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Young people spend more time playing games than exercising

The Nomad Today 3/11/20

About one third of young people say they have not spent more than one hour per week doing exercise. 

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Foreigners wanting to study at Finnish universities increased by 17%

The Nomad Today 3/10/20

Business, administration and law are the most wanted programmes. In 2019, 32% of foreign students who applied to higher education were admitted.

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10% of Finnish teachers report suffering violence in schools

The Nomad Today 2/18/20

More and more teachers are taking self-defence courses to protect themselves.

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Kela claims students 37 million euros in study aid received improperly

The Nomad Today 2/16/20

The Social Security Institution has set a deadline for students to submit a request for review, in which they must provide details of their studies and specify their income. In the future, Kela will…

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Map of the schools that closed last year in Finland

The Nomad Today 2/12/20

Interestingly, where more comprehensive schools have closed it is not in rural areas, but in the large urban areas of Uusimaa, Pirkanmaa and Ostrobothnia. At the same time, the new units built are…

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Nearly all Finnish high school students learn English

The Nomad Today 12/18/19

Of students in upper secondary education, 61% studied two languages and 38% studied three or more languages.

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Should Finnish universities teach in English?

Gerrit Bruno Blöss 12/13/19

English is the most widely spoken second language in the world, and plays a vital role in academia. But its use especially in higher education is a highly contested issue. Why is that? And can there…

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Finland allocates 8 million to improve Nepalese schools through UNICEF

The Nomad Today 12/12/19

The purpose is to bring people in need of special support, such as the disabled and the poorest and most discriminated children, to school education.

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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…

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Finland closed 53 comprehensive schools during the last year

The Nomad Today 11/18/19

11.6% of comprehensive school pupils received intensified support in autumn 2019 and 8.5% special support.

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Cannabis use increasing among Finnish pupils

The Nomad Today 11/12/19

The share of pupils abstaining from alcohol has increased in recent years, but 3% of them have also experimented with other drugs, according to a survey published by the Finnish Institute of Health…

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25% of foreigners in Finland completed higher education

The Nomad Today 11/5/19

Doctorate rates are higher among the foreign population than among those of Finnish origin.

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Restrictions on the right to work of foreign students in Finland

The Nomad Today 10/23/19

As in almost everything related to immigration laws, there is a substantial difference between the right to work for students from EU member states and those from so-called third countries.

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72% of Finnish upper secondary students enrolled in vocational schools

The Nomad Today 10/14/19

Czechia and Finland registered the highest proportion of pupils at upper secondary level enrolled in vocational education. Finland is also one of the very few countries where more women than men…

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13,200 students may lose financial aid for not getting enough credits

The Nomad Today 10/8/19

The Social Security authority has sent a request for additional information to students who do not meet the minimum requirements to receive financial aid. The deadline for replying is 25…

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Finland: 40 years of subsidized meals for higher education students

The Nomad Today 10/4/19

The meal subsidy programme administered by Kela offers students in higher education healthy and balanced meals at an affordable price. The country spends 32 million euros per year to guarantee this…

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14 students per teacher in primary schools in Finland

The Nomad Today 9/11/19

The highest pupil-teacher ratios were reported in France, Romania and Czechia. At the other end of the range, the lowest were recorded in Luxembourg, Greece and Lithuania. Find in this article…

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Finland's rate of foreign university students exceeds the EU average

The Nomad Today 8/1/19

The number of students in the EU Member States coming from abroad has increased by 22% since 2013.

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Kela guaranteed loans for the next academic year to 115,925 students

The Nomad Today 7/23/19

The usual amount of a student loan is 650 euros per month. The first disbursement can be taken out starting from 1 August. According to statistics from the Bank of Finland, the interest rates on…

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Finland’s universities have become exciting melting pots

Gerrit Bruno Blöss 7/12/19

44% of foreign students who come to Finland to obtain a full academic degree are from Asia, followed by 39% from Europe. The five most important countries of origin are Russia, Vietnam, China, Nepal…