| AES | Adult Education Survey |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| ALMP | Active Labour Market Policy |
| CVTS | Continuing Vocational Training Survey |
| ECTS | European Credit Transfer System |
| EDUFIN | Finnish National Agency for Education |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| ELY | Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment |
| EU | European Union |
| EQF | European Qualification Framework |
| FiNQF | Finnish Qualification Framework |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| IALS | Adult Literacy Survey |
| ISCED | International Standard Classification of Education |
| ISCO | International Standard Classification of Occupations |
| IVET | Initial Vocational Education and Training |
| LFS | Labour Force Survey |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| MoEC | Ministry of Education and Culture Finland |
| MoEE | Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment Finland |
| MoF | Ministry of Finance |
| MoI | Ministry of Interior |
| MoSAH | Ministry of Social Affairs and Health |
| PES | Public Employment Services |
| PIAAC | OECD Survey of Adult Skills |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| TE | Employment and Economic Development offices, Finnish public employment services |
| TYP | Multi-Sectoral Joint Services Centres |
| UAS | University of Applied Sciences |