Name______________________________________________ Date______________________

Finland

Geography

• Finland is in between the countries of ______________ and

_________________.

• Finland borders the _________________ sea.

History

• Finland was previously owned by the countries of _______________ and

_________________.

• There was a civil war in the year ____________.

• In 1917, an independent democracy was formed, known as the

______________ of Finland.

• True or False : Finland joined the European Union.

Language

• _______% Finnish

• _______% Swedish

• Critical Thinking Question: Why do you think Swedish is spoken and taught in

Finland?

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Culture

• Finland is one of the most culturally and ethnically ___________________

countries in Europe.

• _______________ is a celebration of the summer solstice.

• _______________ are believed to be healthy for the mind and body.

• The national sport of Finland is__________________________.

School System

• Pre-K is for ______ year old students.

• The required 9-year school system starts at age _____ and goes to age

______.

• Students have two choices for the type of schooling they want to pursue

in secondary and higher education. They are ________________ and

__________________.

• They are no __________________tests and _____________ school

start times.

• Students can have the same ______________ for up to 6 years,

• Students in Finland have the least amount of _____________________

compared to other countries.

Fun Fact

• Write down your favorite fun fact!

Group Activity: Today we learned about some of the differences between our

education system and Finland’s education system. One group is going to come up

with the advantages of using some of Finland’s approaches and the other is going to

come up with disadvantages.

Advantages Disadvantages

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