Finland Education (K-12) Comprehensive School Study Tour
Explore Finland's K-12 Educational Tours:
A Gateway to Innovation and Excellence in Learning
The Finnish education system has long been revered as one of the best in the world, and for good reason. Its unique approach to teaching and learning, characterized by a student-centered focus, innovative methods, and a commitment to equity, has consistently placed Finland at the forefront of global education rankings. Now, with CCE Finland's K-12 educational tours, educators, students, and school leaders from around the world have the opportunity to experience firsthand the elements that make Finland’s education system so extraordinary.
These tailored tours are designed to provide an immersive experience into Finland’s educational landscape. Whether you are an educator seeking new teaching strategies, a school leader looking for inspiration on how to enhance school culture, or a student curious about global learning environments, the K-12 tours offer valuable insights and transformative experiences that can reshape your educational perspectives.
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I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your carefully thought out training program - the visit was very worthwhile and gave us many things to consider. Visiting the schools and the conference was very interesting and educational for us, and we would like to thank everyone for their time in ensuring such a beneficial experience for us.
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Anwen Pughe Jones
Powys, UK
Welcome to a country where students are stress-free with minimal exams and homework, teaching is a highly respected profession and kids start their school, not before the age of 7. Finland’s teachers have kept the nation near the top of the influential Pisa performance rankings since they were first published in 2001. Let's try to uncover the layers of secrecy with hands-on experiences, interactions, and visits to the schools.
Council for Creative Education (CCE) Finland is organizing a dedicated training cum workshop program on Finnish Education Model for International educators who are interested to know the secrets of the successful Finnish education system.
Who should attend?
The program is meant for school principals, management, administrators, educators, trainers & senior teachers who are looking for implementing changes for a better education.
Focus Areas
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To understand the Finnish education system and its working with practical examples and workshops by Finnish and international teachers / Educators
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Practical experience and class observations in Finnish Schools
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Interactions with teachers, principals, support staff
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Hands-on experience with various creative methods and activities in an actual Finnish classroom through workshops
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Phenomenon-based learning and inquiry-based Projects
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How to use ICT Tools creatively in the classroom as a teacher
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Vocational Education and Onsite Visits in Finland
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State-of-art Teachers Education
Highlights of the tour
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Interaction with Internationally Acclaimed educators who were in the foundation of making Finnish education model.
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First-hand experience of the international education system and direct links with schools and pupils which would last a lifetime.
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With the emphasis on how they have developed the solutions to the problems faced and how those could be implemented in the local context- designing the action plan.
Kindly use payment option below where you can securely make payment with International Credit Card.
Programs in Autumn 2025
17 - 22 Aug 2025
07 - 12 Sep 2025
21 - 26 Sep 2025
26 - 31 Oct 2025
16 - 21 Nov 2025
07 - 12 Dec 2025
Tour Program
Online Payment
Fees
Early bird offer is open till 2 months before the tour date
HURRY UP! LIMITED SEATS!
Group Discount
For a group of 5 or more, kindly contact us at info@ccefinland.org
Inclusion in fees :
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Workshops and school visit coordination fees
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Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks and Coffee
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Transport for visiting the local schools
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Faculty fee, course materials, stationery.
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Visa Assistance (Invitation letter)
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Online LMS access to CCE's Google Classroom
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Accommodation (twin sharing) for 5 Nights & 6 Days [Check-in Sunday 15:00, Check out Friday 11:00 ]
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Accommodation - Single Occupancy - 400 € extra
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Accommodation - Premium Single Occupancy - 500 € extra
Exclusion in fees:
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Airfare, Visa, Travel Insurance
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Transportation from the airport to the hotel on the first day and from the hotel to the airport on the last day
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Visa Processing
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Anything which is not mentioned under “Inclusion in registration fees”.
Details For Online Bank Transfer (International)
Account Name :
CCE FINLAND OY
Account Number :
FI 41 1146 3001 1433 92
BIC / SWIFT : NDEAFIHH
Bank : Nordea
Currency : EURO
Beneficiary Address: Riimukallio 5, Espoo 02760 FINLAND
Beneficiary Bank Address: Insinoorinkatu 23, 33720, Tampere, FINLAND
To know more call:
+358504839418 (Finland)
Kindly Note:
Before making the payment, kindly fill out the registration form. Filling up a registration form is the first mandatory step to reserve your seat for the tour.
Early bird price ends 2 months before the Tour Start Date. Example: For the tour starting on 10th April 2025, early bird closed on 10th February 2025. So, choose an appropriate payment option.
NOTE:
Finland and CCE do not claim to show the best teachers, best schools or best teaching methods in this program, as in Finland, there is no selective approach. Education is learner-centered. The teachers do their best to make learning better. You will get to see what is actually happening in the classroom. We can not guarantee a school visit to a particular school as it is the school's decision if they want to take any visitors on a particular day.
The detailed schedule with time and options for school visits will be declared two weeks prior to the tour and will be sent to the confirmed registered participants.
CCE reserves the right to change the program depending on the batch size of the participants.
Faculty Profile
Kari Louhivuori
Head, Pedagogy Leadership at CCE Finland
Veteran teacher and ex-Principal of Kirkkojarvi School, Espoo who has been instrumental in developing Finnish learning experiences since the 1970s. Throughout his career, Kari strongly emphasized the collaborative development of schools and organic educational leadership. Kirkkojärvi School got a new building in 2010. Kari worked in close collaboration with Verstas Architects in the planning of the prize-winning school building. Before you meet Kari, just read an interesting article featuring him: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/why-are-finlands-schools-successful-49859555/
Currently, Kari consults schools, universities, and educators across the globe as CCE's pedagogical coach.
Heramb Kulkarni
Head, ICT Development, and Strategy - CCE Finland
Speaker and trainer on EduTech, collaborative learning, and innovation across 12 countries. Trained more than 14000+ teachers, Educators, leaders on strategy and ICT innovations Research. Heramb consults many governments and large organizations across 3 continents, Europe, Asia and Africa within key countries like Denmark, the USA, Bahrain and Indian states like Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. His research areas are educational technology and creativity, global education reforms and collaborative innovations. As an educator, social entrepreneur and technology wizard, he is on the advisory board of many educational institutes and innovative start-ups across Europe and India. He has held leadership positions across large MNCs like Nokia, Lucent Technologies, Skyworks and Accenture with vast experience in technology, architecture and software development domain.
Marja Suurla
Director at CCE Finland
International trainer and researcher for Education and learning through paintings. She has been visiting different countries to make teachers aware of the teaching through drawing and painting, mainly the form painting. Follows Waldorf pedagogy and teacher from Steiner School, Tampere. She is an expert teacher of arts and paintings for 30+ years and has participated in many international exhibitions with her students.
Shirin Kulkarni
Research Director at CCE Finland
Shirin Kulkarni is the Founder and Research Director of the Creative Education Council (CCE) Finland. With over 20 years of experience in creativity in education and educational psychology, she is a leading expert in developing innovative teaching methodologies and teacher training programs.
Shirin has trained more than 12,000 teachers worldwide, equipping them with creative techniques inspired by Finland’s world-renowned education system. She is currently conducting a comparative study of the Indian and Finnish education systems, providing insights into how creativity enhances learning across diverse cultural contexts.
Nelli Louhivuori
Finnish Pedagogy Expert
Nelli is a professional trainer and teacher (MEd) from Finland. She has specialized in elementary school education and has worked as a classroom teacher and an Italian language teacher in Finland. She has co-taught and trained Finnish elementary school teachers to use co-teaching in their work. She is currently working with CCE Finland to design schools across 3 continents.