To learn about the experience of the Helsinki municipality in providing opportunities for high school-age youth to train at a high level in basketball to strive for becoming national team players, Vilnis Ķirsis, Riga City Council Deputy Chairman for Education and Family Policy, will go on a two-day working visit to the Finnish capital to meet with representatives of the Helsinki municipality and visit the Helsinki Basketball Academy. “Finland is one of the best examples of high standards in education, including efficient organisation of learning in general and vocational education, as well as sports education. Considering the long and distinguished basketball tradition in Latvia, I think it is worthwhile for us to analyse the model of the…