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Sloyd
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<p>Sloyd (Swedish <i>slöjd</i>), also known as educational sloyd, is a system of handicraft-based education started by <a href="/facts/Uno_Cygnaeus/TSsa1tYq">Uno Cygnaeus</a> in <a href="/facts/Finland/G5Ak6T91">Finland</a> in 1865. The system was further refined and promoted worldwide, and was taught in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> until the early 20th century. It is still taught as a compulsory subject in Finnish, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian schools. </p>