Finnish media has recently paid attention to growing prejudice among school-aged kids.
The government told Helsingin Sanomat it is addressing the problem by rolling out a new equality programme in schools, according to Education Minister Anders Adlercreutz (SPP).
"We know that pupils who belong to sexual and gender minorities, as well as ethnic minorities, experience more bullying than others," he told the paper.
According to Adlercreutz, much still needs to be done to improve equality in Finnish schools.
This story follows on the heels of recent reporting by HS describing how teachers have seen a noticeable increase in racist and misogynistic comments, homophobic slurs, and even Nazi salutes among children. Some teachers said they had removed rainbow symbols from their classrooms out of concern that they might now be seen as too politically charged.
Last year, ministers in Petteri Orop's (NCP) government attended an hour of compulsory anti-racism training, which was arranged following controversial statements made by some ministers.
The latest episode of the All Points North podcast looks into the government's unpopular decision to scrap certain tax deductions, and how the political fallout is hurting the Finns Party in particular.
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Brewed awakening
If you think coffee is expensive now, you'd better get used to it, the founders of a small roastery told Hufvudstadsbladet, as climate change continues to impact the industry.
In stores, the price of coffee has now exceeded 10 euros per package, but a group of Helsinki-based coffee roasters said consumers should brace for this as the new normal.
"It's actually crazy that you can still buy a cup of coffee for 3.50," Kevin Kainulainen of Dash coffee & Zestii Kitchens told HBL, noting the brew's labour-intensive journey from bean to cup.
"The beans are grown for several months, hand-picked high up in the mountains, transported across land and sea, and then they have to be roasted, ground and brewed,“ Kainulainen said, adding that he believes more people are starting to appreciate the drink as a luxury experience, and not just as wake-up juice.
Mission impossible?
Hollywood star Tom Cruise is in Finland, reports Österbottens Tidning.
According to the regional paper, Cruise's plane landed on Wednesday morning at Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport in Ostrobothnia.
Cruise is reportedly visiting Jakobstad.
Media outlets have reported that Cruise was planning to spend a couple of hours in the town, where he was believed to be shopping for a sailboat.
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