School

Finland

DURING AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITY

School child drowned in Porvoo pool without anyone noticing

The Nomad Today 11/6/20

The police have begun reviewing the images recorded by the security cameras in order to clarify how this sad case may have occurred.

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

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

CORONAVIRUS

Finland records 115 infections and 2 deaths over the weekend

The Nomad Today 9/14/20

On Monday, authorities were concerned about the situation in Mikkeli, where more than 300 people have been exposed to the virus. The city authorities have decided that school students in…

Finland

TRIAL BEGINS

Perpetrator of Kuopio sabre murder planned attack for a year

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/8/20

During police interviews, the accused said he had read up on school attacks in several countries, including Finland and the United States. Prosecutor Ulla Oinonen said she is…

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

EU Commission: School reopenings should not trigger new virus spike

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/29/20

Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides also said the first vaccine against the virus could be available in late 2020 or early 2021.

World

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg back at school after year off

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/25/20

Thunberg commenced her first year of high school a few days after her peers in Stockholm.

Coronavirus

Study finds children of all ages are susceptible to coronavirus

The Nomad Today 8/1/20

The study released on Friday comes amid an increasingly tense debate about reopening schools.

Coronavirus

ACCORDING TO THL

Closing schools in Finland did not stop Covid more than in Sweden

The Nomad Today 7/13/20

"According to current information, children also pass on the virus less frequently than adults”, says Hanna Nohynek, Chief Physician at THL.

Finland

Coronavirus

Second Covid-19 infection found in a school in Sipoo

The Nomad Today 5/22/20

15 more students and several teachers have been placed in quarantine, local authorities said. 

Finland

Coronavirus

Students and staff from Vantaa and Espoo schools quarantined

The Nomad Today 5/20/20

Staff members from a school in Viikki (Helsinki) have also been isolated. There are at least 9 schools affected by Covid-19 in the Uusimaa region.  

Finland

Coronavirus affects 3 other schools in the capital region

The Nomad Today 5/20/20

Three education centers in Sipoo (northeast of Helsinki) joined the list of schools that had to take measures to protect students and staff members.

Finland

Growing proportion of students learning English at school

The Nomad Today 5/20/20

Starting from the beginning of 2020 all pupils start studying their first foreign language or a second national language at the latest in the spring of the first grade.

Coronavirus

Corona in Porvoo school: 17 pupils and 4 teachers quarantined

The Nomad Today 5/17/20

The case was discovered at Linnajoki school.

Finland

Government safety instructions for those returning to school

The Nomad Today 5/14/20

Staff members in early childhood education and care should work with one and the same group of children. Classrooms and other spaces will be arranged in such a way that there is more space between…

Opinion

Coronavirus: sending the kids back to school or not?

Paola Elefante 5/12/20

Coronavirus

Finnish hospitals guidance for groups of children at risk

The Nomad Today 5/7/20

It is important to take care of hand hygiene as well as adequate distance to other children and adults, the health experts warn a week before the reopening of the schools.

Coronavirus

Covid-19

Minister of Education: corona restrictions start easing in schools first

The Nomad Today 4/21/20

The Government is still considering continuing distance learning until the end of the spring term.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus will end in Summer 2021, say Foreigner.fi readers

The Nomad Today 4/21/20

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

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Norway claims to have coronavirus outbreak under control

The Nomad Today 4/7/20

Norwegian Minister of Health said the measures to prevent the spread "have worked," but the Director of the Institute for Public Health is not so sure.