Yle lists names of autumn’s new matriculants

About 4,800 students are graduating with Finland’s matriculation examination this autumn, and their names are being added to Yle’s online search tool as information arrives from schools, Yle reports.

The number is about 200 lower than last autumn. More students may graduate once they complete outstanding studies, according to the Matriculation Examination Board.

The highest score on an examination certificate this autumn was 63 points, achieved by one student who received nine top-grade laudatur marks.

This autumn’s exams used the new Abitti 2 examination system for the first time. Board secretary-general Tiina Tähkä said its introduction went well, although there were some minor technical problems.

The board published the examination results and grade thresholds at 9 a.m. Some graduates’ names are not included in Yle’s tool because they have opted out of publication.

One in five upper secondary schools has no autumn graduates. At one in ten schools, an average of just one student graduates in the autumn.