The voluntariness of the Swedish language test of the matriculation examination has weakened the motivation to study Swedish not only at general upper secondary schools but also at universities and polytechnics. Students' knowledge of Swedish corresponding to level B, i.e. studies of the language from classes 7-9 of basic education, has weakened in Finnish-speaking schools, and therefore it has become necessary to increasingly focus on basic teaching of Swedish instead of vocabularies of different subject fields. The Swedish Assembly in Finland has pointed out the need to take measures necessary to maintain the popularity of Swedish studies.
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In connection with the amendment of the General Upper Secondary Schools Act the Government committed itself to promoting the development of studies of Swedish as the second national language.
Finnish-speaking students at vocational institutions are required to study Swedish for one credit, and Swedish-speaking students are required to study Finnish for two credits.71 In practice,
Finnish-speaking students have a weak knowledge of Swedish.
This is a problem especially because they often work in the service sector after their vocational education.72
The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland has emphasised the need to monitor the effects of the reform on the practical opportunities to study in Swedish.