(Re)constructing Finland and Finnish identity in the context of education export – From the margins to the group of leading exporters?
Journal: Culture, education and future.
Year: 2025

Education export is a relatively new endeavour for Finnish institutions traditionally reliant on government funding. Inspired by Finland’s PISA success and globalisation imperatives, since the second half of the 2010s, Finnish education institutions have been encouraged to enter the global education market as for-profit providers of education. This article examines how Finnish national identity is (re)constructed and contested within the context of education export debates from 2010 to 2023. Usi