In Finland the school teachers teach from mid-August to end of May. They are paid 12 months. How much they spend time on preparations, administration, whatnot,

In Finland the school teachers teach from mid-August to end of May. They are paid 12 months. How much they spend time on preparations, administration, whatnot, during the summer months is their own business. Also the Xmas holiday is about 2 weeks, and then in Finland we a this "skiing holiday", 1 week in February.