There is troubling evidence that immigrant children are not learning sufficient Finnish to succeed in working life and further education. What are Finnish schools doing wrong? We meet a parent who has struggled to ensure her kids learn Finnish, and hear from experts on what might be done to improve Finnish teaching for foreign background kids.

Zena Iovino and Egan Richardson presented this episode of All Points North with additional reporting by Priya Ramachandran D'souza. The sound engineer was Juha Hjelm.

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31 October 2024 / All Points North / Yle News

The show unpacks recent changes to Finnish citizenship rules that are creating confusion. We look into the new residency requirements, discuss how challenging the Yki test really is, and explore whether something like a speeding ticket could put the brakes on your path to citizenship.

Zena Iovino and Ronan Browne presented this episode of All Points North with additional reporting by Priya Ramachandran D'Souza. The sound engineer was Matias Puumala.

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24 October 2024 / All Points North / Yle News

This week we find out what happened to Kenyan physiotherapy students who came to Finland to get a degree but ended up in debt while cleaning and scavenging for empty bottles to buy food.

Zena Iovino and Ronan Browne presented this episode of All Points North. The sound engineer was Tuomas Vauhkonen.

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10 October 2024 / All Points North / Yle News

This week APN looks into how two giant pandas at a facility in Central Finland have become the centre of local court cases, made international headlines, and raised questions about Finland's foreign policy direction.

Ronan Browne presented this episode of All Points North. The sound engineer was Tuomas Vauhkonen.

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3 October 2024 / All Points North / Yle News

This week APN looks at Finnish driving culture. Are road safety experts right that Finns drive too fast, too often? Or are motorists here able to judge road conditions themselves and exceed the limits safely? We look at both sides of the speed camera issue, as well as road safety threats ranging from smartphone dependence and the natural world.

Ronan Browne and Egan Richardson presented this episode of All Points North. The sound engineer was Tuomas Vauhkonen.

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26 September 2024 / All Points North / Yle News

Finnish school kids used to be some of the highest achievers in the world, but their test scores have deteriorated for years. The government now wants to restrict phones in the classroom to help pupils focus.

Egan Richardson and Zena Iovino presented this episode of All Points North. The sound engineer was Tuomas Vauhkonen.

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19 September 2024 / All Points North / Yle News

This week APN explains a Finnish word and concept that is said to "explain Finland" while also having no direct translation.

Ronan Browne presented this episode of All Points North. The sound engineer was Juha Hjelm.

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12 September 2024 / All Points North / Yle News

Finland says it wants to attract more workers from abroad, but APN hears how government policies and negative discussions around immigration could have the opposite effect.

Ronan Browne and Zena Iovino presented this episode of All Points North, with additional reporting by Priya Ramachandran d'Souza. The sound engineer was Joonatan Kotila.

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5 September 2024 / All Points North / Yle News

This week we hear how a foreign-background referee has decided to fight back against racism in Finnish football.

This episode of All Points North was presented by Ronan Browne and Egan Richardson. The sound engineer was Joonatan Kotila.

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29 August 2024 / All Points North / Yle News

Learning to swim can save lives, but many adults are too ashamed to admit they don't know how, especially in the land of a thousand lakes. Learning a new skill as an adult is humbling — and difficult. We hear how one listener learned to swim as a foreigner in Finland and get expert tips for those wanting to take the plunge.

This episode of All Points North was presented by Egan Richardson and Zena Iovino, with additional reporting by Priya Ramachandran d'Souza. The sound engineer was Panu Willman.

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22 August 2024 / All Points North / Yle News