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.
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 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)
- Brexit residence permit card, Type SEU = Right of residence under the withdrawal agreement, or P SEU = Right of permanent residence under the withdrawal agreement
- Residence permit card on the basis of temporary protection in Finland
* A continuous residence permit (type A) may exempt you from paying tuition fees if it is granted on grounds other than studying. However, you are required to pay tuition fees in the following cases:
- If your first residence permit in Finland was granted for the purpose of studying, you are required to pay tuition fees, even if you later obtained a continuous residence permit (type A) on other grounds.
- If you have a continuous residence permit (type A) based on family ties, and your family member originally came to Finland on a residence permit granted for studying, you are also required to pay tuition fees.
Students who start their studies on or after 1 August 2024
Tuition fees
The tuition fee in the Bachelor’s degree programmes offered by Diak is €9.500 per academic year for new students who start their studies on or after 1 August 2024. New students will receive payment details and instructions by email. The tuition fee for the first academic year cannot be paid in installments.
After the first year, the tuition fee can be paid in two installments. The deadline for the payment for the autumn semester is the end of July and for the spring semester the end of November. Fee-paying students will receive an email with payment instructions in May.
If a student does not pay the tuition fees by the deadlines, they will lose their study entitlement (right to study). If they wish to continue their studies, they need to apply for reinstatement of the study entitlement, which is subject to a €50 fee. They also need to pay the tuition fee in full to be able to continue their studies.
The conditions for increasing the annual tuition fee are defined in the Student Agreement made between the student and Diak.
Early bird discount
Diak offers an Early bird discount (500 euros on the tuition fee of the first academic year) for new students who:
- Accept the offered study place and pay the tuition fee within 14 days of the announcement of the student selection. The receipt of the payment must be submitted to the Admission Services within 14 days of the announcement of the student selection, and
- Register for the academic year 2025–2026, and
- Sign the Student Agreement.
Please note that if you are offered admission on or after 3 July 2025, you only have 7 days to accept the offer of study and to pay the tuition fee.
Students who started their studies before 1 August 2024
Tuition fees
The tuition fee for students who have started their studies before 1 August 2024 is €4.000.
After the first year, the tuition fee can be paid in two installments. The deadline for the payment for the autumn semester is the end of July and for the spring semester the end of November. Fee-paying students will receive an email with payment instructions in May.
If a student does not pay the tuition fees by the deadlines, they will lose their study entitlement (right to study). If they wish to continue their studies, they need to apply for reinstatement of the study entitlement, which is subject to a €50 fee. They also need to pay the tuition fee in full to be able to continue their studies.
The conditions for increasing the annual tuition fee are defined in the Student Agreement made between the student and Diak.
Student Agreement
Each fee-paying student who accepts the offer to study in a bachelor’s degree programme offered by Diak is required to sign a Student Agreement with Diak.
We recommend that you view the current version of the Student Agreement before you apply to Diak (last update: March 2025). Make sure to read the final version before you accept our offer and sign the agreement.
Scholarships
Diak does not grant scholarships for the first academic year. For further details see the scholarships website.