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Frequently Asked Questions for the Team Finland Knowledge Network On this page we have compiled questions and answers for the Team Finland Knowledge network and its operation. What services does the TFK network offer to higher education institutio...

2.3.2023 | On Thursday 2 March 2023, the Government appointed the members of the Finnish National Commission for UNESCO for the four-year term from 2 March 2023 to 31 December 2026. The Finnish National Commission for UNESCO is an expert and cooperation body providing advice on matters related to UNESCO.

Euroopan kulttuuripääkaupunki 2026 Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö nimesi Oulun kaupungin vuoden 2026 kulttuuripääkaupungiksi eurooppalaisen asiantuntijaraadin suosituksen perusteella. Vuoden 2026 toinen kulttuuripääkaupunki on Slovakian Trenčín. K...

9.11.2022 | Equality and diversity in the Spanish higher education institutes Case study for KOTAMO-project 2021/11 Virhe. Määritä Aloitus-välilehdessä Rubrik, jota haluat käyttää tähän kirjoitettavaan tekstiin. Client The Finnish Ministry of Education and Cu...

Europas kulturhuvudstad 2026 Undervisnings- och kulturministeriet utsåg Uleåborgs stad till kulturhuvudstad 2026 utifrån den europeiska expertjuryns rekommendation. Den andra europeiska kulturhuvudstaden 2026 är Trenčín i Slovakien. Kulturhuvudstä...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its effects in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Education and Culture On this page, we will update information on the impacts of the situation in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Education a...

En livsstil med motion och rörelse Undervisnings- och kulturministeriet skapas förutsättningar för en motionsinriktad livsstil för hela befolkningen. Målet är att befolkningen i Finland ska röra på sig tillräckligt för att hållas friska och må bra...

28.5.2026 | The EU ministers responsible for competitiveness meet in Brussels on 28–29 May 2026. Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto (internal market and industrial policy) and State Secretary Kristiina Kokko (research and space) represent Finland at the meeting.

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...

1.3.2022 | An overall international evaluation of the Academy of Finland has been completed. According to the evaluation, the Academy functions well as a whole given its financial and operational constraints. It may be necessary to review these constraints in order for the Academy to achieve the best results as part of Finland's research and innovation system. The Academy could be a stronger international pla...

21.5.2026 | 21.5.2026 1 Tutkimusturvallisuus (datan omistajuus ja käyttö) Opetusneuvos Sami Niinimäki UNESCOn suosituksessa data on keskeinen • Tietosuojan vahvistaminen: Jäsenvaltioiden tulee kehittää kattava lainsäädäntö ja sitä täydentävä sääntelykehys, jo...

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...

The Digital services for continuous learning programme (2021–2025) consists of: 1. a digital service bundle for continuous learning that covers the entire education system and crosses administrative boundaries, and 2. a digitalisation and flexible learning package for higher education that covers all higher education institutions (Digivision 2030).

17.8.2021 | All students have the right to start their studies in a safe way. The goal that we all share is to be able to bring in much more contact teaching in higher education institutions during the autumn term. Interaction between people, both in contact teaching and in students’ leisure activities, improves wellbeing and strengthens the spirit of community. With the pandemic still ongoing, it has become particularly important to improve both student wellbeing and the ability to study.

9.11.2022 | Equality and diversity in the Irish higher education institutes Case study for KOTAMO-project 2021/11 Virhe. Määritä Aloitus-välilehdessä Rubrik, jota haluat käyttää tähän kirjoitettavaan tekstiin. Client The Finnish Ministry of Education and Cult...

12.5.2022 | The Teacher Education Development Programme for 2022-2026 aims to meet the new needs of teacher education in the context of the 2020s. The revised programme was published on Thursday 12 May.

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...

7.8.2020 | Pre-selection of the European Capital of Culture 2026 in Finland 1 JUNE 2020 Selection of the European Capital of Culture (ECoC) 2026 in Finland The Expert Panel’s report Pre-Selection Stage Helsinki June 2020 Pre-selection of the European Capital...

9.11.2022 | Kansainvälisen vertailun tiivistelmä Virhe. Määritä Aloitus-välilehdessä Rubrik, jota haluat käyttää tähän kirjoitettavaan tekstiin. Client The Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture Project period 07/2021–09/2022 Team [Employee name] [Employee...

9.11.2022 | Equality and diversity in the Norwegian higher education institutes Case study for KOTAMO-project 2021/11 Virhe. Määritä Aloitus-välilehdessä Rubrik, jota haluat käyttää tähän kirjoitettavaan tekstiin. Client The Finnish Ministry of Education and ...

27.3.2026 | Comments on the draft vision for higher education and research can be submitted on the public consultation website until 15 April. Both organisations and private individuals can take part.

