Taitaja - the national Finnish vocational champioships is the most significant annual event within vocational education and training in Finland. The competition will be held in Oulu from 27-29 April 2010.

Vocational skills competition

The national competition in vocational skills is organised annually. The World Skills and the EuroSkills competitions are held alternately every other year. The events are coordinated and managed by Skills Finland ry.

Come compete with Oulu skills!

We are seeking for international competitors to the Taitaja 2010 competition. Foreign competitors participate in the same tasks as Finnish competitors throughout the event, but they won't compete for championships. One foreign participant will be accepted to compete almost in every category. Acquire yourself some valuable experience and come compare your skills with the skillful young Finnish! During the competition, international programme will be offered to the teams coming from abroad. Further information:

Schedule of the competition
Monday 26th April 2010
5 pm opening ceremony

Tuesday 27th April 2010
9 am - 5 pm competition in Ouluhalli

Wednesday 28th April 2010
9.30 am - 6 pm competition in Ouluhalli

Thursday 29 April 2010
8.30 am 12 pm competition in Ouluhalli
klo 16.00 closing ceremony