West Finland College

West Finland College (Finnish: Länsi-Suomen opisto) is the oldest Finnish-speaking Folk High School operating in the village of Loima, Huittinen.

The mission of West Finland College is to guide and support students in achieving personal, cultural and educational goals in accordance with lifelong learning principles.

The historical and cultural venues of the College like the Assembly hall are where numerous meetings, seminars and celebrations are held.

West Finland College was founded in 1892 to serve the educational needs of the countryside population and support ideology of "Finnishness".

In the beginning the education was practical oriented: skills needed in traditional agrarian society were taught, like agriculture and housekeeping.

The international connections of the college began from the late 1950s when the first student exchanges with Great Britain, Western Germany and the Netherlands took place.