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Finland rolling out upper secondary education, matriculation tests in English

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Finnish students with poor Finnish or Swedish language skills will be able to take classes and matriculation exams in English in coming years .

English -language upper secondary education is scheduled to begin in August 2026 , according to the Finnish National Agency for Education .

Education Minister Anders Adlercreutz said the addition of English is not meant to replace the local languages.

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English

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