A degree in a decade
Education officials are worried that students are spending too long on high school studies. The Ministry of Education is considering new laws to pressure schools to encourage students to graduate earlier.
Under the proposals, municipalities might be penalised and lose out on education funding, if students stay in high school for more than three years.
The Finnish education has always confused me, especially the fact that so many students seem to spend nearly a decade getting a degree and they aren’t even becoming a doctor or teacher.
What makes staying at school so attractive to so many students? Do they get substantial interest free loans or are they sleeping with the lecturers? Perhaps if they remain classified as students it keeps Finland’s unemployment figures down.