Tuition Fee in Finlandia

As already mentioned in the article studied in Finland, the Finnish government generally provide free education for all students at all educational levels ranging from undergraduate, graduate, doctoral to post-doctoral. Within the meaning of other words, the Finnish government subsidies in order to free full tuition fees for students who will carry out education in Finland.

However, please note that the year 2010 - 2014 is a trial period for the government of Finland where the university is given the authority to determine the cost of tuition fees for graduate students with an estimated cost of € 8,000 per year. Therefore several universities in Finland, ie Lapperanta University of Technology, Aalto University, tuition fees set to some graduate programs are offered.

For a fraction of the university, usually they also offer scholarships institutions (institutional scholarship) for prospective students who apply the scholarship program. The scholarships are in the form of free tuition fee given by the university to prospective students who enroll the university scholarship program and pass the selection.

Another thing to note is that the cost of living during the period of education is a cost not borne by the Finnish government as a scholarship. It is the responsibility of every international student in Finland.

For a scholarship that covers the cost of living, are generally only given in several levels of education, such as education doctoral, post-doctoral, graduate or derived from a particular business entity scholarship. Here are some examples of scholarships offered for studying in Finland:

CIMO
Generally reserved for doctoral students and researchers
Erasmus Mundus
Generally reserved for graduate, doctoral, and exchange
LPDP
Scholarship Ministry of Finance
Other sources

CIMO Scholarship is a scholarship aimed at doctoral and research fields. This scholarship can be obtained through several programs offered CIMO, such as CIMO Fellowships, the Finnish Government Scholarship Pool, etc.

Erasmus Mundus is a scholarship graduate and doctoral program consists of two programs:

● Erasmus Mundus Masters Course
● Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate Programmes

This scholarship program is a high-quality program that involves several partner universities in Europe where participants have the opportunity to carry out postgraduate education in at least 2 countries in Europe and get double / joint degree.

Related article: Erasmus Mundus in Finland 2012 - 2013

LPDP Institute is a scholarship from the government of the Republic of Indonesia - Ministry of Finance which provides an opportunity to study at top universities around the world. This scholarship includes several universities in Finland, namely the University of Helsinki, University of Turku, Aalto University and the University of Oulu.

Finland is a country where education is regarded as one of the priorities in running the country's life and is a factor important role in the life of the local community. Various allowances being granted by the local government to the students, starting from the prices of food, transport, up to daily necessities such as salons, restaurants, museums, etc.

Compiled by: Ben Murti
Per date: 07/08/2012
Update: 21/11/2014