Yleissivistävissä

Yleissivistävissä is the inessive plural form of the Finnish adjective yleissivistävä, used to describe aspects of general education. Yleissivistävä refers to education that aims to provide broad knowledge and general skills rather than specialized vocational training. In Finnish educational policy and curricula, yleissivistävä koulutus denotes the part of the system that prepares students for higher education and responsible citizenship.

The general-education path is typically associated with upper secondary education (lukio) and the broad core of subjects taught in comprehensive school. Subjects classified as yleissivistäviä aineita include language and literature, mathematics, natural and social sciences, foreign languages, history and civics, geography, arts, and other broad-based disciplines. The term is used to distinguish these subjects and programs from ammatti- or vocational education tracks.

Grammatically, yleissivistävissä is used to describe plural nouns in the inessive case, for example yleissivistävissä oppisisällöissä (in general-education curricula) or yleissivistävissä opinnoissa (in general-education studies). The phrase appears in policy documents, curriculum descriptions, and teacher guides to indicate content tied to general education rather than vocational specialization.

In practice, yleissivistävä education emphasizes broad academic preparation, critical thinking, and the qualifications needed for further studies at universities or polytechnics. The term remains a standard label within Finnish discussions of education structure and curriculum design.