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University entrance exams to go ahead on campus
Students in quarantine on exam day won t be able to sit the tests, say university organisers.
Applicants formed a socially-distanced queue outside Helsinki s Metropolia University of Applied Sciences last year.
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This year s university entrance exams will be held in person on campuses and at examination centres, industry body Unifi has announced.
Unifi, the organisation that represents Finland s universities, said plans for the examinations had been drawn up taking into account the prevailing pandemic situation and the necessary safety arrangements. We have estimated that conducting physical entrance examinations is the best way to ensure the fairness of student admissions in these circumstances. We have prepared carefully for the process and are confident that the entrance examinations can be carried out with thoroughly considered safety arrangements, said
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Helsinki University Hospital District (HUS) CEO
Juha Tuominen wants the order of prioritisation for the coronavirus vaccines to be re-evaluated in Finland. According to Tuominen, those living in areas with a higher incidence of the virus should be included in the at-risk groups.
According to Tuominen, Finland and Uusimaa in particular have areas and socio-economic groups among which infection and mortality rates have been higher throughout the pandemic. Tuominen says he believes it is precisely because of these risks that the vaccination order should be revised.
Coronavirus infection rates especially high in Northern and Eastern Helsinki, in areas such as Itäkeskus and Vuosaari, as well as parts of Espoo, according to Tuominen.
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