Contact

You can use the phonebook directory to search for the contact information of the personnel of the Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI), The Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC) and Matriculation Examination Board based on the person’s name, title, keywords and descriptions of further information.

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Learning materials and publications for sale can be ordered from the EDUFI online bookstore. On the EDUFI Publications page you can find all EDUFI English-language publications and also all other language publications excluding Finnish and Swedish publications.

Electronic invoicing address (EDI-code): 003727697901 

Invoicing address for scholarships: 00372 769 79014

Business identity code: 2769790-1

VAT number: FI27697901

Operator: OpusCapita Group Oy operator ID code: E204503

The Finnish National Agency for Education is the Finnish contact point for several international networks.

Cedefop

Cedefop is the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training. It aims to promote lifelong learning in the European Union by producing information about vocational training and education (VET). Cedefop organises and supports the development and research of VET and gathers information about it in EU member states through networks such as ReferNet. The Finnish operations of ReferNet are coordinated by EDUFI.

Creative Europe

The European Union's Creative Europe programme promotes the activities of and European cooperation in the cultural, creative and audiovisual sectors. The programme aims to open up new international possibilities and markets for the cultural sector, and to find new audiences for European cultural products. A network of Creative Europe contact points manages the information and guidance services of the programme. The Finnish contact points for the Creative Europe programme are EDUFI's internationalisation services (culture sub-programme) and the Finnish Film Foundation (media sub-programme).

ENIC-NARIC Finland

EDUFI is the national information centre for the ENIC and NARIC networks that convey information about the recognition of qualifications between European countries. The purpose of the ENIC-NARIC centres is to promote the accessibility of information regarding higher education systems and degrees, and to spread information about the recognition of qualifications.

Email: recognition(at)oph.fi

Eurodesk

Eurodesk is a European network that supports youth work professionals in issues relating to internationalisation. In addition to its managing and coordinating body in Brussels, the network includes 1,200 European local information providers in 36 countries. EDUFI is the national coordinator of Eurodesk functions in Finland.

Euroguidance

As the national Euroguidance centre of Finland, EDUFI connects to a European network of over 30 countries that supports guidance professionals in questions relating to the internationalisation of education and working life.

Europass

The Europass is a personal portfolio of documents that presents its holder's proficiencies and qualifications in an internationally comparable format. EDUFI is the National Europass Centre (NEC) of Finland. The Europass Centre manages and develops the Europass documents and the Europass system and publicises information about Europass.

Europe for Citizens

The Europe for Citizens programme aims to improve EU citizens' knowledge about the Union, its history, and its values. It also strives to advance civic participation and active European citizenship. As the Finnish Europe for Citizens contact point, EDUFI is a part of a European network of establishments tasked with informing, training and advising people in affairs relating to the programme.

European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe in Graz

Contacts in EDUFI:

• Anu Halvari, national contact point 
• Paula Mattila, appointments to ECML workshops

Eurydice

Eurydice is an international information sharing network. Its main task is to produce analytical and comparable data on European education systems and education policies. Eurydice aims to promote cooperation and mutual understanding in the field of education in Europe. The Finnish National Agency for Education is Finland's national Eurydice unit. 

Email: eudydice(at)oph.fi

Qualifications frameworks

The Finnish National Agency for Education is the National Coordination Point for the European Qualifications Framework. It participates in the development of the national qualifications framework and the implementation of the European Qualifications Framework. EDUFI also informs and guides people and interest groups about the European and national qualifications frameworks, the application of the frameworks, and the placement of degrees within them.

Quality Assurance National Reference Point in VET

In its position as the Quality Assurance National Reference Point for vocational education and training, EDUFI

• participates in the implementation of the EU's quality assurance guidelines for VET in Finland
• conveys information between the European VET network and national actors in vocational education and training
• is an active player in the development of quality management and assessment in VET, in accordance with the ENQA-VET strategy.

Contact person: Opetusneuvos Leena Koski