Thanks for visiting KIDZONE FINLAND (the UK version of Kidzone Finland), an educational – and fun! – interactive tour of Finland. It’s designed to help kids ages 9-12 experience Finland’s society, culture and environment – and begin exploring how they can make the world a better place.

Developed by the government of Finland, Kidzone Finland offers three exciting virtual tours: School and Work, The Environment and A Cool Place To LIve. By showing how Finland has addressed important issues, it provides a great starting point for your class to discuss these issues as well as to learn about Finnish culture.

Discover how KIDZONE FINLAND can work in your classes by downloading our Site Guide. It includes a complete overview of the site as well as an answer key to our interactive quizzes. Or you can visit our quick user tips section for a head start. Then give us your comments on the site and help us develop it further!

Download the Kidzone Finland Site Guide for all the texts, quiz answers and activities

GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK

Want to help us improve the Kidzone Finland web site - and develop it further? It's simple: Review the Kidzone Finland web site if you haven't already, then email us about how well the site works. Your feedback information will be used to develop the site further. We thank you and appreciate your help in making Kidzone Finland a great resource for students. We thank you and appreciate your participation as an educator. Email us your comments: kidzone@formin.fi

TIPS ON USING KIDZONE FINLAND IN YOUR CLASSROOM

Want to get started using Kidzone Finland right away? Here's a quick mini-guide that includes all the basics:

The first time your students visit Kidzone Finland, they'll need to create a quick user profile with a nickname, age, city, and county. (This information will only be used to personalize their site experience.)

You and your students can then choose from three interactive tours, including "School and Work", "The Environment", and "A Cool Place To Live". Each tour has five different sections; an entire tour takes 15-20 minutes and you can also just do individual sections. Switch tours at any time by clicking the Kidzone Finland logo or choosing the appropriate color bar at the bottom left.

When students sign in, they get a virtual "backpack". They'll receive "badges" for these backpacks when they successfully complete quizzes at the end of each tour section. Moomin will also ask special bonus questions during each quiz; if they answer these questions correctly they can view video clips that tell more about the story of Moomin, the Kidzone Finland Site Guide. To see their winnings, they can click their backpack at any time; videos can be accessed by clicking "Other Gear".
 
Each tour also includes a "Take Action" page with resources and links that encourage students to apply what they've learned through Kidzone Finland in the real world. Visit these pages to discover fun and educational activities you can do with your class.

Now that you know how Kidzone Finland works, visit our site and try it out for yourself! You'll need 'Macromedia Flash Player' and 'QuickTime' video player to fully participate in the site, so download them below if desired.

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