Finland’s autumn matriculation exams have drawn a record number of candidates this year, according to Yle News. The surge comes at a time when the country’s long-running digital exam system is facing a new test of its own: how to prevent cheating in the age of artificial intelligence.

The high school leaving exams have been conducted digitally since 2016, making Finland one of the earlier adopters of large-scale digital testing. That setup has helped modernise the process, but it also means exam organisers must now consider how AI tools could be used to gain an unfair advantage.

Yle News reported that the rise in AI is raising fresh concerns about cheating, even as the exam system continues to operate in digital form. What remains unclear is how schools and officials will respond in practice as more students sit the autumn exams under these new conditions.