Organisation

The Director General of the FNBE, Mr Aulis Pitkälä

The Director General of The Finnish National Board of Education is Mr Aulis Pitkälä. 

The FNBE has five units:

  • General Education
  • Vocational Education and Training
  • Information and Evaluation Services
  • Services for Education Sector and Administration
  • Education in Swedish

These units are also presented in  the FNBE organisation chart (pdf).

The National Board of Education also manages 12 state-owned educational institutions:

Ruskeasuo school, Helsinki
Physically disabled, multi-disabled, or chronically ill students who suffer from diseases or disorders of the central nervous system – and their consequences – that manifest themselves as special perception, motor, or language problems are qualified for enrollment.

Haukkaranta school, Jyväskylä
A state special school and counselling services provider for special needs education.

Jyväskylä School for the Visually Impaired, Jyväskylä

The school of Tervaväylä, Oulu

Mikael school, Mikkeli

Mäntykangas school, Kuopio

Svenska skolan för synskadade (The Swedish School for Visually Impaired), Helsinki
The school comprises 11 years combining a two-year pre-school and a nine-year comprehensive school.

Helsingin ranskalais-suomalainen koulu (Lycée franco-finlandais d'Helsinki), Helsinki

Suomalais-venäläinen koulu (The Finnish-Russian school), Helsinki

European Schooling Helsinki (ESH)

The Educational center of Sami Area, Inari
The Educational center of Sami Area was founded through legislation to maintain and develop Sami culture and nature-based occupations and to promote the production of educational material published in Sami.

Meriturva Maritime Safety Training Centre, Lohja
Meriturva is a state-owned establishment under the National Board of Education and offers maritime safety training in various forms.