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Foreigner.fi 05/May/2020

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Sweden’s coronavirus approach different from Finland

Ali Abaday 24/Mar/2020

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

Work & Study

5.4% of students drop out of education

Foreigner.fi 13/Mar/2020

Men discontinue studies more often than women.

Work & Study

Finland's PISA good results attracted thousands of foreign educators

Eric Lipchis 10/Feb/2020

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

Work & Study

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

Foreigner.fi 30/Jan/2020

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

Lifestyle

Government launches plan to reduce Finnish households overindebtedness

Foreigner.fi 29/Jan/2020

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…

News

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

Foreigner.fi 11/Dec/2019

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.

Work & Study

Estonia takes over as European leader in PISA education ranking

Foreigner.fi 03/Dec/2019

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…

Work & Study

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

Foreigner.fi 27/Nov/2019

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…

Lifestyle

Low-educated Finns more likely to be childless

Foreigner.fi 22/Nov/2019

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

Work & Study

Finland closed 53 comprehensive schools during the last year

Foreigner.fi 18/Nov/2019

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

Lifestyle

Ministers Andersson and Kosonen to attend UNESCO General Conference

Foreigner.fi 11/Nov/2019

Together with India and UNESCO, Finland will organise an official side event with a special Games Bar exhibition.

Work & Study

Making young voices heard at Helsinki Education Week

Foreigner.fi 08/Nov/2019

The event brought schoolchildren, students, education leaders and teachers together for an engaging learning experience.

Work & Study

25% of foreigners in Finland completed higher education

Foreigner.fi 05/Nov/2019

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

Work & Study

72% of Finnish upper secondary students enrolled in vocational schools

Foreigner.fi 14/Oct/2019

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…

Work & Study

Technology, service industries and health attract most vocational education students

Foreigner.fi 27/Sep/2019

The fluctuation in the shares of men and women by areas of education is large. In the field of health and welfare, the share of women was 83% while in the field of information and communication…

Work & Study

Haaga-Helia University returns to Morocco in October to test applicants for a study place in Finland

Foreigner.fi 27/Sep/2019

Students who pass the examination and meet the other requirements are expected to arrive in Finland in January or February.

Work & Study

Helsinki hosts EAIE international higher education conference

Omaima Tebtob 24/Sep/2019

The event takes place from 24 to 27 September at Messukeskus Expo and Convention Centre. This year the theme is 'encompassing all voices'.

Work & Study

9 facts to explain Finland's educational success, according to OECD

Foreigner.fi 10/Sep/2019

The organisation that brings together the 36 most developed economies published today its annual indicator Education at a Glance 2019, comparing the education systems worldwide.

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