In 2010, a study was released that deemed 95.2% of elementary teachers qualified. Though it would seem that all teachers would be qualified in the area that is the most observed by foreign education experts, Helsinki, they actually have the lowest rate. The study found that while Lapland teachers were 97.6% qualified and Eastern Finland’s were 97.7%, Helsinki only had an 88.3% qualification rate. Another area that is lacking in their qualification percentage is special education. Overall, teacher’s working in that sector of education are 76.1% qualified. Perhaps because of this, over the next fifteen years, the demand for special education teachers is expected to rise. On the flip side, it’s projected that there will be an overabundant amount of subject teachers (Malinen, Väisänen, &
In 2010, a study was released that deemed 95.2% of elementary teachers qualified. Though it would seem that all teachers would be qualified in the area that is the most observed by foreign education experts, Helsinki, they actually have the lowest rate. The study found that while Lapland teachers were 97.6% qualified and Eastern Finland’s were 97.7%, Helsinki only had an 88.3% qualification rate. Another area that is lacking in their qualification percentage is special education. Overall, teacher’s working in that sector of education are 76.1% qualified. Perhaps because of this, over the next fifteen years, the demand for special education teachers is expected to rise. On the flip side, it’s projected that there will be an overabundant amount of subject teachers (Malinen, Väisänen, &