@techreport{Leijola2004education,
abstract = {This discussion paper examines the education system in Finland from the viewpoint of equality. First, it presents the current structure of the education system in Finland. Second, history and development of the Finnish education system are discussed with special attention paid to the principle of equality, which has since the early 19th century been one of the key values and goals of education policy in Finland. National sentiment first called for educating also the common people and providing basic and further education in the Finnish language. Regional equality and equal physical accessibility to schooling were emphasised in the early development of the common school system. Later, socioeconomic and gender equality in educational opportunity have become the other two equality goals of the education system in Finland. Third, the paper provides a review of empirical literature on equality at the different levels of the education system, from pre-primary to tertiary education. It is concluded that potential sources of inequality with respect to socioeconomic background, region, and gender exist in all levels of education. The Finnish education system fares well in international comparisons of equality between national education systems, however, especially with respect to socioeconomic background of the students. --  -- T\"{a}m\"{a} ETLA keskusteluaihe tarkastelee Suomen koulutusj\"{a}rjestelm\"{a}\"{a} tasaarvon n\"{a}k\"{o}kulmasta. Ensiksi esitell\"{a}\"{a}n nykyinen koulutusj\"{a}rjestelm\"{a}. Sen j\"{a}lkeen k\"{a}sitell\"{a}\"{a}n suomalaisen koulutusj\"{a}rjestelm\"{a}n historiaa ja kehityst\"{a} erityisesti tasa-arvoon keskittyen. Tasa-arvon periaate on 1800-luvulta asti ollut koulutusj\"{a}rjestelm\"{a}n keskeisi\"{a} arvoja ja tavoitteita. Kansallismielisyys edisti talonpoikaisv\"{a}est\"{o}n koulutusta suomen kielell\"{a} ja antoi alkusys\"{a}yksen koulutusj\"{a}rjestelm\"{a}n kehitt\"{a}miselle. Alueelliseen tasa-arvoon ja kouluverkon saavutettavuuteen kiinnitettiin huomioita kansakoululaitoksen alkutaipaleella. My\"{o}hemmin tasa-arvo koulutuksessa riippumatta sosioekonomisesta asemasta tai sukupuolesta ovat nousseet peruskoulun my\"{o}t\"{a} koko koulutuspolitiikka ohjaaviksi periaatteiksi. Keskusteluaiheen kolmannen osan muodostaa katsaus tasa-arvoa koulutusj\"{a}rjestelm\"{a}ss\"{a} k\"{a}sittelev\"{a}\"{a}n empiiriseen kirjallisuuteen, jossa k\"{a}sitell\"{a}\"{a}n kaikki koulutusj\"{a}rjestelm\"{a}n tasot esiopetuksesta korkean asteen koulutukseen. Johtop\"{a}\"{a}t\"{o}ksen\"{a} on, ett\"{a} eriarvoisuudelle altistavia tekij\"{o}it\"{a} on kaikilla koulutustasoilla sosioekonomisen aseman, alueen tai sukupuolen suhteen. Suomen koulutusj\"{a}rjestelm\"{a} n\"{a}ytt\"{a}ytyy kuitenkin hyvin tasa-arvoisena kansainv\"{a}lisiss\"{a} vertailuissa erityisesti sosioekonomisen aseman suhteen.},
address = {Helsinki},
author = {Liisa Leijola},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {I20; I21; 330; Education system; equality; Koulutusj\"{a}rjestelm\"{a}, tasa-arvoisuus; Bildungswesen; Finnland},
language = {eng},
number = {909},
publisher = {The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA)},
title = {The education system in Finland: Development and equality},
type = {ETLA Discussion Papers, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA)},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/63630},
year = {2004}
}
