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Tuition fees

Universities of applied sciences and universities in Finland charge Bachelor’s and Master’s level students a tuition fee for studying in languages other than Finnish or Swedish. EU/EEA and Swiss citizens are not charged the fee.

The tuition fee at Diak is €4000 per academic year in the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Social Services, €5000 per academic year in the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Health Care, Nursing, and €6000 per academic year in the Master’s degree programmes.

For first-year students the tuition fee must be paid by the deadline for accepting the study place. For continuing students, the tuition fee must be paid by the end of August.

You are exempted from paying tuition fees if you have one of the documents mentioned below:

  • Passport or identity card to indicate the citizenship of EU/EEA/Switzerland
  • EU Blue Card
  • Continuous residence permit card in Finland, Type A permit. NB: A continuous residence permit (A-type permit) granted for studying in Finland (from 15 April 2022 onwards) doesn’t exempt student from paying the tuition fee.
  • EU Family Member’s Residence Card in Finland
  • Permanent residence permit card in Finland, Type P permit
  • EU residence permit for third-country citizens with long-term residence permit card in Finland (Type P-EU)

Early bird discount

Diak offers an Early bird discount (500 euros on the tuition fee of the first academic term) for admitted fee-paying students who:

  • accept the offered study place within 14 days of the announcement of the student selection
  • pay the tuition fee within 14 days of the announcement of the student selection – the receipt of the payment must submit to Admission Services within 14 days of the announcement of the student selection
  • register for the academic year 2023-2024.

Scholarships

Diak does not grant scholarships for the first academic year.

Non-EU/EEA students who pay tuition may apply for a scholarship at the end of each academic year. Scholarships are based on study performance. All students who have obtained 55 credits or more during the previous academic year may be granted a scholarship. The scholarship covers 50% of one academic year’s tuition fee.

There are no full scholarships, hence the students are required to cover their living expenses themselves.

For further details see the scholarships -website.