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NewsWireless speakers

Ministry: Nearly a third of new Covid cases among foreign language speakers

NewsShipping and Freighting

Friday's papers: Fur farm check, aid for shipping, autumn heatwave

NewsEnglish

Finnish schools teach languages earlier than ever, but struggle to move beyond English

NewsAll Points North

APN Podcast: Back to school and hobbies as Finland finally rolls out mask guidelines

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Friday's papers: Foreign languages in Helsinki, consumption habits, and a tick warning

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Monday's papers: Faltering foreign languages, daycare discontent, appearance angst, Arctic chill

NewsLanguage Tuition and Studies

Wednesday's papers: Foreign language teaching, heat wave deaths and spring feeling

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Foreign-language community growing faster than expected in Helsinki area

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More than 90 percent of Finnish residents know at least one foreign language

NewsProvince of Southern Finland

Gang rape in southern Finland: Police request assistance identifying suspects

NewsSinitic (Chinese) Languages

Pilot: Some Finnish first graders get chance to learn Chinese

NewsLanguage Tuition and Studies

Monday's papers: Housing allowance costs, future of jobs and early language education

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Foreign language skills worsening, except in English

NewsMunicipalities

Curricular programme offers chance to replace Swedish studies with other language – only 6 municipalities join

NewsEnglish

Finland ranks sixth in English skills, early instruction crucial

NewsHelsinki

Parents hail Helsinki move to begin language instruction earlier

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Experts concerned over dominance of English in schools

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First graders to start foreign language studies in new pilot project

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Teachers concerned about declining interest in foreign languages

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Study: Speaking foreign languages strains vocal cords

NewsArabic Language

Arabic third most common foreign language in Finland

NewsSchools

Pupils of foreign background miss out on Helsinki's specialist schools

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Forecast: Nearly one-third of Vantaa residents will speak a foreign language in 2030

NewsImmigrants

Finland’s teachers: Concentrating immigrants in the same areas creates problems

NewsFilm

Finnish movie shortlisted for foreign-language Oscar

NewsStudent

Officials hope new core curriculum will better cater to gifted students

NewsEducational Sociology

Researcher slams entrance exams for pre-schoolers; city defends practice

NewsOvercrowding (Habitation)

Overcrowding more common in Helsinki and among immigrants

NewsDay care

Foreign-language worker shortage hits Helsinki daycare centres

NewsKäppärä (Pori)

English language instruction to start in second grade

NewsCitizens' initiative

Swedish remains obligatory in Finnish schools

NewsCitizens' initiative

Parliamentary committee rejects public call to scrap compulsory Swedish lessons

NewsStudent

Study finds better school outcomes for students learning languages

NewsLanguage

English language dominance worries language teachers

NewsData Records

Helsinki growing by leaps and bounds

NewsOvercrowding (Habitation)

Overcrowding on the increase again in Helsinki

NewsStatistics Finland

It’s official: Finland’s Swedish speakers now outnumbered by foreign language speakers

NewsEducational Assessment and Evaluation

Finnish gymnasium students complete last matriculation exams of the spring

NewsSami

Foreign language speakers overtake number of Swedish-speakers

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Teachers fear for language skills without compulsory Swedish

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