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• 1 January 2026 · fees · Finland

  First student residence permit fee rose from EUR 450 to EUR 600 online and from EUR 550 to EUR 750 on paper.

• 1 January 2025 · fees · Finland

  A national EUR 100 application fee was introduced for applicants from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland.