SKILLOON / Not a Bad Idea
- Educational travel and visits
- Learning environments
- Teacher training and educational leadership
Not a Bad Idea Ltd excels in advancing education by designing and implementing reforms for entities like nations and NGOs, along with training packages for education leaders and professionals. Our Skilloon platform promotes entrepreneurship and essential work life skills, supporting both institutions and individuals towards achieving success. Additionally, we organize international exchange programs and student camps, enhancing global understanding. With vast experience in EU-funded projects and partnerships with major organizations (UN, EU, OECD), we're committed to innovating education for a brighter future. Join us in our mission to empower the next generation of learners and professionals.
GraphoGame
- Learning materials and educational technology
GraphoGameis a market leader in 6 countries. In Finland, GraphoGame is used by nearly all preschoolers and over 90% of first graders. The app has been downloaded nearly 10 million times globally. GraphoGame is globally the only portfolio of literacy games that have undergone thorough neuropsychology, speech pathology, and psycholinguistics research and validation to ensure all language versions are evidence-based and effective. According to University of Cambridge, GraphoGame is “as effective as 1:1 teacher support in a classroom”. GraphoGame is available in 14 languages. GraphoGame was awarded the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize in 2023 for our efforts to teach millions of kids to read in their mother tongues. Our offering to schools, includes GraphoGame Data Platform. What sets it apart is the unprecedented insight it provides into the reading process.
Satakunta University of Applied Sciences SAMK
- Degrees and qualifications
- Educational travel and visits
- Learning environments
Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, SAMK, is a multidisciplinary, internationally oriented university of approximately 6,000 students from 100 countries. SAMK is located on the west coast of Finland, in the Satakunta region. In its operating area, it is a significant creator of experts as well as a developer, a propeller of internationalisation and a promoter of entrepreneurship. SAMK offers both Bachelor's and Master's Degree Programmes taught in English. At SAMK you can study to become an expert in business, engineering, health care, and tourism.
Polar Partners
- Learning environments
- School concepts
- Teacher training and educational leadership
Polar Partners accelerates the world’s transition to 21st century education - one person, one school and one society at a time.Polar Partners is a one stop shop for premium quality K-12 education with a proven business model. It helps clients in designing, setting up and developing schools based on Finnish education and 21st century skills ideology with its network of 2000+ Finnish pedagogical experts and partners. Polar Partners has over 20 years of experience in education development. Its first Finnish International School (FIS) was opened in Georgia in 2019, and currently more projects are on the way.
Ekami Consulting
- Degrees and qualifications
- Learning environments
- Teacher training and educational leadership
Ekami Consulting offers solutions for vocational education, corporate education, vocational trainer training in simulation technology, consultancy, improving National Qualification, creating pedagogical models for on-the-job-learning and apprenticeship training, improving quality of VET, and improving labour market co-operation.In its work Ekami relies on lifelong learning, close co-operation with the world of work, high quality - it is an ISO9001 certified company - , problem solving methods and EdTech solutions like simulation technology and mobile learning.
Gymi Education & Furniture
- Educational travel and visits
- Learning materials and educational technology
- Teacher training and educational leadership
Promoting wellbeing, confidence, happiness and learning. Gymi is all about bringing balance, movement and wellbeing into school days. We provide you with curriculums and lesson plans, teacher training, and design of physical learning environments. In addition, we also have a gym and preschool concept, and arrange educational travel and visits to Finnish Lapland.
Arkki International
- Learning environments
- Learning materials and educational technology
Arkki's Creative Education is a long-term after-school curriculum approved by the Finnish Ministry of Education since 2008. Arkki’s awarded program for 4-18-year-old integrates different STEAM subjects via architecture and design. It is delivered by licensing partners and is now in 7 countries. In addition, Arkki offers a program for school teachers called Creative Classroom which consists of a phenomenon-based toolkit with interdisciplinary project plans, based on the Finnish National Core Curriculum. Besides, Arkki offers training and workshops for professionals and conducts participation and social innovation projects.
