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10 Euros Uno Cygnaeus and folk schooling

Issuer Bank of Finland
Year 2016
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Weight 10 g
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Obverse lettering 2016 SUOMI 10 EURO FINLAND 1 8 6 6
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Uno Cygnaeus, a Lutheran pastor who spent years as a missionary in Alaska before returning to Finland, became the architect of the Finnish folk school system in the 1860s — an achievement that separated Finland's educational model from the Swedish-influenced grammar school tradition that preceded it. His insistence on practical, manual instruction alongside academic learning was controversial enough that it required a direct imperial decree from Alexander II to take root.

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