Tuition fees and scholarships

• the non-EU/EEA students (including UK citizens) studying in the English degree programmes, who do not hold the Finnish residence permit that gives the exemption from the tuition fees.
• the students who have continuous (type A) residence permit in Finland granted in the bases of studies
• the students who have continuous (type A) residence permit in Finland granted in the bases of work, but whose first residence permit in Finland was granted in the bases of studies
• the students who have continuous (type A) residence permit in Finland based on family ties and their family member’s first residence permit in Finland was granted in the bases of studies.

• Citizens of  EU/EEA countries or Switzerland or the family members of such persons who have a residence card for a family member of an EU citizen in Finland
• permanent (type P) residence permit in Finland
• a long-term resident’s EU residence permit for third-country citizens (type P-EU permit) in Finland
• a residence permit based on temporary protection
• an EU Blue Card in Finland
• Right of residence under the withdrawal agreement (Brexit residence permit)
• continuous (type A) residence permit in Finland IF it is granted on the basis of employment AND if the applicant’s first residence permit in Finland was not granted on the basis of studies
• continuous (type A) residence permit in Finland based on family ties IF the first residence permit of the family member was not granted on the basis of studies

More information is available at the website of Finnish National Agency of Education

• Copies of the documents proving the grounds for exemption of the tuition fee for the previously mentioned reasons (in section “Who has to pay?”)

•  A copy of passport or identity card to indicate the citizenship of EU/EEA/Switzerland

Note! Citizens of Finland are not required to provide proof of their citizenship; it will be verified from the population register. Copies of the documents must be uploaded to the application by the deadline of documents of each application period. The original documents will be checked. If a student receives one of the documents mentioned above at any point of the application period or later during the studies, they should provide us the document immediately. If the document is delivered after the tuition fee is paid, the remaining fee will be returned.

The amount of the tuition fee for Bachelor’s degree for non-EU/EEA/Switzerland students is 10 000€ per academic year.

You will receive an email with the instructions for making the payment after you have confirmed your study place and enrolled for the upcoming academic year. You can pay the tuition fee either with your credit card through Paytrail services or at bank by using the electronic invoice information. The fee must be paid within 14 days. Please note that the tuition fee must be paid before applying for student visa.

The tuition fee entitles the student to study and receive a degree and to use the normal support services available for students. However, all students have to buy books and other educational material themselves, get insurance as well as take care of their own travelling and living costs (accommodation, food, clothing, leisure activities). Average monthly living cost for a student is estimated to be about 900–1200 euros. According to Finnish Immigration Service, in addition to the amount of the tuition fee, the student has to have at least 9600 euros / academic year available to cover the living costs.

The early bird discount of 2000 € is applied to all Bachelor’s degree programmes that have tuition fees and have the official start day of studies in August 2025. Applicant must confirm the study place and enroll present within 7 days from receiving the information of acceptance. Early bird is not available for transfer students, students who have been selected on the basis of their Open UAS or previous UAS studies or students studying for a double or joint degree.

The scholarship is awarded solely on the basis of the student’s Finnish language skills. Students can enhance their language skills during their studies. The maximum of scholarship during the optimal study time of the degree programme is 6000€. The scholarship is available only for the tuition paying students who have been admitted to the degree programmes with the official start day of studies in August 2025. If you are applying in transfer student selection or the study right based on previous studies and you are liable for tuition fees, please contact the admission services. Scholarship is taxable under Finnish legislation.

Scholarship is meant for students who are required to pay the tuition fees. Therefore applicants, who are not paying the tuition fee because of their citizenship of EU/EEA  country or Switzerland or applicants who are exempted from the tuition fee because of the status of their residence permit cannot apply.

Scholarships based on Finnish language skills are awarded basis of National Certificates of Language Proficiency (YKI).