Salo Upper secondary school and the Finnish educational system
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Education in Finland
Comprehensive school begins in the first grade, usually at the age of 6 or 7 and ends at the ninth grade at the age of 15 or 16
After comprehensive school comes secondary education
Commonly students pick either vocational school or upper secondary school
Vocational school is more practical and prepares students for more specific professions
Upper secondary school is general and mainly prepares students for further education
After the implementation of the syllabus of 2021, students must study until the age of 18
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Salo
Salo is a relatively small region found at the southern part of Finland with a population of about 50 000 inhabitants
Most people live more than 5 km away from the centre of Salo. Salo has put a lot of effort to public transportation. Salo has relatively many bus lines and there are good connections to bigger cities such as Turku (187 000 residents) and Helsinki (632 000 residents)
Salo has its own train station and bus station, obviously. Bigger cities provide excellent opportunities to travel abroad
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Salon lukio (Salo upper secondary school)
Salon lukio has just over 600 students and around 40 teachers
There are two other upper secondary schools in Salo, but Salon lukio is clearly the biggest of them by the number of students
To study in Salon lukio doesn't require more than average grades but the quality of education is still wonderful
Our school is full of motivated students but there are also people that don't take things so seriously. Overall, the atmosphere of Salon lukio is top notch and ambitious students have their opportunity to shine
Salo upper secondary school offers lots of unique opportunities for its student with its advanced courses in science, business, art and music
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Requirements for graduating from the upper secondary school in Finland:
150 academic credit (usually one course equals to 2 credits)
Finals on at least 5 subjects
Complete all the mandatory courses(total of 47 or 51)
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Culture
Finnish people are close to nature, like sports and are friendly
There are several symbols associated with the Finnish culture, such as sauna, winter activities and reindeer
Finnish people love to be recognized internationally for something that they have achieved
Companies that have been based in Finland such as Supercell (Clash of Clans, Hayday, Clash Royale, Boom Beach), Rovio (Angry birds) and Nokia(prior to being sold to China)