Who will need to pay tuition fee?
The tuition fees concern students who are not citizens of EU/EEA countries and who have started their studies in English-taught Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes in August 2017 or after that. However, students can be exempted from the tuition fee e.g. on the basis of their residence permits.
Please note! There will be changes to tuition fee exemptions due to changes to the Universities of Applied Sciences Act, taking place from 1 December 2024. More information about the changes in legislation at studyinfo.fi
Until 30 November 2024 in order to be exempted from the tuition fee at Metropolia, an applicant must deliver a copy 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
- EU residence permit for third-country citizens with long-term residence permit card in Finland (Type P-EU)
- Permanent residence permit card in Finland, Type P permit
- Brexit residence permit card, Type SEU = Right of residence under the withdrawal agreement, or P SEU = Right of permanent residence under the withdrawal agreement
From 1 December 2024 onwards in order to be exempted from the tuition fee at Metropolia, an applicant must deliver a copy 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 may exempt from paying tuition fees. However, they are required to pay tuition fees if:
- their first residence permit in Finland was granted for studying, they have to pay tuition fees, even in case they have later obtained a continuous residence permit (type A) on other grounds.
- they have a continuous residence permit (type A) based on family ties in Finland, and their family member originally came to Finland on a residence permit granted for studying, they are required to pay tuition fees.
- EU Family Member's Residence Card in Finland
- EU residence permit for third-country citizens with long-term residence permit card in Finland (Type P-EU)
- Permanent residence permit card in Finland, Type P permit
- 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 based on temporary protection
*) Citizens of Finland are not required to provide proof of their citizenship as it will be verified from the population register.
The document exempting from the tuition fee must be valid on 1 August for studies starting in autumn term and on 1 January for studies starting in spring term. The document giving the exemption from the tuition fee must be uploaded to the online application at Studyinfo.fi. A photo taken with a mobile phone or camera is acceptable.
Useful links:
Metropolia's tuition fees
Early Bird discount
Metropolia offers an Early Bird discount on tuition fee of the first academic term for applicants who accept their study places and register as present no later than 7 days after the announcement of the student selection by 3 pm (local time in Finland). The Early Bird discount is:
- 1 500 € for study rights starting in spring term 2024 or before
- 1 000 € for study rights starting in autumn term 2024 or after
The level of annual tuition fees vary from 10 000-13 000 euros for Bachelor level studies and 11 000-12 000 euros for Master level studies per academic year.
Early Bird discount for those applying for degree studies starting in autumn 2025
Metropolia's Early Bird terms are have been updated. The new Early Bird discount applies to those whose right to study begins on 1 August 2025 or after.
Metropolia offers an Early Bird discount on the tuition fee of the first study year´s second academic term for applicants who accept their study places no later than 14 days after the announcement of the student selection by 3 pm (local time in Finland). The applicant must pay the tuition fee within the deadline announced by the university of applied sciences. The Early Bird discount is 1.000 € for study rights starting in autumn term 2025 or after
Early bird discount is not applicable to transfer students, students selected through Open UAS or through Pathway studies.
Payment of the tuition fee
Those, who are required to pay the tuition fee, must pay the tuition fee by the deadline for accepting the study place.
The tuition fee can be paid by using the Flywire service portal (preferred payment method) or by bank transfer. Please request a payment link to Flywire from admission services admissions [at] metropolia.fi (admissions[at]metropolia[dot]fi)
Payment instructions:
- The tuition fee must be paid on student's own initiative (an invoice will not be sent).
- The tuition fee must be paid as a single payment.
- Metropolia UAS does not accept cash payments.
- When using the bank transfer as a payment method the student is responsible for paying possible bank service charges. Thus the payment must cover both the tuition fee and any transfer charges or other charges collected by the bank. Ask your bank about the charges.
- The tuition fee is to be paid twice a year (= half of the annual tuition fee per academic term).
- from 1st January 2025 onwards first year students must pay the tuition fee for the first academic year in one installment. If the planned study period is shorter than the academic year, the student pays the tuition fee one academic term at a time
- Please check the amount of the tuition fee on Metropolia’s web site.
