If you want a different experience, with room to learn and a genuinely liveable environment, Finland is worth serious consideration. It offers higher education, social welfare and a healthy setting in one package.<\/p>\n
Read more: The best universities in Finland<\/a><\/p>\n Before you start student life and apply for a Finnish student residence permit<\/a>, several costs need to be on your list:<\/p>\n These are the baseline costs of student life in Finland, and they all need to be budgeted before you fly.<\/p>\n Tuition is the single largest item in the student cost of living in Finland. Students from outside the EU and the European Economic Area pay tuition for bachelor’s and master’s programmes taught in English. Depending on the university and the subject, fees run from about EUR 8,000 to EUR 20,000 a year.<\/p>\n For exact figures, check the Finnish national study information service<\/a> or the university’s own website. If you are liable for tuition, you are usually also eligible to apply for a scholarship offered by that same university.<\/p>\n Finnish tuition fees vary by level, subject and university, but broadly:<\/strong><\/p>\n Bachelor’s degree<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Master’s degree<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Doctoral degree<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n To live and study in Finland, budget roughly EUR 700 to EUR 900 a month. The figure depends on the city you live in and breaks down as follows:<\/p>\nCosts to plan for before you arrive in Finland<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nUniversity tuition fees in Finland<\/h2>\n
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\n\t \nUniversity<\/th> Tuition (EUR\/year)<\/th> Tuition (VND\/year)<\/th> Scholarship available<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n\t University of Helsinki<\/td> EUR 13,000 - 18,000<\/td> VND 360,150,000 - 498,670,000<\/td> Up to 100% of tuition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Aalto University<\/td> EUR 12,000 - 15,000<\/td> VND 332,448,000 - 415,560,000<\/td> 50% to 100% of tuition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t University of Oulu<\/td> EUR 10,000 - 13,000<\/td> VND 277,040,000 - 360,152,000<\/td> Up to 75% of tuition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Tampere University<\/td> EUR 8,000 - 12,000<\/td> VND 221,632,000 - 332,448,000<\/td> 50% to 100% of tuition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Student cost of living in Finland<\/h2>\n
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