The Finnish Institute for Educational Research (FIER), established in 1968, is a multidisciplinary centre for educational research based at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. It is the home of PISA studies in Finland.
EDU-fi is a service maintained by the National Board of Education in Finland. It gives information on education and training in Finland, on ongoing development, school projects and provides resources for teaching and learning. The homepage shows a) navigation areas providing full texts about news, a database of schools and universities on the net and links to other nets, projects and international activities of the Board of Education, resources for education and training, the education system of Finland and advice for foreign students; b) links to specific full text documents about important educational issues, e.g. statistics or educational research.
This fulltext, published by Leena Ikonen at the University of Helsinki, illuminates against the background of the OECD-PISA study how Finland itself discusses the success of reading in international comparison. (link to the on-line magazine „Universitas Helsingiensis“).
Website of an Association for Swedish-speaking persons with intellectual disability in Finland. The English and Finnisch version only give a short overview over the work of the association. The Swedish version provides information on news, projects, events, ressources, links and more. The association furthermore has a project in Kenya with people with intellectual disabilities there. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]
National agency for coordinating information and advice regarding projects within the EU programme for Lifelong Lerning (2007-2013). The English language website also provides information for young people interested in exchange programmes and studying in Finland.
FUURT ist the Finnish Union for University Researchers and Teachers, also including „library personnel and other academic experts“. The website provides ample information on the FUURT’s activities, as well as on everything you need to know when working at a Finnish university. The union also has a special group for international researchers working in Finland. Together with „YLL – The Union for University Teachers and Researchers in Finland“ and the „Finnish Union of University Professors“, it publishes the journal „Acatiimi“. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]
This page provides a list of Finnish (university) institutes and centres that are related to evaluation in education, but also to teaching and educational research. Amongst others, it lists faculties and school of education of important Finnish universities, as well as professional associations, lobby organisations, unions and others. The list is provided by the Finnish Education Evaluation Council. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]
This website provides useful information about the education services maintained by Eudcation Department of the City of Helsinki and about the Finnish education system. It offers a broad range of links to websites of other education services providers.
While the central goverment and the Ministry of Education and Culture provide a general frame for education in Finland in termes of legislation etc., the local authorities provide the services to their population. Educational services are summed up under the category „Education and Culture“. The site provides information about the work of local authorities. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]
Summary of the development and current situation in the field of inclusion in Finland (1990ies to 2012). The summary is provided by the European Agency for Special Needs an Inclusive Education. The article was last modified on December 18, 2012. Please note that the original website is offline. Hence, the link provided here leads you to the webarchive and is a copy of 18.02.2014 of the original website. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]
