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.
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences is a business-oriented higher education institution with strong expertise in education export. We offer degree programmes in business, IT, hospitality, sports, and vocational teacher education. Haaga-Helia provides tailored education export services, including teacher training for vocational and higher education, capacity building projects, and diploma programmes designed with international partners. With 11,000 students and 700 experts on five campuses, we bring practical, work-based learning to global audiences. Our education export projects focus on co-creation, long-term partnerships, and sustainable impact in developing education systems worldwide.
Otava
- Learning materials and educational technology
Otava Publishing Company Ltd is a major Finnish publishing house. It publishes both printed and digital educational materials for a wide range of subjects and for all levels of education. These materials have been one of the reasons behind the Finnish success in the educational field. Otava exports quality learning content and technology also to other countries.
Savonia University of Applied Sciences
- Degrees and qualifications
- Teacher training and educational leadership
- Working life partnerships and competence development
Savonia University of Applied Sciences is one of the largest and most versatile Universities of Applied Sciences in Finland. It offers degree programs in six study fields: Engineering, Social and Health Care, Business, Tourism and Hospitality, Natural Resources, and Culture. Savonia develops tailor-made educational services related to degree programs and research areas which include Bioeconomy and Circular Economy, Well-being, Sustainable Society, Engineering and Energy, Food System and Water Safety.
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.
Council for Creative Education - CCE Finland
- Educational travel and visits
- School concepts
- Teacher training and educational leadership
Council for Creative Education (CCE) Finland aims to redefine education through creativity based on research and expertise from Finnish academia. We offer tailored teacher training and CCE Finland school development programs to enhance educational quality with curriculum & pedagogical development with leadership professional development. Finland Education Tours offers the opportunity to experience firsthand the Finnish education system, including school visits and workshops by Finnish experts to educators from 50+ countries. The innovative SISU Box provides educators with a curated selection of toys and learning aids designed to foster creativity, imagination, and holistic development in young learners.
Lumo Education
- Educational reforms
- School concepts
- Teacher training and educational leadership
Lumo Education offers tailored kindergarten and school concepts based on the Finnish educational model. Together with their partner Internation Schools Services (iss.edu), Lumo Education offers K to 12 international school concept combining the best practices from the Finnish and American education model with over 60 years of experience in international education and more than 110 schools launched and managed.
Novia University of Applied Sciences
- Degrees and qualifications
- Teacher training and educational leadership
- Working life partnerships and competence development
Novia University of Applied Sciences is the largest Swedish-speaking UAS in Finland with about 5000 students and a staff of 350 in five campuses along the Finnish coastline.Through its Industry Collaboration model, Novia UAS combines R&D with flexible mechanisms for innovation within its areas of expertise. The university co-creates flexible global education services with focus on skills and competencies for the future. Its Maritime Academy, Aboa Mare in Turku, hosts the largest maritime simulator center in Northern Europe and Novia UAS also offers maritime training in the Philippines and Greece.
Oulu University of Applied Sciences Oamk
- Degrees and qualifications
- Teacher training and educational leadership
- Working life partnerships and competence development
Oulu University of Applied Sciences (Oamk) educates successful experts and promotes well-being to the northern region. We succeed because we are not afraid to try new things. We learn and challenge ourselves every day. At Oamk no one is left alone and we work together for our success. We believe in our dreams and make them a reality. We offer versatile, forward-thinking education and support the development of Oulu and Northern Finland with our research, development and innovation work. Our main campus, the Oulu Campus Linnanmaa, is the biggest campus in Europe operating under one roof.
Edusampo
- Corporate training
- Degrees and qualifications
- Working life partnerships and competence development
Edusampo offers up-to date vocational competence building opportunities at Saimaa Vocational College Sampo through a network of international partners around the world. Our top-up qualifications in Social and Health Care, Domestic Services and Restaurant-Catering are designed for international students with suitable backgrounds. Pathway studies cater for students who wish to learn Finnish and apply to Sampo’s wide variety of Finnish-taught programs. Edusampo-online.fi is home to various Finnish learning options either self-taught or attending online lessons. We support diversity and integration in the workplace by offering DEI coaching and Easy Finnish tuition to teams and organizations.
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.
CDM Design & Involver Oy
- Learning environments
- School concepts
We are experts in inclusive learning environments. Successful school design is based on the participation of the school users. Pedagogy guides the design of the learning environment. When making changes, it is good to think about the parts of the whole at the same time: how all the activities take place in the premises, how the changes affect the order of lessons. At best, pedagogy, users and facilities are aligned. CDM Involver is a digital participation solution that effectively maps the views of facility users and stakeholders on the new learning environment, teaching methods and pedagogy and commits to change.
Seppo
- Corporate training
- Learning environments
- Working life partnerships and competence development
Seppo gamification solutions is an excellent companion for any HR Manager, L&D Professional, Team Leader, Training Provider, Content Creator, teacher etc. Anyone with a need to transfer knowledge. With Seppo you can make it in a way that captures the attention and challenges the participant to think for themselves.
Fun Academy
- Educational travel and visits
- Learning materials and educational technology
- Teacher training and educational leadership
Fun Academy focuses on professional development of early years educators - with guidance to the Fun Learning approach, classroom design, curricular work, content resources and thematic phenomenon-based learning.
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.