(Yle) The number of schools with Muslim pupils is steadily increasing. As a result, some schools are taking a stance on children fasting during Ramadan which began on Friday.
Ville Raatikainen, head of basic education at the city of Helsinki, told Finnish news agency STT that the city has instructed its schools on how to approach Ramadan fasting.
That said, a school in Helsinki asked parents of young pupils to limit fasting to weekends or afternoons when there is no schoolwork.
Päivi Lyhykäinen of the teacher trade union OAJ said she agreed with this guidance, noting that another school had discussed Ramadan during a morning assembly.
