Innovative Solutions to Address Declining School-age Population

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As school-age populations decline in Finland, some schools are offering incentives to local students to prevent closures. Additionally, a Finnish startup called Finest Future is leading the initiative to attract foreign students to study in Finnish schools by providing Finnish language lessons to students in Asian, African, and Latin American countries. This initiative not only benefits the schools but also opens up opportunities for international students to study in Finland.

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