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Income limits for student loan interest assistance to rise in March
The income limits for assistance with student loan interest will be raised as of the beginning of March, said the national social…
Haavisto, Robinson to get honorary doctorates from Helsinki University
Veteran politician of Vihreä liitto (Finnish Green League) Pekka Haavisto and Nobel laureate in Economic Sciences James Robinson…
Kela asks 28,000 students to repay overpaid benefit
The national social insurance institution-Kela asked about 28,000 students to repay the overpaid student financial aid for 2024 by…
Students observe ‘Vanhat Day’ in traditional style
Students of the eleventh grade at the upper secondary schools in Finland on Friday observed Vanhojen tanssit 2026 (dances of the old)…
Helsinki to start English-language track at upper secondary level
The City of Helsinki will start English language track at the upper secondary education level, said the city in a press release on…
Helsinki libraries get 9.2m visitors in 2025
The libraries of Helsinki had a total of 9.2 million visitors in the year 2025, said the City of Helsinki in a press release on…
Applicants to Finland´s higher education in English on wane
The joint application to degree programmes in English at Finnish higher education institutions reduced significantly further this year…
34% Finns optimistic about children’s future: OAJ survey
Only one in three (34%) of the people living in Finland is optimistic about the future of children and young people, according to a…
Students likely to lose residence permit, if receive social support
The government has taken an initiative to enhance post-decision monitoring of study-based residence permit to check whether…
6000 1st graders to start school in Helsinki in autumn
About 6,000 children will start school in Helsinki in the autumn this year, said the City of Helsinki in a press release on Wednesday.…