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Стаття присвячена аналізу основних напрямків освітньої політики Фінляндії, яка відображає взаємовідносини людини і суспільства в сучасних соціально-економічних умовах і спрямовує систему освіти на зміну самої людини, на революцію в самій людині. Фінляндія зі своєю системою освіти вже давно потурбувалася про підготовку людей майбутнього, реформувавши підходи до навчання в школах і закладах вищої освіти, а результатом цього стали всесвітнє визнання та найвищі позиції у різних рейтингах. Звертається увага на основні документи та концептуальні положення, на яких ґрунтується і розбудовується система освіти Фінляндії. Описана структура освіти у цій країні, розкриті питання організації та функціонування системи освіти, виявлено її характерні риси, чинники успіху та ефективності. Зроблена спроба розкрити ідеї й практичні підходи, які свідчать про те, що держава, вчителі і громадськість прагнуть зробити заклади освіти більш демократичними за змістом навчання, за організацією навчального процесу і результати їх діяльності, а всю систему освіти перетворити на один із важливих чинників соціальних перетворень у майбутньому. Окреслюються умови і називаються аргументи на користь практичного застосування в Україні позитивних здобутків фінської системи освіти. ; The article deals with analyzing the main streams of the education policy in Finland, which reflect the relationship between a person and society in modern socio–economic conditions. Such policy directs the system of education to change the person and his mind himself. Finland using its education system, has long before been concerned about preparing people for the future by reforming approaches to teaching in schools and higher education institutions. As a result, it has achieved world–wide recognition and top positions in various ratings have resulted. Therefore, today there is a great interest of scientists in certain issues of education functioning in Finland. Thus, G. Androshchuk, V. Butova. I. Zhernokleeva, T. Pushkareva and others study in their works the purpose and decisive role of Finland's education policy in the development of the education system. S. Grinyuk and V. Zagvozdkin pay attention to the practical the steps of reforming the Finnish system of education. T. Drobyshevsk investigates the system of providing educational services in Finland as a sector of knowledge production. L. Volynets, P. Kukharchuk consider the principles of the state education policy of Finland. L. Smolskaya examines the role of the state policy in implementing the "Finnish phenomenon"; P. Basyliuk and Yu. Kulykova, focus attention on the study of the evolution of the system of higher education in Finland; O. Scherbak reveals peculiarities of vocational education and training. This paper describes the principles of Finnish education policy. Attention is drawn to the fact that in this country citizens are given equal opportunities in obtaining education. It also shows that the education system of Finland is based on the needs of the society, taking into account the Constitution of the country, the provisions of the UN, UNESCO, PACE and other international organizations on such conceptual principles.:They are the principle of bilingualism, the principle of universal compulsory education, the principle of gender equality, according to territorial and socio–economic aspects; the principle of providing pedagogical autonomy; supporting the high level of pedagogical development science, school practical activity and Finnish culture; granting parents the right to choose freely a school according to their own pedagogical and didactic principles; the availability of inclusive education and education for children with special needs; encouraging the evolution at the national and international levels; close cooperation and partnership at all levels of the education process; the principle of individualization; the principle of lifelong learning, the principle of practicality, trust, voluntariness, independence and the principle of free–of–charge. The article presents the studying state management of the education branch in Finland. Today it includes the system of central administrative bodies – the Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland and the Finnish State Council for Education and non–state–owned educational structures as the Finnish Department of ENIC / NARIC, the Finnish Council for the Evaluation of Higher Education, the National Academy of Finland, the International Mobility Center of the SIMO. Their cooperation is aimed at developing educational, scientific, cultural, sports and youth policies and international cooperation, the "equalization" of the education system and the search for new models of the development of national education in the context of a worldwide education space. The Principles of education management are determined by the Parliament of Finland, and the government, represented by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland, formulates and implements educational policy and outlines the plan of education development. This paper also describes the structure of education in this country. It reveals organizing and functioning and shows some differences are shown in comparison with other European educational systems, including the educational system of Ukraine. The structure of the education system in Finland includes: lower education (alakoulu), 1–6 grades (6–12 years); high school (vlakoulu) 7–9 grades (13–15 years); additional class 10 class (16 years old); Lyceum (lukio) 11–12 grades (17–18 years old); professional college 11–13 grades (17–19 years). It is emphasized that in the Finnish system of education, teachers are granted a high degree of freedom guaranteed by the law and the state inspection is canceled. This is the main factor that has raised the effectiveness of the school system in Finland. The attention is paid on the fact that the need to ensure the adaptation of Finnish youth in the modern globalized world and Finland's domestic policy is consistent with the general European principles and recommendations on language education in the European space. Finland uses all its capabilities to create the most comfortable conditions for learning a foreign language and introduce foreign language education through the national language projects: KIEPO (purpose – studying the basics and implementation of language policy in the field of education), KIELO (meta – description, analysis and explanation of what today is teaching and learning foreign languages in Finnish classes) and CLIL (language learning in terms of this project is conducted in such a way that all or some of the school subjects are taught in a foreign language) moreover is now widely it is promoted by various forms of distance learning, combined and web–based training. An attempt is made to reveal ideas and practical approaches that indicate that the state, teachers and the public are eager to make education institutions more democratic in terms of learning, the organization of the education process and the results of their activities, and the whole system of education into one of the important factors of social transformation in the future. It is also outlines conditions and the arguments called in favor of the practical applying in Ukraine positive achievements of the Finnish system education.