Study Hospitality and Gastronomy in Finland: programmes, fees and entry requirements
Finland has 15 undergraduate programmes in Hospitality and Gastronomy at 9 universities in 9 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay no tuition fee; non-EU students no tuition fee (€0–€11,000).
Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.
- Taught in: Finnish (9), English (7)
- Selection: entrance exam, Studyinfo (Opintopolku) joint application
All Hospitality and Gastronomy programmes in Finland
How admission works in Finland
Applications go through Studyinfo (Opintopolku), the national portal of the Finnish National Agency for Education: in one joint application you can apply to up to six programmes. For studies starting in autumn 2027, programmes taught in English are in the first joint application, 7–21 January 2027, and programmes taught in Finnish or Swedish in the second joint application, 9–23 March 2027; a few programmes have separate applications. Selection is based on Finnish matriculation examination grades (certificate-based selection) and on entrance exams; holders of foreign school diplomas are usually selected through an entrance exam or under criteria set in each programme's admission rules. Applicants from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland pay a €100 application fee.
See also: Study in Finland · Hospitality and Gastronomy in other countries
Sources
- Universities of Applied Sciences Act 932/2014 § 13 (Finlex): "Ammattikorkeakoulun on perittävä muuhun kuin suomen- tai ruotsinkieliseen ammattikorkeakoulututkintoon ... johtavaan koulutukseen hyväksytyiltä opiskelijoilta ... maksut lukuvuodessa"; not charged from EU/EEA citizens and persons treated as such (Switzerland) and their family members, checked 19 October 2026
- Haaga-Helia – Tuition fees and scholarships: "Students starting their studies on or after 1 August 2025: Bachelor's degree programmes: EUR 11,000 per academic year", checked 20 October 2026
- Laurea – Tuition Fees and Scholarships: "Bachelor's degree programmes tuition fees are EUR 9500 per academic year (4750 EUR per semester)" (8000 only for admissions before autumn 2024), checked 20 October 2026
- SEAMK – Tuition fees (web.archive 12 Apr 2026): "Students admitted in 2025 and 2026 will be charged ... Bachelor degree programmes conducted in English: 9500 € per academic year", checked 20 October 2026
- Savonia – Tuition fees for bachelor programmes, archived 17.1.2026 ('Bachelor students, who start their studies after 1 January 2025, the tuition fee is 9700 euros per academic year'), checked 20 October 2026
- LAB – Tuition fee, scholarship and residence permit ('As of 1st of August 2026 the tuition fee for new students from the non-EU/EEA countries is 11 000 € per academic year for Bachelor's'), checked 20 October 2026
- Xamk – Tuition fees and Scholarships, archived 9.2.2026 ('Bachelor's degrees 10 700 euros / academic year'), checked 20 October 2026
How the figures are collected and calculated: Data and sources.