University of Eastern Finland · Joensuu and Kuopio, Finland
| Duration | 2 year(s) |
| Intakes | September |
| Application Fee | Confirm with the university |
| Living cost | Migration authorities require at least EUR 800 per month in funds; UEF advises planning EUR 900-1000 per month for daily |
| Yearly Tuition Fee | 10,000 EUR per year |
| Tuition Fee Remarks | Scholarship up to Up to 30% tuition waiver |
| IELTS Academic Overall | 7 | IELTS Academic No Bands Less Than | 6.5 |
| TOEFL iBT Overall | Accepted | ||
| PTE Academic Overall | 73 | PTE Academic No Bands Less Than | 65 |
| Cambridge C1 Advanced Overall | 185 | Cambridge C1 Advanced No Bands Less Than | 176 |
| Cambridge C2 Proficiency Overall | 185 | Cambridge C2 Proficiency No Bands Less Than | 176 |
| No Test Requirement |
| Study level | Postgraduate |
| Language of study | English |
| Highest qualification | Bachelor, Master, Doctoral |
| Eligibility | Three-year bachelor's in Linguistics, Language Studies or Translation Studies; applicants from other fields need at least 25 ECTS credits in these fields. No minimum GPA specified. Tuition is 10000 EUR per academic year. Programme page: EUR 10,000 per academic year. |
| Documents required | Applications 7-21 January 2027 start September 2027 Document review plus a recorded online video interview scoring weighs academic potential 60% and motivation 40% |
| Visa refusal policy | Non-EU applicants must show roughly EUR 800 per month in funds for the Finnish residence permit |
| About the university | The University of Eastern Finland is a public research university with modern campuses in Joensuu and Kuopio. Its research ranks among the world’s best in 16 fields, its business school holds AACSB accreditation, and it works with around 70 partner universities and the University of the Arctic network. Applications for the main autumn intake open in January. |
Requirements, fees and deadlines shown here are the ones our counsellors work from, but the university can change them at any intake. We confirm the live figures with the institution before an application is filed, so treat this page as the starting point rather than the final word.