Financial aid for students
The purpose of financial aid is to provide economic security for students. Financial aid is available in the form of:
- study grant
- government guarantee for a student loan
- housing supplement (available only to those who are studying and living abroad or in the Åland islands or are enrolled in a tuition-based programme at a folk high school or sports institute and living in the school dormitory).
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:
- admission to a school
- full-time study
- academic progress
- need of financial assistance.
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.
Read about the benefits young persons can get from Kela.