2. Finnish education system

4. Pre-school Six-year-old children Takes one year Organized in day care centres and primary schools Its free for everyone

5. Basic education Compulsory for all children who are permanent residents in Finland Lower stage comprehensive school takes six years, classes 1-6, ages from 7 to 12

6. Upper stage comprehensive school, classes 7-9 additional teaching is available for one year after basic education, 10 th class Its free for everyone

7. Vocational education institutions and upper secondary schools Both usually take three years After vocational education you are qualificated to work in profession you have studied

8. At the end of the upper secondary school the students take a matriculation examination which gives you better opportunities to become accepted into institutes of higher education Every year about 30 000 students graduate from upper secondary school

9. Universities and Institutes of higher education Polytechnic qualification usually takes between 3.5 and 4.5 years A matriculation examination or a basic upper secondary level vocational qualification is required to get into a polytechnic

10. University usually takes 5 or more years Matriculation examination is the easiest way to get into the university After higher education you can get a doctorate

13. 1 yksi = one = eins 2 kaksi = two = zwei 3 kolme = three = drei 4 neljä = four = vier 5 viisi = five = fünf Moi! = Hello! = Hallo! Anteeksi= Sorry= Entschuldigung Kiitos= Thank you = Danke schön Mitä kuuluu?= How are you?= Wie gehts?

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