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Study in Finland: universities, tuition fees and admission

Our catalogue has 70 universities and colleges in Finland offering 951 undergraduate programmes in 40 cities. 951 of the programmes are at public institutions and 0 at private ones.

Universities

70

Programmes

951

Cities

40

EU fee / year, public

Free

Non-EU fee / year, public

Free

Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.

How admission works

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.

• Selection: entrance exam
• Main exam or platform: Studyinfo (Opintopolku) joint application

Tuition fees in Finland

At public universities an EU student typically pays no tuition fee, and a student from outside the EU no tuition fee. All amounts are per year in euros; fees charged per credit or per semester are converted to a full year (60 ECTS credits or two semesters).

Where the fee depends on family income, the typical figure is the full fee and the range starts at the lowest one.

Good to know about fees

• Suomi / Finland: Programmes taught in Finnish or Swedish are free for all students, including students from outside the EU. Programmes taught in other languages (mostly English) are free for citizens of the EU/EEA and Switzerland and their family members; other students pay a tuition fee set by each institution that must cover at least the cost of the education — it is shown per programme as published by the institution. Holders of an EU Blue Card, a permanent or EU long-term residence permit and certain other residence permits are also exempt, and institutions offer scholarships that reduce the fee. Universities also charge a compulsory student union fee, which is not tuition.

Language of instruction

Finnish: 671 programmes; English: 226 programmes; Swedish: 133 programmes; Italian: 1 programme; German: 1 programme. See all English-taught programmes in Finland.

Map of universities in Finland

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Where to study: cities

All 70 universities in Finland by city

What you can study

• Computer Science 96
• Business Administration 60
• Nursing 59
• Social Work 35
• Mechanical Engineering 35
• Languages and Literature 33
• Audiovisual Communication 27
• Electrical Engineering 25
• Civil Engineering 25
• Music and Musicology 24
• International Business 23
• Design 22
• Industrial Engineering 21
• Building Engineering 21
• Pedagogy 21
• Physiotherapy 18
• Energy Engineering 16
• Hospitality and Gastronomy 15
• Environmental Engineering 14
• Sociology 14
• Performing Arts 13
• Early Childhood Education 13
• Industrial Electronics and Automation 13
• Chemical Engineering 13
• Tourism 12
• Naval and Maritime Engineering 12
• Primary Education Teaching 12
• Sport Sciences 11
• Forestry 10
• Physics 10
• Psychology 10
• Agronomy 9
• Food Science and Technology 9
• Fine Arts 8
• Multimedia and Video Games 8
• Materials Engineering 8
• Chemistry 8
• Logistics 8
• Fashion Design 8
• Law 7
• Economics 7
• Environmental Sciences 6
• Biology 6
• Speech Therapy 6
• Mathematics 6
• History 6
• Pharmacy 6
• Architecture 5
• Social Education 5
• English Studies 5
• Anthropology 5
• Medicine 5
• Political Science 5
• Geomatics and Surveying 4
• Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy 4
• Biomedical Laboratory Science 4
• Data Science 4
• Geography 4
• Geology 4
• Biomedical Engineering 4
• Dentistry 4
• Art History 4
• Journalism 4
• Public Administration 4
• Biochemistry 3
• Philosophy 3
• Finance and Accounting 3
• Biotechnology 3
• Translation and Languages 3
• Landscape Architecture 2
• Telecommunications Engineering 2
• Biomedical Sciences 2
• Occupational Therapy 2
• Human Nutrition and Dietetics 1
• Veterinary Medicine 1
• Optics and Optometry 1
• Advertising and Public Relations 1
• Conservation and Restoration 1