Tuition fee trial period 2010-2014
The tuition fee trial period 2010-2014 in Finland is drawing close to its end (officially the trial period ends 31st Dec 2014 but in practice several participating institutions have already announced that they will not charge fees from student admitted in the autumn 2014 intake). The below information is however kept available on our website, for the sake of interest and possible queries regarding the trial period.
Information on the tuition fee trial can also be found on the Finnish Ministry of Education and culture website (see link in right-hand margin).
Information on the tuition fee trial can also be found on the Finnish Ministry of Education and culture website (see link in right-hand margin).
What is/was the tuition fee trial about?
In selected English-language Master's degree programmes it has been possible for the Finnish higher education institutions to charge tuition fees from non-EU/EEA nationalsduring a five-year trial period 2010–2014. Depending on the programme, tuition fees were introduced to non-EU students starting from autumn 2010, 2011 or 2012.
In fee-charging programmes, 8000 euros per year has been the average annual tuition fee. However, depending on the programme, the annual fee may have been different from this average amount (the tuition fees have varied between the range from 2500 euros to 12 000 euros per year).
The inclusion of a Master's programme in the above lists only indicated the possibility of a tuition fee; each institution decided independently whether or not they collected tuition fees in their programmes.
Tuition fees were not charged from:
- EU/EEA citizens
- non-EU/EEA citizens permanently resident in Finland
- non-EU/EEA citizens who had started their studies in the Master’s programme in question before the introduction of tuition fees into that particular programme
'Institutional scholarships' were available in the fee-charging Master's
Those higher education institutions that chose to collect tuition fees in their English-language Master's programmes were also required to provide institutional scholarshipoptions for non-EU/EEA students enrolled in tuition-fee charging Master's programmes. These institutional scholarships were applied via the higher education institution in question (please see section ‘institutional scholarships’)
What will happen after the tuition fee trial period is over? Will there be fees in all universities?
At the moment, the simple answer is - we do not know exactly, yet. After the trial period is over in 2014, its results will be assessed. After that, what decisions will be made based on the result of this assessment, remains yet to be seen. For tuition fees to continue after the trial period, a governmental decision and a change in legislation will be required; and no such decisions or changes have yet been made.
However, it is very likely that starting from autumn 2014 there will not be any tuition fees charged in Finnish higher education institutions. But please note that this does not completely rule out the possibility that at some stage the situation might change.
We will notify prospective students of any possible changes in tuition fee policies officiallyon this Study in Finland website, so keep an eye on the News section on our front page!Also you might be well advised to follow what the individual higher education institutionssay about tuition fees in their programmes by checking the info on their own Admissions
However, it is very likely that starting from autumn 2014 there will not be any tuition fees charged in Finnish higher education institutions. But please note that this does not completely rule out the possibility that at some stage the situation might change.
We will notify prospective students of any possible changes in tuition fee policies officiallyon this Study in Finland website, so keep an eye on the News section on our front page!Also you might be well advised to follow what the individual higher education institutionssay about tuition fees in their programmes by checking the info on their own Admissions
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