Paternity leaves in Finland have nearly doubled in length after a 2022 reform of the parental leave system, the social benefits agency has said
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Finnish pupils in Riihimaki headed back to school with backpacks full of books after a decade of state-backed promotion of laptops and other digital devices in the classroom
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Why is Finland's biggest retailer urging customers to welcome foreign workers?
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Finland has remained the happiest country in the world for the seventh year in a row, according to the annual World Happiness Report published on Wednesday
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Finland's government has cited security concerns for the closure of all border crossings with Russia – Russian-speaking Finns say their rights are being violated
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At a Helsinki nursery, children spend all day in the forest – how outdoor learning benefits children's health and teaches them to value nature
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Is Finland the best place in the world to be a parent – Alexandra Topping travels to Helsinki to find out why the UK pre-school system lags so far behind
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Finland has finished inventorying its existing bomb shelters in a government effort prompted by neighbouring Russia's invasion of Ukraine – found 50,500
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Supermarket in Finland is welcoming canine customers with specially-adapted carts which allow dog owners to bring their pooches grocery shopping
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Finland wants to reverse downward trends in PISA school aptitude tests, and promote a focused learning environment, with new laws around mobile phone use
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For the sixth year in a row, Finland is the world's happiest country, according to World Happiness Report rankings
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How Finland is teaching a generation to spot misinformation
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Finland defence minister to take two months' paternity leave amid NATO bid – Antti Kaikkonen says 'children are only little for a moment'
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Finland and Russia share more than 800 miles of land border, plus the archipelago sea – a photo journey through the border zone
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For a fifth year in a row, Finland takes the top spot as the happiest nation in the world in what is the tenth edition of the World Happiness Report
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Finnish teacher Ilona Taimela secretly taught IS children in Syrian camps by text through the Lifelong Learning Foundation
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Mayor suggests Helsinki declare itself an English-language city – Juhana Vartiainen says too many highly skilled foreigners shun Finnish capital because of difficult language
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Thai Cave Rescue: "One day longer and those thirteen boys would be dead"
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From child refugee to politician – Suldaan Said Ahmed, whose family fled the civil war in Somalia, is intent on driving out racism in Finland
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Finland has an ageing population and a labor shortage – despite government programs, immigrants and their families are not always greeted with open arms
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In Finland, high-quality free school meals are provided to all children between six and sixteen as a public service – students everywhere deserve the same
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In a lamentable year, Finland again is the happiest country in the world
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Thousands apply to be a Finn for ninety days – Americans, Canadians and Britons among those lured by campaign to attract foreign tech workers
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BBC 100 Women 2020 – A profile of Sanna Marin, who leads Finland's all-female coalition government
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Sanna Marin, Finland's fearless prime minister, is challenging sexism in politics
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Christmas in danger as Santa's Lapland home feels pandemic chill – flocks of tourists who usually start to make merry in Rovaniemi at this time of year cannot enter the country
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Teenage girl becomes Finland's PM for the day – Aava Murto is taking over for the day as part of a campaign for girls' digital rights
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To see how a city embraces remote work, just look to Helsinki – a deeply rooted culture of trust is crucial to the success of remote working
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Why Finnish people tell the truth – in Finland, people are assumed to be honest all the time, and trust is implicit unless proven otherwise
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Finnish basic income pilot improved wellbeing – first major study of scheme comes as economic toll of coronavirus prompts fresh interest in idea
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Finland has been named the world's happiest country for the third year in a row, maintaining the Nordic grip on the World Happiness Report's top spots
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What is Finland's Phenomenon-based Learning (PhenoBL) approach? This approach breaks down subject-based compartmentalisation of knowledge
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Rather than punishing prisoners, Finland's open prisons focus on rehabilitation and preparation for a smooth reentry into society
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Why it's cheaper to have a baby in Finland than in the US
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Why Finland leads the field when it comes to winter cycling – progressive policies help get people on their bike, even in below-freezing conditions
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Finland's woman-led center-left government plans to nearly double the length of paternity leave to give new fathers the same amount of paid time off work as new mothers
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Why Finland's schools outperform most others across the developed world
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How Finland starts its fight against fake news in schools – country on frontline of information war teaches everyone from pupils to politicians how to spot slippery information
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Finland's Sanna Marin hopes women leaders will be the 'new normal'
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Finland's family cafes are helping solve one of parenting's biggest problems – loneliness
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Finland is considering a four-day week. Is this the secret of happiness?
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Feminism comes of age in Finland as female coalition takes the reins – but even there, the battle for equality isn't over
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In terms of reading test score points per hour of learning, Finnish students came out on top, followed by kids in Germany and Sweden
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In some towns in Finland, one-person households are now a majority
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Puolanka was in the news for all the wrong reasons, so locals decided to embrace being the worst
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In Finland, an intelligent office could change the way people think about working
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To solve the problem of a dwindling population, one small Finnish municipality took a big step – pay its citizens to have babies
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Bike riding courses offer Finland's immigrants new freedom
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After Labour's conference pledge to scrap Ofsted and private schools, does the envied Finnish education system provide the blueprint?
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Finland's 'Housing First' policy proves that homelessness is avoidable
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