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Työelämässä oppiminen Työpaikalla oppiminen on opiskelijan kannalta motivoiva tapa hankkia työelämässä tarvittavaa ammattiosaamista käytännönläheisesti aidossa työympäristössä ja -tilanteissa. Opiskelu toteutetaan tavoitteellisesti ja ohjatusti. O...

Vocational education and training in Finland Vocational education and training (VET) is designed both for young people without upper secondary qualifications and for adults already in work life. VET provides students with strong vocational compete...

Qualifications and studies in vocational education and training The qualifications structure in vocational education and training (VET) has three levels. There are three types of qualifications: vocational upper secondary qualification, further vo...

Tuition fees in upper secondary education Students from third countries will, in future, be required to pay tuition fees in both general upper secondary education and vocational education and training. These fees apply to those who start their stu...

Education is one of the cornerstones of the Finnish welfare society. We pride ourselves on an educational system that offers equal opportunities for education for all.

Questions and answers related to compulsory education This page provides answers to frequently asked questions on the extension of compulsory education. Questions and answers related to compulsory education Free of charge Guidance and supervision ...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its effects in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Education and Culture On this page, we will update information on the impacts of the situation in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Education a...

Policies and development Educational policy objectives are used to further develop student financial aid. The goal is to provide students with sufficient financial aid so that it promotes full-time studies based on the student’s plans and to help ...

Youth workshops and outreach youth work Youth workshops are part of the Youth Guarantee, under which every pupil who has completed basic education is guaranteed a place in an educational institution, apprenticeship training, workshop, rehabilitati...

Education for immigrants Immigrants usually participate in the same early childhood education and care, education and training as the rest of the population. In addition to these, integration training and support for learning as well as preparator...

9.10.2025 | Students from non-EU countries will in future be required to pay tuition fees in both general upper secondary education and vocational education and training. These students will therefore no longer be included in the system of central government transfers to local government. At the same time, providers of vocational education and training will be permitted to sell commissioned education leading to a qualification also to citizens of EU Member States and EEA countries.

12.12.2025 | D ur at io n in y ea rs EQ F c la ss ifi ca tio n IS CE D cl as sifi ca tio nD ur at io n of co m pu lso ry e du ca tio n 0– 6 1 9 3 3 2 2 4 6 7 5 8 1& 2 3 6 7 8 0 4 Ag e 1 8 Doctoral degrees Licentiate degrees Universities Master’s degrees Univer...

Lärande i arbetslivet Lärande på en arbetsplats är ett motiverande sätt för den studerande att på ett pragmatiskt sätt skaffa sig sådan yrkeskompetens som behövs i arbetslivet i en genuin arbetsmiljö och verkliga arbetssituationer. Studierna genom...

14.10.2025 | Explaining the shamrock Ireland’s International Talent and Innovation Strategy October 2025 An RoinnBreisoideachais agus Ardoideachais, Taighde, Nuálaíochta agus Eoláíochta | Department Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Scienc...

10.8.2017 | The new legislation on vocational education and training will reinforce professional skills in Finland. The most important task of vocational education and training will be to produce individual skills that meet the needs of students and working life. The Finnish Government proposed on 10 August that the President of the Republic adopt the new Act on Vocational Education and Training.

24.4.2017 | Vocational education and training (VET) will undergo a comprehensive reform. The Government submitted a proposal for a new act on vocational education and training to the Parliament on 24 April.

5.4.2023 | 1 APPRENTICESHIP: Employment relationship (check box) Public-service employment relationship or other comparable employment relationship (check box) Entrepreneur (check box) STUDENT Surname Forenames Name normally used Personal identity code Natio...

5.9.2023 | Finnish VET in a Nutshell ed uc at io n in f in la nd DU RA TI ON I N Y EA RS EQ F CL AS SI FI CA TI ON IS CE D CL AS SI FI CA TI ON DU RA TI ON O F CO M PU LS OR Y ED U CA TI ON 0– 6 1 9 3 3 2 2 4 6 7 5 8 1 1& 2 3 6 7 8 0 4 Ag e 18 DOCTORAL DEGRE...

5.9.2023 | Finnish VET in a Nutshell ed uc at io n in f in la nd DU RA TI ON I N Y EA RS EQ F CL AS SI FI CA TI ON IS CE D CL AS SI FI CA TI ON DU RA TI ON O F CO M PU LS OR Y ED U CA TI ON 0– 6 1 9 3 3 2 2 4 6 7 5 8 1 1& 2 3 6 7 8 0 4 Ag e 18 DOCTORAL DEGRE...

30.6.2017 | Parliament has approved the new legislation for vocational education and training. The approved vocational education and training reform is the most extensive reform in education legislation in almost twenty years.