Frequently asked questions
On this page, we have gathered information on various aspects of the National Board of Education. If you can not find the answer, you can submit your question by using the form at the bottom of the page.
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In regulated construction professions, the competent authorities are the Ministry of the Environment and the bodies it has authorized. If you are applying for eligibility for such a task, you do not need a separate recognition decision from the Finnish National Agency for Education.
You can obtain more information about the Construction Act, regulated professions in the field of built environment, and the determination of eligibility from the Ministry of the Environment.
The Finnish National Agency for Education does not issue decisions regarding the eligibility as an architect. Either the Finnish National Agency for Education or another competent authority in the relevant field may issue decisions on the eligibility provided by a foreign qualification for positions that have statutory qualification requirements. These positions are referred to as regulated professions. Architect is not a regulated profession in Finland.
Although the profession of architect is not regulated, there are other regulated tasks related to building design in Finland. The authority responsible for granting eligibility for these tasks is the Ministry of the Environment or a body authorized by it. If you are applying for eligibility for a building design task, you do not need a separate decision from the Finnish National Agency for Education.
Processing an application for recognition of a qualification takes averagely three to four months. The processing will be faster if all the infomation and documents are included in the application.
You can make the processing of your application faster as follows:
- Read the instructions and fill in the application carefully
- Check your email. If you have received a message from the Finnish National Agency for Education, reply quickly to the message. Remember to check your spam folder as well.
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If you have completed a second cycle degree in Law abroad, you can apply for a decision on recognition of your degree as comparable to a Finnish Master of Laws degree.
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If you have completed your qualifications abroad and wish to gain eligibility for a teaching position in Finland, it is likely that you will need a decision from the Finnish National Agency for Education recognizing your qualifications.
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The Finnish National Agency for Education does not issue decisions on eligibility for the profession of Arabic teacher. The Finnish National Agency for Education can issue decisions on eligibility for professions based on foreign qualification when the profession in question has statutory eligibility requirements.
Mother tongue instruction is generally organized as supplementary education to primary and lower secondary education. There are no statutory eligibility requirements for mother tongue instruction. Thus, the organizer of the instruction or education defines the qualifications and skills required of the teacher.
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