Reform of legislation on basic education in the arts

OKM017:00/2024 Statute drafting

In accordance with Prime Minister Orpo’s Government Programme (2023), the Government will reform the legislation on basic education in the arts. The aim is to make access to teaching smoother, taking into account different fields of art.

Basic information In progress

Project number OKM017:00/2024

Case numbers VN/4768/2024

Set by Ministry of Education and Culture

Task class Preparation of a government proposal

Project stage Regulatory drafting

Term/schedule 1.3.2024 – 30.6.2025

Date of appointment 9.2.2024

Relation to the Government Programme

Orpo

Luku 5 Osaava Suomi

Alaluku 5.4 Kulttuuri, liikunta ja nuoret

Law drafting

Government proposal-

Adopted statute-

Contact person
Hanna Koskimies, Kulttuuriasiainneuvos
tel. +358 295 330 048
[email protected]

Project status

Goals and results

The aim is to reform the entire type of education so that it takes into account the changes that have taken place among the operators in the sector and in society, as well as future challenges, supports accessible, high-quality and effective activities and encourages reforms.

Starting points

Basic education in the arts is goal-oriented education in different fields of art, primarily for children and young people which, at the same time, gives pupils the ability to express themselves and to apply for vocational and higher education in the relevant field of art.

Basic education in the arts is regulated by the Act on Basic Education in the Arts (633/1998) and the decree (813/1998) issued on its basis. The basis for the legislation on basic education in the arts dates back to the 1990s, and the funding system was also largely created at the same time. The need to develop the type of education as a whole was identified in several studies and in vision work completed between 2019 and 2023, as well as in the work done on reference architecture and quality in the sector.

Read more

Survey on children's and young people's experiences in basic education in the arts

Ministry of Education and Culture News item 22.11.2024 11.54

Taiteen perusopetusta koskevan lainsäädännön uudistaminen käynnistyy

Ministry of Education and Culture Press release 28.2.2024 10.54

Developing and statute drafting in the Government

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