Finland’s education system is consistently considered to be one of the best in Europe.  They emphasize providing free, high-quality education for all students regardless of family income.  Their students consistently and significantly outperform American students.

http://www.oph.fi/english/frontpage.asp?path=447

• This is the Finnish National Board of Education’s website. It contains information on the education system of Finland and the immigrant education in Finland.

http://www.edu.fi/english/SubPage.asp?path=500,4699

• This website gives details on every level of the Finnish education system. It also has information for teachers and administrators, and details how the Finnish education system is funded.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4073753.stm

• This is a BBC article about Finland’s excellent education system and how it works. It also contains tables and statistics on how different countries compare to Finland.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4031805.stm

• This is a BBC article in which Finland’s Education Minister, Tuula Haatainen is interviewed on why their system is so successful and what makes it different from other education systems

http://finland.cimo.fi/studying/finnish_education_system.html

• This website has basic information about the Finnish education system as well as information for studying in Finland and Finland’s higher education.

http://virtual.finland.fi/Education_Research/

• This website contains information on international schooling in Finland, student exchange programs, and student assessment. It also has links to other education websites.

http://www.pisa2006.helsinki.fi/

• This is the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) website. It contains information on PISA studies, the success of the Finnish education system, and Finnish culture.