Courses about the Finnish Education System

Erasmus+ Courses

Structured Training Courses (Erasmus+ Courses)

Combined with 20 years of experience in language teaching in Finland, and with a love for international relations, our founder Mari takes pride in introducing foreign teachers to the Finnish education system through our structured training courses.

We offer two kinds of structured training courses. Our Lucina® courses are basic courses, taking place in Oulu, Finland. In this option, we will introduce you to how the Finnish education system works. We will take care of the course content and the training, and will also offer optional extra-curricular activities. In this course-only option, it is the duty of our participants to take care of their travel arrangements, accommodation and meals.

Our other option is to join our all-inclusive Happy Days courses that we offer together with two other enterprises in Raahe, Finland. See section “Project Happy Days” for this option.

Both courses can be taken as an Erasmus+ course, and each participant will receive a certificate upon completion of the course.

Examples of the topics we discuss in our courses:

Practical experience:

A visit to a Finnish school with a guided tour around the school and a chance to observe classes*
An authentic school lunch*
A chance to widen your professional networks with new contacts

*NB! Class observation and school lunch only available during regular school days, not during holiday time. Please note that the Finnish academic year notably differs schedule-wise from other school years in other countries.

Theoretical background:

Explaining the basics of the Finnish education system, with an emphasis in well-being.
Administrative issues related to schools, eg. funding, how the teachers are hired
Distribution of hours in the timetable
Special education arrangements
The Finnish teacher-training system and university studies
The academic year, vacation times, special cultural topics
Public schools and private schools
History of the free school lunch

All course participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance upon completing the course.

It is the responsibility of the participants to have a proper insurances while joining our courses. The course participants are NOT insured by Lucina Education Ltd.

Well-being in a Finnish School by Lucina®

How do schools in Finland promote the well-being of their students and staff? Who makes decisions? How are the students’ voices heard? Let us guide you to the topic!

Other courses by Lucina Education

Project Happy Days

Happy Days is a project between three enterprises with the objective to create educational travel to the Northern Ostrobothnia region in Finland. The enterprises involved are

Lucina Education Ltd (educational training, school visits)
Langin Kauppahuone Ltd (accommodation, meals, travel arrangements) and
Lappis (seasonal outdoor activities).

The project ran until February 28, 2024, and was co-funded by the EU Leader Programme, more precisely by Leader Nouseva Rannikkoseutu ry. Our long-term goal is to provide courses about the Finnish education system on an on-going basis, by offering our courses to teachers and other school personnel especially through the Erasmus+ Programme.

With the help of the project funding, our enterprises are able to gain visibility for the courses that we offer. For example, we have been able to visit fairs and networking happenings, and print leaflets and roll-ups about our project. We have also been able to produce a video about our first Erasmus+ KA1 course in Raahe, Finland, in April 2022: