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The subjects taken by the examinee have to be chosen well in advance prior to the exam. Exams consist of questions which require answers in the form of a multiple-choice test, essay and/or mathematical treatment. Historically, prior to 2005, all subjects in this category were tested in a single exam, in which the examinee freely chose to answer ...
Literacy is a key part of Lutheranism, the state and majority religion of Finland, as Christians are supposed to be able to read the Bible in their native language. Bishop Mikael Agricola studied under Martin Luther and translated the New Testament to Finnish in 1548. The first university in Finland (Royal Academy of Turku) was founded in 1640 ...
The "school grade" system has, historically, been a scale of 0 to 10, but all grades lower than 4 have been consolidated into a grade of 4. Thus, it is now divided between a failing grade (4), and 5–10, the passing grades. This is similar to the Romanian grading scale. 10 – Excellent, represents about the top 5%; 9 – Very good; 8 – Good
Homework research dates back to the early 1900s. However, no consensus exists on the general effectiveness on homework. [4] Results of homework studies vary based on multiple factors, such as the age group of those studied and the measure of academic performance. [5] Younger students who spend more time on homework generally have slightly worse ...
3 098 [2] Education in Finnish, Swedish and English [3] Diaconia University of Applied Sciences: Diak Helsinki, Kauniainen, Turku, Oulu, Pieksämäki, Järvenpää, Pori [4] 3 043 [2] HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences: HAAGA-HELIA Helsinki, Porvoo, Heinola [5] [6] 2007 9 180 [2] Merger by Haaga and Helia (see defunct) HAMK University ...
Following the 2007 and 2008 shootings, Finland tightened its gun legislation in 2010 and introduced an aptitude test for all firearms licence applicants. The minimum age for applicants was also ...
The birth rate is 7.8 per 1,000 residents, for a fertility rate of 1.26 children born per woman, [213] one of the lowest in the world, significantly below the replacement rate of 2.1. In 1887 Finland recorded its highest rate, 5.17 children born per woman. [214] Finland has one of the oldest populations in the world, with a median age of 42.6 ...
The end of the holiday weekend added two fresh examples of a historic shift on Wall Street: More CEOs than ever are heading for the exits. Over the past 24 hours, the leaders of chipmaker Intel ...