Country education guide

Finland

National core curricula are issued by the Finnish National Agency for Education and implemented locally by education providers.

📚 School stages

Grades, stages, and local pathways

Pre-primary education forms part of compulsory education before basic school.

The national core curriculum is translated into local curricula by providers.

Nine-year basic education leads to general or vocational upper-secondary education.

General upper secondary culminates in the matriculation examination; vocational routes award vocational qualifications.

Joint applications and institution-specific selection routes use the qualification held.

📝 Examinations and qualifications

Each record links to the authority that publishes its current rules.

School-leaving qualification

Ylioppilastutkinto / studentexamen

The national final assessment associated with general upper-secondary education.

Completion or score rule: Candidates complete the required examination combination under current board rules; the certificate and upper-secondary syllabus together support higher-education application.
Where it applies: Finland

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