Internet sources
European and international institutions
Cedefop: www.cedefop.europa.eu
Cedefop European Training Village : www.trainingvillage.gr/etv/Information_resources/NationalVet/
Europass: europass.cedefop.europa.eu
European Union: www.europa.eu
Eurostat: epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_pageid=1090,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
Eurydice: www.eurydice.org
OECD: www.oecd.org
Ministries and national agencies
Finnish Government: www.vn.fi
Ministry of Education: www.minedu.fi
Ministry of Finance: www.vm.fi
Ministry of the Interior: www.intermin.fi (links to the web-sites of the provinces)
Ministry of Labour: www.mol.fi
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health: www.stm.fi
Finnish National Board of Education: www.oph.fi
Centre for International Mobility CIMO: www.cimo.fi
Statistics Finland : www.stat.fi/index_en.html
Central labour market organisations
The Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK): www.ek.fi/ek_englanti/index.php
Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK): www.sak.fi/
The Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees (STTK): www.sttk.fi
Trade Union of Education in Finland (OAJ): www.oaj.fi
Research institutions
University of Jyväskylä , Institute for Educational Research: ktl.jyu.fi/ktl/english
University of Tampere , Work Research Centre: www.uta.fi/laitokset/tyoelama/WRC.html
University of Turku , Research Unit for the Sociology of Education (RUSE): www.soc.utu.fi/RUSE/
Government Institute for Economic Research (VATT): www.vatt.fi/english/index.htm
Åbo Akademi University: www.abo.fi/aa/engelska/index.sht
Financing
Student financial aid / The Social Insurance Institution of Finland: http://www.kela.fi/in/internet/english.nsf/Docs/081001131300IL?OpenDocumentGrants and study aid for foreigners living in Finland /
The National Union of Finnish Students SYL: www.syl.helsinki.fi/opiskelijapalvelut/apurahat/document_view
Research funding / Academy of Finland : www.aka.fi/index.asp?id=8128312199B840FE9D7A39D4749475DD
Recognition of foreign qualifications
Degree programmes/ Finnish National Board of Education: www.oph.fi/koulutusoppaat/amkopas/fi/030505162.html
English translations of the titles of Finnish vocational qualifications: www.oph.fi/SubPage.asp?path=1%3B438%3B5098
How to apply to education: www.oph.fi/english/SubPage.asp?path=447;490;9131
The Finnish matriculation examination: www.ylioppilastutkinto.fi/english.html
The National Certificate of Language Proficiency: www.oph.fi/english/page.asp?path=447;490;5373
Vocational education - occupations: www.ammatillinenkoulutus.com/main.php?sivu_id=58
Student organisations
Suomen Ammattiin Opiskelevien Liitto – SAKKI ry (The National Union of Finnish upper secondary vocational students): www.sakkinet.fi/
The National Union of Finnish Polytechnic Students SAMOK: www.samok.fi/english/
Suomen Lukiolaisten Liitto (The National Union of Finnish general upper secondary students): www.lukio.fi/
The National Union of Students in Finland SYL: www.syl.helsinki.fi/english/
Information on Finland
Virtual Finland – your window on Finland : virtual.finland.fi/
Enchanting Finland – Information for tourists on Finns, origins, forest, water and activities: www.finlandforyou.com/
Info Bank – A web service for immigrants: www.infopankki.fi/en-gb/home/
Finnguide: www.finnguide.fi/
Suomi.fi – Public Services in Finland (Ministry of Finance): www.suomi.fi/english/
Finnish language
A chance to speak Finnish: virtual.finland.fi/speak/speak.html
Finnish and Swedish courses (Educational institutions by province which offer Finnish and Swedish courses): www.oph.fi/page.asp?path=1;438;6144;881;3358
Finnish grammar – An introduction to Finnish grammar: www.uta.fi/%7Ekm56049/finnish/
Language courses in Finnish / Summer universities in Finland : www.kesayliopistot.fi/
Skyreg – programmes and courses in folk high schools: haku.kansanopistot.fi/sky/main.htm
Studying Finnish: finland.cimo.fi/studying_finnish.html
Tavataan taas! Finnish for foreigners (An introduction to Finnish language and Finland ): donnerwetter.kielikeskus.helsinki.fi/FinnishForForeigners/
