Background: I have finished my bachelor’s degree in Finland here and came here with a student permit and after graduation, I have been working and I’m lucky to be in a position to contribute to society by paying close to 50k€ for taxes alone per year.

I was planning to get my masters next year but it seems like I will have to pay tuition fees since I have work based A permit but came here first with student permit . Can somebody point out if I am missing something? If I understood it right then I’m a collateral damage.

I find the current University proposal to be unfair since it doesn’t exempt people who have A permits now for work but came here as a student.

More info here: https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-//1410845/government-proposes-changes-to-tuition-fees-for-non-eu-and-non-eea-students

by Top_Tangerine6852

5 comments

  1. From what you posted there’s nothing you missed. Every non-eu citizen student needs to pay tuiton.

  2. The phrasing there is not precise, but I understand it as those coming here with study permit who do the studies and then the permit changes would still have to pay. But your stating point is already of work based residence. I don’t think your previous one counts now if you go to study.

    (Not what you asked, but based on what’s on that excerpt I don’t see how the changes encourage those coming here to study to stay in Finland.)

  3. I’m more curious how you make over 130k/year with a Bachelors degree 😀

  5. Simple explanation. Education used to be an investment in the future of the country that improved the society for everyone. Now it is just a product that is sold by the hour. Good education benefits the customer, so they should pay, and if you are skillful enough to sell bad education, good for you. There is no bigger plan or purpose than teachers exchanging a service for money so that they can pay their rent.

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