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Finnish data entry: Your digital data can become “MyData”
A group of women work on their laptops and phones at a café, with a tram visible through the window.
Business & innovationSociety

Finnish data entry: Your digital data can become “MyData”

Finland is the perfect place for the development of the MyData movement, which aims to give people control over their digital data.

Tagged in EducationHuman rightsInnovationSocietyTechnology
Finnish schools emphasise climate change education
A large crowd of young people hold signs at a climate march.
Life & societyClimate

Finnish schools emphasise climate change education

Teaching about the environment and climate change forms an important part of the curriculum in Finnish schools. We look at one school that is also taking action by utilising renewable energy.

Tagged in ClimateEducationEnvironment
Getting an international education in Finland
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Life & societyEducation

Getting an international education in Finland

Finland offers a wide choice of international schools for temporary and permanent residents, in English and other languages including French, German, Spanish and Russian.

Tagged in EducationLanguageLifelong learningMulticulturalismTeaching
Spreading the word about equality, with the Finnish pronoun “hän”
A small baby lying on the floor on a blanket looking at a children's book.
Life & societyEquality

Spreading the word about equality, with the Finnish pronoun “hän”

Equality forms a core value for Finland and its people, and this may have something to do, in part, with the Finnish language. It covers both “he” and “she” with a single gender-neutral pronoun: “hän.”

Tagged in EducationEqualityFamilyFinnishnessLanguageSociety
Bold Finnish fashion designers attract global attention
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Arts & cultureFashion

Bold Finnish fashion designers attract global attention

Aalto University’s spring fashion show, held every May in Helsinki, is on the agendas of international journalists, scouts, bloggers and anyone else who’s into apparel. What’s behind the most recent success of Finnish designers?

Tagged in BusinessDesignEducationFashionLifestyle
Learning Finnish graduation hat tricks
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Life & societyTraditions

Learning Finnish graduation hat tricks

The Finnish high school graduation cap is more than just a white hat with a narrow black visor, and its use isn’t limited to graduation ceremonies. The subtleties and peculiarities of this particular headwear need some explanation.

Tagged in EducationFinnishnessFunLifestyleSocietyTraditions
At Finland’s high schools, wild winter party precedes study break
Celebrating students travelling on open-bed trucks dressed in different costumes.
Life & societyTraditions

At Finland’s high schools, wild winter party precedes study break

Finnish tradition dictates that in mid-February, students in their last year of high school start their study break with a great big party. Meanwhile, the students below them celebrate their new status as the eldest kids in the building by dancing.

Tagged in EducationFinnishnessFunTraditions
Finnish specialist helps make artificial intelligence human-centric
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Business & innovationTechnology

Finnish specialist helps make artificial intelligence human-centric

Meeri Haataja, an expert in AI ethics, believes that the data economy can flourish only if citizens and consumers can trust that artificial intelligence is used to drive their wellbeing.

Tagged in BusinessEducationInnovationTechnologyWellbeing

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