Education Archives

Schools help keep Finland bilingual

Did you know Finland is bilingual, and kids can go to school in Swedish or Finnish? We visit a Swedish-language school.

The Finnish school system helps foreign and mixed-nationality families to bring their kids up to be truly multilingual.

The newly built Saunalahti School shows that in Finnish education, better architecture contributes to better schooling.

Työväenopisto offers students a range of skills at a low cost, with Finnish-language courses a major drawcard.

In Finland, kids’ music is fun, educational, exportable – and reptilian. Hevisaurus gets heavy metal to the under-ten crowd.

The Finns are taking steps to make their much-praised educational expertise into an exportable, global commodity.

Peace education and conflict prevention are cooler than you think! Finland and its schools are focusing on them for Ahtisaari Day.

Explore summer in Helsinki. Our summer video series: a look at life in the capital during the brightest time of the year.