Lukion vaihto-ohjelma ”Mistral Boréal”

General information on the Mistral Boreal 2026 exchange

Mistral Boréal is a school mobility exchange between the Académie of Provence-Alpes-Côte D’Azur (France) and Finland.

Dates:
  • For 3 weeks, from 09/26/2026 to 10/17/2026: the Finnish student stays in the Académie de Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
  • For 3 weeks, from 10/24/2026 to 11/14/2026: the French student stays in Finland.
General conditions

The exchange of 3 weeks is based on reciprocity and allows French and Finnish high school students to experience a linguistic, cultural, and academic immersion. Each Finnish high school student goes to the high school of his/her French pen pal, attends classes with him/her, and lives with his/her family.

PLEASE NOTE: the Finnish family and the Finnish school must agree to host the French student for 3 weeks.

Conditions
  • Be in high school at the time of the exchange (between 15 and 18 years old).
  • Have a minimum language level of A2 in English.
  • Have a minimum language level of A1 in French.
  • Be open-minded, independent, and responsible.
  • Must live with their family during the exchange period.
  • Have parental consent.
  • Submit all required documents on time.
How to apply?

Attention: This call for applications is exclusively for Finnish students. If you are in France, please contact ce.mistralboreal@region-academique-paca.fr

  1. Starting from 09/08/2025: If one of my students is interested in participating in this program, I click on this link : ➡ MISTRAL BOREAL 2026 to download the necessary application documents.

This link will direct you to two files to download:

  • The certificate of acceptance, which needs to be signed by the school principal at my school.
  • The parental consent that needs to be signed by the family.
  1. I fill in the certificate of acceptance,then the school principal at my school has to sign it.
  2. I send the parental consent and this link to the students’ family:
    ➡ Apply to Mistral Boréal 2026
  1. I collect the parental consent and the certificate of acceptanceand send them back to mobilite@france.fi BEFORE February, 5th
Calendar:
  • Septembrer 8th, 2025: call for applications in France and Finland
  • February 5th 2026: application deadline
  • From March 9 th, 2026: sending of contacts: the referent teacher will receive the contact of the French teacher. They are responsible for contacting the French teacher to send them their student’s file.

General information on the Mistral Boreal 2026 exchange

Mistral Boréal is a school mobility exchange between the Académie of Provence-Alpes-Côte D’Azur (France) and Finland.

Dates:
  • For 3 weeks, from 09/26/2026 to 10/17/2026: the Finnish student stays in the Académie de Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
  • For 3 weeks, from 10/24/2026 to 11/14/2026: the French student stays in Finland.
General conditions

The exchange of 3 weeks is based on reciprocity and allows French and Finnish high school students to experience a linguistic, cultural, and academic immersion. Each Finnish high school student goes to the high school of his/her French pen pal, attends classes with him/her, and lives with his/her family.

PLEASE NOTE: the Finnish family and the Finnish school must agree to host the French student for 3 weeks.

Conditions
  • Be in high school at the time of the exchange (between 15 and 18 years old).
  • Have a minimum language level of A2 in English.
  • Have a minimum language level of A1 in French.
  • Be open-minded, independent, and responsible.
  • Must live with their family during the exchange period.
  • Have parental consent.
  • Submit all required documents on time.
How to apply?

Attention: This call for applications is exclusively for Finnish students. If you are in France, please contact ce.mistralboreal@region-academique-paca.fr

  1. Starting from 09/08/2025: If one of my students is interested in participating in this program, I click on this link : ➡ MISTRAL BOREAL 2026 to download the necessary application documents.

This link will direct you to two files to download:

  • The certificate of acceptance, which needs to be signed by the school principal at my school.
  • The parental consent that needs to be signed by the family.
  1. I fill in the certificate of acceptance,then the school principal at my school has to sign it.
  2. I send the parental consent and this link to the students’ family:
    ➡ Apply to Mistral Boréal 2026
  1. I collect the parental consent and the certificate of acceptanceand send them back to mobilite@france.fi BEFORE February, 5th
Calendar:
  • Septembrer 8th, 2025: call for applications in France and Finland
  • February 5th 2026: application deadline
  • From March 9 th, 2026: sending of contacts: the referent teacher will receive the contact of the French teacher. They are responsible for contacting the French teacher to send them their student’s file.