The Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Suojelupoliisi) has expressed serious concerns regarding the nature of home education in Finland, noting it can enable children to be raised with extremist views that may contradict societal norms. Currently, the oversight of home education is minimal, with many homeschooling setups lacking sufficient regulation or monitoring, leading to uncertainty about the content being taught. The agency highlighted these issues as part of a broader national security review announced on Tuesday.

Suojelupoliisi's director, Juha Martelius, emphasized that the introduction of compulsory education could address these concerns by ensuring that all children receive consistent and appropriate education. This would help in monitoring what is being taught and ensure that all students learn similar core subjects. While Finland has compulsory schooling laws, they do not extend to a mandate for children to attend school, which complicates the oversight of home-schooled children.

In recent years, the number of children educated at home has rapidly increased in Finland, causing alarm within the security community. Currently, parents can organize their children's education at home or enroll them in co-operative homeschooling without mandatory permission, simply needing to notify the authorities. With an increasing trend of home education, the path forward may involve tightening regulations to safeguard children from exposure to potentially harmful ideologies.