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8.10.2025 | Minister of Education and Minister for Nordic Cooperation Anders Adlercreutz will visit Japan on 9–12 October. During his visit, he will take part in events at the Osaka World Expo.https://okm.fi/en/-/minister-adlercreutz-to-visit-japan
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12.11.2025 | The Sports Ministers of 33 countries and the European Commission have expressed their grave concern about the decision of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in September to discontinue the partial suspensions of the National Paralympic Committees of Belarus and Russia from the Paralympic Games.https://okm.fi/en/-/sports-ministers-express-concern-over-ipc-decision-not-to-maintain-suspensions-on-russia-and-belarus-1
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26.6.2026 | Supplementing the National Inventory of Living Heritage The UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was adopted by the UNESCO General Conference in 2003. Finland ratified the Convention in 2013, and the Finnish H...https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/3956635/National%20Inventory%202026.pdf/0e5e3456-7873-6336-1f3f-44de573263cc?t=1782462178585
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24.11.2025 | The Nordic Baltic Youth Summit will be held in Finland for the first time. The summit participants will draft policy recommendations addressing challenges related to the green transition and youth employment and submit them to Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity Mika Poutala.https://okm.fi/en/-/nordic-baltic-youth-summit-to-bring-together-200-young-people-from-different-countries-in-helsinki
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13.11.2025 | International higher education students could play an even bigger role in driving Finland’s growth. Minister of Employment Matias Marttinen and Minister of Science and Culture Mari-Leena Talvitie invited businesses, cities, higher education institutions and students to find solutions to improve international students’ employment prospects in Finland.https://okm.fi/en/-/1410877/ministers-roundtable-employment-of-international-students-requires-more-tailored-language-support-and-stronger-links-to-working-life
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17.8.2012 | According to Statistics Finland's Labour Force Survey, employment has grown faster in cultural occupations and cultural industries than the employment of all occupations and industries. In 2011, around 81,700 were working in cultural occupations as their main job.https://okm.fi/en/-/kulttuurialan-tyollisyys-on-kehittynyt-suotuisasti
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18.9.2012 | Opportunities for apps developers, designers and other digital innovators will be boosted as the digital portal Europeana opens up its dataset of over 20 million cultural objects for free re-use.https://okm.fi/en/-/europeana-avasi-tietonsa-vapaasti-hyodynnettavaksi
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30.11.2012 | The Ministry of Education and Culture has published a report on the current status of Finlands cooperation with Latin America. The report contains a proposal for future focus areas of this cooperation in the field of education, science and culture and for the development of activities in Latin America and the Caribbean.https://okm.fi/en/-/koulutus-tiede-ja-kulttuuriyhteistyo-latinalaisessa-amerikassa-ja-karibialla
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16.2.2026 | USER MANUALS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USING THE REPORT The report can be strategically positioned for different stakeholder groups: FOR POLICY MAKERS FOR CREATORS FOR RIGHTHOLDERS AND CMOS FOR NATIONAL LIBRARIES FOR GPAI PROVIDERS… USER MANUAL FOR EU P...https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/3547395/USER%20MANUALS.pptx/6396bdd3-a21f-5380-adf1-aa202492359a?t=1771221583597
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22.1.2026 | Results from TALIS and TALIS Starting Strong 2024 Elizabeth Shuey and Ruochen Li 20 January 2026 OECD Directorate for Education and Skills An international survey of staff and leaders in early childhood education and care (ECEC) ? Asks staff and l...https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/254390006/Shuey%20TALIS%20Starting%20Strong%202024_FIN.pdf/c85ad126-d6e6-b288-967a-9ae57bfdd5df?t=1769086466964
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14.3.2025 | Minister of Science and Culture Mari-Leena Talvitie has launched a new vision for higher education and research. It will extend to 2040. In the first phase for the new vision, we will collect views from higher education and research organisations and other stakeholders so that a shared situation picture can be formed. The stakeholder survey is open until 4 April.https://okm.fi/en/-/new-vision-for-higher-education-and-research-being-prepared-take-part-in-an-open-stakeholder-survey
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18.9.2024 | The multiannual plan for the use of central government research and development funding allocates funds to expanding partnerships between private and public R&D parties and to accelerating private R&D investment. Other key objectives and funding allocations include strengthening R&D competence and researcher careers, supporting research and technology infrastructures, and promoting European and international partnerships.https://okm.fi/en/-/194055633/increased-r-d-funding-to-help-renewal-of-society-prime-minister-orpo-submits-announcement-on-multiannual-plan-to-parliament
