Student Social Benefits and Housing

Student social benefits

Student social benefits are mainly granted for full-time studies. In some cases, benefits may also be granted for part-time studies. The amount of the benefit in euros is affected by your personal situation, your age, your income or other benefits you receive. Studying with unemployment benefit also requires that you are an unemployed jobseeker or a jobseeker at risk of unemployment in employment services. If the conditions for your benefit are not met during your studies, your benefit may be reduced, denied or recovered. As a student, it is your responsibility to ensure that the conditions are also met during the studies.

Benefits if you are under 25

• Kela student financial aid for independent full-time education
• Unemployment benefit for labour market training
• Unemployment benefit for part-time training

Benefits if you are 25 or older

• Kela student financial aid for independent full-time education
• Unemployment benefit for labour market training
• Unemployment benefit for independent full-time education
• Unemployment benefit for short-term full-time or part-time training (less than 6 months)
• Unemployment benefit for part-time training

Rehabilitation allowance during training

• For more information, see the Training as vocational rehabilitation | Individual customers | Kela website, Työeläkelaitoksen the Rehabilitation – route back to working life – Työeläke.fi website or your insurance company.

Kela general housing allowance

• For more information, see Kela’s general housing allowance page.

Kela school transport subsidy

For more information, see the Kela School Transport Subsidy page.

Discount for public transport in the Turku region (Föli)

As a student, you can receive a discount as a registered or resident in the municipality of the Föli area. You can find more information about the discount on the Föli Student Discounts page.

Leisure Discount

OThe student card will give you a student discount on Matkahuolto and VR trips. If you do not have a student card, download a free Slice student card. Instructions for ordering a student card can be found on this page.

Acquisition of student housing

The Turku Vocational Institute does not have its own student apartment. Students of the Turku Vocational Institute can apply for student housing from the Turku Student Union Foundation (TYS). You can find more information on how to apply for an apartment on the TYS website.

As a student, you can get help with housing-related matters from the social worker of your school building.