 28.8.)
– September (7.9. – 25.9.)
START OF STUDIES
The cohort from the 2026 Summer Sprints will start their studies on 26.10.2026.
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