https://jeltsch.org/en/tags/debt/Recent content in Debt on Michael’s DomainHugoen-usCopyright © 2002 - 2026 Michael Jeltsch.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://jeltsch.org/en/tuition_fees/Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://jeltsch.org/en/tuition_fees/<p>Finland has traditionally offered tuition-free higher education for all students, independently of the students&rsquo; country of origin. This changed in 2017, when this privilege was restricted to domestic and EU/EEA students. While there are some arguments in favour of tuition fees (see the list below), the negative consequences outweigh by far these arguments. Despite most sensible people being strongly opposed to this idea (including the student organizations and the University Rectors&rsquo; Conference UNIFI), our government is preparing legislation that would allow universities to offer degree programs where students are accepted once they pay the tuition fee bypassing all entrance examinations. These students would be even more privileged compared to the our current fee-liable students, who need to pass the student selection and pay the fee.</p>