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
Published: 23:22 pm,Thursday 22 January 2026
Applicants to Finland´s higher education in English on wane
The joint application to degree programmes in English at Finnish higher education institutions reduced significantly further this year after a drastic reduction in the previous year, said the Finnish National Agency for Education in a press release on Thursday. A total of about 23,700 students applied this year and
Published: 01:08 am,Thursday 22 January 2026
34% Finns optimistic about children’s future: OAJ survey
Only one in three (34%) of the people living in Finland is optimistic about the future of children and young people, according to a survey commissioned by the teachers' union (Opetusalan Ammattijärjestö- OAJ). The survey results released on Wednesday, however, showed that a clear majority (77%) respondents trust in
Published: 01:59 am,Thursday 8 January 2026
6000 1st graders to start school in Helsinki in autumn
About 6,000 children will start school in Helsinki in the autumn this year, said the City of Helsinki in a press release on Wednesday. Helsinki-based children born in 2019 will start their compulsory education on August 12. Parents can enrol their child in school either online between 12–25 January or
Published: 20:19 pm,Monday 15 December 2025
4700 students lose Kela benefit due to lack of study progress
The Social Insurance Institution-Kela decided to discontinue student financial aid for about 4700 students due to insufficient progress in their studies, said Kela in a press release on Monday. Kela in autumn monitored the study progress of about 283,000 students, who received financial aid in the academic year 2024-2025
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
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