Finland takes three medals at European skills championships in Denmark

Finland’s national skills team returned from EuroSkills Herning 2025 with one gold, one silver, and one bronze medal, along with seven honours for excellence. The European championships for vocational skills concluded on Saturday night in Denmark....

Yle: Social aid for foreign students surges in Finland, policy review underway

Foreign-language students in Finland have received nearly as much social assistance in the first eight months of 2025 as during the entire previous year, according to data reported by Yle News. Figures from the Social Insurance Institution (Kela)...

Technical failure halts national exam in dozens of Finnish schools

A widespread technical failure disrupted the start of Finland’s autumn matriculation exam period on Monday, halting the mother tongue reading comprehension test in at least 20 upper secondary schools. The problem emerged shortly after 9am, when...

Cold season begins in Finland – doctor shares seven ways to avoid infection

Autumn cold season has officially started in Finland, with viruses spreading more actively as temperatures drop. Influenza season typically follows later in the year, but cases of common colds are already rising across the country. “Tens of...

US national charged in Finnish psychotherapy center extortion

Finnish prosecutors have charged a second individual — U.S. national Daniel Lee Newhard — with attempted extortion of the Vastaamo psychotherapy center. The Finnish Prosecution Service announced on Monday it had charged Newhard with aiding and...

Ethiopia’s National Exam Crisis: When Education Becomes a Lottery of Privilege

By: Abyot Alemu The release of this year’s national high school leaving exam results once again laid bare the deep fractures of Ethiopia’s education system. Government officials were quick to hail the marginal rise in the pass rate as “progress,”...

Finnish and Danish films at Cine Europa in Manila

Two Nordic films will be screened on Tuesday 16 September as part of Cine Europa 28, the Philippines’ longest-running European film festival. The festival, now in its 28th year, is presented by the EU Delegation to the Philippines together with EU...

Finnish President: Today's World Echoes "1918, 1945, Or 1989" 

Finnish President Alexander Stubb told Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua in a recent interview that today's global landscape resembles a "1918, 1945, or 1989 moment in world history." In other words, Stubb argues the world is at a critical juncture...

Will Education Change the Future of Ukraine?

Taras Tarasenko, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine, Deputy Chair of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Social Policy and Protection of Veterans’ Rights The Fifth Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen, held in Kyiv in September 2025, was dedicated to...

Inspired by Canada, Finland weighs points-based approach to immigration

Two government parties, the Finns Party and the Swedish People's Party, have expressed interest in adopting Canada's points-based system to assess applicants for work-related residence permits. "The advantage of Canada's model is that it sets...

Birth Factors Linked to Severe RSV Outcomes in Children

TOPLINE: In a nationwide cohort of over 2.3 million Swedish children, winter birth, small for gestational age, multiple birth, and preterm birth increased the likelihood of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-related severe outcomes, such as ICU...

COB Senior Embraces Cross-Cultural Learning at X-Culture Global Symposium 2025

This summer, Bisk College of Business instructor Tim Muth and senior Jonathan Moore represented Florida Tech at the X-Culture Global Symposium Aug. 3–7 at the University of Vaasa in Finland. The symposium brought together more than 200 students,...

Russian culture minister says Intervision song contest is about talent, not politics

ST. PETERSBURG, September 15. /TASS/. The Intervision international music contest will be primarily held for talented people and it won’t depend on political decisions, Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova told TASS in an interview. "The...

MOFA striker Lawrence Okoth seals move to Finland

KCB FC vs MOFA during their FKF Cup contest. (PHOTO/FKF Media) Audio By Vocalize Michael Olunga Football Academy (MOFA) forward Lawrence Okoth Ouma has signed a two-year deal with Finnish top-flight side SJK Seinäjoki, becoming the first player...

Why Is Finland Becoming The Next Big Study Destination For Indian Students

Why Is Finland Becoming The Next Big Study Destination For Indian Students

Mumbai: In an exclusive interaction with the Free Press Journal, Dr Eva Nilsson, Deputy Consul General of Finland, spoke about what makes Finland an attractive destination for Indian students. From affordable education and strong industry links to...

I travelled 1,000km by train to find the secret to Finland’s happiness

An Interrail Finland Pass makes it easy to explore the Nordic country's diverse landscapes – from the coast to the lakelands and forests – and feel a profound connection to nature “I think it’s sauna and equality,” says Alex Lembke, when I ask his...

väkkärä: luca poian forms unveils helsinki museum concept with folding geometries

Väkkärä: a New Landmark for Helsinki A new proposal by Luca Poian Forms envisions a Museum of Architecture and Design along Helsinki’s waterfront. Named Väkkärä, the work is sculpted to unfold as visitors approach along the Baltic shore. As the...

Direct challenge to Sri Lanka’s educational leaders

Every day spent maintaining outdated systems is a day stolen from the future our students deserve Sri Lanka’s education system remains dominated by the A/L and O/L examination culture, where success is narrowly defined by grades rather than...

Why Finns are having fewer children than ever

Finland’s birth rate has declined from 1.87 children per woman in 2010 to 1.25 in 2024 with 43,720 births, the lowest in nearly 250 years. The figure now sits well below the replacement rate of 2.1, raising pressing issues about reasons for the...