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Finland

Country: Finland

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.

Young woman with a laptop sitting on the steps of Senate Square in Helsinki

Finland has two types of higher education institutions. According to the official Study in Finland portal, there are:

  • 13 universities (yliopisto) – research-based bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes,
  • 22 universities of applied sciences (ammattikorkeakoulu, AMK for short; UAS in English) – practice-oriented degrees, close cooperation with companies and work on real-life problems.

More than 30,000 international students study here, and Finnish institutions offer over 600 bachelor's and master's programmes taught in English.

Universities in Finland – profiles


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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