Finnish perceptions of educational challenges: Previous Research

The drawbacks of the Finnish education system deserve addressing as well.  

• The Finnish education system has the danger of resting on its laurels.  Room for improvement still exists!

• There is "meager" attention paid to gifted students, and the education system needs to further develop the skills of the academically talented.  

• There are gender differences: girls attain higher scores in reading literacy than boys.

• School students expressed negative perceptions of school climate and school satisfaction in the PISA questionnaires.

• Swedish-speaking Finns score lower than the Finnish-speaking Finns in PISA.  

• As the population of the country grows increasingly heterogeneous, many acknowledge the difficulty in adhering to the ethos of equality.