Vaihto-ohjelma Finn’Est

EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION BETWEEN THE ACADÉMIE DE REIMS AND FINLAND

General information on the Finn’Est 2025 exchange

Finn’Est is a school mobility program between the Académie de Reims (France) and Finland.

Dates:

• For 3 weeks, from 15/02/2025 to 09/03/2025: the Finnish student stays in the Académie de Reims.
• For 4 weeks, from 05/04/2025 to 03/05/2025: the French student stays in Finland.

General conditions

The exchange of 3 weeks (Finnish) / 4 weeks (French) 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 4 weeks.

Conditions

• Entering class 9, 10, or 11 at the time of the exchange (between 15 and 18 years old).
• Minimum language level A2 in English.
• Minimum language level A1 in French.
• Open-minded, independent, and responsible.
• Must live with their family at the time of the exchange.
• Have the agreement of their parents.
• Have handed out the documents on time.

How to apply?

1. Starting from 28/08/2024: If one of my students is interested in participating in this program, I click on  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.

2. I fill in the certificate of acceptance, then the school principal at my school has to sign it.

3. I send the parental consent and this link to the students’ family:
Apply to Finn’Est 2025

4. I collect the parental consent and the certificate of acceptance and send them back to mobilite@france.fi BEFORE November, 8^th

Calendar:

• August 28, 2024: call for applications in France and Finland
• November 8, 2024: application deadline
• November 18, 2024: matching of French and Finnish students
• From November 19, 2024: 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.
• From 15/02/2025 to 09/03/2025: reception of Finnish pupils
• From 05/04/2025 to 03/05/2025: reception of French pupils

EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION BETWEEN THE ACADÉMIE DE REIMS AND FINLAND

General information on the Finn’Est 2025 exchange

Finn’Est is a school mobility program between the Académie de Reims (France) and Finland.

Dates:

• For 3 weeks, from 15/02/2025 to 09/03/2025: the Finnish student stays in the Académie de Reims.
• For 4 weeks, from 05/04/2025 to 03/05/2025: the French student stays in Finland.

General conditions

The exchange of 3 weeks (Finnish) / 4 weeks (French) 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 4 weeks.

Conditions

• Entering class 9, 10, or 11 at the time of the exchange (between 15 and 18 years old).
• Minimum language level A2 in English.
• Minimum language level A1 in French.
• Open-minded, independent, and responsible.
• Must live with their family at the time of the exchange.
• Have the agreement of their parents.
• Have handed out the documents on time.

How to apply?

1. Starting from 28/08/2024: If one of my students is interested in participating in this program, I click on  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.

2. I fill in the certificate of acceptance, then the school principal at my school has to sign it.

3. I send the parental consent and this link to the students’ family:
Apply to Finn’Est 2025

4. I collect the parental consent and the certificate of acceptance and send them back to mobilite@france.fi BEFORE November, 8^th

Calendar:

• August 28, 2024: call for applications in France and Finland
• November 8, 2024: application deadline
• November 18, 2024: matching of French and Finnish students
• From November 19, 2024: 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.
• From 15/02/2025 to 09/03/2025: reception of Finnish pupils
• From 05/04/2025 to 03/05/2025: reception of French pupils