• Parents can send children aged between eight months and five years to free daycare. At age six, there is a year of pre-school
• All full-time pupils get free lunches
• Basic compulsory education starts at age seven and ends at age 16
• At 16, pupils either go to vocational school or an upper secondary school. Upper secondary schools tend to be for those who want to go on to university, although it is possible to study for degrees from vocational schools
• There are no league tables or inspections and the only national exam is at the age of 18 or 19
• Finland has no university fees for home or EU students
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