Tutition free education

An incredible opportunity to earn a higher-learning degree tuition free!

Savonia’s Bachelor and Master programmes are tuition free if you have one of the following documents:

Passport or identity card to indicate the citizenship of EU/EEA/Switzerland
EU blue card in Finland
EU Family Member’s Residence Card in Finland
Continuous residence permit card in Finland, Type A permit
EU residence permit for third-country citizens with long-term residence permit card in Finland (type P-EU)
Permanent residence permit card in Finland, Type P permit
Proof from the Finnish Immigration Service that you have registered, or applied to register, your EU right to residence in Finland (UK-citizens)

Please note, that the residence permit in another EU/EEA country is not sufficient grounds for exemption, only residence permits in Finland can be considered.

The residence permit must be valid when the study right begins (1 August). Please check Studyinfo.fi for more information.

EU countries:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Northern Ireland and Gibraltar.

EEA countries:

Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

Bachelor programmes

Online Master programmes

Admission process

Eligibility