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financial aid for students

opintotuki

studiestöd

<h1>Financial aid for students</h1>

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

<ul>
	<li><a href="/financial-aid-for-students-study-grant">study grant</a>

	<ul>
		<li><a href="/financial-aid-for-students-study-grant#providersupp">a provider supplement</a></li>
		<li><a href="/financial-aid-for-students-study-grant#studymatsupp">a supplementary allowance for the purchase of study materials</a></li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li><a href="/financial-aid-for-students-student-loan">government guarantee for a student loan</a></li>
	<li><a href="/financial-aid-for-students-housing-supplement">housing supplement</a> (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).</li>
</ul>

<p>Use this <a href="https://laskurit.kela.fi/opintotuen-laskuri">financial aid calculator</a> (in Finnish) to check if and how much financial aid you can get. The qualifying conditions for student financial aid are:</p>

<ul>
	<li>admission to a school</li>
	<li><a href="/financial-aid-for-students-eligibility">full-time study</a></li>
	<li><a href="/financial-aid-for-students-study-progress">academic progress</a></li>
	<li><a href="/financial-aid-for-students-income">need of financial assistance</a>.</li>
</ul>

<p>Financial aid for studies pursued in Finland is available to Finnish citizens and, under certain conditions, to citizens of other countries. <a href="/financial-aid-for-students-if-you-study-abroad">Read more about when you may be eligible for financial aid for studies abroad</a>.</p>

<p>The qualifying conditions for financial aid differ in higher education and in secondary education.</p>

<h2>Read more</h2>

<div class="linkkilista" data-variant style>
<p><a href="/financial-aid-for-students-eligibility">Eligibility for financial aid</a></p>

<p><a href="/financial-aid-for-students-how-to-apply">How to apply for financial aid</a></p>
</div>

<h1>Opintotuki</h1>

<p>Opintotuen tarkoitus on turvata toimeentulosi opiskelun aikana. Opintotukeen kuuluvat</p>

<ul>
	<li><a href="/opintotuki-opintoraha">opintoraha</a>

	<ul>
		<li><a href="/opintotuki-opintoraha#huoltajakorotus">opintorahan huoltajakorotus</a></li>
		<li><a href="/opintotuki-opintoraha#oppimlisa">opintorahan oppimateriaalilisä</a></li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li><a href="/opintotuki-opintolaina">opintolainan valtiontakaus</a></li>
	<li><a href="/opintotuki-asumislisa">asumislisä</a> (vain ulkomailla tai Ahvenanmaalla opiskelevilla ja asuvilla sekä kansan- tai urheiluopiston maksullisilla linjoilla opiskelevilla, jotka asuvat opiston asuntolassa).</li>
</ul>

<p>Voit tarkistaa <a href="https://laskurit.kela.fi/opintotuen-laskuri">opintotuen laskurilla</a>, voitko saada opintotukea ja kuinka paljon. Opintotuen myöntämisen yleisiä edellytyksiä ovat</p>

<ul>
	<li>oppilaitokseen hyväksyminen</li>
	<li><a href="/opintotuki-paatoimisuus">päätoiminen opiskelu</a></li>
	<li><a href="/opintotuki-opintojen-edistyminen">opinnoissa edistyminen</a></li>
	<li><a href="/opintotuki-tulot">taloudellisen tuen tarve</a>.</li>
</ul>

<p>Suomessa suoritettaviin opintoihin opintotukea voivat saada Suomen kansalaiset ja tietyin ehdoin myös muiden maiden kansalaiset. <a href="/opintotuki-ulkomaille">Lue lisää, missä tilanteissa voit saada opintotukea ulkomailla suoritettaviin opintoihin</a>.</p>

<p>Opintotuen myöntämisehdot ovat erilaiset korkeakouluopinnoissa ja toisen asteen opinnoissa.</p>

<h2>Lue lisää</h2>

<div class="linkkilista" data-variant style>
<p><a href="/opintotuki-kuka-voi-saada">Kuka voi saada opintotukea?</a></p>

<p><a href="/opintotuki-nain-haet">Näin haet opintotukea</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1994/19940065">Opintotukilaki (finlex.fi)</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/2017/20170869">Opintotukiasetus (finlex.fi)</a></p>
</div>

<h1>Studiestöd</h1>

<p>Syftet med studiestöd är att trygga din utkomst under studietiden. Till studiestödet hör</p>

<ul>
	<li><a href="/studiestod-studiepenning">studiepenning</a>

	<ul>
		<li><a href="/studiestod-studiepenning#forsorjarforh">studiepenningens försörjarförhöjning</a></li>
		<li><a href="/studiestod-studiepenning#laromtillagg">läromaterialstillägg till studiepenningen</a></li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li><a href="/studiestod-studielan">statsgaranti för studielån</a></li>
	<li><a href="/studiestod-bostadstillagg">bostadstillägg</a> (endast för dem som studerar och bor utomlands eller på Åland och för personer som studerar på en avgiftsbelagd linje vid en folkhögskola eller ett idrottsutbildningscenter och som bor i läroanstaltens elevhem).</li>
</ul>

<p>Med <a href="https://laskurit.kela.fi/raknare-for-studiestod">beräkningsprogrammet för studiestöd</a> kan du kontrollera om du kan få studiestöd och till vilket belopp. Allmänna villkor för beviljande av studiestöd är</p>

<ul>
	<li>antagning till läroanstalt</li>
	<li><a href="/studiestod-for-vem">heltidsstudier</a></li>
	<li><a href="/studiestod-studieframgang">studieframgång</a></li>
	<li><a href="/studiestod-inkomster">behov av ekonomiskt stöd</a></li>
</ul>

<p>Studiestöd kan beviljas finländska medborgare och på vissa villkor även andra länders medborgare för studier som avläggs i Finland. <a href="/studiestod-utomlands">Läs mer om de situationer i vilka du kan få studiestöd för studier utomlands</a>.</p>

<p>Villkoren för on studiestöd beviljas varierar beroende på om det är fråga om högskolestudier eller studier på andra stadiet.</p>

<h2>Läs mer</h2>

<div class="linkkilista" data-variant style>
<p><a href="/studiestod-for-vem">Vem kan få studiestöd?</a></p>

<p><a href="/studiestod-sa-har-ansoker-du">Så här ansöker du om studiestöd</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.finlex.fi/sv/laki/ajantasa/1994/19940065">Lag om studiesstöd (finlex.fi)</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.finlex.fi/sv/laki/alkup/2017/20170869">Förordning om studiestöd (finlex.fi)</a></p>
</div>

The purpose of financial aid is to provide economic security for students.

Opintotuen tarkoitus on turvata toimeentulosi opiskelun aikana.

Syftet med studiestöd är att trygga din utkomst under studietiden.

Financial aid for students

Opintotuki

Studiestöd

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