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Number of primary, lower secondary students on wane in Finland
There were 47,600 pupils in pre-primary education and 537,000 pupils in primary and lower secondary education in 2025 in Finland,…
Oxford English Dictionary adds new Malaysian, Singaporean words
The Oxford English Dictionary has added several Malaysian English terms in its latest update, with words originating from the Malay…
Tampere to ban face coverings in schools, daycare centres
The City of Tampere has prepared new guidelines imposing ban on face coverings in educational institutions and daycare centres, said…
Completion rate of polytechnics degrees drops in Finland
The completion rate of university of applied sciences (Polytechnics) degrees in the target time decreased in 2024 by four percentage…
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…