Current affairs

The Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs are working together to increase the visibility of Finnish competence at four destinations abroad. The first ambassadors of Finnish education and research, or Team Finland Knowledge experts, have been appointed to Buenos Aires, Beijing, Singapore and Washington.

For the 12th time, Study In Europe fair is taking place in Singapore, on 29th of September, 9am - 5pm at Suntec City Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre. This year, Finland and 13 other countries around Europe are presenting their diverse array of study programmes.

Architecturally faithful renovations and additions turn a landmark building in Helsinki into Finland’s newest large-scale cultural attraction. It opens on August 30, 2018.

Helping kids to bravely embrace technology is the mission of Finland’s pioneering edutech guru Linda Liukas.

A Singaporean Mrs Sarosa Raju, made an interesting video about the history and architecture of Merikasarmi. Merikasarmi is the Naval Barracks in Katajanokka, the compound the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland is using in Helsinki.

Introducing Singapore's thisisFINLAND Foreign Correspondents' Programme 2018 participant: Yunita Santoso Ong, 25, one of the lucky ones among over 1800 applicants! The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland has administrated thisisFINLAND Foreign Correspondents’ Programme (FCP) since 1990, targeted for young international journalists. Singapore will be attending the programme this year for the first time

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Thanks to the 100th anniversary of independent Finland, news about Finland hit headlines and the country featured in articles in world media more widely than usual. The results of the annual ‘Finland in the World Media’ survey, based on the missions' review of their host country media reveal that other topics that interested foreign readerships were, as before, the education system, the basic income experiment, and Finnish design.

Did you get accepted to a Finnish university or polytechnics to study? Read the instruction on how to apply for a residence permit based on studies in Finland. You should start your application process as soon as you receive your acceptance letter!

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