Education in Finland & Sweden

Take a walking tour of Helsinki

With your Field Director you will see:

• Government House, the executive office building
• Helsinki University, the oldest university in Finland
• Uspenski Cathedral, the largest orthodox church in Western Europe

Enjoy dinner in Helsinki

Take a guided tour of Helsinki

With your expert local guide you will see:

• Parliament, one of Helsinki's most notable landmarks
• Temppeliaukio Church, built directly out of a rock and often used as a concert venue

🔹 Guided learning & industry experience: Participate in a Finnish education workshop and learn about the innovative education practices that have put the country’s education system on the map

🔹 Cultural engagement & industry experience: Visit a local school and examine the methods that lead to high results on PISA and other forms of student assessment

🔹 Independent exploration: Spend time exploring Helsinki on your own

Visit a local library and check out one of the best reference centers and reserves of national collections in Helsinki

Meet a local guide in Kuusijärvi, a popular all-season outdoor recreational center located in southern Finland 

Here, take a trip to a public sauna, followed by a dip in the lake, to experience an important part of Finnish culture

Take a short walk through the forest and cap off your afternoon with a lunch of traditional smoked salmon and sausage

Travel to Stockholm by overnight ferry

Enjoy dinner on the ferry

🔹 Guided learning: Tour Stockholm with an expert local guide

• See the Vasa Ship, a well-restored 17th-century eight-level war ship that sank before even leaving its harbor
• See the City Hall, the venue for the Nobel Prize banquet held each year

Visit the Vasa ship 

Take a walking tour of Stockholm

With your Field Director you will see: 

• Gamla Stan (Old Town)
• Järntorget, its famous square, which was home to the city’s copper and iron trade in the 16th and 17th centuries

🔹 Cultural engagement & industry experience: Visit a local school to better understand Swedish education systems

Take a guided tour of the Nobel Prize Museum, where you can explore the ideas of Nobel Laureates

Enjoy dinner in Stockholm