Finnish Language
Finnish (endonym: suomi [ˈsuo̯mi] (listen) or suomen kieli [ˈsuo̯meŋ ˈkie̯li]) is a Uralic language of the Finnic branch spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. Finnish is one of the two official languages of Finland (the other being Swedish). In Sweden, both Finnish and Meänkieli (which has significant mutual intelligibility with Finnish) are official minority languages. The Kven language, which like Meänkieli is mutually intelligible with Finnish, is spoken in Norway's Finnmark by a minority group of Finnish descent. Finnish is typologically agglutinative and uses almost exclusively suffixal affixation. Nouns, adjectives, pronouns, …
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Eurofound · 28 March 2024 English
This report focuses on the challenges that the EU Member States and Norway face when receiving and integrating refugees who fled Ukraine after Russiaâs invasion in February 2022. It investigates …
processes of validating qualifications and Finnish language knowledge are a barrier. One study (FI1) …
EU: European Union · 1 February 2024 English
European Union (EU) member States have diverse qualifications and education systems, which are a primary competence of member States. Understanding those systems and the factors that contribute to the effective …
literacy and writing education, as well as Finnish language courses and social networking opportunities …
EU: European Union · 25 January 2024 English
Education, training, youth, and sport have the power to transform lives. In the face of the ongoing war and displacement in Ukraine, the European Commission has set up projects that …
enabling the Ukrainian children to learn about Finnish language and culture while fostering a sense of community …
EU: European Union · 25 January 2024 English
The project Responsible Future Learners aims at active participation of the pupils by teaching important skills and attitudes, such as critical thinking and digital behavior. The project offers pupils a …
enabling the Ukrainian children to learn about Finnish language and culture while fostering a sense of community …
EU: European Union · 21 December 2023 English
Assessment of learning outcomes and competences is a major part of everyday class-room practice. The shift to competence-based learning and teaching over the last decades has resulted in changes of …
assessment process. The teacher, Eeva teaches the Finnish language using a Socratic dia- logic teaching method …
Nordic Co-operation | Nordic Council & Nordic Council of Ministers · 4 December 2023 English
The Nordic countries are facing labour shortages. Yet, integrating migrants into the labour market remains a challenge, especially for non-EU-born citizens and refugee women.Employers play a central role in supporting …
Bergbom et al. (2016) note that insuf�icient Finnish language skills hinder immigrant employees from moving … refugees. Lowering language requirements. Finnish language expectations were lowered in 2021, and basic …
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs · 22 September 2023 English
Our commitment to education and mentorship manifests in initiatives such as the Policy and Social Innovation for the Changing Arctic Course, the transformative Indigenous Youth Leadership in the Climate Crisis …
next generation of Arctic leaders. studies Finnish language and literature at the University of Helsinki …
COMPAS: The University of Oxford's Centre on Migration, Policy and Society · 14 August 2023 English
The relevant legal requirements vary widely across the EU, in terms of both the duration of legal residence required to be able to naturalise and the period of physical presence …
requirements, as an adequate understanding of the Finnish language was considered more important for integration …
