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Press release
23.1.2025
The number of applicants halved in the joint application to higher education in English
—www.oph.fi/en/news/2025/number-applicants-halved-joint-application-higher-education-english
The joint application to degree programmes in English at Finnish higher education institutions attracted around 32 400 applicants. This is around half the number of applicants when compared to 2024. In this application you could apply to higher education in English starting in autumn 2025 as well as programmes offered by the University of the Arts. There was a significant drop in the number of international applicants.
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Higher education
Press release
13.6.2024
63,000 pupils completed comprehensive education
—www.oph.fi/en/news/2024/63000-pupils-completed-comprehensive-education
The number of pupils finishing comprehensive education in 2024 is about 2,000 higher than in 2023, due to a larger age group. Approximately 3,500 pupils graduated from Swedish-speaking schools. In...
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Vocational education and training
Upper secondary education
Basic education
News
12.4.2024
Number of higher education students’ mobility periods abroad not as high as during peak years – universities and universities of applied sciences developing in different directions in terms of mobility
—www.oph.fi/en/news/2024/number-higher-education-students-mobility-periods-abroad-not-high-during-peak-years
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.
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Higher education
Erasmus+
Erasmus+ for higher education
Press release
7.1.2025
Joint application to higher education degree programmes in English begins on 8th of January
—www.oph.fi/en/news/2025/joint-application-higher-education-degree-programmes-english-begins-8th-january
The first joint application to universities and universities of applied sciences is between 8th and 22nd January 2025. You can apply via Studyinfo, which is maintained by the Finnish National Agency for Education. In this application you can apply to programmes in English as well as programmes offered by the University of the Arts.
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Higher education
News
12.12.2024
Finnish National Agency for Education’s customer survey 2024: expertise praised, findability of information in need of improvement
—www.oph.fi/en/news/2024/finnish-national-agency-educations-customer-survey-2024-expertise-praised-findability
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.
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Adult education
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Pre-primary education
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Higher education
Culture
Upper secondary education
Youth
Basic education
Physical education and sports
Preparatory education for programmes leading to an upper secondary qualification
Basic education in the arts
Liberal adult education
Early childhood education and care
Press release
22.11.2024
10,900, i.e. 24% of the applicants, offered admission in the autumn joint application to higher education institutions
—www.oph.fi/en/news/2024/10900-ie-24-applicants-offered-admission-autumn-joint-application-higher-education
44,900 applicants participated in the autumn joint application, of which 10,900, or 24%, were offered admission. More than half were offered admission to their first programme of choice. The results of the autumn joint application have been published. The joint application included programmes starting in January 2025.
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Higher education
News
28.10.2024
Finland wins recognition for supporting researchers fleeing crisis areas
—www.oph.fi/en/news/2024/finland-wins-recognition-supporting-researchers-fleeing-crisis-areas
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.
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Global Cooperation
News
18.9.2024
The Finnish National Agency for Education recommends limiting mobile phone use in schools and educational institutions
—www.oph.fi/en/news/2024/finnish-national-agency-education-recommends-limiting-mobile-phone-use-schools-and
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.
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Vocational education and training
Upper secondary education
Basic education
News
16.9.2024
Influence our services – respond to EDUFI’s customer survey!
—www.oph.fi/en/news/2024/influence-our-services-respond-edufis-customer-survey
We develop education, early childhood education and care and continuous learning and promote internationalisation with our various services. A customer survey is carried out to collect information on the use of these services. Respond to the survey by 30 September 2024. Your feedback is valuable to us.
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Adult education
Vocational education and training
Pre-primary education
Civic activity
Higher education
Culture
Upper secondary education
Youth
Basic education
Physical education and sports
Preparatory education for programmes leading to an upper secondary qualification
Basic education in the arts
Liberal adult education
Early childhood education and care
Press release
12.9.2024
45 100 applicants to higher education programmes in the autumn joint application
—www.oph.fi/en/news/2024/45-100-applicants-higher-education-programmes-autumn-joint-application
45 100 applicants participated in the autumn joint application to programmes starting in January 2025. This is approx. 10 800 less than in the corresponding joint application last autumn. There were over 10 000 study places available in the autumn joint application, offered mostly by universities of applied sciences.
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Higher education