FINANCIAL AID Financial Aid for Foreign Students
Meal Subsidy for Higher Education Students
If you are not a Finnish citizen, you may be entitled to student financial aid in Finland if • you are registered as a permanent resident of Finland in the population register system and • your purpose for residence in Finland is other than education (for example work, family ties, or return migration).
By presenting a valid student card or a meal subsidy card issued by Kela, you can have a student discount in subsidized student restaurants. Kela pays the difference between the full price and the discount price to the operator of the restaurant. The meal subsidy applies to all TAMK students.
If you are in Finland for the express purpose of attending a school, you are not eligible for the Finnish student financial aid. Permanent residence in Finland is determined by reference to the Municipality of Residence Act (kotikuntalaki/lagen om hemkommun, 201/1994). The purpose of residence in Finland is determined in different ways depending on the person’s nationality.
Student restaurants near Kuntokatu campus: • Café Olive (Pirkanmaan Kansanterveys ry), TAMK, Biokatu • Finn-Medin ravintola (Pirkanmaan Kansanterveys ry), TAMK, Biokatu • Campusravita kahvila (Infokahvila), TAMK, Kuntokatu 3 • Medica Arvo (Juvenes), TAYS, Lääkärinkatu • Medica Bio (Juvenes), TAYS, Medisiinarinkatu • Campusravita ravintola, TAMK, Kuntokatu 3 • Pirteria (Fazer Amica), TAMK, Kuntokatu 4
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Student restaurants near other campuses in Tampere: • Dot (Juvenes), liikekeskus Siperia, Itäinenkatu • Huugo, TAMK, Pyynikintie • Linna (Sodexo), TaY Linna, Kalevantie • Minerva (Fazer Amica), TaY Pinni B, Kanslerinrinne • Mortteli, TAMK, Koulukatu • Yliopiston ravintola (Juvenes), TaY päärakennus, Kalevantie More student restaurants, menus and prices can be found on the following websites: • www.campusravita.fi • www.pirkanmaankansanterveys.fi • www.juvenes.fi • www.sodexo.fi/linna • www.fazeramica.fi