Tuition Fees

All students are responsible for costs related to:

– Personal camping and hiking equipment, such as outdoor clothing, backpacks, eating utensils, sleeping bags or sleeping pads.
– Personal travel costs to and from campus, training locations, or locations for independent training.
– Accommodation (please see Learning Environments).

Other costs of studying

The studies require using a personal laptop. At Humak, students are entitled to substantial benefits in acquiring different software. The commonly used Office software are free of charge for students: students are able to download and install the Office365 software package on their computers.

Students are allowed to borrow group equipment for independent training, including:

– Tents, kayaks, and climbing equipment.
– Other equipment, such as first aid equipment.

Expenses for EU/EEA/Swiss students

No tuition fee will be charged from students who are citizens of the EU/EEA area and Switzerland. However, this group of students are recommended to budget approximately 800€ / academic year for optional travel related to the studies. By this means the students will be able to guarantee that they will get the most out of their studies, allowing them to conduct their studies in all recommended learning environments.

The three following learning environments and trips will be offered, and strongly recommended, even though the students participating in them will be charged a fee based on the travel costs. Students not willing to pay for the trips will be offered an alternative way of studying the contents. The tuition fee paid by students outside EU/EEA/Swiss area includes the costs for these trips.

Multiday day winter camping and travelling, Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park

2^nd year spring

Multiday winter and glacier travelling, Narvik Mountain Range, Norway

2^nd year summer

EU countries are: 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 Gibraltar.

EEA countries are: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

Expenses for non-EU/EEA/Swiss students

Tuition fee of 14000 euros per academic year (in 2024 and onwards) is charged from students coming outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland area. For more general information concerning tuition fees please see Studyinfo.fi website.

The tuition fee will also cover the costs for the following learning environments and trips:

Multiday sea kayaking trip, Ekenäs Archipelago National Park

1^st year spring / summer

Multiday day winter camping and travelling, Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park

2^nd year spring

Multiday winter and glacier travelling, Narvik Mountain Range, Norway

2^nd year summer

Students must accept the student place in Studyinfo and pay the fee for the first academic year by 11 July 2024 at 15.00. Students cannot register for the autumn semester 2024 before the fee is paid in full and all necessary documents have been submitted to Admission Services.

You don’t have to pay the tuition fee if you are a holder of one of the following documents:

Passport or identity card to indicate the citizenship of EU/EEA/Switzerland
EU Blue Card in Finland
Continuous residence permit card in Finland (Type A permit) issued for purposes other than studies. NB! Type A permit granted for studying in Finland (from 15 April 2022 onwards) doesn’t exempt student from paying 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-sopimuksen 50 artikla = Right of residence under the withdrawal agreement, or P SEU-sopimuksen 50 artikla = Right of permanent residence under the withdrawal agreement

For more general information concerning tuition fees please see Studyinfo.fi website.

Scholarship scheme for students accepted through the joint application round, spring 2024 and onwards

Students are required to pay tuition fee for each academic semester or year attended.

First year degree students need to pay the 14000€ tuition fee in full when they accept their study place. No scholarship available.

Degree students continuing their studies need to pay the tuition fee before registering for the next academic year. The scholarship scheme rewards students who have completed 60 ECTS during the previous academic year, with a 30 % discount on the tuition fee of the following academic year. The scholarship is not applicable for tuition fees after 3.5 years of studies.

If a student passes the YKI test in Finnish language (National Certificate of Language Proficiency) with minimum grade 3 (level B1), the student will be awarded a 1000 euros scholarship. In addition, the YKI test fee will be compensated to the student. For more information about the YKI test please visit Finnish National Agency for Education website.

The tuition fee entitles the student to study and to use the normal support services available for students. However, all students must buy the necessary books (if not available in libraries) and other educational material themselves, get an insurance, and take care of their own commuting, travelling and other living costs (accommodation, food, clothing, leisure activities). Average monthly living cost for a student is estimated at about 700–900 euros.

According to Finnish Immigration Service, in addition to the amount of the tuition fee, the student has to have at least 6 720 euros per each academic year available to cover the living costs. For more information, see the Finnish Immigration Service website.

General information about the tuition fees on Study in Finland website.

Scholarship scheme for students accepted before the joint application spring 2024

Students are required to pay tuition fee for each academic semester or year attended. First year degree students need to pay the tuition fee in full when they accept their study place. No scholarship available. Continuing degree students need to pay the tuition fee before registering for the next academic year. The scholarship scheme rewards students who complete 55 ECTS per academic year as follows:

General information about the tuition fees on Study in Finland website.

Tuition fee payment via Flywire

Humak uses the Flywire payment service for tuition fees. Flywire provides a secure global payment network that makes it easy to pay from home and from countries around the world. Payment options include bank transfers, credit cards, e-wallets and others, usually in local currency in most countries.

To learn more, visit Flywire.

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