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27.5.2022 | Minister of Education Li Andersson visited London this week. Tuesday 24 May Andersson participated in a panel discussion at the Education World Forum, which focused on educational equality, digitalisation, smooth educational paths and international cooperation.https://okm.fi/en/-/minister-of-education-li-andersson-emphasised-student-mobility-and-quality-education-during-her-visit-to-london
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24.5.2022 | This year’s Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators goes to Kadri Jaanits, who is well known for the translation of Finnish literature into Estonian. The prize was presented to Jaanits on Tuesday 24 May by Paavo Kotiaho, First secretary at the Embassy of Finland in Tallinn.https://okm.fi/en/-/finnish-state-award-for-foreign-translators-to-kadri-jaanits
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4.2.2020 | On 4 February, the European Committee on Social Rights issued its ruling on a collective complaint lodged by the Central Union for Child Welfare against Finland in November 2016 concerning the restriction of children's subjective right to early childhood education and care.https://okm.fi/en/-/euroopan-sosiaalisten-oikeuksien-komitea-antoi-suomelle-langettavan-paatoksen-lasten-varhaiskasvatusoikeuden-rajoittamisesta
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21.12.2021 | The Sports Ministers of the European Union Iceland and Norway have signed a statement calling for transparency, democracy and respect for human rights in the work of international sport federations.https://okm.fi/en/-/eu-sports-ministers-call-for-respect-for-human-rights-in-international-sports-organisations
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26.5.2020 | ENG PR EM S 03 73 20 http://book.coe.int ISBN 978-92-871-8966-0 €19 / US$38 www.coe.int The Council of Europe is the continent’s leading human rights organisation. It comprises 47 member states, including all members of the European Union. All Cou...https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/5384011/Youth+work+in+the+spotlight+Guide+to+Youth+Work+Recommendation/6ed2d3b7-cc21-230f-cdac-0faace652194?t=1590488888000
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26.5.2020 | ENG PR EM S 03 73 20 http://book.coe.int ISBN 978-92-871-8966-0 €19 / US$38 www.coe.int The Council of Europe is the continent’s leading human rights organisation. It comprises 47 member states, including all members of the European Union. All Cou...https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/5384011/Youth+work+in+the+spotlight+Guide+to+Youth+Work+Recommendation/6ed2d3b7-cc21-230f-cdac-0faace652194/Youth+work+in+the+spotlight+Guide+to+Youth+Work+Recommendation.pdf?t=1590488888000
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4.5.2020 | Children in early childhood education and care and in primary and lower secondary school will return to contact teaching on Thursday 14 May. The Government decided to lift the restrictions on early childhood education and care and on primary and lower secondary education on 29 April. Based on an epidemiological assessment, there are no longer grounds for extending the Decree on the Application of the Emergency Powers Act and it is safe to return to school.https://okm.fi/en/-/lahiopetus-jatkuu-torstaina-14-toukokuuta
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23.3.2023 | President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö has awarded the title of Academician of Arts to playwright, theatre director, dramaturge Sirkku Peltola, composer Kaija Saariaho and performance artist Roi Vaara. The honorary title will be awarded at a ceremony to be held in Helsinki in March.https://okm.fi/en/-/three-titles-of-academician-of-arts-awarded
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15.4.2021 | The EUROSTUDENT VII study examined the living conditions, studies, social background and livelihoods of students in higher education. Over 7,000 students in higher education responded to the survey carried out in spring 2019. Finland's national results were published in September 2020. The five research papers now published support the national report and give it thematic depth.https://okm.fi/en/-/eurostudent-vii-research-articles-published-the-themes-include-applying-for-higher-education-preparation-courses-gender-based-education-choices-and-the-integration-of-international-students
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11.6.2021 | The flagship event in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Education during the Finnish Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers took place on 8¬-9 June 2021. Entitled ‘We All Make a Difference!’, the conference looked at sustainable development from the angles of education, culture, and the youth.https://okm.fi/en/-/joint-nordic-focus-on-sustainable-development-in-preparation-of-the-nord-start-climate-change-competition
