Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Bob Compton and Tony Wagner present:
...the trailer, like the Finnish winter, is designed to give you chills.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Finnish citizenship granted to 5,907 persons in 2010
Finnish citizenship was granted to a total of 5,907 persons last year. Of the total 3,961 obtained citizenship by application and 1,946 by declaration.
A total of 4,812 persons sought Finnish citizenship by application as compared to 4,417 in 2009. As with the previous year, the largest applicant groups in 2010 were Russians (1,385), Somalis (349), and Iranians (283). The largest groups among those who obtained citizenship by application were Russians, Estonians and Iranians.
A total of 573 persons sought Finnish citizenship by various forms of declaration (546 in 2009).
Some 94 per cent of the decisions on citizenship applications were positive, whereas 89 per cent of the decisions on citizenship declarations were positive.
A total of 4,812 persons sought Finnish citizenship by application as compared to 4,417 in 2009. As with the previous year, the largest applicant groups in 2010 were Russians (1,385), Somalis (349), and Iranians (283). The largest groups among those who obtained citizenship by application were Russians, Estonians and Iranians.
A total of 573 persons sought Finnish citizenship by various forms of declaration (546 in 2009).
Some 94 per cent of the decisions on citizenship applications were positive, whereas 89 per cent of the decisions on citizenship declarations were positive.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Native language instruction in Finland
From YLE news:
Comprehensive school pupils are spoilt for choice when it comes to the selection of languages on offer. Children who have moved to Finland from elsewhere or speak a language at home other than Finnish or Swedish are entitled to special language education. Mother tongue language classes, also known as clubs, normally gather for two hours a week during the school year before or after the school day...(read more)
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Elections on April 17th - Candidates weigh on on immigration policy
Click here for the story from YLE news.
21-April update: Here's the whole scoop clearly written and comprehensible in that way only Wikipedia can do it.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Turku
Turku is one of two European Cultural Capitals for 2011, the other being Tallinn, Estonia, which is practically Finland. Turku has a well-developed suite of programs for its language minority students. More details on that when I start pulling my research together. In the meantime, please enjoy some photos.
Meeting with the Multicultural Education coordinator.
Fourth graders practice their play.
Full-time teachers teach 20 lessons/week.
Beautful cathedral in Turku.
Follow this river to the Baltic Sea.
N.B.
Two people have commented that Estonians probably don't link to be characterized as "practically Finland." I wrote that poorly, and was thinking only about the proximity of Tallinn to Finland. (Tallinn is much closer to Helsinki than Turku is to Helsinki.) I just got a chance to visit Tallinn, which is worlds different than Finland. I also had the presumption that Estonian is very close to Finnish, and upon seeing and hearing Estonian, I was able to perceive the noticeable differences.
Meeting with the Multicultural Education coordinator.
Fourth graders practice their play.
Full-time teachers teach 20 lessons/week.
Beautful cathedral in Turku.
Follow this river to the Baltic Sea.
N.B.
Two people have commented that Estonians probably don't link to be characterized as "practically Finland." I wrote that poorly, and was thinking only about the proximity of Tallinn to Finland. (Tallinn is much closer to Helsinki than Turku is to Helsinki.) I just got a chance to visit Tallinn, which is worlds different than Finland. I also had the presumption that Estonian is very close to Finnish, and upon seeing and hearing Estonian, I was able to perceive the noticeable differences.
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