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Education and researchSubject choices of students
The statistics on subject choices of students contain data on the subject choices in comprehensive school and upper secondary education. The data are mainly obtained from the KOSKI database and they are produced annually.
Figures
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Foreign language studying by comprehensive education pupils of grades 1 to 9 by grade and academic year
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Pupils studying English in grades 1 to 9 of comprehensive education by grade, region and academic year
Foreign language studying by upper secondary level students by sex and region in 2024
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Studying two languages most common in upper secondary education in 2024
Subject choices of students 2024, upper secondary level education
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Studying English remained unchanged in comprehensive school education in 2024
Subject choices of students 2024, basic education
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Studying two languages most common among students in upper secondary education in 2023
Subject choices of students 2023, upper secondary level education
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Documentation
Description of the production, used methods and quality of the statistics.
Go to documentation of the statisticsReferencing instructions
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Subject choices of students [online publication].
ISSN=1799-1056. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 3.3.2026].
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Contact information
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koulutustilastot@stat.fiInquiries primarily
Vesa Hämäläinen
Senior Statistician
029 551 2594