The educational system in Finland consists of daycare programmes (for babies and toddlers), a one-year "preschool" (age six), and an 11-year compulsory...
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of Education and Culture (Finnish: Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö, Swedish: Undervisnings- och kulturministeriet) is one of the twelve ministries in Finland...
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Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia...
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The demographics of Finland is monitored by the Statistics Finland (Finnish: Tilastokeskus, Swedish: Statistikcentralen). Finland has a population of...
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tertiary education, and health education in particular) for girls and women. It is frequently called girls' education or women's education. It includes...
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Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and...
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Minister of Education (Finnish: opetusministeri, Swedish: undervisningsminister) is one of the 19 ministerial portfolios which comprise the Finnish Government...
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The Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture (Finland) defines the goal of liberal adult education as "From the basis of lifelong learning to promote...
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article on the grading that is used in Finland. Several systems are in use in different educational institutions in Finland. The "school grade" system has...
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The culture of Finland combines indigenous heritage, as represented for example by the country's national languages Finnish (a Uralic language) and Swedish...
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The Finnish National Agency for Education (OPH, Opetushallitus) is a Finnish agency under the Ministry of Education and Culture, responsible for the development...
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and higher education in Finland (which was then a part of Sweden), but the majority of the population in the Finnish inland spoke Finnish outside of these...
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(UAS) (Finnish: ammattikorkeakoulu (AMK); Swedish: yrkeshögskola), is a Finnish higher vocational institute offering tertiary level education. In English...
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This is a list of the universities in Finland. Institutions of higher education are designated as universities by Finnish legislation. Only universities have...
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alleviated by Finland's bilateral trade with the Soviet Union. Local education markets expanded. An increasing number of Finns went to study abroad in the United...
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The Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC) is an independent government agency that evaluates education in Finland and the work of Finnish education...
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Swedish language. Finland had once been under Swedish rule. Swedish (with some Latin) was the language of administration and education in the Swedish Realm...
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tertiary education. Some countries, such as Sweden, Finland, Poland, and Mexico, offer tertiary education for free or at a low cost. Conversely, in nations...
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Helsinki (redirect from Helsinki, Finland)
populous city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About 684,000 people live in the municipality...
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in Finland - BBC Interview Finland Education Model Ken Robinson Official Website Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) Why Finland's schools...
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a preceding nadir of −8% in 2009. Finland is a top performer in numerous metrics of national performance, including education, economic competitiveness...
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Mandatory Swedish (redirect from Mandatory Finnish)
mandatory school subject in Finland for Finnish-speaking pupils in the last four years of primary education (grades from 6 to 9). In elementary school, there...
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Finland is divided into 19 regions (Finnish: maakunta; Swedish: landskap) which are governed by regional councils that serve as forums of cooperation...
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School Tikkurilan lukio Tölö Upper Secondary School Finland portal Education in Finland List of universities in Finland List of polytechnics in Finland...
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live in the dormitories. The college is a well known and one of the biggest educational institutions focused on informal adult education in Finland. Every...
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of Finland (whose members are called by many names—see below; Swedish: finlandssvenskar; Finnish: suomenruotsalaiset) is a linguistic minority in Finland...
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higher education vocational institute in Finland. There are 24 different universities of applied sciences across the country. All polytechnics in Finland operate...
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The Finnish Matriculation Examination (Finnish ylioppilastutkinto, Swedish studentexamen) is the matriculation examination taken at the end of secondary...
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religious education in their various denominations. At many schools, secular classes in Ethics can be attended alternatively. In Finland religious education is...
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Eastern Finland (Finnish: Itä-Suomen yliopisto) is a university in Finland founded in 2010 with campuses in Joensuu and Kuopio. The Finnish Parliament...
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