29.5.2026 | Brazil is seeking to strengthen its global role and competitiveness. Brazil's international research cooperation has traditionally been concentrated in the United States and Europe, but efforts are being made to diversify the geographical and thematic focus in order to increase balance, visibility and autonomy. More balanced internationalization is also promoted in higher education, where initiati...

7.4.2021 | All 7-17-year-olds should get at least 60 minutes of versatile, brisk and strenuous exercise a day in a way that suits them individually, taking into account their age. The recommended amount of physical activity can be accumulated from different shorter periods of physical activity during the day. Excessive and prolonged immobility should be avoided.

10.11.2021 | Minister of Education Li Andersson will lead the Finnish delegation to the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris on 10–11 November. In Finland’s keynote speech on Wednesday, the Minister of Education highlighted human rights as the basis of UNESCO’s activities and its work as an implementer of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustaina...

21.5.2026 | 21/05/2026 21.5.2026 1 UNESCO Neuroteknologia Tutkijan näkökulma Riitta Salmelin Aalto-professori, kuvantamisneurotiede Neurotieteen ja lääketieteellisen tekniikan laitos Osa jatkumoa tutkimuseettisen pohdinnan tueksi 2 Tekoälyn käyttö tutkimukses...

2.3.2021 | The deadline for the joint application procedure for education after comprehensive school has been extended due to the coronavirus situation. This spring’s deadline for applying for vocational education and training, general upper secondary education as well as for preparatory education after comprehensive school and vocational education and training organised in the form of intensive special needs support, ends at 15.00 on 7 April 2021.

13.12.2017 | Professor, Vice Rector Riitta Pyykkö submitted a report on the current state and development needs of Finland’s language reserve to Minister of Education Sanni Grahn-Laasonen on 13 December. The report, drawn up by Professor Pyykkö, covers the entire Finnish education system and proposes an array of measures that should be taken to develop Finnish people’s language skills so that they would meet the future needs.

2.4.2019 | Compendium of recommendations from ex- post evaluations of European Capitals of Culture 2007-2016 Brussels March 2018 2 Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................

29.9.2017 | Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)4 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on youth work (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 31 May 2017 at the 1287th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies) The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Articl...

29.9.2017 | Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)4 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on youth work (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 31 May 2017 at the 1287th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies) The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Articl...

12.4.2019 | Date: in 12 pts Culture European Capital of Culture Info Day in Finland Helsinki, 2 April 2019 Date: in 12 pts • Decision No 445/2014/EU of the EP and the Council: new rules and criteria applied for the first time in Finland • The call for applica...

3.8.2020 | Rapporteur Jukka Liedes proposes establishing an ethics committee of the cultural sector and placing it in the Arts Promotion Centre. The ethics committee would be an independent body that would prepare principles and guidelines and address ethical issues in the fields of arts and culture. The proposal was submitted to the Minister of Science and Culture Hanna Kosonen on 3 August 2020.

12.5.2020 | The Ministry of Education and Culture and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare have issued instructions that allow the return to early childhood education and contact teaching, taking care of safety and reducing the risk of COVID-19 infection. The latest instructions concern general upper secondary education, vocational education and training, universities, universities of applied sciences and liberal education.

1.3.2021 | The Constitution safeguards the autonomy of universities and the Universities Act secures the general administrative framework in universities. The working group that carried out the assessment of administrative autonomy in Finnish universities deemed it unnecessary for legislation at the level of an act of Parliament to be more specific than it currently is. The working group considers that many...

21.12.2020 | A working group appointed by the Ministry of Education and Culture has drawn up principles for the safe organisation of events even during the COVID-19 pandemic. The principles are geared towards the future, a situation in which the development of the epidemic in Finland has slowed down so that events can be organised again. By committing to the principles, the event organisers can indicate that t...

18.12.2025 | In autumn 2025, a parliamentary monitoring group to support the process to prepare a vision for higher education and research discussed common objectives for higher education and research up to 2040. The group is chaired by Member of Parliament Maaret Castrén.

2.2.2021 | The Ministry of Education and Culture, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare have drawn up guidelines on principles for organising, restricting and suspending group leisure activities for those under 18 years of age at the different tiers of the epidemic specified in a Government Resolution. The guidelines are part of the measures outlined by the Government to minimise the negative effects of COVID-19 on children and young people.

21.1.2022 | 14.12.2021 Updated National Roadmap for Research, Development and Innovation INTRODUCTION RDI roadmap and its objectives The National Roadmap for Research, Development and Innovation, adopted by the Government in spring 2020, consists of a set of ...

28.11.2018 | Finland has decided to participate in the European Heritage Label initiative. The European Heritage Label can be awarded to sites in the EU that have a particular significance for European history, culture and integration.

16.9.2020 | The Government will create conditions for growth in competence levels and employment by extending the duration of compulsory education, allocating funding for continuous learning and lowering fees for early childhood education and care. With the proceeds from gambling services diminishing, the funding for beneficiaries will be fully secured for 2021.