In Finland, schools have abolished the study of a second state language

• In Finland, schools have abolished the study of a second official language of

In the Finnish education system has begun a real revolution: the country's government has decided to release part of children learning a second state language - Swedish. Instead, students will give the opportunity to choose to study other languages. The list is sure to be Russian, interest in which is in Suomi grows from year to year.

"Russian language every year becomes more and more popular in Finland is gaining momentum, economic and cultural cooperation comes more and more tourists Therefore, experts with knowledge of the Russian language are very much in demand..", - he said in a conversation with the correspondent "RG" the Ministry of Education Adviser Finland Minna polviny .

She explained that the Finnish Government has decided to conduct an experiment to replace the Swedish language in order to determine the interests of young people and find out what languages ​​are really needed Finnish society. The experiment will be attended by 2,200 pupils, who in August will go in the fifth or sixth grade. If the project is designed for five years, is being successfully implemented by the Swedish study released all Finnish children.

"It is important to understand that the Ministry of Education will not impose anything on schools Schools and city halls have in the coming months do wish to take part in the experiment, we are waiting for proposals..", - said polviny. Recall that in recent years, replacing the Swedish language on the Russian actively demanded just six municipalities in Eastern Finland: Lappeenranta, Imatra, Mikkeli, Savonlinna, Pieksämäki and Tohmajärvi. The Ministry of Education of the country until now wary of these petitions. But now, thanks to the party "True Finns", achieved the beginning of language reform, the high point of the Russian language in Eastern Finland has come. By the way, where everything is ready to start teaching Russian language: there are tried and tested methods, textbooks, manuals, and most importantly - trained specialists and teachers.

It should be noted that the Russian-speaking minority has long been in Suomi second largest after the Swedish-speaking. Therefore, as stated on the website of the Russian Embassy in Finland, the country is rapidly growing interest in studying the Russian language. In Finnish schools Russian as a foreign language can be studied at the stage of primary education, starting with the third class, or as an optional language from the 5th or 8th grade. A teaching Russian as a native conducted in more than 60 schools in the country.

Seven years ago, more than 4,200 Finnish students learned Russian. Now those will be even more ", - assured the Ministry of Education of Finland, commenting on the government conceived experiment.

However, the Finnish language reform has its pitfalls. Its implementation will require changes in a number of laws and even the Constitution of the country, where black and white, that Swedish is the second official language in Finland, and is required to study in all schools. In addition, according to the Finnish legislation, the Swedish language should be aware of all the politicians, civil servants and employees of the social sector. They are obliged to serve clients and to write official papers not only in Finnish, but also Swedish. It is not known how soon the government Suomi dare to change the laws. Officials evasively point to the need to wait for the completion of the experiment, and only then draw conclusions. Meanwhile, Finnish parents and their children are very happy that, finally, they get rid of the Swedish study. A local newspaper resemble the results of public opinion polls showing that interest Finns to this language is close to zero.

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Arabic became the third most popular language in Finland

The Arabic language has risen to third place in the list of the most common foreign languages ​​in Finland. It is spoken by 22,000 people in the country.

Nevertheless, in the first place in the list remains the Russian language (76,000 speakers), the second - Estonian (49,000).

This little piece of news that has posted on its website information and political portal Yle, became the most widely read and discussed in Finland for one day. Inhabitants of the country was shocked by the fact that the country was not prepared for the rapid growth of the Arab population.

Just over the last couple of years, followers of Islam have become the second largest religious group in Suomi, and the name of Fatima's most popular female name in baby girls. Now immigrants from Arab countries can be found in large numbers on the streets of major Finnish cities.

They work in a local pizzeria, open their national coffee shop, where they sell shawarma and kebabs. In Helsinki, we have long been accustomed to women in hijabs. The only problem is that very few Finns themselves are aware of the Muslim tradition, the Arabic language in the country of study units. This lack of knowledge has led to an increase in population Suomi intolerance towards immigrants from the Middle East and racist manifestations. In Finland, there are cases of beating and abuse of refugees on the streets, burning reception centers for asylum-seekers.

Last year alone, the country has got over 30 thousands of migrants from the Middle East and Africa. Two years earlier, their number does not exceed 4 thousand. Finland currently has tightened immigration policy to limit the entry of refugees.