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Finland to scrap cursive handwriting from school programme

Finland is to remove cursive writing from its education programme and replace it with lessons in keyboard typing. The Nordic country’s education board...

Education, FinlandFebruary 12, 2015
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Finland could ban schools from summer hymn singing

Finland’s National Board of Education is considering whether or not the summer hymn, known in Finland as suvivirsi, should continue to be allowed to b...

Finland, SocietyMarch 30, 2014
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Finnish minister eyeing home schooling reforms

Finland’s minister of education is reportedly considering reforms to home schooling in the Scandinavian country.

Education, FinlandAugust 24, 2012
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Developing world students lose chance to study in Finland

Several higher education institutions in Finland have stopped allowing people from developing nations to take their entrance exams, as they fear they ...

Education, FinlandApril 9, 2012

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