Incoming procedure
» University of Applied Sciences Degree Regulations
- From 1 August 2010
Financial details
The tuition is free of charge. Lahti University of Applied Sciences will not provide any financial support to cover your living expenses or for study materials. To obtain the residence permit, foreign students have to make a bank deposit of at least 6000 euros for each year of studying to cover their living costs in Finland. Obtaining part-time job is difficult and not recommended during the studies.
Residence permit
» RESIDENCE PERMITS FOR STUDENTS - other than EU/EEA citizens (pdf)
An international student accepted to a degree programme needs a residence permit in order to be able to start his/her studies in Finland. You can obtain the first residence permit and a travel visa (if needed) from the Finnish Embassy in or nearest to your home country or your country of residence. Please notice that visas are only for entering the country and for short-term stays and not valid for studying.
At the submission of the application for the residence permit, a fee has to be paid. The residence permit is issued for one year at a time. Extension of the permit can be applied for at the local police authorities.
Scandinavian citizens do not need any visas or residence permits for studies in Finland. Students from the EU/EEA countries do need a residence permit issued by the local police authority.
» More information about residence permit
Insurance
Students from the EU/EEA countries have the right to municipal health care in Finland, if they are covered by health insurance in their own country (European Health Insurance Card).
Students from outside the EU/EEA countries are not covered by the Finnish national health insurance. To the residence permit, from 1 September 2007 a student from a non-EU country must have a valid health insurance issued by reliable company or institution. Non-EU students who are studying in Finland in a full-time degree programme for minimum of two years need a health insurance that covers medicine costs.