The parliament is unicameral and has 200 members. There are many different parties. At the moment there are 22 registered parties, although not all are active. The three major parties are the National Coalition Party, the Central Party and the Social Democratic Party. When you are born in Finland, you get all kinds of benefits, but also a few responsibilities.
Comprehensive school starts at the age of seven and is compulsory for nine forms.
After comprehensive school you can go to upper secondary school leading to the national students exams or to a trade school. Admittance into university requires matriculation from upper secondary school or completion of the longest specialised courses in trade schools. Tuition, materials and meals are free in comprehensive school. Also there are no fees in higher education, and students are eligible for subsidized health care, meals and student hostels. Military service is compulsory to all men, and voluntary to women starting from April 1995.