Meal subsidy for higher education students

By presenting a valid student ID or a meal subsidy card issued by Kela, you can get 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 programme is for higher education students, as well as other students in institutions of higher education for example vocational education students eligible for financial aid and students attending specialization programmes.

If you do not have student ID, contact your school to obtain a meal subsidy card.

  • Recommended principles of student meal programmes in higher education (abstract). The full text of the recommendation is published only in Finnish and Swedish.

Students pursuing a degree in secondary education are usually entitled to complimentary meals.

Updated 12/14/12