Struggling Finnish Schools Look Abroad for Students

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The chapter explores how a town in Finland is combating decreasing school-ages population by welcoming students from developing nations, facilitated by a Finnish startup called Finest Future. The initiative involves teaching Finnish language to foreign students and connecting them to Finnish schools to offset closures caused by declining birth rates and urban migration.

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