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Number of Finnish, Swedish, Sámi speakers in Finland drops below 5m

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

Wireless speakers

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

Shipping and Freighting

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

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

All Points North

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

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

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

Language Tuition and Studies

Foreign-language community growing faster than expected in Helsinki area

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

Gang rape in southern Finland: Police request assistance identifying suspects

Province of Southern Finland

Pilot: Some Finnish first graders get chance to learn Chinese

Sinitic (Chinese) Languages

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

Language Tuition and Studies

Foreign language skills worsening, except in English

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

Finland ranks sixth in English skills, early instruction crucial

Parents hail Helsinki move to begin language instruction earlier

Experts concerned over dominance of English in schools

First graders to start foreign language studies in new pilot project

Teachers concerned about declining interest in foreign languages

Study: Speaking foreign languages strains vocal cords

Arabic third most common foreign language in Finland

Arabic Language

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

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

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

Finnish movie shortlisted for foreign-language Oscar

Officials hope new core curriculum will better cater to gifted students

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

Educational Sociology

Overcrowding more common in Helsinki and among immigrants

Overcrowding (Habitation)

Foreign-language worker shortage hits Helsinki daycare centres

English language instruction to start in second grade

Käppärä (Pori)

Swedish remains obligatory in Finnish schools

Citizens' initiative

Parliamentary committee rejects public call to scrap compulsory Swedish lessons

Citizens' initiative

Study finds better school outcomes for students learning languages

English language dominance worries language teachers

Helsinki growing by leaps and bounds

Overcrowding on the increase again in Helsinki

Overcrowding (Habitation)

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

Statistics Finland

Finnish gymnasium students complete last matriculation exams of the spring

Educational Assessment and Evaluation

Foreign language speakers overtake number of Swedish-speakers

Definitionsuomeksi: vieras kielipå svenska: främmande språk