Not disputing what you say, but they also learn other languages at the same time.
"All students learn at least two foreign languages, mainly English and obligatory Swedish, up to high school."
"All students learn at least two foreign languages, mainly English and obligatory Swedish, up to high school."
I don't know if the Finnish people I have known are exactly representative of the whole, but they were all bilingual (ie. parents spoke finnish and english or swedish at home).
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_advantages_of_bilingu...