Study in Finland Tuition Free | Study in Finland for Free

If you’re wondering how much does university in Finland cost, there are 2 types of vocational schools to study tuition free in Finland:

1. Those that take international students outside of Finland, and 2) those taking only foreign students in Finland.

The vocational schools in Finland offer free tuition, teach in English, no age limit (anyone 18+ can apply)

You will however need to have your IELTS / Duolingo English scores.

Perho Culinary, Tourism & Business College in Finland provides tuition free vocational education training as a Restaurant Cook. The course is English-taught and you get to study in Finland tuition free. However, you must be already in Finland to apply though.

Vamia College in Finland on the other hand accepts international students from outside Finland.

Entry requirements for the vocational qualification in Vamia College in Finland are:

• Nationality: all nationalities can apply for the tuition free vocational programme in Finland
• Age: you are at least 18 years of age when studies starts. There is no upper age limit.
• High school certificate or the general school-leaving certificate.
• One of the certificates of the international English tests. Applies for all applicants.
  • TOEFL IBT version 60 points minimum
  • IELTS academic or general training version 5 points minimum
  • Duolingo English test 85 points minimum
• Enough of funds for living on the applicants account to be presented to the immigration office for the resident permit. Generally, you need to have about Euros 7,000 in your bank account as proof of funds. More information www.migri.fi
• Good physical condition to study and work in the restaurant- and catering industry.

Application procedure

The vocational courses you can study for free in Vamia College in Finland are however limited to:

• cook program in English,
• waiter/waitress program in English,
• mechanical fitter program in English

Application procedure

Cook and waiter/waitress

• The next application period starts from 1 of August to 14 of August 2022.
• Application form will be closed when the quote of applicants is met.
• You can only apply to one of the English programmes.
• There is no tuition fee for the studies.

Application procedure

Mechanical fitter

• The next application period to be announced.
• Application form will be closed when the quote of applicants is met.
• You can only apply to one of the English programmes.
• There is no tuition fee for the studies.

The pathway here is just to apply to Vamia, get to Finland and study Finish which is also offered free of charge then you can apply to the other tuition free vocational courses in Finland that target foreigners already in Finland.

Some of these tuition free vocational colleges in Finland for international students include:

• Business College Helsinki,
• Osao Oulu Vocational College,
• Perho Culinary, Tourism & Business College in Finland

Perho Culinary, Tourism & Business College in Finland

There is no annual tuition fee charged by this college in Finland that offers training as a restaurant cook.

Restaurant Cooks are trained to plan and prepare food preparation and customer service tasks in the catering sector.

The qualification provides broad-based and diverse skills in cooking, serving, sales and customer service.

Skills you will earn at the end of your course includes:

• cooking in restaurants or in public sector units with different business ideas or missions.
• Preparing tasty, nutritious, and wholesome food, taking special diets into account
• Serving food as individual plated dishes or dishes for a large group of customers

Graduate restaurant cooks from Perho Culinary, Tourism & Business College in Finland can work in any one of the following business operations:

• work at lunch or dinner restaurants
• catering sectors
• staff canteens
• cafés
• catering companies
• freight and passenger ships
• institutional kitchens, etc.