Euroguidance Finland

CIMO is the Euroguidance Centre in Finland. The Euroguidance network of 33 countries promotes mobility and the European dimension in guidance by sharing information and good practice.

Euroguidance Finland provides services to Finnish guidance and advisory personnel in employment offices and to guidance counsellors in educational institutions.

Euroguidance Finland

• supports national and international networking of guidance practitioners by organising study visits, seminars and training
• supports the European dimension in guidance by exchanging and disseminating information on good practices and European initiatives in education and guidance
• organises training to enhance guidance practitioners’ skills and knowledge to inform their clients about international opportunities
• provides information (publications & online information) on study and training opportunities abroad

Euroguidance services in Finland are developed in close cooperation with

• the Ministry of Education and Culture
• the Ministry of Employment and the Economy
• the Finnish National Board of Education
• higher education institutions offering initial training for guidance counsellors
• the Finnish Association of Guidance Counsellors and its regional affiliates
• the national representatives of European networks, such as Europass, Eurodesk, NARIC (National Academic Recognition Information Centres), Eurydice and EURES (European Job Mobility Portal).

The Finnish Euroguidance Centre also cooperates with the European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network (ELGPN) and has a regular exchange of information with Cedefop and the European Training Foundation.

Euroguidance Finland is financed by the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme LLP, the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture and the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy.

Contact us

If you work with guidance and counselling and would like to know more about the services of Euroguidance Finland, please contact us for further information.

e-mail: euroguidance(at)cimo.fi

Programme Manager Kati Virolainen

Information Officer Mika Launikari

If you are interested in studying in Finland, please visit our Study in Finland website. You will find a lot of useful information there, including the contact details of CIMO's information services.