Why Are Finland's Schools Successful?
There are no mandated standardized tests in Finland, apart from one exam at the end of students’ senior year in high school. There are no rankings, no comparisons or competition between students, schools or regions. Finland’s schools are publicly funded.
TeliaSonera, DNA to share network in rural Finland
The Finnish operation of Scandinavian operator TeliaSonera has agreed a deal with local Finnish carrier DNA that will see the two share network resources and spectrum in the sparsely populated Northern and Eastern regions of Finland. The joint venture ...
Tuition Free Universities in Finland for International Students
Some universities in Finland offer tuition free education for all students enrolled in Bachelor, Masters and Doctoral level programmes. This is applicable for all students including domestic, international and exchange students. This is because, the ...
VIONGOZI WA TANZANIA WATEMBELEA KITUO CHA MAZINGIRA FINLAND
Mtaalam wa mazingira na mabadiliko ya tabianchi kutoka kituo cha mazingira cha Finland akitoa maelezo kwa baadhi ya viongozi wa Tanzania kuhusu hatua zinazochukuliwa na nchi hiyo katika kukabiliana na mabadiliko ya tabianchi. Viongozi wa Tanzania wakiwemo mameya na wakurugenzi wa majiji sita ya Tanz ...
A Nordic Jedi & August 23
For fifty years the Soviet Union denied the existence of the secret protocol that Harry Järv (above) wrote so sharply about. On the day I die I hope to have an intact memory and if that is the case I will no doubt be able to recall my meeting with Harry Järv, a war veteran and author from Finland/Sw ...
Jolla CEO stakes claim for Sailfish as the “third mobile OS”
As Jolla launched a flagship smartphone running Sailfish OS with Three in Hong Kong, the company’s CEO, Antti Saarnio, declared that the third mobile OS has arrived, seemingly ignoring the reality that recent market figures place Sailfish in the same asterisk category with Firefox OS, webOS, Symbian ...
Utan vatten
Idag är vi igen utan kranvatten. Men felet ligger nån annanstans än på vår gårdsplan säger sambon. Just idag tog han min bil till jobbet. Den bilen som har bilbarnstolar och våtservetter. Vi kunde ha åkt iväg till mormor om vi vetat på förhand att vattnet skulle vara borta idag. Just idag har lillas ...
PARTiYA / VICTIMS OF CLASSWAR: Euro-Scandinavian Tour 2014: WE NEED HELP WITH CONCERT IN FINLAND & GERMANY!
PARTiYA crust'N'grind punk from Belarus: Band's info / music / etc: www.partiya.bandcamp.com www.primitive-distro.blogspot.com/p/partiya.html www.facebook.com/partiyacrustpunk VICTIMS OF CLASSWAR crust noire from Germany: Band's info / music / etc: www.victimsofclasswar.bandcamp.com Old stuff: www.b ...
Tougher Sanctions Now: Putin’s Delusional Quest for Empire
Aurel Braun This spring, as Russia’s puppet government in Crimea moved clocks forward two hours to coincide with Moscow time, Vladimir Putin seemed intent on moving the historical clock backwards to the age of nineteenth-century Russian imperialism. As the leader of an economically weak and vulnerab ...
How You know you're from Estonia
You always use of the word "normal " when something is well You always take Kalev chocolate with you when visiting friends abroad You know that going to the sauna is 80 % leisure and 20% washing When you were small you thought that the Latvians have six toes You spit three times over your left shoul ...
Nordea Bank Finland Plc - Admission for trading and official listing
It has been decided to admit the following structured bonds for trading and official listing with effect from 22 August 2014: ISIN Name Yearly nom Payments per Currency Maturity date interest year ..
Andarnas Österbotten
Also written in swedish and tells about the different haunted places around Pohjanmaa in Finland. Very intresting and I would love to visit all the places in the book to make my own view of them. Perhaps one day I'll be able to. So this could work as a guideline for tourists intrested in these pheno ...
Between Your Aunts: A Suite
The house was built outside of Kajaani by Joona’s dad and grandpa in ’97. It was light blue, white trim, beautiful wooden interior. A type of duplex, the grandparents lived on one side and Joona’s family on the other. A corridor with a washing machine, main bathroom, and sauna separated the two sect ...