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14.10.2025 | Explaining the shamrock Ireland’s International Talent and Innovation Strategy October 2025 An RoinnBreisoideachais agus Ardoideachais, Taighde, Nuálaíochta agus Eoláíochta | Department Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Scienc...https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/248559730/Ian%20McKenna_Explaining%20the%20shamroc_Ireland%E2%80%99s%20International%20Talent%20and%20Innovation%20Strategy.pdf/887dc4b7-3b16-190c-876a-9735c2d01efa?t=1760417911903
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5.8.2025 | 1 MINISTERIO DE PARAGUAI , £ l EDUCACION TEKOMBO'E Y CIENCIAS HA TEMBIKUAA PARAGUAY MOTENONOEHA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE FINLAND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION between THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF THE RE...https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/4008816/Paraguay%20MoU%20ENG.pdf/b8cfb0eb-4ce4-63ac-b4a6-032428f90354?t=1754382231163
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23.9.2024 | The Ministry of Education and Culture’s proportion of the 2025 budget proposal is EUR 8.45 billion, which is some EUR 411 million more than in the 2024 Budget. The proposal implements the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's Government, which aims to invest, even in a difficult economic situation, in raising the level of education and training and improving the conditions for conducting science, research and development.https://okm.fi/en/-/eur-8.45-billion-budget-proposal-for-the-ministry-of-education-and-culture-for-2025
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22.11.2024 | The EU ministers responsible for education, youth, culture and sport will meet in Brussels on 25–26 November. Topics on their agenda include boosting Europe's skills and competitiveness through higher education, opportunities for young people in rural and remote areas, role of libraries in media literacy development, and key features of the European Sport Model, which are based on the values of free...https://okm.fi/en/-/eu-s-education-youth-culture-and-sports-council-convenes
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14.10.2025 | Developments in higher education systems in Finland’s peer countries Korkeakoulutuksen ja tutkimuksen 2040 visioseminaari Simon Roy 10 October 2025 Head of Higher Education Policy, OECD Directorate for Education and Skills Adults' mean literacy pr...https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/248559730/Simon%20Roy_Trends%20in%20higher%20education%20Finland.pdf/543b3358-be03-43a2-c274-942c2fd30e42?t=1760417912889
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30.5.2024 | In its meeting on 29 May, the government-appointed parliamentary research, development and innovation (RDI) monitoring group discussed the multiannual plan for the use of research and development funding, which is currently under preparation. The monitoring group highlighted the role of R&D experts and stressed the importance of deepening cooperation and improving effectiveness in R&D activities.https://okm.fi/en/-/194055633/parliamentary-rdi-monitoring-group-discusses-multiannual-plan-for-use-of-r-d-funding
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28.5.2025 | The Ministry of Education and Culture has prepared a programme to advocate equity and non-discrimination in early childhood education and care, in schools and in educational institutions. The measures will be carried out over the 2025 to 2027 period.https://okm.fi/en/-/ministry-of-education-and-culture-promotes-equity-and-non-discrimination-across-the-whole-education-system
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14.10.2025 | preencoded.png How universities can protect & promote academic freedom EUA principles and guidelines Enora Bennetot Pruvot, 10 October 2025 preencoded.png Academic freedom today The challenge Academic freedom is the freedom to learn, teach, conduc...https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/248559730/Enora%20Pruvot_How-universities-can-protect-and-promote-academic-freedom.pdf/5b962897-434a-1f1e-d1be-527614b6329e?t=1760417911232
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25.9.2025 | Virtual Morning Coffee: Vision Work for Higher Education and Research Tuesday 25.09.2025 Overview of the progress of the vision preparation Senior Ministerial Adviser Samuli Maxenius Working together with stakeholders in three stages Analysis of t...https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/247490193/Virtual%20Morning%20Coffee%20on%20Vision%20Work%2025%2009%2025.pdf/461bc557-1340-e5ff-3cce-70320c472a07?t=1758790323098
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28.11.2024 | On Thursday 28 November, the Government submitted to Parliament a cultural policy report that outlines the long-term objectives and action plan for cultural policy until the 2040s. The report emphasises the efforts to preserve and renew the foundations of culture and make them economically viable, and to reinforce the impact of cultural and creative sectors on society. The long-term strategy, wh...https://okm.fi/en/-/culture-as-strong-and-unifying-force-in-building-sustainable-viable-and-more-humane-future
