You can find information about financial aid for students, general housing allowance and meal subsidy on this webpage.

Students that have Finnish citizenship and, under certain conditions, citizens of other countries, are entitled to student financial aid paid by Kela (The Social Insurance Institute of Finland). Check the criteria for eligibility on Kela’s webpage .

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).

Study progress and income affects the financial aid.

Read more about how the study progress affects the financial aid on Kela’s webpage .

Read more about how your income and in some cases the income of your parents affects the financial aid on Kela’s webpage .

More information and helpful links as well as how to apply for financial aid can be found on Kela’s webpage .

Students can also apply for General housing allowance, read more about General housing allowance on Kela’s webpage.

If you are in higher education, you are eligible for discounted meals at participating student restaurants. Read more about the meal subsidy on Kela’s webpage.