Eduten
- Educational reforms
- Learning materials and educational technology
- Teacher training and educational leadership
The Eduten platform is a research-based learning tool with a proven impact for teachers, students, principals and education leaders. It has won both the UNESCO ICT for Education prize and the UNICEF Blue Unicorn Special Edtech Award, and is trusted by several governments to implement nation-wide digital transformation. Eduten has 2,1+ million users in 50+ countries, and in Finland it is the most popular digital learning tool with users in more than 70% of schools. Our task library with 200,00+ math tasks for K12 aligns with any curriculum and is localized for many languages. It’s available for single private schools, ministries of education and everything in between.
University of Oulu
- Educational reforms
- Educational travel and visits
- Teacher training and educational leadership
The University of Oulu conducts multidisciplinary research and education. It has more than 20 international degree programmes, which offer unique opportunities to study a full degree or parts of degrees. Ordering commissioned degree programmes is a flexible way of getting targeted research-based competence and a certificate.The University of Oulu also offers tailored education services. The wide range of disciplines at the University gives you limitless possibilities to develop your expertise. Courses can be implemented either in Oulu, Finland, flexibly on-line or at the convenience of your home environment.There are nearly 3000 professionals at the University of Oulu. Whether you need help in developing your personal competence, degree programmes, your organization or the education system of your country, they are at your disposal to provide expert and consultation services.www.oulu.fi/tts
HEI Schools
- Learning environments
- School concepts
- Teacher training and educational leadership
HEI Schools collaborates with kindergarten and school operators who wish to implement holistic, Finland-inspired learning in their new or existing schools. Co-founded by the University of Helsinki, the offering of HEI Schools includes: 1) a HEI Schools-branded kindergarten and preschool concept that can be extended to K12, 2) a play-based curriculum for any kindergarten to use, and 3) teacher training courses. Over 2,000 teachers use our curriculum, there are 25 HEI Schools kindergartens in operation, and we have extensive experience in implementing Finnish education in over 50 countries.
Finnish Global Education Solutions
- Learning materials and educational technology
- School concepts
- Teacher training and educational leadership
Finnish Global Education Solutions brings the renowned Finnish approach to education to schools worldwide, offering expertise in creating sustainable, impactful changes. We provide well-defined frameworks for school management, teacher development, and practical pedagogical strategies to ensure high-quality learning environments. All our services are crafted by experienced professionals who understand the needs of modern education systems.Our comprehensive services include Start a New School, Improve Your School, Professional Development Training, School Development Services, Educational Travel, Numeracy and Literacy Programs, and Pedagogical Handbooks.
Riveria
- Corporate training
- Degrees and qualifications
- Working life partnerships and competence development
Riveria is one of the largest vocational education and training (VET) provider in Finland. We provide vocational education to approximately 17,000 students annually, both to adults and youth alike. We have over 80 vocational qualifications and further and specialist vocational qualifications in our portfolio covering an extensive set of various fields. We also provide tailor-made education and training in close partnership with the working life, utilising the skills and expertise of more than 500 teaching and training professionals of Riveria. We provide education that reflects our values of customer orientation, effectiveness, and responsibility.
Grape People
- Corporate training
Grape People is a facilitation and leadership training company that specialises in organisational development and behavior change through participation. By training concrete organisational and leadership development methods and tools Grape People helps organisations transform strategies, visions and change programs into concrete action and to boost organisational effectiveness. Grape People has more than 15 years experience helping clients from both the private and public sectors to deliver genuine improvements in performance.
Metropolia
- Degrees and qualifications
Metropolia University of Applied Sciences is the largest in Finland, with over 18,000 students and 1,000 staff. Recognized as a bold reformer and builder of a sustainable future, Metropolia offers diverse programs in health care and social services, business, technology, and culture, equipping graduates to meet real-world challenges. Its three innovation platforms develop solutions for future-proof health, clean and sustainable living, and smart, creative cities. Through global partnerships, tailored training, consultancy, and research, Metropolia channels its expertise to meet partners’ evolving needs worldwide.
Sedu Education
- Corporate training
- Educational travel and visits
- Working life partnerships and competence development
Sedu Education is a complete VET powerhouse! It covers several study fields such as forestry, business, machinery, social and health care - altogether dozens of study programmes. Sedu is a forerunner in providing flexible vocational education with strong focus in entrepreneurship and digital tools. It offers tailor-made learning services for students, educators and the world of work. Sedu Education collaborates also in recruitment and provides Finnish language training abroad.