{"id":22257,"date":"2026-03-24T14:46:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lappia.fi\/?page_id=22257"},"modified":"2026-04-08T15:02:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:02:53","slug":"tuition-fees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lappia.fi\/en\/tuition-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuition fees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The tuition fee is charged to third-country nationals who have arrived or are arriving in Finland for the purpose of studying. Third-country nationals are citizens of countries other than the member states of the European Union or Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuition fees in vocational education will come into effect starting from August 1, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tuition fee is charged to third-country nationals who have arrived or are arriving in Finland for the purpose of studying. 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Tuition fees in vocational education will come into effect starting from August 1, [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lappia.fi\/en\/tuition-fees\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from Tuition fees<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10079,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"ppma_author":[163],"class_list":["post-22257","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"sisalto":[{"acf_fc_layout":"yksi_palsta","taysilevea":false,"sisalto":"<h2 data-section-id=\"14q14tn\" data-start=\"2258\" data-end=\"2294\">Who needs to pay the tuition fee?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2296\" data-end=\"2327\">Tuition fees apply to students:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2328\" data-end=\"2508\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1b9mmf4\" data-start=\"2328\" data-end=\"2372\">who are citizens of non-EU countries<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1gbisrk\" data-start=\"2373\" data-end=\"2440\">who have been granted a residence permit in Finland for studies<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"obydou\" data-start=\"2441\" data-end=\"2508\">or whose residence permit is based on a family member\u2019s studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2510\" data-end=\"2567\">The tuition fee must be paid before the start of studies.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1sarz97\" data-start=\"2569\" data-end=\"2597\">Who does not need to pay?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2599\" data-end=\"2641\">You do not need to pay the tuition fee if:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2642\" data-end=\"2948\">\n<li data-section-id=\"x1a3qi\" data-start=\"2642\" data-end=\"2684\">you are a citizen of an <a href=\"https:\/\/european-union.europa.eu\/principles-countries-history\/eu-countries_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EU country<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1kbmvjs\" data-start=\"2685\" data-end=\"2755\">you are a citizen of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"e0qe6w\" data-start=\"2756\" data-end=\"2808\">you have a permanent residence permit in Finland<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1r7np7k\" data-start=\"2809\" data-end=\"2840\">you are an exchange student<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"fy2ybz\" data-start=\"2841\" data-end=\"2884\">you are subject to compulsory education<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1phbap9\" data-start=\"2885\" data-end=\"2948\">you have been granted international or temporary protection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2950\" data-end=\"3073\">Ukrainian citizens are exempt from tuition fees during the validity of temporary protection (currently until 4 March 2027).<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"13rjql6\" data-start=\"3075\" data-end=\"3112\">What does the tuition fee include?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"175\">The tuition fee charged by Lappia covers:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"355\">\n<li data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"202\">teaching and guidance<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"274\">student welfare services (e.g. healthcare and counselling services)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"315\">learning support and special support<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"316\" data-end=\"335\">student lunches (for students in vocational qualifications only)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"355\">study materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"392\">The tuition fee does not cover:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"445\">\n<li data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"445\">accommodation or other personal living expenses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"937jp7\" data-start=\"3392\" data-end=\"3413\">Tuition fee amount<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3415\" data-end=\"3490\">See the amounts of the tuition fees <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lappia.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lukuvuosimaksut-Ammattiopisto-Lappia.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1j9bmfw\" data-start=\"3492\" data-end=\"3511\">More information<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3513\" data-end=\"3609\">For more information, please visit the website of <a href=\"https:\/\/migri.fi\/en\/studying-in-finland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finnish Immigration Service \u2013 Studying in Finland<\/a><\/p>\n"}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tuition fees - lappia.fi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lappia.fi\/en\/tuition-fees\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tuition fees - lappia.fi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The tuition fee is charged to third-country nationals who have arrived or are arriving in Finland for the purpose of studying. 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