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Tuition fees in Europe

Finland

Country: Finland

Population (million): 5.6 (2025)

Area (km²): 338455

Official language: Finnish, Swedish

Currency: euro (since 1 January 1999)

Dialling code: +358

Internet users (million): 4.0 (2025)

Number of students: 338,808 (2024)

Students as % of population aged 20-24: 39.8 (2024)

Women among students (%): 55.5 (2024)

Students - bachelor's level: 232,051 (2024)

Students - master's level: 87,247 (2024)

Students - doctoral level: 19,510 (2024)

Tuition fees - bachelor's (EUR per year): free for EU/EEA citizens (student union fee approx. €50–70 a year); non-EU: English-taught programmes usually €8,000–20,000 a year (2026)

Tuition fees - master's (EUR per year): free for EU/EEA citizens (student union fee approx. €50–70 a year); non-EU: English-taught programmes usually €8,000–20,000 a year (2026)

No tuition fees for EU/EEA citizens, even on English-taught programmes, while students from outside the EU/EEA usually pay €8,000–20,000 a year. Finland has 13 universities and 22 universities of applied sciences, with over 600 English-taught programmes and more than 30,000 international students. Discover when the joint application opens, what a room in student housing costs and how many hours you can work.

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Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.

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