Education differs from country to country because each country has its own education system. However, it is commonly accepted that Finland has the best education system in the world (Gamerman, 2008). Thus, its education system differs in many ways from that of other countries such as Germany. The Finnish education system includes basic education, upper secondary education and higher education (Vossensteyn, 2008), while the German education system includes primary education, secondary education and higher education (Lohmar , 2012). Even though 9 years of schooling is compulsory in both countries, they differ in the type of schools, duration of education, etc. In this article, the similarities and differences between these two education systems will be discussed in more detail. General information about education in Finland and GermanyIn Finland, the education system is decentralized. (Moore, 2008). According to (Moore, 2008), the responsibility of the Ministry of Education is to prepare and implement educational policy. He said the education system and its policy are administered by the Ministry of Education and the Finnish National Board of Education. In Finland, there is a national core curriculum which is the responsibility of the Finnish National Board of Education. However, Moore (2008) highlighted that local authorities play a vital role in education. Kupianien, Hutamaki, Kajalainen (2008) also mentioned that local authorities are the education providers who organize and deliver education in Finland, because the municipal curriculum can be regulated by local authorities based on the national core curriculum . Namely, local authorities can develop their own curriculum based on this curation...... middle of paper ......ation. Satisfactory completion of the school leaving examination leads to the award of a school leaving examination certificate. (Moore, 2008). Lohmar, that in higher education it is possible to see three degrees which are baccalaureate, master's and doctorate. The first university degree, the baccalaureate, can usually be obtained in three years of full-time study. The higher education system includes universities and polytechnics, in which the admission requirement is a general or vocational secondary diploma. The basic rule is that universities, their faculties or departments select their own students based on the marks obtained in the baccalaureate, leaving certificate and/or entrance exams (Ministry of Education, 2005). All studies are free. In Finland, teachers teach students with the aim of helping them learn, not to pass exams..