diff --git a/bff/pom.xml b/bff/pom.xml
index cfd48dd..32b3a1d 100644
--- a/bff/pom.xml
+++ b/bff/pom.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-oauth2-client</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-validation</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
 
         <!-- OpenAPI specification -->
         <dependency>
diff --git a/bff/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/studentportalen/bff/exception/ForbiddenException.java b/bff/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/studentportalen/bff/exception/ForbiddenException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ada8cde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bff/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/studentportalen/bff/exception/ForbiddenException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package se.su.dsv.studentportalen.bff.exception;
+
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+
+/**
+ * Exception for authorization failures.
+ * Thrown when the user is authenticated but not allowed to perform the action.
+ */
+public class ForbiddenException extends StudentportalenException {
+
+  public ForbiddenException(String message) {
+    super(message);
+  }
+
+  public ForbiddenException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+    super(message, cause);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getType() {
+    return "studentportalen:forbidden";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getTitle() {
+    return "Access denied";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public HttpStatus getStatus() {
+    return HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/bff/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/studentportalen/bff/exception/GlobalExceptionHandler.java b/bff/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/studentportalen/bff/exception/GlobalExceptionHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f54ddd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bff/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/studentportalen/bff/exception/GlobalExceptionHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package se.su.dsv.studentportalen.bff.exception;
+
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.ProblemDetail;
+import org.springframework.validation.FieldError;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.MethodArgumentNotValidException;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ExceptionHandler;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestControllerAdvice;
+
+/**
+ * Centralized exception handler for all REST controllers.
+ * Returns RFC 7807 Problem Details for all error responses.
+ */
+@RestControllerAdvice
+public class GlobalExceptionHandler {
+
+  private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(
+    GlobalExceptionHandler.class
+  );
+
+  /**
+   * Handles Jakarta Bean Validation errors (missing/invalid fields).
+   * Triggered when @Valid fails on request body.
+   */
+  @ExceptionHandler(MethodArgumentNotValidException.class)
+  public ProblemDetail handleValidation(MethodArgumentNotValidException ex) {
+    Map<String, List<String>> violations = ex
+      .getBindingResult()
+      .getFieldErrors()
+      .stream()
+      .collect(
+        Collectors.groupingBy(
+          FieldError::getField,
+          Collectors.mapping(
+            error ->
+              error.getDefaultMessage() != null
+                ? error.getDefaultMessage()
+                : "Invalid value",
+            Collectors.toList()
+          )
+        )
+      );
+
+    LOG.warn("Validation failed: {}", violations);
+
+    ProblemDetail problem = ProblemDetail.forStatus(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
+    problem.setType(URI.create("studentportalen:validation-error"));
+    problem.setTitle("Validation failed");
+    problem.setDetail("One or more fields are invalid");
+    problem.setProperty("violations", violations);
+    return problem;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Handles business exceptions from the BFF.
+   * These include mapped errors from backend systems like Daisy.
+   */
+  @ExceptionHandler(StudentportalenException.class)
+  public ProblemDetail handleBusinessError(StudentportalenException ex) {
+    LOG.warn("Business error: {} - {}", ex.getType(), ex.getMessage());
+
+    ProblemDetail problem = ProblemDetail.forStatus(ex.getStatus());
+    problem.setType(URI.create(ex.getType()));
+    problem.setTitle(ex.getTitle());
+    problem.setDetail(ex.getMessage());
+
+    if (ex instanceof ValidationException ve && !ve.getViolations().isEmpty()) {
+      problem.setProperty("violations", ve.getViolations());
+    }
+
+    return problem;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Handles unexpected errors.
+   * Logs the full stack trace but returns a generic message to the client.
+   */
+  @ExceptionHandler(Exception.class)
+  public ProblemDetail handleUnexpected(Exception ex) {
+    LOG.error("Unexpected error", ex);
+
+    ProblemDetail problem = ProblemDetail.forStatus(
+      HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+    );
+    problem.setType(URI.create("studentportalen:internal-error"));
+    problem.setTitle("An unexpected error occurred");
+    problem.setDetail("Please try again later");
+    return problem;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/bff/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/studentportalen/bff/exception/ServiceUnavailableException.java b/bff/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/studentportalen/bff/exception/ServiceUnavailableException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d160d1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bff/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/studentportalen/bff/exception/ServiceUnavailableException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package se.su.dsv.studentportalen.bff.exception;
+
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+
+/**
+ * Exception for backend service unavailability.
+ * Thrown when a backend system (e.g., Daisy) is unreachable or returns 5xx errors.
+ */
+public class ServiceUnavailableException extends StudentportalenException {
+
+  public ServiceUnavailableException(String message) {
+    super(message);
+  }
+
+  public ServiceUnavailableException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+    super(message, cause);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getType() {
+    return "studentportalen:service-unavailable";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getTitle() {
+    return "Service unavailable";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public HttpStatus getStatus() {
+    return HttpStatus.SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/bff/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/studentportalen/bff/exception/StudentportalenException.java b/bff/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/studentportalen/bff/exception/StudentportalenException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..193f2a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bff/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/studentportalen/bff/exception/StudentportalenException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package se.su.dsv.studentportalen.bff.exception;
+
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+
+/**
+ * Base exception for all Studentportalen BFF errors.
+ * Subclasses define specific error types that map to RFC 7807 Problem Details.
+ */
+public abstract class StudentportalenException extends RuntimeException {
+
+  protected StudentportalenException(String message) {
+    super(message);
+  }
+
+  protected StudentportalenException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+    super(message, cause);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The error type URI for RFC 7807 Problem Details.
+   * Example: "studentportalen:validation-error"
+   */
+  public abstract String getType();
+
+  /**
+   * A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
+   */
+  public abstract String getTitle();
+
+  /**
+   * The HTTP status code for this error.
+   */
+  public abstract HttpStatus getStatus();
+}
diff --git a/bff/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/studentportalen/bff/exception/ValidationException.java b/bff/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/studentportalen/bff/exception/ValidationException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d69220
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bff/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/studentportalen/bff/exception/ValidationException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package se.su.dsv.studentportalen.bff.exception;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+
+/**
+ * Exception for validation errors, including field-level violations.
+ * Used for both BFF validation failures and mapped Daisy validation errors.
+ */
+public class ValidationException extends StudentportalenException {
+
+  private final Map<String, List<String>> violations;
+
+  public ValidationException(String message) {
+    this(message, Map.of());
+  }
+
+  public ValidationException(
+    String message,
+    Map<String, List<String>> violations
+  ) {
+    super(message);
+    this.violations = violations != null ? Map.copyOf(violations) : Map.of();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getType() {
+    return "studentportalen:validation-error";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getTitle() {
+    return "Validation failed";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public HttpStatus getStatus() {
+    return HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Field-level validation errors.
+   * Keys are field names, values are lists of error messages.
+   */
+  public Map<String, List<String>> getViolations() {
+    return violations;
+  }
+}