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.
For many programmes in Finland you will face an entrance exam or an interview. Institutions can admit students on the basis of school certificates, an entrance exam, an interview or a combination of these – the rules are in the programme description on Studyinfo.fi.
An example: in the 2026 admissions, the University of Helsinki admitted applicants with a foreign school leaving certificate to its English-taught bachelor's programmes on the basis of their SAT or ACT scores. On the basis of the certificate alone, it admitted only applicants with the Finnish matriculation examination, the International Baccalaureate (IB), the European Baccalaureate (EB) or the German Abitur taken in Finland. Check the rules for your programme carefully – each institution sets its own.
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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