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25.1.2011
Welcome to Finland, the design nation
We Finns are on a first-name basis with design; it forms a familiar part of our daily lives. We are well acquainted with the design pedigrees of our kitchen cupboards, stocked with Arabia tableware and Iittala glassware that we use on a daily basis. Alvar Aalto's Savoy vase is often placed on the table for special occasions.
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11.1.2011
3.1.2011
The Many Faces of Education in Finland
What do sign-language rapper Signmark, world-class figure skater Laura Lepistö and Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Stubb have in common? They’re all in this new video clip, full of praise for the Finnish education system, which has yet again placed among the very top names in the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study.
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28.12.2010
A record 1453 applications from 100 countries received for Millennium Youth Camp 2011
A total of 1453 applications for the 2011 international Millennium Youth Camp (MY Camp) were received before the deadline, an increase of almost 50% compared to the number received last time. The target of the international Millennium Youth Camp (MY Camp) is to find young people interested in mathematics, science and technology, and help them start up a career in these fields.
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