Say Yes to Free Education! – DEMONSTRATION on April 21st at 12PM at Senate Square

The Finnish parties have promised to maintain free education for university students – at least for now. We should not take this for granted! What will happen after the next elections, when many committees and working groups already have insinuated and even proposed tuition fees in the future?

International degree students are very probably the first to be charged tuition fees, and in some cases they already have to pay, as there’s a trial period going on right at the moment in which some programmes and universities are allowed to charge non-EEU nationals tuition fees.

This issue concerns us directly and we can still turn the tide and do something to keep education equally free for all students, Finnish and international alike.

The national student unions SYL and SAMOK invites all students to a mass-demonstration for free education.

Come and march with us in a happy carnival parade from the Senate Square to the Parliament house and show everyone the importance of free education in shaping Finland’s future! The leading politicians from all parties have been invited to give their promises for maintaining free education also after the next elections.

We want every type of students to participate: future students, current students, graduated students, university students, college students, senior high school students and students with families – each and everyone is welcome!

Hope to see you all  there!