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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...

2.12.2015 | State Prizes 2015 for Cinema, Visual Arts, Illustrations, Media Art and Photographic Art Ministry of Education and Culture Publication date 2.12.2015 12.30 Type: Press release Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, Minister of Education and Culture, presented this...

Key changes in the Ministry of Education and Culture's administrative branch in the government term Ministry of Education and Culture Publication date 27.1.2023 10.00 | Published in English on 30.1.2023 at 17.04 The term of Prime Minister Sanna Ma...

15.1.2026 | The European Capital of Culture year in Oulu begins with a three-day Opening Festival starting on Friday, 16 January. The programme features nearly 200 events, offering a diverse range of experiences – most of them free of charge and open to people of all ages. Throughout the year, Oulu will be alive with cultural events, performances and exhibitions.

13.7.2026 | 1 WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Introduction to the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Interchange (AIII) and Technical Exchange Network (TEN) Garrett Levin Senior IP Law & Policy Officer IP & Frontier Technologies Division Ryan Groves Senior Exp...

19.2.2014 | Finland is the guest of honour at the ARCOmadrid Contemporary Art Fair (19-23 February), which opens officially on Thursday. Minister of Culture and Sport Paavo Arhinmäki, who is visiting the fair, opened the #FocusFinland programme on Wednesday afternoon. The programme consists of exhibitions from 13 art galleries, the Kiasma Lounge and the #FocusFinland Pavilion, as well as an extensive lateral programme.

8.5.2020 | By proposal of the Central Arts Council, the President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö has awarded film director and photographer Pirjo Honkasalo the title of academician. Honkasalo will receive the title at an award ceremony to be held at a later date.

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...

26.11.2015 | 2015 State Prizes for performing arts Ministry of Education and Culture Publication date 26.11.2015 10.30 Type: Press release The State Prize for Music has been awarded to musician Maarit Hurmerinta. The State Prize for Theatre was shared between ...

17.6.2010 | The Ministry of Education and Culture has appointed Director Rauno Anttila to carry out an inquiry into what type of new organisation is required to continue the work of FRAME, the Finnish Fund for Art Exchange. The ministry has also invited Professor Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Museum Director Juulia Kauste and Artist Professor Hannu Kähönen to support Anttila in his work. The group will issue its report by 31 December 2010.

28.2.2025 | This year's Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators goes to Sébastien Cagnoli, who has translated a wealth of quality literature from Finnish into French.

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.

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...

6.7.2023 | State Indemnity for Art Exhibitions Guide for applicants State Indemnity Board 31 October 2019, updated 2023 2 CONTENTS CONTENTS .........................................................................................................................

20.1.2022 | Architecture affects the wellbeing of people and nature in significant ways. Good architecture and design stand the test of time and can be converted into new use if necessary. These are key themes in Finland’s new architectural policy programme. The programme sets out objectives and measures for developing the sustainability of the built environment comprehensively between 2022 and 2035.

Ministry of Education and Culture The Ministry of Education and Culture is one of the twelve ministries that together with the ministers heading them form the Finnish Government. The Ministry of Education and Culture participates in the work of th...

4.6.2024 | The eight winners of the 2024 State Awards for Public Information were praised for calling attention to issues that would have otherwise been sidelined, shaking up entrenched attitudes, and promoting international perspectives in the Finnish public debate.

12.1.2023 | The Ministry of Education and Culture has published the first bildung review, which provides an overview of development in the Ministry’s administrative branch over the past decades. The latest stage, which began in the 1990s, is characterised by a decline in the achieved learning outcomes, the plateauing of the rising level of education among Finns, as well as a gradual decrease in public input into education.

10.8.2020 | The European expert panel has published its pre-selection report on the applications of the three candidate cities Oulu, Savonlinna and Tampere and suggestions for the second and decisive phase. According to the letter sent by Minister of Science and Culture Annika Saarikko, the cities should revise and complete their applications by 23 April 2021. The expert panel will visit the cities in May 2021.

Smågrupperna för upphovsrättsinfrastrukturutveckling möts i olika konfigurationer såsom verkstäder för att diskutera frågor relaterade till inklusive praxis gällande identiteter (IDs), metadata, teknologi och infrastrukturutveckling och samt juridiska frågor om IP och data. En draft roadmap år 2021; år 2022 workshop on NFT's & dataskydd ordnats, bildandet av en EDIC (European Digital Infrastructure Consortium).