Two leading priorities in this post-industrial society where educational standards are among the world's highest.

Topical The Finnish school The Finnish school system, possibly best in the world » Read more Library 10 - in tune with the times Books and libraries go with the way of life » Read more

Education

		Education and training in Finland No educational system is perfect but Finland's is much admired by the world at large » Read more
International schooling in Finland Finnish Music Education Children's art education White Caps and Roses Programme for International Student Assessment PISA Allianssi – bringing down cultural borders Related sites: Ministry of Education Finland and PISA surveys Edu.fi - education and training in Finland

Language

The Finnish language One of several languages in the Finno-Ugrian family that also embraces Hungarian and Estonian » Read more

Origin of Finnish and related languages A chance to speak Finnish Related sites: Research institute for the languages of Finland Studying Finnish in Finland and abroad Lingu@net Europa - multilingual on-line resource centre for foreign language learning English-Finnish-English dictionary

Research

Finnish university experts give a face to the ancient Tiwanaku people (400-1050 A.D.) Finnish experts' spectacular find in Bolivia » Read more

Unveiling Finland's mediaeval secrets The man who sees the future Related sites: Research information on Finnish science and technology Sitra the Finnish National Fund for Research and Development Tekes VTT Technical Research Centre Academy of Finland Heureka Finnish Science Centre

Universities and Institutes

Villa Lante, an envied niche at fifty The setting is Rome, home of Finland's oldest and most elegant cultural centre » Read more

Related sites: Schools and Universities The Finnish Cultural and Academic Institutes Quarterly of the University of Helsinki Aleksanteri Institute, centre for research on Russia and Eastern Europe Virtual University

Libraries

Library 10 - in tune with the times Treasure hunting in Helsinki - look no further Related sites: Libraries in Finland

Featured Sites

CIMO, Training and studying in Finland

Finland and PISA surveys

CORDIS, Finland R&D; Information Service