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I would like to visit the National Agency for Education, how do I proceed?
—www.oph.fi/en/faq/i-would-visit-national-agency-education-how-do-i-proceed
Please check here for more information about how to visit us. If you would like to visit schools, please contact the schools or the monicipality directly.
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Where/How can I do the National Certificate of Language Profiency?
—www.oph.fi/en/faq/wherehow-can-i-do-national-certificate-language-profiency
Please visit here for more information about the test and all the practicalities involved.
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How do I get a scholarship to Finland?
—www.oph.fi/en/faq/how-do-i-get-scholarship-finland
More information about possible scholarships can be found at Studyinfinland
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I want to study in a Finnish university, how do I get admission?
—www.oph.fi/en/faq/i-want-study-finnish-university-how-do-i-get-admission
Please visit Studyinfinland for more general information about studying in a Finnish higher education institution. Information about applying and admission is available in Studyinfo
Student selection
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I am interested in attending general upper secondary education (or vocational education) in Finland, how do I proceed?
—www.oph.fi/en/faq/i-am-interested-attending-general-upper-secondary-education-or-vocational-education-finland-how
Usually the admission to upper secondary level education in Finland takes place annually in joint admission from mid- February to early. With the exception of IB-programmes and a couple of English...
Student selection
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How do I get my child to early education or primary and lower secondary education?
—www.oph.fi/en/faq/how-do-i-get-my-child-early-education-or-primary-and-lower-secondary-education
In Finland, we have a very decentralised system and municipalities – as providers of education – as well schools and educational institutions have high level of independency. . We recommend you...
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Where can I find the national core curriculum?
—www.oph.fi/en/faq/where-can-i-find-national-core-curriculum
More information about curricula: Early childhood education The curriculum for early childhood education can be accessed here Pre-primary education The Finnish version for pre-primary education can be...
Curriculum
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Can I access a Finnish school textbooks online?
—www.oph.fi/en/faq/can-i-access-finnish-school-textbooks-online
Finland does not have a centralised learning material system and there is no inspection of learning materials. Learning materials are mostly produced by commercial publishers. The Finnish National...
Learning material
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How can I find some information about education in Finland?
—www.oph.fi/en/faq/how-can-i-find-some-information-about-education-finland
For a detailed description of the Finnish education system, please visit the Eurydice (European Commission) website: https://eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-education-systems/finland/…...
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