Education in Finland & Sweden
Highlight: School visits enable you to witness how Sweden’s society-wide philosophy of equality and balance stems from a deeper cultural mindset of "lagom" or just the right amount.
🔹 Curated experiences: Every program is intentionally designed to feature guided learning, cultural engagement, and independent exploration experiences to drive global competency development, denoted on each itinerary with a blue diamond. Learn more about these experiences.
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Finland
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Day 2: Helsinki
Meet your Field Director at the airportTake 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
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Day 3: 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
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Day 4: Helsinki
🔹 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
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Day 5: Helsinki • Night ferry
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
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Day 6: Night ferry • Stockholm
🔹 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
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Day 7: Stockholm
🔹 Cultural engagement & industry experience: Visit a local school to better understand Swedish education systems
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
Take a guided tour of the Nobel Prize Museum, where you can explore the ideas of Nobel Laureates
Enjoy dinner in Stockholm
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Day 8: Depart for home
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Finland
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Day 2: Helsinki
Meet your Field Director at the airportTake 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
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Day 3: 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
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Day 4: Helsinki
🔹 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
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Day 5: Helsinki • Night ferry
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
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Day 6: Night ferry • Stockholm
🔹 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
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Day 7: Stockholm
🔹 Cultural engagement & industry experience: Visit a local school to better understand Swedish education systems
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
Take a guided tour of the Nobel Prize Museum, where you can explore the ideas of Nobel Laureates
Enjoy dinner in Stockholm
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Day 8: Depart for home
Confidence • Curiosity • Global perspective • Empathy • Adaptability • Relatability • Self-Awareness
Your experience includes
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Round-trip airfare
Your price includes round-trip airfare for your whole group
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Accommodations
Safe, comfortable hotels with private bathrooms will be waiting for you at your destination.
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On-tour transportation
Land and water transportation
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Regional-style meals
Daily breakfasts and select local dinners are included in your program. Generally, we leave lunch up to you so your group has an opportunity to explore its own tastes.
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End-to-end support
Your team helps to secure administrative approval and academic credit, provides recruiting tools and helps establish your program's ongoing presence on campus.
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Full-time Field Director
Your Field Director is with your group 24/7, providing deep local insight while handling all program logistics.
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Expert Local Guides
Your expert Local Guides are natural historians, adding cultural insight and enhancing teaching moments wherever your curriculum takes you.
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Guided sightseeing
Gain insider knowledge and cultural perspective from licensed local guides who join your group for select experiences on tour.
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Entrances
Temppeliaukio Church, Vasa Ship
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Worldwide support, safety and security
EF has over 500 schools and offices in more than 50 countries worldwide. We provide 24-hour emergency support service along with a comprehensive $50 million liability policy that covers you and your institution while abroad.
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Flexible payment options
Give more students the opportunity to study abroad by offering them two different payment plan options, along with our TripFunder website to help fundraise for the program.
