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The international EUROSTUDENT studies look at issues such as young people's access to higher education, the study conditions in higher education, students' use of time and their income, and integration of international students in Finland. The results of the research will be used in the development of Finnish higher education and as support for decision-making in Finland.

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...

United States – Washington, D.C. The Team Finland Knowledge specialist in Washington, D.C. follows US science and higher education policy, builds connections that serve the Finnish research community and acts as a link between research administrat...

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 ...

United Kingdom – London The specialist follows higher education and science policy in the UK, foster opportunities for cooperation, promote Finland’s visibility, and assist Finnish higher education institutions, research institutes and other innov...

24.3.2026 | Norway’s digital Higher Education Landscape – a Sikt perspective Seminar on Transformation of Higher Education, Digitalization and Organizing Collaboration for HEIs Helsinki 20.03.2026 Maria Kumle, Director of Educational Services Dato Sikt – Norw...

South-East Asia – Singapore The Team Finland Knowledge specialist in Singapore works across South-East Asia. Besides Singapore, the main focus is on Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia. As the countries in the region differ ...

13.3.2026 | FOCUS ON LATIN AMERICA: Finnish Higher Education Institutions’ Partnerships with the LAC Region Johanna Kivimäki, Counsellor of Higher Education and Science, TFK Network Consulate of Finland in Sao Paulo, Brazil 12 March 2026 Welcome to our event ...

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.

11.10.2023 | The latest EUROSTUDENT report provides an overview of the progress of studies, wellbeing, employment and livelihood of higher education students in different life situations. This time, the study focused specifically on digitalisation in higher education studies. For the first time, the EUROSTUDENT survey, carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2022, focused on students’ experiences related to the amount of remote education.

15.11.2024 | MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION BETVVEEN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF PERU AND THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Peru and the Ministr...

5.8.2025 | 1 MINISTERIO DE PARAGUAI , £ l EDUCACION TEKOMBO'E Y CIENCIAS HA TEMBIKUAA PARAGUAY MOTENONOEHA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE FINLAND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION between THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF THE RE...

14.10.2025 | preencoded.png How universities can protect & promote academic freedom EUA principles and guidelines Enora Bennetot Pruvot, 10 October 2025 preencoded.png Academic freedom today The challenge Academic freedom is the freedom to learn, teach, conduc...

31.1.2024 | High Level Dialogue on Cooperation in Education between India and Finland (31 January 2024) Joint Statement 1. In pursuance of the Joint Statement issued following the virtual meeting held between the Prime Ministers of India and Finland on 16 Mar...

7.1.2026 | 1 Procedural recommendations for developing Finland’s national language reserve 2 Foreword We need an accurate picture of the national language reserve Fewer languages are being studied in school Developing school practices Early childhood educati...

27.5.2022 | Minister of Education Li Andersson visited London this week. Tuesday 24 May Andersson participated in a panel discussion at the Education World Forum, which focused on educational equality, digitalisation, smooth educational paths and international cooperation.

30.9.2020 | The EUROSTUDENT VII study examined the living conditions, studies, mobility, social background and livelihoods of students in higher education. Over 7,000 students in higher education responded to the survey carried out in spring 2019. Finland's national results were published on Wednesday 30 September.

27.2.2024 | This year, the recipient of the Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators is Maima Grīnberga (b. 1969), who has been translating Finnish literature into Latvian with distinction. The prize, which has been awarded since 1975, is worth EUR 15,000. The Ministry of Education and Culture awards the prize annually based on a proposal by the Finnish Literature Exchange (FILI).

22.2.2022 | Birgitta Vuorinen joined the Finnish Embassy in London in early January as a senior specialist in higher education and science policy. She relocated to London from the Ministry of Education and Culture, where she worked as Director of the Division for Higher Education Policy. The UK thus became the ninth area of expertise for the Team Finland Knowledge network. Vuorinen’s task is to follow higher educat...

11.1.2024 | MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION Betvveen THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF UKRAINE And THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Ministry ...