When you enter student life

As a student, you can enjoy a wide range of valuable perks with us:

  • Opening fee 0 euros – A new student loan with no arrangement fee
  • 20 euro gift – For fund savers in connection with a new student loan
  • Gold package – Nordea Gold with cashback

And if you’re aged 18 to 27, you can also enjoy a wide range of benefits for young adults. These include low-cost or free daily banking services, as well as exclusive benefits for saving and investing.

See our benefits for 18–27-year-olds

Tips for managing money as a student

We asked students for their top tips for managing money and working while you study. See what they said and take a look at the calculations we put together to help you plan your finances as a student.

How to manage your money as a student


New students are often unsure about day-to-day money management and taking responsibility for their personal finances. Budgeting is an important skill to have, so get started by taking a look at the general budget samples we have put together.

Read more about money management for students

Working while studying


Many students have to balance studying with working. Work offers experience and much needed additional income, but too much work can lead to exhaustion or being forced to pay back student financial aid.

Read more about working while studying

Saving and investing as a student

While you enjoy student life to the fullest, it’s also important to think about the future. 

You should start saving money as early as possible. Your savings allow you to deal with unexpected expenses and take the first steps towards your future aspirations. 

Learn about different ways to save – and get started with whatever you can afford.  

Start regular saving with as much or as little as you like. As our customer, you can invest in funds without any trading fees through Nordea Mobile and Netbank.

Start monthly saving

Start regular saving with as much or as little as you like. As our customer, you can invest in funds without any trading fees through Nordea Mobile and Netbank.

Interested in investing in the stock market? Investors under 30 years old can open a free equity savings account.

Equities

Interested in investing in the stock market? Investors under 30 years old can open a free equity savings account.

Our digital investment adviser Nora will help you find the funds that match your goals. Using Nora is easy and doesn’t cost you anything – it helps you get started with investing in just a few minutes. 

Digital savings advice

Our digital investment adviser Nora will help you find the funds that match your goals. Using Nora is easy and doesn’t cost you anything – it helps you get started with investing in just a few minutes. 

Moving away to study

Are you moving out for your studies and planning to rent accommodation for the first time? 

Take advantage of our discount on If’s home insurance policies, learn how a rental security deposit account works and set up an ASP account to start saving for your first home.

An ASP account allows you to start saving for your dream home while you study.

ASP account

An ASP account allows you to start saving for your dream home while you study.

As our student customer, you get 25% off the first insurance period of a new If home insurance policy.

Home insurance

As our student customer, you get 25% off the first insurance period of a new If home insurance policy.

A rental security deposit account is a safe alternative for providing a security deposit to your landlord. 

Rental security deposit account

A rental security deposit account is a safe alternative for providing a security deposit to your landlord. 

Our young customers can save more than 300 euros a year

We have made an example calculation that shows how a 25-year-old customer can save more than 300 euros per year with our customer benefits. 

The customer has the Gold package, which includes a Nordea Gold card for students and a Nordea Debit card, as well as a current account and online banking credentials. The customer gets the package price, as they use Nordea Mobile and their student financial aid is paid to an account with Nordea.

Nordea Gold includes travel insurance for trips abroad, which means that the customer can cancel their previous travel insurance, which cost 80 euros per year. Thanks to the cashback benefit included with the Nordea Gold card, they’ll also earn 30 euros per year back when they spend an average of 500 euros per month on their credit card. 

The customer lives in a block of flats and their If home insurance costs 100 euros per year. They have also opened a rental security deposit account with Nordea for their rented home. 

The customer has a student loan with Nordea, which gives them a 15% discount on Nordea’s personal insurance policies. They have taken out critical illness insurance for 50,000 euros. When taking out a student loan, they started investing in a fund and received a fund savings gift as a result.

In addition, they have invested 10,000 euros in unit-linked insurance and have an equity savings account.

Example calculation: Benefits for 18 to 27-year-olds in the first year
Customer benefitSavings in one yearPrice for young adults per year
Gold package with travel insurance and cashback248.96 euros11.88 euros
New home insurance from If, 25% off for the first 12 months/first insurance period25.00 euros75.00 euros
A rental security deposit account with no opening fee30.00 euros0.00 euros
15% off personal insurance16.81 euros93.43 euros
A fund savings gift in connection with a student loan20.00 euros0.00 euros
50% off the management fees of a unit-linked insurance policy20.00 euros 20.00 euros
No custody fees for equity savings account and book-entry account29.40 euros0.00 euros
Total390.17 euros200.31 euros

  • The price shown in brackets in the table is the customer’s annual cost for the services, based on our standard service tariff. 
  • The discount on If home insurance policies applies to all Nordea customers. If insurance policies are provided by If P&C Insurance Ltd (publ), branch in Finland.
  • The 15% discount on Nordea MyLife personal insurance policies applies to customers who have a loan with Nordea. For other Nordea customers, the discount is 10%. The insurance policies are provided by Nordea Life Assurance Finland Ltd or Nordea Insurance Finland Ltd. 
  • Our unit-linked insurance policies are issued by Nordea Life Assurance Finland Ltd.
  • Nordea Bank Abp acts as an agent for Nordea Life Assurance Finland Ltd, Nordea Insurance Finland Ltd and If P&C Insurance Ltd (publ), branch in Finland.

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Indicative annual percentage rate

The indicative Annual Percentage Rate (APR) of a student loan is 3,6 % when the loan amount is 4 500,00 EUR the loan period is 15 years and the margin is 0,50 %. The estimated total cost of the loan is 6 068,13 EUR and the number of loan payments is 120. The calculation includes a fee for the automatic debiting of loan payments, which is 2,50 EUR per payment, and an arrangement fee of 10,00 EUR . The calculation assumes that the loan will be drawn down over five years and the loan interest, payments and fees will remain unchanged throughout the loan period. The reference rate of the example calculation is the 12-month Euribor, which was quoted at 2,184 % (on 8 September 2025).

The insurance provider

Nordea MyLife personal insurance policies are provided by Nordea Life Assurance Finland Ltd or Nordea Insurance Finland Ltd, for which Nordea Bank Abp acts as an agent.

If's insurance policies are issued by If P&C Insurance Ltd (publ), branch in Finland, for which Nordea Bank Abp acts as an agent.

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