Tuition fees
Tuition fees apply to students who are citizens of countries outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland who study in Bachelor's or Master's degrees taught in English. Fees range between 8 000 and 12 000 euros per academic year depending on the programme.
You will be exempt from tuition fees if you are a non-EU/EEA citizen but have one of the following residence permits:
- permanent residence permit card in Finland (type P)
- EU residence permit for third-country citizens with long-term residence permit card in Finland (type P-EU)
- EU Blue Card in Finland
- EU family member's residence card in Finland
- Brexit residence permit card (type SEU = Right of residence under the withdrawal agreement, or P SEU = Right of permanent residence under the withdrawal agreement)
- a residence permit on the basis of temporary protection in Finland.
You are also exempt if you have a residence permit based on family ties and your family member has a permanent residence permit or EU citizenship. In addition, a continuous residence permit card in Finland (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, but your first permit was granted for studies, and your family member currently also has a continuous resident permit (type A) and they originally came to Finland on a residence permit granted for studying, you are also required to pay tuition fees.
- If your continuous residence permit (type A) is granted for studying, you are required to pay tuition fees.
Tuition fee liability is checked from all applicants, and permit history will be requested from Migri. The exempting residence permit must be valid at the start of each semester when you enrol as attending. Please note that a residence permit in another EU/EEA country does not exempt you from the tuition fee.
There are no tuition fees in doctoral programmes.
If you are unsure about whether you are subject to tuition fees, please see Do I have to pay tuition fees? section on the Studyinfo.fi site.
The tuition fee charged for the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes offered in English at Tampere University is either 10,000 or 12,000 euros per academic year depending on the programme. Information on the amounts of tuition fees in all programmes is available on the tuni.fi website. The amount of your tuition fee is also available in your acceptance email, and for current students in Sisu on the page My Profile under the tab Study rights in the section Tuition fees.
Tampere University uses the Flywire payment portal to collect tuition fees. Through Flywire you can pay the tuition fee in your own currency or in euros. The payment methods available vary by country and include at least most debit/credit cards as well as bank transfer. Please note that it is your responsibility as a student to ensure that the paid amount is correct.
NB! Student of TAMK (Tampere University of Applied Sciences), please note that you cannot pay your tuition fee through the link below and you need to check the payment link from TAMK Student's Guide or alternatively choose Tampere University of Applied Sciences from the list of institutions on Flywire payment portal. Student of TAU (Tampere University), you can pay through the link below.
Should you have any questions related to the payment process, please check https://help.flywire.com/hc/en-us or contact Flywire support services by email, phone or live chat. The contact options can be found at the bottom of the same page.
If you have any questions on tuition fees, please contact the Tampere University Student Affairs Office at studentservices.tau [at] tuni.fi (studentservices.tau[at]tuni.fi).