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.
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
2nd year spring
Multiday winter and glacier travelling, Narvik Mountain Range, Norway
2nd 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.
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
1st year spring / summer
Multiday day winter camping and travelling, Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park
2nd year spring
Multiday winter and glacier travelling, Narvik Mountain Range, Norway
2nd 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.
For more general information concerning tuition fees please see Studyinfo.fi website.
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:
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.