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11.11.2024 | A new report from WHO “Health-enhancing physical activity in the European Union, 2024” presents the latest data on physical activity across the European Union (EU), reflecting on the progress achieved in making health-enhancing physical activity an integral part of people’s lives. The report reveals that there has been a notable improvement in the implementation of physical activity policies in the EU from 2015 to 2024.https://okm.fi/en/-/who-report-highlights-progress-and-challenges-in-improving-physical-activity-levels-across-the-european-union
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15.11.2024 | MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION BETVVEEN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF PERU AND THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Peru and the Ministr...https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/4008816/Peru+MoU+ENG_2024_11_13_13_39_48_866.pdf/ceaf6bdb-ab5d-42ce-5ae4-03db935f3d73?t=1731681831311
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Making better use of prior learning gained abroad - OKM - Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland
10.9.2026 | The Government proposes a new foreign studies act, which would define the eligibility conferred by qualifications completed abroad for certain posts and positions in Finland. The aim is to simplify the recognition of qualifications held by international talent who completed their education outside the EU and EEA, and to reduce delays in their entry into employment.https://okm.fi/en/-/making-better-use-of-prior-learning-gained-abroad -
7.2.2024 | The Ministry of Education and Culture will allocate EUR 255 million to universities for piloting new practices in doctoral education in 2024–2027. This additional funding will be allocated to 1,000 doctoral researchers who will have a three-year employment contract to complete their doctoral degree.https://okm.fi/en/-/universities-receive-additional-funding-for-training-a-thousand-new-doctoral-graduates
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30.9.2026 | India is not only investing in technology and scientific research. It is increasingly investing in the creative capabilities that transform knowledge into practical solutions. As the country prepares for one of the world's largest urban transformations, with around 600 million people expected to live in Indian cities by 2036, India is rethinking how architects, designers, planners, engineers and researchers are educated and how innovation ecosystems are built around them.https://okm.fi/-/beyond-culture-how-india-s-creative-sector-is-driving-innovation-sustainability-and-growth
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24.5.2024 | Minister of Science and Culture Sari Multala has granted EUR 3.3 million in discretionary government grants to those operating in the cultural and creative industries. Structural support is part of the Sustainable Growth Programme and is designed to create innovative services and to devise novel production and operating procedures.https://okm.fi/en/-/over-eur-3-million-from-finland-s-sustainable-growth-programme-for-revitalising-cultural-and-creative-industries
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Youth work centres of expertise Youth work centres of expertise develop and promote competence, expertise and communications in the youth sector. The Ministry of Education and Culture develops youth sector services and expertise by supporting the ...https://okm.fi/en/national-youth-centres
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30.9.2026 | Creative fields in Southern African higher education today extend well beyond the traditional arts. Alongside fields such as fine arts, music and theatre, universities are increasingly engaging with film, design, digital media, games and artificial intelligence. Creative work is becoming more closely connected to technology, entrepreneurship and economic development. At the same time, this shift...https://okm.fi/-/beyond-the-arts-creative-fields-in-southern-african-higher-education-are-changing-shape
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Digital cultural heritage The digital cultural heritage initiative of the Ministry of Education and Culture develops the availability of digital cultural heritage material as well as the long-term preservation of material and information resources...https://okm.fi/en/digital-cultural-heritage
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28.6.2023 | The Ministry of Education and Culture has drawn up an action plan to promote diversity in the arts and culture. The action plan is based on the final report which a working group appointed by the Ministry published in 2021. The action plan aims to take into account the diversity of the Finnish population in all planning and decision-making in the arts and cultural policy.https://okm.fi/en/-/action-plan-to-promote-diversity-in-the-arts-and-culture
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Team Finland Knowledge -uutiskirje ja artikkelit Uutiskirje kokoaa yhteen ajankohtaisia kuulumisia ja tarjoaa näkökulmia verkoston maiden korkeakoulu- ja tiedepolitiikkaan. Voit tilata uutiskirjeen sähköpostiisi lähettämällä viestin osoitteeseen [...https://okm.fi/tfk-verkosto/artikkelit
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Copyright Infrastructure Task Force The Copyright Infrastructure Task Force is an expert forum between multiple countries that promotes standardisation with a view to improving the interoperability and trustworthiness of copyright data. Common dat...https://okm.fi/en/citf-en
