About Us
Our story
Lucina Education Ltd is the result of following one’s passion and the urge for fulfilling one’s professional dreams.
Lucina Education was born out of love for all things international combined with 20 years of teaching experience in Finnish schools.
Lucina Education was founded in 2021 by a language teacher passionate about bringing teaching professionals together from all over the world to share their experiences with each other about different education systems. Even though the Finnish education system is considered on of the best in the world, we at Lucina Education believe there is lots of good and sharable in other countries’ school systems, as well. We want you to share your knowledge with us, in order for all of us to better understand different school systems – and each other!
Our main goal is to create courses for educational professionals about the Finnish school system.
We mainly do this by organizing structed on-site courses for teachers and other school personnel whose institutes have funding available from the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. We are here for you! We are also interested in tailoring courses according to your needs. Let us know how we can be of help!
The Legacy of Lucina Hagman
The story behind the name of our company goes back to the beginning of the 20th century. Back then, life was certainly not as smooth as many of us have the privilege to experience it nowadays. Thinking back a hundred years of so, the greatest inspiration for our enterprise come that time, from a tiny little town called Kälviä now part of Kokkola, some 500 km northwest of Helsinki.
Our greatest inspirer is a woman called Lucina Hagman (1853-1946).
Lucina Hagman lived in a time when it was rare for girls to obtain an education of any kind. However, Ms. Hagman succeeded in this and became an active voice in a society that was unequal in so many ways compared to today.
Some of Lucina Hagman’s Numerous Political Achievements
Lucina Hagman became a teacher, a school director, and a spokesperson for women’s rights. She was among the first 19 female representatives of the House of Parliament in 1907, Ms. Hagman believed in equal opportunities and equal education for boys and girls, and she became a school director of the country’s first co-educational school, Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu in Helsinki.
Lucina Hagman was also a co-founder of Marttaliitto in 1899, a union promoting women’s education and skills. In 1928 Ms. Hagman received the honorary title of Finland’s first female professor for her remarkable achievements for the Finnish society. Ms. Hagman never married nor became a biological mother, but she became a foster mother for four of her siblings’ children.
The world has come a long way from Lucina Hagman’s times, and sadly, much of her incredible work has been forgotten.
Therefore, we at Lucina Education want to be active in lifting her legacy back to light – where it truly belongs – and want to honor her life work in the name and logo of our company. The name Lucina originally comes from the Latin word “Lux” and means Light. A heartfelt thank you, Lucina Hagman, for clearing the path for generations then, now and in the future! Your work is highly appreciated and valued.
In many cultures, a candle symbolizes teachers and their work, which is why we think there I no better way to visually tell our story than to usea a cande and its light in our logo.