- If you accept the study place and register as present no later than 7 days after the announcement of the student selection by 3 pm (local time in Finland), you are entitled to reduce the Early Bird discount of from the tuition fee of the first academic term. Subtract the Early Bird discount from the tuition fee yourself while making the payment.
Payment details:
| Name | Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu Oy |
| Business ID | 2094551-1 |
| Bank | OP Corporate Bank Plc |
| Bank address | Gebhardinaukio 1, P.O.Box 308, FI-00013 OP, Helsinki, Finland |
| Account number, IBAN | FI44 5000 0120 4746 96 |
| SWIFT-address (BIC-code) | OKOYFIHH |
| Reference | The application number must be given as a reference number in the payment message field. |
If you do not pay the tuition fee or deliver a document exempting you from the tuition fee by the given deadline, you will lose your study entitlement. If you are later able to pay the tuition fee or receive the document exempting you from the tuition fee, you may apply for the restoration of the study entitlement online at https://maksut.metropolia.fi (statutory application fee EUR 50).
For more information, please contact admissions [at] metropolia.fi (admissions[at]metropolia[dot]fi).
Please note! Metropolia's payment and refund policies are currently being updated. The new instructions will be published by the end of 2024 and will come into force 1 January 2025.
Payment and refund of the tuition fees from 1st January 2025 onwards
Terms of payment and refund of Metropolia’s tuition fees
These terms of payment and refund are applied to tuition fees paid on or after 1 January 2025.
1. Payment of the tuition fee
1.1 Students starting their studies: Students who have been granted a study place, and have accepted it by the deadline stated on the decision to grant the study place, must pay the tuition fee by the due date. The due date of the tuition fee is two weeks (14 days) from the date on which the student accepts the study place. Once the student has paid the tuition fee, they will be registered as attending for the entire academic year.
If the planned study period is shorter than the academic year, the student pays the tuition fee one academic term at a time.
If the student registers as non-attending in the spring of the first academic year (this is only possible for reasons provided in the law), the student can pay the tuition fee for one academic term at a time.
Early Bird discount: Metropolia provides an Early Bird discount on the tuition fee for the first academic year. Read more about the Early Bird discount from this link.
1.2 Students continuing their studies: The tuition fee for the years following the first year is paid separately for each academic term.
The tuition fee for the autumn term (1 August–31 December) must be paid in advance during the previous academic term during the general period for registering for the next academic year, which is 1–31 May. Once the student has paid the tuition fee, they will be registered as attending for the entire academic year.
The tuition fee for the spring term (1 January–31 July) must be paid in advance between 15 November and 15 December.
1.3 The student must pay the tuition fee even if they have a pending application for a residence permit that would exempt them from the tuition fee.
1.4 If the student has a residence permit exempting them from the tuition fee, the document proving this must be delivered by the payment due date.
1.5 The payment obligation concerns all the academic terms during which the student is registered as attending.
1.6 If the student does not pay the tuition fee by the deadline set by Metropolia and does not register as non-attending, they will automatically be recorded as resigned and they will lose their right to study. The student may apply for the right to study to be regranted. A fee of 50 euros will be charged for processing the application.
2. Refund of the tuition fee
2.1 Metropolia will refund the tuition fee following an application by the student if the student is not granted a residence permit. In this case, the student will be recorded as resigned as of the date on which they have provided Metropolia with the negative residence permit decision. If the student cancels the residence permit application process on their own initiative, the tuition fee will not be refunded.
If the studies for which the student has been accepted have already begun as distance teaching and the student has enrolled for the courses in question, Metropolia has the right to deduct a fee of 1,500 euros from the amount of the tuition fee to be refunded.
2.2 If the student is granted a residence permit that exempts them from the tuition fee, and this residence permit becomes valid retroactively, Metropolia will refund the tuition fee for the academic terms which started (on 1 January or 1 August) after the residence permit became valid. The student must submit an application for the refund.
2.3 The tuition fee will be refunded if Metropolia has to cancel the student selection for a reason related to Metropolia.
2.4 If a student has accepted a study place and registered as attending and they declare before the start of the next academic term (by 31 July or 31 December) that they will not start/continue their studies, Metropolia will refund the tuition fee for the academic year/term that the student has paid. The student must submit an application for the refund. If the student resigns after the start of the academic year or academic term, the tuition fee will not be refunded.
