In the JA Company Program, the students establish a practice company (JA company) using real money. The program provides an opportunity to strengthen skills related to the working life and financial management, as well as develop the ability to interact with other people and gain an entrepreneurial attitude.

The JA Company Program is available to all students in comprehensive and upper secondary schools and functions as a part of the operation of the educational establishment. The program operates as part of the teaching provided by the school, and a teacher at the school is in charge of the program’s practical operation.

Participants to the program, which takes place over a semester, the school year or the calendar year, establish a JA company that operates using real money. During the program, the students go through each step in a company’s life-cycle from establishing the company to ceasing its operation.

Participating in JA Company Program requires each student to pay a registration fee:

• Primary education: 22 €/student
• Upper secondary education 30 €/student

JA Finland will invoice the school based on the number of registered students in the program.

Program in numbers (academic year 2017-2018)

• 1839 JA companies
• 4573 students from elementary schools, upper secondary schools and vocational colleges
• 522 teachers
• 179 schools (63 elementary schools, 53 upper secondary schools, 63 vocational colleges)