Upper Secondary Education in Finland

Upper secondary education in Finland comprises general upper secondary education and initial vocational study programmes. General upper secondary education is general education preparing for the matriculation examination. The principal objective of the vocational programmes is vocational competence.

Educational legislation has been amended to the effect that providers of education now have the freedom of organisation and obligation to co-operate. At the same time, students have been granted more opportunities to choose study modules from another form of education, within the framework of the study programme or syllabus, and the right to get credit for previous studies and for those completed elsewhere.

Approximately 94% of each age group start general or vocational upper secondary studies and some 82% complete the education. With regard to performance in working life and lifelong learning, the completion of upper secondary education is regarded as being the minimum requirement.

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20.5.2005
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