Published: 01:52 am,Saturday 13 December 2025
67% students leave study after passing matriculation exam in spring 2024
A total of 67 per cent of students remained outside of education after passing the matriculation examination in spring 2024, according to Statistics Finland. According to the Statistics, there were 26,000 new completers of the matriculation examination in the spring term 2024. Seventy-seven per cent of the qualified students
Published: 20:45 pm,Friday 12 December 2025
New Act brings changes to YKI tests from Jan
There will be number of changes to the National Certificates of Language Proficiency (YKI) from beginning of 2026 following the amendment to the respective Act, said the Finnish National Agency for Education in a press release on Friday. Some YKI tests are becoming free of charge, the conditions for
Published: 20:32 pm,Friday 21 November 2025
11,500 students offered places in Finnish higher Edu autumn session
A total of 11,500 students were offered admission in the autumn joint application to higher educational institutions in Finland, said the Finnish National Agency for Education in a press release on Friday. The number of applicants was 33,900 in the joint application, of whom 34 %, were offered admission.
Published: 00:18 am,Saturday 8 November 2025
Academic of the Year award goes to Timo Stewart
The Union of Research Professionals on Friday awarded researcher and author Timo R. Stewart as the Academic of the Year 2025, said the union in a press release. The justifications for presenting Stewart with the award stated that he has been clear and tireless in introducing into public discourse
Published: 22:39 pm,Saturday 25 October 2025
Jolkkonen named Aalto EE's Alum of the Year 2025
Aalto University Executive Education (Aalto EE) selected Juha Jolkkonen, Executive Director for the Social Services, Health Care, and Rescue Services Division at the City of Helsinki, as the Alum of the Year 2025. The Alumni of the Year from Aalto University's schools were announced at the Aalto Alumni Weekend
Published: 23:48 pm,Tuesday 14 October 2025
DNA: Data usage drops significantly after mobile phone ban at school
Mobile phone use in schools has generally decreased and in some school areas it decreased even significantly following the ban on use of mobile phone at Finnish schools, according to a study conducted by Finnish telecommunications company DNA. The new legislation took effect in August banning the use of
Published: 15:19 pm,Monday 13 October 2025
3 recipients share Nobel in economics
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Monday decided to award the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Joel Mokyr of the Netherlands, Philippe Aghion of France and Peter Howitt of Canada, reported Xinhua. Half of the prize goes to Mokyr "for having
Published: 01:51 am,Wednesday 8 October 2025
Finnish schoolteachers face more stress than before: Int´l survey
Finnish teachers in lower secondary education enjoy their work, but they are experiencing more stress than before, according to the OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS). In Finland, the share of teachers considering a career change has increased, although it remains similar to the OECD average, said the
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