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OUT OF THE BOX – Sustainability education in Finland

Courses in 2025

This course is about sustainability education and a showcase on various methods and focus areas on green competencies and a sustainable society.  

  • Interested in transforming your teaching or team practices into something that is more sustaining both for you, your target audience – and the planet?
  • Dreaming of taking your teaching or team activities to new environments, perhaps outdoors, into diverse real life learning environments? 
  • Needing pedagogical tools and hands-on activities? 
  • Hoping to get more motivation and courage in taking on sustainability issues both in your teaching and with your colleagues and other adults? 

Pondering how to get started? Come and join us on this course in Helsinki.  

Why choose the OUT OF THE BOX – Sustainability education in Finland course?   

  • Improve your understanding of key sustainability competences as per the European sustainability competence framework GreenComp.  
  • Try out various inspiring methods you can directly apply in your own teaching.  
  • Gain practical tools for sustainability education.  
  • Learn how to use authentic learning environments in your teaching.  
  • Exchange with and learn from other teachers from all over Europe.   

For whom? The course is for teachers working in lower and upper secondary education, vocational schools, or adult education, as well as other professionals in different fields interested in course topics or content. The methods introduced during the course can be applied to many different age and target groups.  

Where? In Helsinki, Finland, and nearby environments.  

By whom? SYKLI Environmental College is a national specialist vocational college. We train professionals in different sectors to take concrete steps towards sustainability. Our aim is to build green competencies and increase the quality of sustainability education at all levels of the education system and throughout society. In Finland, SYKLI is known as a pioneer in environmental and sustainability education. SYKLI is the only institution in Finland offering a one-year-long study program in Environmental Education for teachers and other education professionals, as well as programs in Circular Economy, Water Management, Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development.  Our aim is to enhance green competencies and increase quality in environmental education in all levels of the education system and throughout the society!  


Sign up for courses

Please register via the links below.


Course fee


If your organization has an Erasmus+ Grant:

Course fee:
For a 3-day course 240,00 €,
for a 5-day course 400,00 €
for a 7-day course 560,00 € for tuition and materials.

This is covered with the course fee that you get with your grant: 80,00 € per day.

Organizational costs: each school / organization will receive per participant an amount for organizational costs, of which SYKLI Environmental College will charge for a 3/5/7 days course 90,00 € per participant for administration and organizational costs. 

Other participants: 

Course fee: 
3-day course 330,00 € + VAT 25,5 %
5-day course 490,00 € + VAT 25,5 %
7-day course 650,00€ + VAT 25,5 %


Student feedback:
Thanks for all your effort for the great experience. The course is rich in content and very resourceful.”


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Katariina Mustonen

Trainer, Cooperation & Development