This study aimed to investigate the process of the national curriculum reforms in Finland since 1968.
The history of Finnish educational system reform was firstly discussed in order to provide the
background and context of the curriculum reforms from 1968 to the present for a deeper
understanding of the Finnish curriculum reform processes. Secondly, I provided a contour of the
history of Finnish curriculum reform, focusing on the development and revision of early childhood
curriculum since the 2000s. Finally, the current Finnish national curriculum reform named the
「2012-2016/7 National Core Curriculum Reform」was depicted in details: processes, participants,
principles etc. In conclusion, the Finnish national curriculum reform processes provide lessons:
long-term reform design, open reform process, and a variety of reform participants including
beneficiaries of education and students, which were the ones who have been neglected so far in
Korea. In short, the Finnish curriculum reform process can be considered a realization of democracy.