Leading Early
Childhood Education
from Finland
FinlandWay®’s passionate experts help you to unlock the best of Finland’s early childhood education. Our team consists of experienced preschool teachers, managers and Phd and Master degree level experts.
FinlandWay® was co-founded by education experts from the University of Helsinki and emerging markets impact specialists from the World Bank Group.
We have selected the core elements of Finland’s education excellence and use the latest technology and delivery models to support our partner schools and families to build better beginnings for lifelong learning.
Mission
Vision
Quality
Empowerment
Joy of learning
Accountability
Give your child a holistic education experience
Find your FinlandWay® preschool and invest to world’s leading curriculum and methodology.
Start your own preschool franchise
Transform your career and help building better lives for the children in your community.
We combine our understanding of the demands and challenges of our partner countries with a firm footing in leading research and daily education practices of Finland.
Noora Laitio
FRSA, CEO and Co-Founder
A Cambridge economist and impact investment specialist in emerging economies, Noora has worked for IFC World Bank Group as their Nordic Representative and Western Europe Women’s Representative for Private Sector Projects, the European Investment Bank and in investment banking across five continents. LinkedIn Noora Laitio
Jonna Kangas PhD
Education Expert and Co-Founder
A leading internationally published author, editor, speaker and researcher on participatory play-based pedagogy from Finland, Dr. Jonna is a Senior Lecturer and Teacher Training Expert at the University of Helsinki and a Joint Research Member at the Playful Learning Centre research laboratory. Her research has been published by Springer, Elsevier and Sage amongst others. LinkedIn Jonna Kangas
Marika Poutiainen
COO and board member
Marika is in charge of running daily operations and development projects at the FinlandWay® headquarters and making sure that the team members have the best opportunity to achieve their personal and customers’ goals. Marika can make everyone feel included and appreciated. In FinlandWay® she is excited about the possibility of constantly creating new and she thinks that challenges make the work interesting. LinkedIn Jonna Kangas
We are a fast growing education company and continuosly looking for new talents
Are you an early childhood education professional with good language skills? Or you might have great organisational skills and an eye for business opportunities? Above everything we appreciate a customer-centric mindset, can-do-attitude and the flexibility that working in a growing team requires.
