This section provides information on decisions issued by the Finnish National Agency for Education concerning eligibility for positions as teachers providing pre-primary education, subject teachers, class teachers and special needs teachers in Finland. The data are based on decisions issued between 2020 and 2025.
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Total number of positive or conditional decisions: 750

Additional requirements

  • No additional requirements: 93 decisions (13%)
  • Supplementary studies: 579 decisions (77%)
  • Aptitude test or adaptation period: 78 decisions (10%)

Most common countries where the qualification was completed

  • Russia
  • Ukraine
  • Sweden
  • Turkey
  • India
  • United States
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
  • China
  • Estonia
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Total number of positive or conditional decisions: 265

Additional requirements

  • No additional requirements: 168 decisions (63%)
  • Supplementary studies: 76 decisions (29%)
  • Aptitude test or adaptation period: 21 decisions (8%)

Most common countries where the qualification was completed

  • Spain
  • Estonia
  • Sweden
  • Turkey
  • Greece
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
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Total number of positive or conditional decisions: 169

Additional requirements

  • No additional requirements: 61 decisions (36%)
  • Supplementary studies: 48 decisions (28%)
  • Aptitude test or adaptation period: 60 decisions (36%)

Most common countries where the qualification was completed

  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Russia
  • Italy
  • Estonia
  • Germany
  • Hungary
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Total number of positive or conditional decisions: 51

Additional requirements

  • No additional requirements: 13 decisions (25.5%)
  • Supplementary studies: 27 decisions (21.5%)
  • Aptitude test or adaptation period: 11 decisions (53%)

Most common countries where the qualification was completed

  • Russia
  • Hungary
  • Estonia
  • United States
  • Spain
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