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Government parties, student unions oppose debt forgiveness proposal

Student debt doubles in a decade

Kela approves financial aid for students of new coding school

State begins granting extra aid for secondary school supplies

Kela claws back €43m from students who earned too much

Young consumers increasingly take new loans to pay off old ones

Education and Upbringing

Student financial aid rules to ease in Finland

Student loans in Finland balloon to more than 3bn euros

Economic growth not reflected in households drawing income support

Some upper secondary school students will get help buying laptops, others won’t

Finnish Federation For Social Affairs and Health (SOSTE)

Wednesday's papers: Effects of gov't cuts and index freezes, bold wolves and cruise ship security

Governmental Financial Aid

Kela to recover 45m from thousands of students for financial aid overpayments

Friday's papers: Drastic drop in university students, senior discontent and an in-depth look at Finnish surnames

No more loans for new high school students

Aid reform may force students into debt

Students increasingly taking out student loans

Wages and Employee Benefits

Yle's list of everyday effects of proposed 2017 budget changes

Financial Assistance (Share Purchase)

Finland applies for EU aid in wake of Nokia payroll cuts

Lockheed Martin

Wednesday's papers: Student aid cuts, Lockheed late fees, new tobacco laws

Education and Upbringing

Education Ministry eyes cuts to student financial aid

Student aid cuts hold, PM responds to opposition "forced loan" comments

Violence Against Women

Wednesday's papers: Criticism from Amnesty, student financial aid cuts, Facebook for machines

How much do foreign students cost Finland?

Despite low interest rates, Finns borrow less

Economic Treaties and Partnerships

Tuition fees planned for non-EEA students

YLE poll: Finns spend minimal funds on care for elderly parents

Education and Upbringing

Government to slash support for study towards same-level degrees

Financial Reform

Yle Survey: Finns are ready for structural reforms

Arhinmäki: 'College tuition should remain free of charge'

Students march in Helsinki to defend financial aid

British Government Departments

Employment focus of mid-term talks

False accusation

Daily: Millions scammed annually in benefit fraud

Study grant recipients under scrutiny

Sometimes that "quick loan" isn't so quick

Half of students say they’re poor

Parents’ Income to Stop Affecting Student Benefits?

Finnish Household Debt Hits 104 Billion Euros

Adult and Other Education

Bigger Education Subsidy Leads More Working Adults to Study

Student Protests at Diminishing Grants

A Quarter of Single-Parent Families Need Financial Aid