Eurostudent studies and analyses

The Eurostudent surveys examine issues such as young people's access to higher education, the study conditions in higher education, students' use of time and their income, and international mobility.  The results of such studies are used to further develop higher education and to support decision-making in Finland and in international terms.

The ninth Eurostudent survey has been launched. The research project’s main objective is to collect comparable data on European higher education students. The study will be carried out between 2024 and 2027. It focuses on the socio-economic background of students, their living conditions, international mobility and variable themes specific to each round. This round consists of questions related to student income and mental health. The international European research network comprises national actors from around 30 countries.

The national survey for students takes place in early 2025. The data collection in Finland takes place from March to June, and Statistics Finland is responsible for the national data collection and processing.

The national student survey on students studying in Finland will be completed in 2026, and a comparative international final report of the Eurostudent survey will be published in summer 2027.

The steering group of the research project includes experts from the following organisations: Ministry of Education and Culture, Social Insurance institution of Finland, Council of Rectors of Finnish Universities (UNIFI), Rectors’ Conference of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (Arene), Research Foundation for Studies and Education (Otus SR), Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (SAMOK), National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) and Statistics Finland. Associate Professor Elina Kilpi-Jakonen from the University of Turku is the Research Coordinator for the study.

The project will generate indicator data that will be available in an open international database where the results of all the countries participating in the survey will be published in a centralised manner. They will be published in the form of a time series. The micro data anonymised by the researchers have been in open research use since the Eurostudent 7 round since 2021. In the Eurostudent project, foreign researchers use supranational data to produce reviews for policy measures known as Policy Briefs.

Eurostudent 8 survey conducted between 2021 and 2024

The national student survey related to the Eurostudent VIII survey was published in October 2023. The thematic research articles produced by Finnish researchers were published in 2023 and 2024. The international final report (Eurostudent 8 Synopsis of Indicators 2024) and international publications that guide policy measures are available online. 

Data on the Eurostudent projects available for research use at Finnish Social Sciences Data Archive (FSD).

Contact information

Tuomas Parkkari, opetusneuvos 
Ministry of Education and Culture, Korkeakoulu- ja tiedepolitiikan osasto ( KTPO ), Tiedepolitiikan vastuualue ( TIEVA ) Telephone:0295330244   Email Address:

Kaisu-Maria Piiroinen, opetusneuvos 
Ministry of Education and Culture, Korkeakoulu- ja tiedepolitiikan osasto ( KTPO ), Division for Higher Education Policy Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council  Telephone:0295330359   Email Address: