Well, here the kindergarten with child-led play isn't that much part of the education system. Even the pre-school year is fundamentally just preparing kids for

Well, here the kindergarten with child-led play isn't that much part of the education system. Even the pre-school year is fundamentally just preparing kids for the school, which is still very much teacher-led. The written Finnish being very easy to spell and read also probably contributes. There are only very few peculiarities that differentiate from the logical 1-1 mapping between letter symbols and vocal sounds. Practically all children all able to attain at least the basic functional literacy skills in a couple of years. (I really couldn't understand the concept of spelling bee competitions in US TV shows, like that one Peanuts animated film, until we started English.)