University of Lapland was established in 1979 by setting up our first study programme – teacher education. The university is located at the Arctic Circle, in the city of Rovaniemi, Finland. Today the University of Lapland has over 4 300 graduate and postgraduate students in four faculties: Education, Law, Social Sciences and Art and Design.
The focus areas of the Faculty of Education include education, training, learning and teaching in northern communities, participatory education and pedagogy that take differences into account, adult learning, wellbeing at work, and the wellbeing of children and the youth in northern regions. The Faculty of Education hosts the UNESCO/UNITWIN Network Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity, which focuses on developing teacher education globally, especially in the fields of indigenous education, inclusive education, and digital and rural education.