Over the last few decades, we have witnessed rapid and major changes in the world that have a direct impact on student education. Skills and knowledge valuable before can, today, be completely useless. For a long time, there exist an idea but also a need to change the traditional way of education. A somewhat rigid system based on remembering and reproducing facts and quiet and often passive sitting in the benches for several school hours is certainly not in line with the time we are living in. 21st Century Skills that are often mentioned are creativity, problem solving, critical thinking, communication and co-operation (Finnish National Board of Education, 2014). These skills should be the guideline for any further changes in education. When we talk about these changes, they are most concerned with the changes in the learning environment in which students are spending their time. The amount of time students spend in the education system (Milkie & Warner, 2011) gives us a great opportunity to help individuals realize their full potential and to grow into happy and satisfied people capable of conducting an independent and successful life and thus contributing to the community. This difficult task can be achieved by creating a stimulating learning environment. Learning environment involves many elements. Some of them are obvious and relatively easy to change like organization of the space or furniture choice. N the other hand there are those that pose a greater challenge and are related to teaching methods and creation of a certain stimulating climate in the classroom. The aim of this thesis is to show the importance of creating a stimulating environment for learning. The key question to be answered is how to organize and design learning environment to prepare students for lifelong learning and life in the 21st century. It will also show the physical, pedagogical and psycho-social dimensions of the learning environment and how they complement each other in the learning process itself. In addition to this, this paper will also deal with the influence of a stimulating learning environment for learners with learning difficulties. Although these ideas and changes have a positive impact on the entire school population, they particularly affect learners with learning difficulties. Children with learning disabilities represent a group that is often at a disadvantage in the school system. Putting an emphasis on creating a stimulating learning environment can significantly improve the quality of education and life of students with learning difficulties as stimulating learning environment considers individual needs of all students regardless of their abilities and more than one form of education.