Finland International School

India's first Finnish-curriculum school, suited to families drawn to play-based, well-being-led early years over exam drilling.

Finland International School opened in Kalyani Nagar in 2022, launched by Goenka Global Education with EduCluster Finland and the first in India to teach the Finnish National Core Curriculum. It started with nursery to Grade 4 and is growing year by year toward a full kindergarten-to-Grade-12 model, with a Cambridge IGCSE and IB pathway layered on so older students leave with both a Finnish and an international qualification. Around seventy percent of teaching staff were recruited from Finland at launch, with Indian teachers trained in the same methods, and a small student-to-teacher ratio. English is the language of instruction, with Hindi and Marathi available. The approach leans on phenomenon-based, play-led learning and child well-being rather than early academic pressure, which positions it for parents who actively want the Finnish model. Its newness, gradual grade rollout, and the cost premium are the main things to weigh.