Study Social Education in Finland: programmes, fees and entry requirements
Finland has 5 undergraduate programmes in Social Education at 3 universities in 3 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay no tuition fee; non-EU students no tuition fee (€0–€14,000).
Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.
- Taught in: Finnish (3), English (2)
- Selection: entrance exam, Studyinfo (Opintopolku) joint application
All Social Education 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 · Social Education 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
- Humak – Community Educator brochure 2026 (PDF): "Tuition fee for non-EU/EEA citizens is at the moment 14,000 euros" (programme pages: "14,000 € per academic year"), checked 20 October 2026
How the figures are collected and calculated: Data and sources.