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Balancing studies and fun in Finland
Finnish student culture, traditions, gala, dancing, banquet, Vappu, Valborg, Walpurgis, May Day, Shrove Tuesday, overalls, Helsinki, Otaniemi, Turku, Åbo, Tampere, Vaasa, Oulu, Rovaniemi, Joensuu, Finland
Life & societyEducation

Balancing studies and fun in Finland

You may have heard rumours about Finland’s unconventional student culture, but you have no idea what you’re getting into.

Tagged in EducationFestivals
Finnish teachers venture out on exchange
Finland, Finnish, teacher exchange, education, CIMO, The Fulbright Centre, Helsinki, FinAl, North-South-South, University of Jyväskylä
Life & societyEducation

Finnish teachers venture out on exchange

We meet teachers from Finland, famous for its education system, who go abroad to expand their horizons, just as students do.

Tagged in EducationResearch
’Twas the night before PISA in Finland
Finland, PISA 2012, PISA results 2013, Programme for International Student Assessment, OECD, Pasi Stahlberg, Finnish lessons, Erkki Aho, education skills, education export, Centre for International Mobility and Cooperation, CIMO, Finnish social innovations, teacher training
Life & societyEducation

’Twas the night before PISA in Finland

Finnish kids don’t like homework any more than anyone else. But their education has something most countries’ schools lack.

Tagged in EducationResearch
Finnish education apps: More than a game
Rovio, Angry Birds, SkillPixels, SmartKid Maths, Math Elements, 10monkeys, mathematics, Finland, Finnish education, PISA, educational apps, Angry Birds Playground, CICERO Learning Network
Business & innovationEducation

Finnish education apps: More than a game

Finnish expertise in tech and gaming unites with the country’s excellence in education to form a winning combination.

Tagged in EducationTechnology
Schools help keep Finland bilingual
Swedish language in Finland, official bilingualism, Sököviken School, Espoo, Helsinki
Life & societyEducation

Schools help keep Finland bilingual

Did you know Finland is bilingual, and kids can go to school in Swedish or Finnish? We visit a Swedish-language school.

Tagged in EducationLanguage
Finland makes multilingualism easy
Finland, Finnish, Swedish, English, bilingualism, education, studying, immigrant, Finnish National Board of Education
Life & societyEducation

Finland makes multilingualism easy

The Finnish school system helps foreign and mixed-nationality families to bring their kids up to be truly multilingual.

Tagged in Education
Building an even better Finnish school
Schoolchildren in a light open space listening to their teacher reading a book.
Life & societyEducation

Building an even better Finnish school

The newly built Saunalahti School shows that in Finnish education, better architecture contributes to better schooling.

Tagged in ArchitectureEducation
Learning Finnish in the community
Finnish, Finland, Helsinki, Työväenopisto, Eero Julkunen, Finnish language, grammar, University of Northern Ostrobothnia, Linguistics, learning, studying
Life & societyEducation

Learning Finnish in the community

Työväenopisto offers students a range of skills at a low cost, with Finnish-language courses a major drawcard.

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