Education

Finland

WORK IN FINLAND

Extension of compulsory education will affect young workers employment

The Nomad Today 8/2/21

If work and studies overlap, a young worker has the right to refuse a shift that would prevent them from participating in instruction

Finland

EU SUMMIT

Marin highlights importance of education at Porto Social Summit

The Nomad Today 5/8/21

The Finnish Prime Minister described the role education plays in strengthening the resilience of societies and advancing equality and inclusion.

Finland

WORK MARKET

Half of the students in Finland work during their studies

The Nomad Today 3/14/21

Women worked while studying more frequently than men.

Finland

EDUCATION

Finland to implement a new action plan to prevent bullying

The Nomad Today 1/28/21

It is proposed that action to combat bullying begins already in early childhood education and care.

Finland

FOR 20,000 FAMILIES

Finland to reduce fees for early childhood education and care

The Nomad Today 1/20/21

The Ministry of Education and Culture estimates that, as a result of the legislative amendments, approximately 20,000 families will be entitled to free early childhood education and care.

Finland

STUDY IN FINLAND

Finland offers 5,500 places for English higher education programmes

The Nomad Today 1/5/21

The first joint application of the spring 2021 to Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences begins on Thursday 7 January.

Finland

HIGHER AMONG WOMEN

Educational qualifications highest among people aged 40 to 44

The Nomad Today 11/6/20

The highest educated population lived in Uusimaa, where the population had completed an average of 4.3 years of post-comprehensive level education.

Finland

EDUCATION

Finnish survey reveals increase in school absenteeism

The Nomad Today 11/2/20

The reasons for absenteeism are wide-ranging and include illness, problems at home and social problems at school, such as bullying.

Finland

REFORM

Finland to extend free compulsory education until the age of 18

The Nomad Today 10/16/20

Education and daily meals will be free of charge, along with textbooks and other materials needed for teaching. Young people finishing their comprehensive school education in spring 2021,…

Finland

GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL

Lower fees in early childhood education and care

The Nomad Today 9/29/20

The first steps are to raise the income thresholds by 31%. At the same time, the maximum fee for a family’s second child in ECEC will be reduced from 50% to 40%.

Coronavirus

Foreigner.fi readers think it is too early to reopen schools

The Nomad Today 5/5/20

Foreigner.fi will ask a different question about Finland, Finnish lifestyle and world issiues every Friday on its official Twitter account @foreignerfi

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Sweden’s coronavirus approach different from Finland

Ali Abaday 3/24/20

The precautionary methods of Finland and Sweden are different, but both countries agree that they do not believe in the WHO recommendations.

Finland

5.4% of students drop out of education

The Nomad Today 3/13/20

Men discontinue studies more often than women.

Finland

Finland's PISA good results attracted thousands of foreign educators

Eric Lipchis 2/10/20

16,000 visitors came from more than half of the countries in the world from 2004 to 2019.

Finland

20,000 students competing for 4,700 high-education places in the joint application

The Nomad Today 1/30/20

According to the Finnish National Agency for Education, the toughest competition for English study places was in the fields of arts and culture, social studies and health and welfare

Finland

Government launches plan to reduce Finnish households overindebtedness

The Nomad Today 1/29/20

Household debt in relation to income is higher than ever before. New forms of loans, operators outside the traditional banking sector and new practices have increased the availability and…

Finland

Finland allocates 3 million to support children’s education in Syria

The Nomad Today 12/11/19

In 2018, more than 70,000 children enrolled in school in Syria thanks to the cooperation between Finland and UNICEF, explains Finnish Ambassador Tarja Fernández.

Finland

Estonia takes over as European leader in PISA education ranking

The Nomad Today 12/3/19

Finnish Government remarked that when examining the relationship between life satisfaction and performance, "Finland stood out from other countries and economies." "Finland was the only…

Finland

Three Moroccan students gained a place to study at Haaga-Helia University

The Nomad Today 11/27/19

All three have been accepted to study Business Administration in Finland after passing the entrance exam held in Rabat. Managers of Akademia.fi confirmed they are working to organize…

Finland

Low-educated Finns more likely to be childless

The Nomad Today 11/22/19

Two-thirds of all childless Finnish women lived in core urban areas. The highest share was in Uusimaa and the lowest in Ostrobothnia.