- The document discusses Finland's immigrant population, education system, and instruction for immigrant students. It notes that at the end of 2008, there were 190,540 foreign-born residents in Finland, comprising 4% of the population. - It outlines Finland's education system from basic education from ages 7-18 to upper secondary and vocational schools to universities and polytechnics. It describes instruction preparatory to basic education for immigrant students ages 7-17 to help with integration into Finnish society. - The document discusses assessing immigrant students, providing instruction in both their native language and Finnish, and allowing individualized learning plans. It provides an example of an immigrant student's path through the education system from preparatory instruction to