Koulutusjärjestelmä

"If you plan one year ahead, plant rice; if you plan for ten years, plant trees; if you plan for a life time, educate people."
(Chinese saying)

The Finnish Education System is divided into basic education, secondary education, higher education and adult education.

• Basic Education is the gateway to further education.
• Secondary Education can be vocational training or alternatively, can be a step towards higher education.
• Higher Education is education in polytechnics, universities and other institutes of higher education.
• Adult Education covers courses on vocational fields and e.g. languages and crafts. Studying is also possible via the Internet. More information on online studying is available from the Finnish Virtual University.

An illustration giving general details of the Finnish education system can be found on the National Board of Education website. The site has information in the following languages:

English
Finnish
Swedish

Information on Professional Life for Immigrants website (in Finnish) allows you to search for information on the Finnish educational system. The text is easy-to-understand and the service comes with a glossary.

Information on the topic in the following languages:

English
German
Russian
Spanish