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The Institute for the Languages of Finland (Kotus) will become part of the Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) on 1 January 2026. The reform is part of the Educational and Cultural Administration 2030 project and the Government Programme. Due to the changes, there will be an interruption in our email service from New Year's Eve onwards. Our services will return to normal on 8 January 2026.

The work of the RAY Network shows that the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes respond well to current needs. For young people, participation can have life-changing effects.

The Finnish National Agency for Education's EDUFI Fellowship for foreign doctoral researchers will cease at the end of 2025. The decision stems from the cost-cutting measures of the productivity programme for the administrative branch of the Ministry of Education and Culture, which are targeted at the operations of the Finnish National Agency for Education.

The Finnish National Agency for Education's event calendar for autumn offers a wide range of programmes related to international cooperation and internationalisation. Explore the highlights and sign up!

The tasks of the Finnish National Agency for Education and their importance have been much debated since Minister of Finance Riikka Purra proposed abolishing the Agency and transferring any tasks to be retained to the Ministry of Education and Culture. It is clear from the public discussion that people are largely unaware of the broad remit of the Finnish National Agency for Education.

On 16 July, the European Commission published its proposal for a new financial framework for the EU for the period of 2028–2034, which includes proposals for future EU financial programmes. The budget of the Erasmus+ programme is proposed to increase by almost 50% compared to the current programme period. In addition to this, the European Solidarity Corps programme would be integrated into Erasmus+.

A survey addressed at member companies and organisations of Education Finland, a programme that operates in conjunction with the Finnish National Agency for Education, found that education exports continued to grow in 2024. The results of this survey indicate that, despite geopolitical instability, interest in Finnish expertise and education solutions is still on the rise.

The Finnish National Agency for Education, the Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences are among the participants of the recently launched Erasmus+-funded Future4Alliances project. The project aims to promote cooperation between higher education institutions by creating a favourable environment for European universities alliances in terms of legislation and its application and enhancing the coherence of national/regional funding for European universities alliances.

The European education and youth sector networks and bodies EPALE - Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe, European School Education Platform/eTwinning, Europass, Euroguidance and Eurodesk support the objectives and implementation of the Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps programmes. This year, all of these bodies are celebrating major anniversaries.

The higher education development cooperation programme HEI ICI achieved extensive results during its 2020–2024 programme period. Nearly 40 study programmes and over 300 individual courses in different fields of study were revised in collaboration with Finnish and partner countries' higher education institutions.

The phrase “We will not compromise on internationalisation” emerged as a recurring message throughout the forum. It captured the prevailing sentiment among many participants: international cooperation...

The Finnish National Agency for Education is committed to continuing its support of the reform of vocational education and training (VET) in Ukraine through the Bridge2Skills project. The project was prepared in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and is being implemented in 2024–2026 with funding from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ development cooperation appropriations. The project has a total budget of EUR 2.2 million. The aim of the project is to improve the capacity of VET institutions to offer VET that corresponds to the current and future needs of the Ukrainian labour market.

Tuoreet vuoden 2024 tilastot korkeakoulujen opiskelijaliikkuvuudesta kertovat liikkuvuuden vakiintumisesta koronapandemian jälkeisenä aikana. Yliopistojen ja ammattikorkeakoulujen väliset erot ovat edellisvuosien trendin tapaan vahvistuneet. Erityisesti ammattikorkeakouluissa lyhyitä, alle kolmen kuukauden jaksoja tehdään entistä enemmän.

We develop education, early childhood education and lifelong learning and promote internationalisation through our various services. Each year, we conduct a customer survey to collect information on how successful our services have been. Based on the feedback received via this year’s survey, we will continue to improve the findability of our information, among other things.

Finland has received an international award for its efforts to support researchers who have fled crisis areas. The award was presented by the Finnish National Agency for Education’s American cooperation partner, the Institute for International Education (IIE). The award was accepted on Thursday 10 October on behalf of the Finnish Government by Ambassador of Finland to Belgium Jouko Leinonen.

The Finnish National Agency for Education recommends that schools and educational institutions prohibit disruptive mobile phone use during lessons and limit its use during breaks, within the framework of current legislation.

In the past few years, the intermediate level tests for the National Certificates of Language Proficiency (YKI) in Finnish have been booked up increasingly fast. The reasons behind this include a growing interest in completing the YKI test and the limited number of test locations and dates. The majority of those who take the test use the certificate to prove sufficient language proficiency when applying for Finnish citizenship.

The Regional Facility for Teachers in Africa (RFTA) supports developing teacher education and teacher professional development through offering technical assistance for teacher governance in sub...

The idea behind the Study in Finland Student Ambassador Program, launched in January, is to enhance Finland's visibility as a study destination and to attract enthusiastic international students to...

In 2023, higher education students in Finland completed a total of just over 10,000 mobility periods abroad, counting both long-term and short-term periods. Compared to the previous year, the total number of mobility periods completed increased by 21%, or 1,750 periods. The data was collected by Vipunen – Education Statistics Finland.