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Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö järjesti korkeakoulutuksen ja tutkimuksen visioseminaarin Helsingissä pe 10.10.2025.https://okm.fi/tapahtumat/2025-10-10/korkeakoulutuksen-ja-tutkimuksen-2040-visioseminaari
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9.9.2025 | In Finland, the share of young adults with a tertiary degree (39%) remains lower than the OECD average (48%). The figures are from the OECD’s Education at a Glance publication, which compares education systems in different countries.https://okm.fi/en/-/education-at-a-glance-share-of-tertiary-educated-young-adults-in-finland-still-below-oecd-average
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Ministry begins to draft a cultural policy report - OKM - Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland
9.11.2023 | Minister of Science and Culture Sari Multala has launched a report on cultural policy. The preparatory work will be carried out with broad-based involvement of the cultural sector. The report is included in the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's Government. The Government aims to submit the report to Parliament in autumn 2024.https://okm.fi/en/-/ministry-begins-to-draft-a-cultural-policy-report -
6.8.2024 | 17 June 2024 1(4) Ministry of Education and Culture Privacy Notice to Data Subjects Personal data processed in the monitoring and evaluation research phase of the national pilot project for doctoral degrees 1 Overview This Privacy Notice contains ...https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/3549809/OKM_Tietosuojailmoitus_tohtorikoulutuspilotti_2024-2027_en.pdf/2015ac30-a792-1619-3949-5be61c2f1ec6?t=1722934261460
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Team Finland Knowledge network Team Finland Knowledge promotes international cooperation in higher education and research. Our network works to attract students, researchers and other talent to Finland. We report on policy developments in our host...https://okm.fi/en/team-finland-knowledge-network
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11.1.2024 | MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION Betvveen THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF UKRAINE And THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Ministry ...https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/4008816/MoU+Edu+FI+UA+2024+eng_2024_01_11_14_38_20_453.pdf/aa504a79-d196-e2b5-2069-ade1878169cf?t=1704981818468
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10.10.2023 | Minister of Science and Culture Sari Multala awarded EUR 8,383,890 million in discretionary government grants to those operating in the cultural and creative industries to create innovative services and to devise novel production and operating procedures.https://okm.fi/en/-/over-eur-8-million-in-support-for-reshaping-cultural-and-creative-industries
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Financial resources of museums The Ministry of Education and Culture finances museum activities and cultural heritage work by means of central government transfers and discretionary government grants. This helps museums take a long-term approach t...https://okm.fi/en/state-subsidies-to-museums
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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.https://okm.fi/en/project?tunnus=OKM017:00/2024
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United States and Canada – Los Angeles The Team Finland Knowledge specialist in Los Angeles covers the western United States and Canada. California, where the specialist is based, has a strong focus on innovation. Work in the region must encompass...https://okm.fi/en/los-angeles-en
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18.6.2025 | Senate Properties will begin a major renovation of the National Archives’ main building at Rauhankatu 17 in spring 2026. At the same time, the building will be adapted into a shared workspace for the National Archives, the Institute for the Languages of Finland, the Finnish National Agency for Education, the Accessibility Library Celia, and the Research Council of Finland. These agencies will move into the premises in autumn 2028.https://okm.fi/en/-/major-renovation-planned-for-the-national-archives-main-building
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8.9.2026 | Findings of the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) show that while performance among students in Finland has continued to decline, it remains above the OECD average. Science was the main domain of assessment in the 2025 survey.https://okm.fi/en/-/pisa-2025-students-in-finland-still-perform-well-above-oecd-average-in-science
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India – New Delhi The Team Finland Knowledge specialist in India monitors both current developments and the long-term trends and policies shaping India’s rapidly evolving education and science sector. Liisa Toivonen Dr. Liisa Toivonen has been app...https://okm.fi/en/new-delhi
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22.11.2024 | Dialogue cards for discussions on the future of school education Futures Work in Comprehensive Schools project (2023–2024) Dialogue on school education of the future Many changes and challenges affect our world right now. They should make us stop ...https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/226231383/Dialogue+cards.pdf/e00dbc5b-60f6-a8d5-599a-4f9ce37ff93b?t=1732258157112