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16.3.2020 | In order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Government has adopted policy recommendations for the providers of early childhood education and care, pre-primary education, primary and lower secondary education, general upper secondary education, vocational education and higher education . This way we can safeguard early childhood education and care as well as education and the completion of examinations and qualifications and student admissions despite the coronavirus outbreak.https://okm.fi/en/-/valtioneuvoston-linjaus-suosituksista-varhaiskasvatuksen-esiopetuksen-perusopetuksen-lukio-ja-ammatillisen-koulutuksen-korkeakoulutuksen-vapaan-sivist
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4.8.2020 | The Ministry of Education and Culture and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare have updated the instructions related to the coronavirus epidemic they issued to education providers and educational institutions in the spring. The most important thing is, also from now on, to prevent infections, ensure good hygiene, avoid unnecessary close contacts, and arrange teaching premises more spaciously than usual.https://okm.fi/en/-/updated-recommendations-for-early-childhood-education-and-care-schools-educational-institutions-and-higher-education-institutions-to-prevent-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus
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16.9.2021 | The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published its annual indicator comparing education systems, Education at a Glance. The special theme of this year’s publication was equality in education. The report focused mainly on 2019.https://okm.fi/en/-/oecd-comparison-socio-economic-background-still-a-strong-influence-on-educational-choices-regional-variations-in-finland-are-small
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13.1.2021 | The 2020 study shows that the volume of annual private copying among people aged between 15 and 79 is approximately 258-276 million music and video files. This total number (258 million files) includes only the legal private copying as defined in the Copyright Act. In the 2019 survey, the corresponding estimate of private copying was 275–297 million files. Similar information was gathered by Taloustutkimus in 2019.https://okm.fi/en/-/legal-private-copying-has-decreased
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7.12.2021 | Dear friends, Over the last couple of years, European societies have been faced with an unprecedented amount of sudden change and turmoil. It has been impossible to miss how immensely important resiliency is for our societies. Our ability to adapt to new circumstances has been greatly tested, underlining the need to invest in skills – that is to say, to invest in people. Europe’s future wellbeing ...https://okm.fi/en/-/minister-of-education-li-andersson-speech-at-eminent-conference-7.12.2021
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8.9.2020 | On Tuesday, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published its Education at a Glance, an annual publication of indicators used for comparing education systems. It examines areas such as the level of education, enrolment in education, education and training costs, the provision of education and instruction, and the number and employment levels of tertiary-educated graduates in the OECD member countries and some partner countries.https://okm.fi/en/-/oecd-indicators-in-finland-vocational-education-and-training-appeals-to-people-of-all-ages
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4.11.2021 | The WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe), together with the European Union, prepares a comparative analysis every three years on how the Council of the European Union recommendations on physical activity are implemented in the Member States of the European Union (EU Physical Activity Country Factsheets). Information is collected on the physical activity of the population and on policy measu...https://okm.fi/en/-/finland-a-leading-eu-country-in-promoting-physical-activity
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14.1.2021 | The recommendations of the Forum for Developing Education and Training Provision and Programmes in Early Childhood Education and Care indicate the way for developing education and training provision and programmes in early childhood education and care (ECEC). The recommendations facilitate broader cooperation between education providers and stakeholders.https://okm.fi/en/-/publication-of-recommendations-for-developing-education-and-training-provision-and-programmes-in-early-childhood-education-and-care
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15.12.2017 | MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE - FINLAND 12 October 2017 NATIONAL YOUTH WORK AND YOUTH POLICY PROGRAMME 2017–2019 Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/4274093/VANUPO+EN+2017+final.pdf/7d135bb5-7824-422c-b51f-c9d9fa4f6877/VANUPO+EN+2017+final.pdf?t=1513346216000
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6.10.2020 | On 6 October 2020, the Finnish minister of science and culture, Annika Saarikko, granted the State Award for Foreign Translators to the Dutch translator Annemarie Raas. The prize is worth €15,000 and was awarded this year for the forty-fifth time. Raas is the first translator into Dutch to receive the award.https://okm.fi/en/-/annemarie-raas-receives-finnish-state-award-for-foreign-translators