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Doctoral degrees

Licenciate degrees
Universities

Polytechnic masters degrees


Polytechnics

Work experience 3 years

Polytechnic bachelors degrees


Polytechnics

Work
experience

Matriculation examination
General upper secondary schools

Liberal adult education

11.5

Bachelors degrees
Universities

3.54

Masters degrees
Universities

11/2015

Adult education centres


Folk high schools
Summer universities
Study centres
Sports institutes

Specialist vocational
qualifications*
Further vocational
qualifications*

Vocational qualifications*
Vocational institutions

* Also available as
apprenticeship training

3-4
3

duration in years

Education system in Finland

Pre-primary education - 6-year-olds


Early childhood education and care (ECEC)

ISCED-classification 2011
1-2

duration in years

Basic education
716-year-olds
Comprehensive schools

06

Voluntary additional year


of basic education

0
1
2
3
4
6
7
8

Early childhood education


Primary education
Lower secondary education
Upper secondary education
Post-secondary non-tertiary education
Bachelors or equivalent
Masters or equivalent
Doctoral or equivalent

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