Cost of studying in Finland: tuition fees at 43 universities
Tuition in Finland is free at 4 of the 43 universities that publish a rate. The ones that do charge ask up to €28,000 a year. Living costs, proof of funds and application dates included.
- Universities with a published fee
- 43
- Typical year
- €0 – €12,000
- Median where a fee is charged
- €9,500
- Lowest published
- €0
- Highest published
- €28,000
4 of them charge no tuition at all. A semester contribution or student-union fee usually still applies, and it does not reduce rent, food or the sum a student visa asks you to show.
Every figure on this page is the rate the university or the country's own fee law publishes for an international student. Where a university publishes nothing, it is left out rather than estimated, so 43 is the number of universities in Finland that state a rate, not the number that exist.
What each university charges an international student
The rate each university publishes for a year, in EUR. Open a university to see which programmes the rate covers and where the figure came from.
Living costs
Finland puts a student's living costs at €900 to €1,200 a month. Study in Finland (Finnish National Agency for Education): 'Living costs are approximately €900–€1,200 per month.' Non-EU/EEA tuition for English-taught bachelor's and master's programmes is 'typically €8,000–€20,000 per year'; doctoral programmes charge no tuition. — Study in Finland (EDUFI), https://www.studyinfinland.fi/funding-your-studies (read 2026-09-06)
What a student visa asks you to show
€800 a month. €800 per month (€9,600 per year) is the official minimum set by the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri), as quoted by Study in Finland; the portal recommends reserving €900–1,200 per month