Tag: Language
Research: Finnish is taught to many children unnecessarily as a second language
In his research, Ståhlberg compared the reading skills and comprehension of children studying Finnish as a second language (S2) and those studying it as their mother tongue (S1). The study revealed that about a fifth of the children studying it as a second language were better able to read and understand a Finnish text than […]
Free Icelandic language courses for children in Blabla-skó
Sponsored article For the first time in Iceland, the City of Reykjavik pays for Icelandic language courses and school support offered by the Blabla-skóli Academy for children from Poland, Ukraine and Venezuela! Free language courses for children are a big step in education and exceptional help! From January 2023, Icelandic language courses for children in […]
Jack Ma – the billionaire who flew too close to the sun
On November 11, 2020, the Chinese e-commerce giant strikes Alibaba’s annual shopping holiday Singles Day a dizzying sales record. Company founder Jack Ma has become synonymous with success in China. He is a world celebrity who thrives in the limelight, accustomed to shaking hands with presidents and swarming with Hollywood stars. But when Alibaba’s customers […]
The Governor General of Canada is on a state visit to Finland
The discussions between the President and the Governor General will focus on bilateral relations between Finland and Canada, security issues, climate change and Arctic cooperation. The day ends with a state dinner hosted by President Niinistö and Dr. Haukio at the Presidential Palace. Governor General Mary Simon will also meet the Prime Minister during her […]
Two Danish films nominated for Oscars
There were four Danish entries on the various 15-film shortlists published in December, but only two of them will represent Denmark at the next Oscars. ‘A House Made of Splinters’, a documentary film shot in a Ukrainian orphanage directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont, has been nominated in the Documentary Feature Film category, while the Greenlandic […]
The Finnish Environmental Center is renewing its organization: a vision of change in sustainable development, life within the limits of the planet
The Finnish Environmental Center (Syke) has changed its vision in the direction of sustainable development. The change in sustainable development guides our society to quickly operate within the carrying capacity of our planet. Syke has reformed its organization and focused its expertise on finding solutions to key sustainable development challenges. At the same time, its […]
Trkiye cancels the visit of the NATO hope’s defense minister
The move comes after a picture of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was hung in the Swedish capital Ankara has canceled the planned visit of Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson, his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, revealed on Saturday. The move comes after members of the Kurdish community held an anti-Turkish protest in Stockholm. “At this point, […]
Trkiye cancels the visit of the NATO hope’s defense minister
The move comes after a picture of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was hung in the Swedish capital Ankara has canceled the planned visit of Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson, his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, revealed on Saturday. The move comes after members of the Kurdish community held an anti-Turkish protest in Stockholm. “At this point, […]
Trkiye cancels visit of defense minister from NATO hopeful
The move comes after a picture of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was hung in the Swedish capital Ankara has canceled the planned visit of Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson, his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, revealed on Saturday. The move comes after members of the Kurdish community held an anti-Turkish protest in Stockholm. “At this point, […]
Almost 100,000 more calls were made to Mielinterveyssuomi’s MIELI crisis line than the previous year
“Russia’s war of aggression, the coronavirus pandemic and other ongoing crises are taking a toll on people. Low-threshold services, such as the Crisis Hotline, now fill the service gap of public services. People living in Finland should invest more in the psychological resources”, says Sanna VesikansaMIELI Mielenterveys Finland’s crisis operations manager. The most common reason […]
Guardians praise the early childhood education and preschool education in the capital region
This is evident from the results of the joint municipal survey. Espoo, Helsinki, Kauniainen and Vantaa organized a survey for the guardians of children in municipal and private early childhood education and pre-school education between October 26 and November 9, 2022. The survey was aimed at all guardians of children in early childhood education or […]
Norway makes fascinating discoveries
Archaeologists have found a rune stone they say dates back to the time of Jesus Christ A team of Norwegian archaeologists has found what they call the oldest runestone known to date. The small, brownish rock with mysterious inscriptions is said to date back to the time of Jesus Christ and to be about 2,000 […]
Wednesday’s papers: Language deficiencies, crooked throats and the prime minister’s applause
One magazine asks why green vegetables grown in Finland are cheaper outside of Finland?
CPH STAGE 2022: Close and personal with the ring master who helps Rocky keep his ‘bierings’
Tue Biering is one of Denmark’s leading directors. CPH POST recently caught up with him ahead of CPH STAGE, where his piece ‘ROCKY!’ becomes again one of the biggest draws. Danish modern classic translated into EnglishJust like in 2019, it will be performed in English: a great chance for international players to enjoy a piece […]
Markus Torgeby – the involuntary contemporary preacher
In Swedish Radio’s Sunday interview, you meet the person behind the public mask in journalism’s most basic form – the interview. The host is Martin Wicklin. Producer: Ulrika Stenström. Contact: [email protected] About Markus Torgeby Markus Torgeby is a runner, author and lecturer. He has appeared in a couple of documentaries on SVT – Löparen (2002) […]
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Elin Anna Labba – about boundaries, repetition and the importance of a language
In Swedish Radio’s Sunday interview, you meet the person behind the public mask in journalism’s most basic form – the interview. The host is Martin Wicklin. Producer: Ulrika Stenström. Contact: [email protected] About Elin Anna Labba She has a deep commitment to issues concerning the rights of the Sami people, and most recently in the situation […]
President Zelenski of Ukraine will address the Finnish Parliament
President of Ukraine Volodomyr Zelensky must speak in Parliament on Friday at 1 p.m. The speech will be broadcast via a video link and is expected to take about 15 minutes. Zelensky speaks Ukrainian, and MPs are offered simultaneous interpretation into English. Yle shows the speech live on TV1, offering interpretation into Finnish and Finnish […]