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Financial aid for students

The purpose of financial aid is to provide economic security for students. Financial aid is available in the form of:

Use this financial aid calculator (in Finnish) to check if and how much financial aid you can get. The qualifying conditions for student financial aid are:

Financial aid for studies pursued in Finland is available to Finnish citizens and, under certain conditions, to citizens of other countries. Read more about when you may be eligible for financial aid for studies abroad.

The qualifying conditions for financial aid differ in higher education and in secondary education.

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Last modified 22/11/2024