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Finnish National Agency for Education

Hakaniemenranta 6
P.O. Box 380, 00531 Helsinki, Finland

Telephone +358 29 533 1000
Fax +358 29 533 1035

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© Finnish National Agency for Education 2025

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Information on the Finnish education system

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  • Description of the education system
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Presentations

Education in Finland
The presentation offers a view on the main features of the Finnish education system from early childhood education and care to higher education, as well as adult education and the national administration.
Education in Finland 2024 (pdf, 1.96 MB)
Teachers and principals in Finland 2018
Statistics on teachers and principals in Finland, including some international comparisons. Examples of topics: tasks, salaries, evaluation, group size, professional development activities.
Teachers and principals in Finland 2018 (pdf, 1.78 MB)
Key statistics on education in Finland (OECD Education at a Glance 2018)
The presentation consists of educational statistics in Finland in comparison to other OECD countries. The topics include, for example, expenditure on educational institutions, tuition fees, and number of instruction hours per year.
Key statistics on education in Finland. Oecd Education at a glance 2018 (pdf, 2.85 MB)
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Brochures

There are various brochures available on the Finnish education system. The brochure Finnish education in a nutshell is available also in German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Japanese and Chinese.

  • Brochures about the Finnish education system
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Description of the education system

The Finnish National Agency for Education maintains a thorough description of the Finnish education system on the website of Eurydice. Eurydice is a network established by the European Commission to support cooperation in the field of education.

  • Description of the Finnish education system (Eurydice)
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© Finnish National Agency for Education 2025