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Finland mulls shortening school summer holidays
The Ministry of Education has taken an initiative to bring changes to the schedule and duration of summer holidays at schools in…
Govt to tighten criteria for language, family reunification for Int´l students
The four-party alliance government led by Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) has taken a move to tighten criteria for…
Helsinki University reports student data breach regarding Palestine movement
A personal data breach has occurred at the University of Helsinki where the Faculty of Science students' names were collected from…
1626 students offered admission to Helsinki University´s Int’l master’s programmes
A total of 1,626 new students from 90 countries were offered admission to the international master’s programmes at the University…
Number of students at Finnish polytechnic Institutes on rise
The number of students in university of applied sciences ( Polytechnic Institutes) education continued to grow in 2025, according to…
Immigrant background kids face more bullying at school than natives
Children and young people with a foreign background fare worse than children and young people with two Finnish-born parents across…
Fish fingers chosen most favourite school meal in Helsinki
Fish fingers have been chosen as the most favourite school meal among the students in Helsinki, according to a survey commissioned by…
Espoo takes safety measure after child death in Vantaa daycare
The early childhood education department of the City of Espoo has taken safety measures following the death of a child in a fold-down…
11,750 Finnish higher Edu students go abroad for exchange in 2025
A total of 11,750 Finnish higher education students went abroad for exchange studies or international traineeships as part of their…
34,500 students to pay back Kela aid as income limit exceeds
About 34,500 students exceeded their income limit for student financial aid in 2025, said the Social Insurance Institution-Kela in a…