A new law that goes into effect on Friday is set to pave the way for secondary students to complete their matriculation exams in English.
The law reform aims to draw foreign skilled workers with families to Finland, as well as encourage Finnish expats to return to the country.
At the moment, matriculation exams are only offered in the country's official languages, Finnish and Swedish.
But students will only be permitted to study in English if their local language skills are inadequate. Additionally, the English-language upper secondary education will not be offered to non-EU citizens who come to Finland to study.
Schools aiming to start offering the English language curriculums by August 2026 need to prepare curriculums and apply for a permit from the education ministry.
In 2028 Finland is to begin offering matriculation exams, which high school students take at the end of their studies in order to graduate.
Earlier this year, the Finnish National Agency for Education's education unit chief, Petri Lehikoinen, said it is likely the rollout of English will likely first occur in cities.
Among other things, the reforms also call for the update of tutorial support and special education curriculums.
Parliament approved the reforms last December.
