Financial aid for studies pursued in Finland is available to Finnish citizens and, under certain conditions, to citizens of other countries.

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).

The qualifying conditions for student financial aid are:

• admission to a school
• full-time study
• academic progress
• need of financial assistance

Students can receive general housing allowance on the same terms as all other customers from 1 August 2017.

Path students at the Open University of Applied Sciences cannot receive study grants.

Read more on Kela’s website.