Help with student loan interest payments

Interest assistance is available to all those who have a low income and who have not received financial aid for a specified period.

In order to qualify, your gross income may not exceed on average €1,195 per month in the four months preceding the due month. Higher income limits apply to those with dependent children.

The assistance is given for market-rated student loans, provided that interest is not being capitalised.

Interest assistance must be applied for separately (form OT 7, in Finnish).

Assistance with interest payments due while you are performing your national service is available under the conscript's allowance scheme.

Updated 11/29/12