Published: 22:38 pm,Wednesday 11 March 2026
5.8% students discontinue studies in 2023-24 session
A total of 5.8 per cent of students attending education leading to a qualification or degree discontinued their studies and did not resume education leading to a qualification or degree in the academic year 2023/2024, according to Statistics Finland. The discontinuation percentage among the young people in general upper
Published: 00:15 am,Thursday 26 February 2026
Income limits for student loan interest assistance to rise in March
The income limits for assistance with student loan interest will be raised as of the beginning of March, said the national social insurance institution-Kela in a press release on Wednesday. This means that more people who have ended their studies may be able to get interest assistance. The number
Published: 01:39 am,Tuesday 24 February 2026
Haavisto, Robinson to get honorary doctorates from Helsinki University
Veteran politician of Vihreä liitto (Finnish Green League) Pekka Haavisto and Nobel laureate in Economic Sciences James Robinson will receive honorary doctorates from the University of Helsinki, said the university in a press release on Monday. The Faculty of Social Sciences will confer four honorary doctorates in its May
Published: 20:48 pm,Tuesday 10 February 2026
Kela asks 28,000 students to repay overpaid benefit
The national social insurance institution-Kela asked about 28,000 students to repay the overpaid student financial aid for 2024 by April 15 this year, said Kela in a press release on Tuesday. The total amount of overpaid student financial aid proposed to be recovered is EUR 30.7 million. The students need
Published: 22:48 pm,Friday 6 February 2026
Students observe 'Vanhat Day' in traditional style
Students of the eleventh grade at the upper secondary schools in Finland on Friday observed Vanhojen tanssit 2026 (dances of the old) in traditional style amid festivity and joys. The event called the Seniors' Ball, a long-standing Finnish high school tradition is celebrated marking who's now "on top" of
Published: 23:11 pm,Tuesday 3 February 2026
Helsinki to start English-language track at upper secondary level
The City of Helsinki will start English language track at the upper secondary education level, said the city in a press release on Tuesday. The English track is designed for young people who have completed up to three years of studies that follow the Finnish core curriculum for basic
Published: 00:56 am,Wednesday 28 January 2026
Helsinki libraries get 9.2m visitors in 2025
The libraries of Helsinki had a total of 9.2 million visitors in the year 2025, said the City of Helsinki in a press release on Tuesday. The libraries of Jätkäsaari and Pasila, both areas with a growing population, as well as the Skidi and Stoori mobile libraries, were among