1. FINNISH ADULT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION Baltic Summer School 2012 Nelijärve, Estonia NON-FORMAL ADULT EDUCATION IN FINLAND

2. FINNISH ADULT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION Finland (Suomi) 5,2 million inhabitants 50% of adults participates in Adult Education 2 official languages: Finnish and Swedish 60 000 lakes Member of the European Union since 1995

3. FINNISH ADULT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION 800 institutions offer adult education Formal education for adults (-> qualifications) Upper secondary schools Vocational institutions and adult education centres Universities Universities of applied science Non-formal (Liberal) Adult Education institutions -> self-development, not aimed at qualifications

4. Most popular subjects of study: arts and crafts languages music ITC physical education open university subjects Activities based on the Nordic tradition of self-motivated adult learning Nonformal Adult Education Institutions in Finland 82 folk high schools 199 adult education centers 11 cultural/political organisations and their study centers 14 physical education centers 20 summer universities

5. FINNISH ADULT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION Non-formal Adult Education in Finland The aims, methods and content of non-formal adult education are decided by the schools, owners and participants themselves. The Ministry of Culture and Education provides general guidelines and defines special target groups, for which there might be extra funding available. Non-formal Adult Education is governed by the Act on Liberal Adult Education (2009) In the state budget non-formal adult education receives about 160 million € this year – a cut of more than 10 % compared with the last year. The state support for a non-formal adult education institute is approximately 50% of the cost of courses. The rest is covered by private or municipal support and participation fees.

6. FINNISH ADULT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION Non-formal Adult Education in Finland Answering to the current needs of the society offering education for special target groups, cutting the costs by distributing study vouchers integration education of immigrants quarantee of employment, internship or education for the young adults under 25 and for unemployed young adults with a BA or MA-degree up to 35 years of age Other ongoing processes renewing the concessions of the institutes structural development of the network and institutions

7. FINNISH ADULT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION FAEA Founded 1969 NGO, a professional network of nonformal adult education associations in Finland 8 members: national coordinating and/or umbrella organisations in nonformal adult education Staff of 4 Funded by the Ministry of Culture and Education

8. FINNISH ADULT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION Contact information Finnish Adult Education Association Vapaan sivistystyön yhteisjärjestö Annankatu 12 A 15 00120 Helsinki Finland Tel +358 9 612 0370 toimisto@vsy.fi www.vsy.fi