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Parliamentary body for banning mobile phone use in school
The parliamentary committee on Education and Culture on Tuesday supported the government proposal to restrict the use of mobile phone…
Kela asks 35,000 students to repay overpaid benefit
The national social insurance institution-Kela asked 35,000 students to repay the overpaid student financial aid for 2024 by April 30…
Record students apply to Aalto University’s bachelor’s programmes
Aalto University's bachelor's programmes received more than 28 000 applications in the spring, said the university in a press…
Finland to introduce upper secondary Edu, matriculation tests in English
Finland will introduce upper secondary education and matriculation examinations in English language for the students having lack of…
6% students discontinue study in 2022-2023 session
About six per cent of students attending education leading to a qualification or degree discontinued their studies and did not resume…
Comprehensive schools’ number on wane in Finland
A total of 78 comprehensive schools were closed down or merged with another educational institution in Finland in 2024, according to…
Rising interest, debt loads force more students to take loan payment support
More people with student loan debt received assistance with their student loan interest payments in 2024 than in previous years, said…
Kela asks 25700 students to repay overpaid benefit
The national social insurance institution-Kela asked 25,700 students to repay the overpaid student financial aid for 2023 by April 15…
WG for abolishing student loan scheme, rising grants
A ministerial working group in its report proposed to revise or abolish the student loan compensation scheme and increase the size of…
Helsinki’s self-service libraries to extend opening hours from Feb
People will be able to enjoy increased access to library services starting from February as the opening hours of self-service libraries…