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Number of students at Finnish polytechnic Institutes on rise
The number of students in university of applied sciences ( Polytechnic Institutes) education continued to grow in 2025, according to Statistics Finland. The number of…
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Immigrant background kids face more bullying at school than natives
Children and young people with a foreign background fare worse than children and young people with two Finnish-born parents across several domains of health, well-being…
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Fish fingers chosen most favourite school meal in Helsinki
Fish fingers have been chosen as the most favourite school meal among the students in Helsinki, according to a survey commissioned by the Palvelukeskus Helsinki, which…
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Espoo takes safety measures to use bed after child death in Vantaa daycare
The early childhood education department of the City of Espoo has taken safety measures following the death of a child in a fold-down bed accident at a daycare centre in…
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11,750 Finnish higher Edu students go abroad for exchange in 2025
A total of 11,750 Finnish higher education students went abroad for exchange studies or international traineeships as part of their studies in 2025, said the Finnish…
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34,500 students to pay back Kela aid as income limit exceeds
About 34,500 students exceeded their income limit for student financial aid in 2025, said the Social Insurance Institution-Kela in a press release on Wednesday. These…
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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, according to Statistics Finland. The…
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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 language and dialect of the Minnan…
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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 the city in a press release on…
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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 points compared to the previous year,…
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