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Some schools moving towards expanded language teaching

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

News All Points North

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

News All Points North

All Points North #62: How English-ready is the Finnish school system?

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

News High school education

Cross-country high school collaboration dispels prejudice, boosts language learning

Vantaa boosts language training for immigrant-background youngsters

News Human migration

Interior Minister: Asylum seekers should apply for and accept work

News Sinitic (Chinese) Languages

Pilot: Some Finnish first graders get chance to learn Chinese

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

Foreign language skills worsening, except in English

News Municipalities

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

Parents hail Helsinki move to begin language instruction earlier

Thursday's papers: Election predictions, Spanish instruction, public breastfeeding, and teenage language use

News Educational Assessment and Evaluation

Use of Breitbart texts in Finnish matriculation exams ignites controversy

News Foreign Language

First graders to start foreign language studies in new pilot project

Teachers concerned about declining interest in foreign languages

Report: State subsidy should extend to all integration language teaching

News Human migration

Red Cross asylum seeker work practice programme set to expand

News Human migration

Psychiatrist: Drawn out asylum process increases treatment needs

New curriculum boosts children's language learning through fun

Finns advised to speak ”plain Finnish” to foreigners

Experts: Parents talking less than ever, increase in speechless toddlers

News Staff Training

Organisers stretched thin by crammed Finnish language courses

News Educational Sociology

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

News Käppärä (Pori)

English language instruction to start in second grade

News Citizens' initiative

Swedish remains obligatory in Finnish schools

Parliamentary committee to ponder petition to abolish compulsory Swedish

Finnish MPs love to learn English

Study finds better school outcomes for students learning languages

English language dominance worries language teachers

Schools offer non-Finnish-speakers adequate help, counsellor says

Language skills a measure of worth?

Wednesday's papers: Youth ignoring less-popular languages, Turku gets big bill and bus services set to open up

News Bills (Proposals)

Bill abolishing compulsory Swedish goes to Parliament

News Immigrants

How well are immigrants served by Finnish or Swedish language instruction?

News Language Proficiency Tests

University language proficiency test shortfall

Teachers fear for language skills without compulsory Swedish

Helsinki opens doors to first Northern Sámi language immersion classes

Why Finnish can seem like such a tongue-twisting, mind-bending language

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