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. Education from pre-primary to higher education is free of charge in Finland. Finnish teachers are highly educated and strongly committed to their work. 

The Finnish education system consists of: 

• early childhood education and care which is provided for children before the compulsory education begins, 
• pre-primary education which is provided for children in the year preceding the beginning of compulsory education, 
• nine-year basic education (comprehensive school), which is compulsory, 
• upper secondary education, which is either general upper secondary education or vocational education and training, and 
• higher education provided by universities and universities of applied sciences

• Furthermore, adult education is available at all levels