2.5 In all refunds of tuition fees, Metropolia will charge the student an administrative processing fee of 250 euros, which will be deducted from the amount refunded. However, the processing fee will not be charged if the student is charged the amount stated in the second paragraph of section 2.1 above.
Scholarships
Students enrolled to Metropolia UAS that are nationals of non-EU and non-EEA countries and studying in English-taught Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes, are due to be pay the annual tuition fee to be decided yearly by the Metropolia UAS. They are required to pay the tuition fee for the academic term in one instalment by the deadline announced by Metropolia UAS. Metropolia provides scholarships only for students who are required to pay the tuition fee.
The Metropolia Scholarship for students who begin / began their studies before 1.8.2024
The students who begin/ began their studies before 1.8.2024 may apply for a Metropolia scholarship based on their national Finnish language level test (National Certificates of Language Proficiency, YKI). The YKI system consists of basic, intermediate and advanced levels. Each level entitles you to a scholarship of 3000 euros. This means that a student can receive the scholarship at maximum of three times during their studies. The scholarship will be granted only once per academic year. For students who have started their studies on or after 1 January 2019, the scholarship is 3000 euros. To be entitled for Metropolia scholarship the YKI-test must be taken and completed while enrolled as present student at Metropolia.
The grant scheme applies to both Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes.
For students in Master’s Degree Programme, it is possible to achieve at least one scholarship. Note that reaching the intermediate level and the second scholarship during two academic years, a lot of independent work and active language usage in everyday life is needed, in addition to Finnish studies.
The Metropolia Scholarship for students who begin their studies on or after 1 August 2024
Bachelor’s Degree Programmes:
Those Bachelor’s degree students who begin their studies on or after 1.8.2024 may apply for a Metropolia scholarship based on completing Metropolia’s Finnish language courses (Finnish 1, Finnish 2, Finnish 3 and Finnish 4) and completing a national Finnish language level test (National Certificates of Language Proficiency, YKI) as described below.
Each student may be granted a scholarship at maximum three times during their Bachelor’s degree studies at Metropolia. The scholarship will be granted only once per academic year. During the first academic year the students are entitled to a scholarship amounting 1.000 euros by completing courses Finnish 1 and Finnish 2 with a minimum of grade 3 in both courses. During the second academic year the students are entitled to a scholarship amounting 2.000 euros by completing courses Finnish 3 and Finnish 4 with a minimum of grade 3 in both. During the third academic year the scholarship amounting 3.000 euros will be granted for students who complete the Finnish language level test (YKI-test) on an intermediate level based on the criteria defined by the YKI. To be entitled for Metropolia scholarship the YKI-test must be taken and completed while enrolled as present student at Metropolia.
Master’s Degree Programmes:
Those Master’s degree students who begin their studies on or after 1.8.2024 may apply for a Metropolia scholarship based on their national Finnish language level test (National Certificates of Language Proficiency, YKI). The YKI system consists of basic, intermediate and advanced levels. Passing the basic level grade 1 (corresponds to CEFR level A1) entitles the student to a scholarship amounting 1.000 euros, the basic level grade 2 (corresponds to CEFR level A2) to a scholarship amounting 2.000 euros and the intermediate level grade 3 (corresponds to CEFR level B1) to scholarship amounting 3.000 euros.
Note that a Master’s degree student may apply and be granted the scholarship only once during their master’s degree studies at Metropolia. To be entitled for Metropolia scholarship the YKI-test must be taken and completed while enrolled as present student at Metropolia.
Scholarship based on humanitarian reasons
In accordance with the decisions taken by the Board of Directors of Metropolia on 30 March 2022, 30 March 2023 and February 2024, humanitarian reasons may also be used as grounds for granting a scholarship. The decisions apply to the years 2022 - 2025 and are in force as of 30 March 2022. A humanitarian reason applies to students who have been granted temporary protection based on Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 due to the mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine.
A scholarship based on humanitarian reasons will be used to pay for the entire tuition fees charged from the student in the years 2022 - 2025, beginning from 30 March 2022.
Further information
admissions [at] metropolia.fi (admissions[at]metropolia[dot]fi)
