Finland's free lunch programme turns 60 on Friday.
Finland's elementary and secondary schools have provided free lunches longer than any other country. The law entitling all schoolchildren to a daily free meal was passed in 1943, but because of a transitional period for its implementation, the free lunch programme did not become fully comprehensive nationwide until 1948.
Free lunches, first introduced in elementary schools, were later expanded to also include students in secondary schools and vocational training schools.
Today, some 900,000 pupils and students are served up a free lunch daily.