Why don't some kids learn Finnish in school?
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. Let us know what you think via WhatsApp on +358 44 421 0909 or at allpointsnorth@yle.fi. 31 October 2024 / All Points North / Yle News