Finland

• National Information Centres
• National education bodies
• System of education
• University education
• Quality Assurance in Higher Education
• Post-secondary non-university education
• Recognized higher education institutions
• Policies and procedures for the recognition of qualifications
• Qualifications Framework
• Diploma Supplement Information

National Information Centre(s)

(No. of Centres: 2)

Opetushallitus/Utbildningsstyrelsen [ENIC-NARIC Finland]

Finnish National Board of Education [ENIC-NARIC Finland]

P.O. Box 380
FI-00531 Helsinki
Finland

Phone: +358 40 348 7555
Fax: +358 40 348 7865
E-mail: recognition@oph.fi

Web site(s):

http://www.oph.fi/recognition

Contact person:

Dr. Carita Blomqvist, Counsellor of Education

Other Information Service: general information on studying in Finland

Kansainvälisen liikkuvuuden ja yhteistyön keskus, Centre for International Mobility (CIMO)

P.O. Box 343
00531 Helsinki
Finland
(Visiting address: Hakaniemenranta 6)

Phone: +358 (0) 207 868 500
Fax: +358 (0) 207 868 601
E-mail: samuli.repo@cimo.fi

Web site(s):

http://www.cimo.fi

Contact person:

Samuli Repo, Coordinator, Information Services

  

National Education Bodies

Official name:

Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö/Undervisnings- och kulturministeriet

Ministry of Education and Culture

Official name:

Kansainvälisen liikkuvuuden ja yhteistyön keskus (CIMO)

Centre for International Mobility (CIMO)

CIMO administers scholarship and exchange programmes and is responsible for implementing nearly all EU education, training, culture and youth programmes at the national level. CIMO also promotes and organises international trainee exchanges.

Official name:

Korkeakoulujen arviointineuvosto (KKA) / Rådet för utvärdering av högskolorna (RUH)

Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council (FHEEC)

Independent expert body assisting higher education institutions and the Ministry of Education and Culture in matters relating to evaluation. The Council members represent universities, universities of applied sciences, students and working life. Decisions made by the Council are prepared and implemented by Secretariat, led by Secretary General.

  

System of Education

Finnish National Board of Education: Overview of the education system

Ministry of Education

  

University Education

Finnish National Board of Education: University Education

Ministry of Education: University Education in Finland

Studying in Finland

  

Quality Assurance

Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council (FINHEEC)

Independent expert body assisting higher education institutions and the Ministry of Education and Culture in matters relating to evaluation. The Council members represent universities, universities of applied sciences, students and working life. Decisions made by the Council are prepared and implemented by Secretariat, led by Secretary General.

  

Post-secondary Non-university Education

Ministry of Education

Finnish National Board of Education: Overview of the Education System

  

Recognized Higher Education Institutions

Ministry of Education: List of recognised higher education institutions in Finland

Polytechnics

Universities

  

Policies and Procedures for the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications

Recognition and International Comparability of Qualifications

The Finnish National Board of Education (FNBE) recognizes the eligibility that foreign qualifications give for civil service posts and positions in Finland. The FNBE is the Finnish contact point for international information networks such as the ENIC/NARIC and NRP. It is also the National Europass Centre of Finland providing information on the Diploma Supplement and the Certificate Supplement, for example.

Procedures

  

Qualifications Framework

Framework

Self Evaluation Report

  

Diploma Supplement Information

Organisation responsible for the implementation of the DS

Opetushallitus/Utbildningsstyrelsen

The Finnish National Board of Education

P.O. Box 380
00531 Helsinki
Finland

Phone: +358 40 348 7555

Fax: +358 40 348 7865

E-mail: recognition@oph.fi

Link: English, Swedish, Finnish

  

Information on DS (legislation, template, chart, etc)

Process of Implementation of the Diploma Supplement

The Finnish Government Decree on University Degrees (794/2004) and for Polytechnic Degrees (497/2004) obliges the higher education institutions to issue a Diploma Supplement intended for international use to a person who has completed a degree. All higher education institutions issue a Diploma Supplement automatically, in English and free of charge to their graduates.

The Education System of Finland, Description of the National Higher Education System

The description of the higher education system for the Diploma Supplements' point 8. has been prepared by the Finnish National Board of Education and approved by the Ministry of Education.

  

Verified: 9. august 2010. a.
Total number of records: 22