Published: 23:18 pm,Wednesday 22 April 2026
Helsinki University reports student data breach regarding Palestine movement
A personal data breach has occurred at the University of Helsinki where the Faculty of Science students' names were collected from a Moodle platform into an Excel file, said the university in a press release on Wednesday. It is possible that similar data acquisition has taken place at other
Published: 21:13 pm,Wednesday 22 April 2026
1626 students offered admission to Helsinki University´s Int’l master’s programmes
A total of 1,626 new students from 90 countries were offered admission to the international master’s programmes at the University of Helsinki commencing in autumn 2026, said the university in a press release on Wednesday. The number of qualified students was 44% of the total applicants. Almost 79% of those
Published: 00:15 am,Thursday 16 April 2026
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 provides food services in schools and educational institutions in the city. The survey said that the top 10 dishes still include familiar favourites
Published: 01:10 am,Wednesday 15 April 2026
Espoo takes safety measures 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 Vantaa recently. The city authority issued instructions to both the city and privately operated early childhood education centres about
Published: 22:49 pm,Thursday 9 April 2026
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 National Agency for Education in a press release on Thursday. The number is over a thousand more students than in the previous year.
Published: 21:16 pm,Wednesday 8 April 2026
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 students have until the end of April to pay back financial aid they received in 2025 if they want to avoid the recovery
Published: 01:54 am,Thursday 2 April 2026
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 number of pupils in primary and lower secondary education fell by two per cent from the previous year. A total of 50,100 pupils started