We will see if there will be a test of it, says Lotta Edblom and explains that it is unclear what the legislation says about this particular situation. She does not want to comment on individual cases, but clearly expresses that money for schools should go to education, and nothing else.
"Otherwise, there is a great risk of undermining teaching. That you end up having to hire fewer teachers or, for example, have less access to books," says Edholm.
Do you see a need to review the school regulations?
"We'll have to wait and see what this leads to, and then we'll have to think about whether it's necessary," she says. When that would be, she can't answer.
There are better approaches
However, she suggests alternative ways for schools to recruit more students.
"The best thing to do is to compete with kavlité in the long term, hire trained teachers and so on. Not to attract students by putting money in their pockets.
Hear more from the Minister for Education in the clip above.