شبكة المعلومات العربية التربوية

In this paper we review the finnish educational experience by attempting to answer the following questions: 1) what are the structural and organizational features of the finnish education system? 2) How is the finnish education is financed? 3) What is the order of the finnish educational output at the international level? 4) How to build, implement and review the finnish curriculum? 5) How are English language approaches addressed? 6) What are the most important features of the finnish educational system and its curricula? 7) What are the benefits of the finnish educational experience in our Saudi reality? The most significant results indicated that there is a pioneering role for the finnish educational system in many local and international fields. It deserves to be a distinguished country. It can be used at the organizational and administrative level, in curriculum design, and as a method of qualification and selection of teachers. (Published abstract)