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31.1.2024 | High Level Dialogue on Cooperation in Education between India and Finland (31 January 2024) Joint Statement 1. In pursuance of the Joint Statement issued following the virtual meeting held between the Prime Ministers of India and Finland on 16 Mar...https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/4007827/India-Finland+Joint+Statement+2024+w+attachment.pdf/b11f883e-877f-446b-b8b6-64285aff837e?t=1706704459551
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15.10.2024 | Minister of Education Anders Adlercreutz visited Ukraine on 14 October. This was the first visit by a Finnish minister of education to Ukraine. The aim of the visit was to deepen cooperation between Finland and Ukraine in the field of education as part of Finland’s comprehensive support to Ukraine. Discussions were held to exchange information on the current situation and plan future cooperation. Finl...https://okm.fi/en/-/minister-of-education-adlercreutz-visits-kiev-and-discusses-role-of-education-in-reconstruction-of-ukraine
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30.9.2026 | Arts, like any field in South Korea, is closely connected to technology. Universities offering arts education have close relationships with K-pop, film, gaming, animation, design, fashion, and media companies.https://okm.fi/-/arts-education-and-research-in-south-korea
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The working group will assess the current state of student financial aid in line with the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's Government and draw up proposals for the Ministry for overhauling student financial aid. The working group has a monitoring group that handles matters prepared by the working group and takes a stand on its proposals.https://okm.fi/en/project?tunnus=OKM010:00/2024
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The Results of PISA 2000 In PISA 2000 the main focus was on reading literacy, which means general reading skills and literacy needed in an information society. In PISA reading literacy means "understanding, using, and reflecting on written texts, ...https://okm.fi/en/pisa-2000-en
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Performing arts in Finland The Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for developing the Finnish performing arts sector, drafting the legislati on concerning it, and managing budget appropriations to theatre, dance, circus, and performan...https://okm.fi/en/performing-arts
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18.12.2024 | Cultural Policy Report General presentation of the process and content 28 November 2024 2 | • The Government included in its Programme a cultural policy report seeking to produce an ambitious vision that will make it possible to develop Finland's ...https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/194945182/General+presentation+of+the+process+and+content.pdf/4e6a6356-487d-adb7-8ab4-c988de108a4f?t=1734526671991
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Tilastot ja tutkimus Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö hyödyntää valmistelussaan yleissivistävään koulutukseen liittyvää kotimaista ja kansainvälistä tutkimus- ja tilastotietoa. Tilastokeskus vastaa yleissivistävän koulutuksen tilastoista tilastovira...https://okm.fi/tilastot-ja-tutkimus
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The Results of PISA 2012 In 2012 and 2003 the focus was on mathematics. This is the first time it is possible to assess developments in proficiency in mathematics in a reliable way. Altogether 65 countries and economies in the PISA 2012 assessment...https://okm.fi/en/pisa-2012-en
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Statistik och forskning om den allmänbildande utbildningen I sitt beredningsarbete utnyttjar undervisnings- och kulturministeriet finländsk och internationell forskning och statistik som gäller allmänbildande utbildning. Statistikcentralen svarar ...https://okm.fi/sv/statistik-och-forskning-om-den-allmanbildande-utbildningen
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18.10.2022 | The aim of this report dealing with data protection and the copyright infrastructure is to promote the development of the digital services provided by collective management organisations for copyright (CMOs). In order to use the ISNI identifier there was a need to clarify how and to what extent CMOs can supply personal data to the ISNI database and other copyright management organisations considering the impact of the General Data Protection Regulation.https://okm.fi/-/selvitys-tekijanoikeusjarjestojen-mahdollisuudesta-kasitella-henkilotietoja-valmistunut
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11.10.2023 | The latest EUROSTUDENT report provides an overview of the progress of studies, wellbeing, employment and livelihood of higher education students in different life situations. This time, the study focused specifically on digitalisation in higher education studies. For the first time, the EUROSTUDENT survey, carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2022, focused on students’ experiences related to the amount of remote education.https://okm.fi/en/-/eurostudent-viii-survey-higher-education-students-consider-their-digital-skills-to-be-good-enough