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Children and youth

Monday's papers: War worries, Starlink and kids' screen time

Ministry: Finland has done everything possible to repatriate Finnish children from Syria

12,000 Ukrainian children have fled war to Finland

NGO warns of increase in climate anxiety among children and young people

Turku court remands 15-year-old attempted murder suspect

Finland needs better legislation to protect children online, survey finds

Police brace for underage drinking on graduation weekend

Finnish teen romance wins audience award at Sundance Film Festival

Study: Kids in Finland's low-income areas at higher risk for obesity

Finland sees Covid cases spike among children

Study: Kids placed in out-of-home care face more problems as adults than peers

THL: Schoolboys increasingly obese

Childrens Ombudsman

Authority finds child welfare units keep inadequate records on use of disciplinary measures

"I don't know how to stop": Finnish initiative offers self-help for people viewing sexually exploitative images of children

Parents' and kids' screen time use can delay vocabulary skills in young children, study finds

Development Manager

School health survey: Pandemic hit girls particularly hard

Radicalization (Extremism)

Save the Children: Extremist groups recruiting youth via social media, gaming

Worry (Emotion)

Survey: Young people worried about the future

How do you weather proof children in Finland?

1,200 teenagers left without school spots this autumn

The Finnish Broadcasting Company

Yle investigates: Online sexual exploitation of children alarmingly prevalent

Pandemic babies 'dive into the deep end' as daycare starts

Active Immunization

In Finland, kids choose whether or not to get Covid vaccine

Trio hailed as heroes for alerting residents to apartment building fire

Report: Half of children in out-of-home care have psychiatric or neurodevelopmental disorders

Active Immunization

Hundreds of youngsters in Finland to take part in global Covid vaccine trials

Childrens Ombudsman

Yle investigation: Child welfare workers face verbal threats, physical violence

Government pledges €3 million to tackle youth crime

Interior Minister: "Violence is not the answer"

Medical Tests and Examinations

Study: Children born later in year more likely to be diagnosed with a learning disability

Childrens Charities

Survey: 8 out of 10 children have experienced grooming online

Child Protection

Corona crisis increases need for child protection services, survey finds

Face Mask (Personal Protection)

Helsinki exit strategy: Kids first

Finland's most popular baby names in 2020: Aino and Leo

Bundled Payments

No need to close schools despite kids' rising case rates, say experts

Coronavirus Disease

Coronavirus infections increasing among under-10s

Vantaa mother convicted of infant's murder

Contacts to youth mental health helpline up by a quarter last year

Sports and hobbies to resume for some 250,000 youngsters in Helsinki region

Experts link costly sports to kids' declining fitness