Welcome to Finland The country of thousands of lakes and

forests

Finland/Muurame

Finland/Suomi

• Formerly part of Sweden (1150-1809) and the Russian Empire 1809-1917

• Day of Independence December 6, 1917• Capital city: Helsinki (About one million inhabitants in the

Helsinki Metropolitan area) • about 5 300 000 inhabitants (16 people/ km²)

• Government Type: Republic • President of the republic: Sauli Niinistö• Member of the EU since 1995• Currency: Euro

Lifestyle

• Post-industrial society• Western way of life• High education and health level• High technology industry (Nokia)...and base industry

(paper and metal)• Life Expectancy: total population: 79.9 years (2010)

male: 76.3 years female: 83.0 years

Muurame

• About 9 500 inhabitants (62 people/km²) • Average age 35 years (rather young)• Area: 194.1 km²

– Land: 144.1 km²– Water: 50.0 km² (over 25% of the area... coast line:

about 186km)• Distances from Muurame:

- Downtown Jyväskylä 15 km - Helsinki 260 km

• Sights: Lakes Päijänne and Muuratjärvi, Ski Resort Riihivuori, Muurame church (designed by Alvar Aalto)

Industry in MuurameThe biggest employers of Muurame:

Harvia Oy; stove and sauna manufacturer

Kytölä Instruments; develops and manufactures reliable and high-quality flow measuring and monitoring instruments

John Crane Safematic Oy; Mechanical Seals and Support Systems

Nokka-Yhtiöt Oy; manufacturer on forest and agricultural machinery

Flex Link Automation Oy; designer and manufacturer of flexible production systems and ergonomic workstations

http://finland.cimo.fi/images/edusystem_eng.pdf

Upper Secondary School of Muurame

• Founded in 1995• About 200 students and 20 teachers• Quality system since 1999• School awarded for its curriculum on

entrepreneurship education in 1999• Certificate for promoting sustainable

development and environmental education Mr. Aki Puustinen

Headmaster, M.A.

www.peda.net/veraja/muurame/lukio

What have we done earlier?

• Courses in entrepreneurship• Regular meetings with the local companies• Visitors from/visits to companies• Practical training/projects from the companies

(web-pages etc.)• Language courses for the staff of the local

companies• Seminars together with the companies (differing

themes)• Developing Project-based pedagogy

What about today?

• We run a cooperative of our own

• Project –based pedagogy is used

• We have a network of schools promoting entrepreneurship in education

• On-the-job learning possibilities offered for teachers on a yearly basis

• Mobile technology in Mobiluck project

• Social media in learning