Transversal competencies are here to stay!

VISITEDUFINN Transversal competencies are here to stay! Written by Eija Ruohomäki, MA, Senior Advisor for Education The ethos of Finnish education is quite well-known: an educational system not emphasizing competition, […]
Wait, Is This the Pandemic’s Doing?

VISITEDUFINN Wait, Is This the Pandemic’s Doing? written by Anne-Marie Rapo The global pandemic brought about changes which were much needed in the world of education. Such skills as adapting […]
Language-rich environment– supporting children’s linguistic identities in Finnish Early Childhood Education

VISITEDUFINN Language-rich environment – supporting children’s linguistic identities in Finnish Early Childhood Education written by M.Ed Heidi Wartiainen & Ph.D Piia Roos Like many other countries, Finland is rapidly internationalizing […]
What good can COVID-19 do for education?

VISITEDUFINN What good can COVID-19 do for education? The harm that COVID-19 has caused in education is enormous. The number of children who dropped out of school without knowing whether […]
The seven advantages of virtual school visits

VISITEDUFINN The Seven Advantages of Virtual School Visits School and early childhood education centres visits have been the core and the main reason for VisitEDUfinn’s existence. We wanted to offer […]
Lockdown Period in Finnish Early Childhood Education – from Chaos to Maintaining Belongingness

VISITEDUFINN Lockdown Period in Finnish Early Childhood Education – from Chaos to Maintaining Belongingness First, it was only some sad news from the other side of the world. Then it […]
Grants and Funds for Teachers – How and Where?

VISITEDUFINN Grants, Funds and Fellowships for Teachers – How and Where? The idea of allowing the exchange between international students and teachers worldwide started to be democratized in the 60’s […]
VISITAS EN FINLANDIA: Entender y Conocer su sistema educativo

VISITEDUFINN VISITAS EN FINLANDIA: Entender y Conocer su sistema educativo Los resultados de las investigaciones internacionales – especialmente de PISA – han mostrado desde hace ya muchísimo tiempo que la educación finesa […]
Visiting Finnish Education – How and when?

VISITEDUFINN Visiting Finnish Education – How and when? Since the first PISA results almost 20 years ago showed that there is something very special in Finnish Education, there has been […]
What could be learnt from Finnish Early Childhood Education?

VISITEDUFINN What could be learnt from Finnish Early Childhood Education? Text and photos by Piia Roos (teacher of early years, PhD, pedagogical expert in VisitEDUfinn) Comparing policies and practices in […]