Abstract
An unusually rapid industrialization process in Finland means that close association with traditional agricultural values has been retained through to the present day. Commitment to the national cultural heritage is strong and Finns show high respect for work and education. Today Finland has a well‐developed educational system and high levels of educational participation, grounded in the welfare society principle of equality of educational opportunity for all social and regional groups. Whilst a comprehensive regional network of educational provision at all levels has been established, social inequalities in educational participation remain and are in some cases once more on the increase. Young Finns themselves continue to display ‘conformist’ values, but there is evidence that more individualized lifestyles and a more questioning ‘search for identity’ are beginning to shift this picture. An important issue for Finnish educational policy in the coming years is thus its response to the challenges of contem...
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