Here you can find details about different costs, student financial aid, and the possibility to apply for a reduced tuition fee.
Study fees
With lodging:
600 €/month in shared room
700 €/month in single room
The price includes tuition, lodging and meals (breakfast and lunch Monday–Friday, dinner Monday–Thursday). The college has a limited number of single rooms.
Without lodging:
420 €/month. Includes tuition and lunch (Monday–Friday).
Other fees
There is a separate material fee for studies on some of the study programmes. The stated prices are the maximum amount and whatever remains will be paid back at the end of the school year.
ART & DESIGN: material fee 250 €/academic year. Includes Adobe’s Creative Cloud Student & Teacher program package for one year, various artist materials, study visits, etc. (silver is billed according to use)
Potential study trips and travel courses are optional and come with an additional fee.
Student financial aid (Kela support)
As a Finnish citizen studying full-time in upper secondary education (for instance, an upper secondary school, a vocational school, or a folk high school), you can get study grant for students from Kela. There are different criteria you have to meet to get these benefits and different criteria also apply to the benefit amounts. Read more on Kela’s website.
If you have come to Finland to study but you are not a Finnish citizen, you usually do not qualify for student financial aid from Finland. For more information, visit Kela’s website.
Studies with a reduced fee
With support from the Finnish National Agency for Education, VNF can offer students (who reside in Finland) the opportunity to apply for a reduced tuition fee. The distribution of funding is determined by the criteria set by the financier. Specific target groups include the unemployed, individuals with a low level of basic education, as well as persons with a learning difficulty.
More information and an application form for a reduced tuition fee can be requested via: info@vnf.fi
Citizens outside EU
Please note that the Finnish government does not provide a residence permit for one-year studies at Folk High Schools.