It should be noted that attending kindergarten is not mandatory in Finland and that there are different options for day care (e.g. at home or "family care" at the home of a licensed day care person).
The other options are much more popular in rural communities due to distances.
This was recently changed so that the "preschool" became obligatory for 6 year olds, so they have to take educational activities for 4 hours a day at a kindergarten but may still have their day care elsewhere.
Btw, the aphorism quoted in the article is better translated as "what you learn without joy, you'll forget without sorrow".
This was recently changed so that the "preschool" became obligatory for 6 year olds, so they have to take educational activities for 4 hours a day at a kindergarten but may still have their day care elsewhere.
Btw, the aphorism quoted in the article is better translated as "what you learn without joy, you'll forget without sorrow".