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Every day spent maintaining outdated systems is a day stolen from the future our students deserve Sri Lanka’s education system remains dominated by the A/L and O/L examination culture, where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

Finland PR For Indians: Settle In The World's Happiest Country For Less That INR ₹25,000

Finland PR For Indians: Settle In The World's Happiest Country For Less That INR ₹25,000 Northern lights, gorgeous cities, and ofcourse air that's breathable all year round. We don't really have to sell the allure of Finland, which has, for 8...

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...

Finnish Marketplace and Car Cruise returns to Saima Park

FITCHBURG — A beloved tradition returns this fall as the Finnish Center at Saima Park hosts its annual Tori and Car Cruise on Sunday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 67 Scott Road. In Finnish, tori means “open marketplace,” and this year’s...

Hyvinkää Church by Aarno Ruusuvuori

The Hyvinkää Church, completed in 1961 by Finnish architect Aarno Ruusuvuori, is one of the most radical departures from ecclesiastical tradition in post-war Finland. At a time when the country... The post Hyvinkää Church by Aarno Ruusuvuori...

Young summer workers misclassified as entrepreneurs, says labour watchdog

Labour inspectors in Finland found multiple violations in youth summer jobs this year, including cases where young workers were falsely treated as entrepreneurs despite clear employment relationships. Authorities say 23 young people, most working...

Ombudswoman for Children's Rights of Kyrgyzstan attends meeting of Ombudspersons of Central Asian countries

Ombudswoman for Children's Rights of Kyrgyzstan attends meeting of Ombudspersons of Central Asian countries AKIPRESS.COM - The first international forum on "Strengthening Child Rights Protection Mechanisms in Central Asian Countries: Regional...

Education should move beyond test-taking skills

Walk into almost any classroom in Taiwan and you could see students bent over worksheets, memorizing facts, drilling formulas and preparing for tests. On paper, many succeed. The truth is that passing exams is different from preparing for life....

Finnish Center at Saima Park offers language classes

FITCHBURG — The Finnish Center at Saima Park will offer three levels of Finnish language classes beginning Monday, Sept. 22. Finland native Saija Laurla will instruct all classes, which are known for being lively and fun. Along with learning...

Finnish teenagers outscore NZ graduates in literacy, OECD warns

Summarised by Centrist A new OECD report has found that Finnish teenagers leaving high school have better literacy skills than many university graduates in other countries, including New Zealand. The international study compared adult reading...

Finland's Backbone Management expand into UK, Adam Sagir appointed to lead new office

Finland’s Backbone Management have started their international expansion with the opening of a UK office. To date, the company – formed in 2014 by CEO Panu Piippo and head of management Antti Eriksso – have steered the careers of Finnish acts...

From Harvard to Hanoi: As UK, US & Canada tighten rules, Indian students chart new pathways in global higher education

Forget Ivy League dorms, Canadian campuses, picturesque and storied universities of the UK or the up-and-coming colleges in Australia. A slice of Indian students is packing their bags for destinations far off these traditional hubs: Think...

Finland wants to deepen cultural ties with Sharjah

The Sharjah Institute for Heritage (SIH) discussed on Thursday ways to enhance joint cooperation in the fields of culture and heritage, and strengthen bilateral relations with the Republic of Finland, during a meeting at the Institute's...

Culture Tips: Weekend of September 12

The latest culture tips from around Slovakia and the world. Džem Festival Unites Eastern Slovakia’s Creative Scene Košice is set to host a fresh wave of creativity as the Džem Festival returns on September 12th and 13th at Tabačka Kulturfabrik....

Leo Varadkar on the ‘snogging scandal’, Trump and Ireland's anti-immigrant backlash

Leo Varadkar suggests we do the ­interview at his house in Dublin. It’s unusual for ­politicians to invite you into their home, but Ireland is famous for its hospitality. The house looks impressively humble – a tiny, ­unprepossessing terrace. A...

Revamping Nepal's Education System

Education is the cornerstone of human civilisation and few inventions in the history of humankind rival its significance. It serves as a foundation upon which progress, societal advancement and individual growth are built. It empowers ordinary...

Finnish president visits Kyiv for talks with Zelenskyy

Finnish President Alexander Stubb traveled to Kyiv on Thursday for talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy on bolstering Ukraine’s security and advancing its European integration as the Russian-Ukraine war continues in its fourth year. Andriy Yermak, head...

Finland's special representative to the OSCE visits organization's office in Ashgabat

Finland's Special Representative to the OSCE Terhi Hakala is on a visit to Turkmenistan. During her stay in the country, she visited the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, where she held meetings with the organization's staff and civil society partners....

OSCE Chairperson in Belgrade: Important to Reduce Tension, Divisive Rhetoric

Source: Beta News / Politics | 15.09.25 | access_time 19:47 OSCE Elina Valtonen, OSCE chairperson and the foreign minister of Finland, said in Belgrade on Sept. 15 that the OSCE was following developments in Serbia and incidents during protests....

Anxiety now leading cause of mental health sick leave in Finland

Mental health-related sick leave increased across all sectors in Finland between 2015 and 2021, with the sharpest rise observed in the social welfare and health care sector. A study by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health found that...