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Two Success Stories – Integrating to Finnish Labour Market
Finland is famous for its educational system, architecture and design. No wonder Finland attracts young people who are considering their career paths as designers….
Designer Linda Vanni visits Aurinkolahti comprehensive school
The fourth-graders of Aurinkolahti comprehensive school, located in Helsinki’s Vuosaari, have been divided into two groups. They are participating in a nature-themed course for…
Industrial Designer Linda Ukkonen visits Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Visual Arts
Students of Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Visual Arts, also known as Torkkeli, can select architecture and design for their electives. Coordinated by Ornamo…
Designer Hanna-Kaarina Heikkilä visits Arabia comprehensive school
Arabia comprehensive school in Helsinki is the first comprehensive school in Finland to emphasise design learning in its curriculum. According to the school’s curriculum,…
2021 Furniture Designer is Yuki Abe
The Finnish Association of Interior Architects, SIO, has elected Yuki Abe as the 2021 Furniture Designer. Yuki Abe (b. 1974) graduated from the University…
Live and learn – the Finnish Design Academy has published the first ever profile map of design education in Finland
The Finnish Design Academy project has brought Finnish university level design schools together in a situation where changes in working life challenge educational institutions…