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EUR 7.7 billion budget proposal for the Ministry of Education and Culture for 2023 - OKM - Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

19.9.2022 | The budget proposal for 2023 of Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Government will continue to invest in education and culture. The budget proposal helps implement the key objectives in the Government Programme of raising the level of education and competence, bridging learning gaps and increasing educational equality. Arts and culture will be used to boost conditions and strengthen engagement in creative work.

https://okm.fi/en/-/eur-7.7-billion-budget-proposal-for-the-ministry-of-education-and-culture-for-2023
Liikunnallisen elämäntavan ja toimintakyvyn minry

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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8.2.2024 | 19 December 2023 1(4) Ministry of Education and Culture Privacy Notice to Data Subjects This privacy notice relates to personal data that will be processed in a study that examines how the new support structure under the Act on Early Childhood Edu...

https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/194615982/This+privacy+notice+relates+to+personal+data+that+will+be+processed+in+a+study+that+examines+how+the+new+support+structure+under+the+Act+on+Early+Childhood+Education+and+Care+is+implemented+and+executed.pdf/2d379de1-05e4-cfb8-94bf-bb4e3eb75a30?t=1707371709814
Nordic ministers meet in Helsinki to discuss resilience, protection of cultural heritage and skills development - OKM - Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

6.5.2025 | The Nordic ministers of culture and ministers of education and science met in Helsinki on 5 and 6 May as part of Finland's and Åland's 2025 co-presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers.

https://okm.fi/en/-/nordic-ministers-meet-in-helsinki-to-discuss-resilience-protection-of-cultural-heritage-and-skills-development
Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators to Sébastien Cagnoli - OKM - Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

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.

https://okm.fi/en/-/finnish-state-award-for-foreign-translators-to-sebastien-cagnoli
Restrictions to be placed on the use of phones and mobile devices in schools - OKM - Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

30.12.2024 | schools The Basic Education Act is being amended. With the amendments, the use of telephones and other mobile devices during lessons will only be allowed in certain situations. Regional State Administrative Agencies will also be able to investigate, on their own initiative, whether education is being organised in line with the Basic Education Act. In addition, promoting a physically active lifestyle will be added to the objectives of pre-primary, primary and lower secondary education.

https://okm.fi/en/-/restrictions-to-be-placed-on-the-use-of-phones-and-mobile-devices-in-schools
Education at a Glance: Vocational education and training is more popular in Finland than in other OECD countries - OKM - Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

12.9.2023 | The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published its annual Education at a Glance (EAG) publication, which consists of internationally comparable indicators of education systems. This year’s report focuses on vocational education and training. The report mainly covers 2021.

https://okm.fi/en/-/education-at-a-glance-vocational-education-and-training-is-more-popular-in-finland-than-in-other-oecd-countries
Primary and lower secondary education in Finland

1.12.2022 | Finnish National Agency for Education | Primary and lower secondary education in Finland | EDUFI 2022 Primary and lower secondary education in Finland School education begins in the year a child turns 7 and lasts 9 years. Before that, all 6-year- ...

https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/4150027/Primary+and+lower+secondary+education+in+Finland-2022-Net-RGB.pdf/d8d2fa8b-0a72-e575-20ee-24a9c0b3fd4b?t=1669896148863
Preparations for launching a programme for preventing bullying - measures to be implemented during this government term - OKM - Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

21.10.2020 | An action plan will be drawn up to prevent bullying. The programme's measures aim to make sure that it is safe for all children and young people to attend school. At their meeting on Wednesday 21 October, the Ministerial Working Group on Competence, Education, Culture and Innovation and the Ministerial Working Group on Child and Youth Policy decided to start preparing the programme.

https://okm.fi/en/-/preparations-for-launching-a-programme-for-preventing-bullying-measures-to-be-implemented-during-this-government-term
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1.10.2021 | Bulletin for parents and custodians about a survey on the two-year pre-primary education trial To parents and other custodians, Your child’s early education centre is participating in a two-year pre-primary education trial being carried out betwee...

https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/92615658/28.9.+EN+Tiedote+huoltajille+kaksivuotisen+esiopetuksen+kokeilun+tutkimuksesta.pdf/28ed4547-8928-9346-076f-9a40953dce26?t=1633076009011
Consultation round for the education policy report, aiming to ensure access to education and educational quality and equality - OKM - Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

10.12.2020 | The Government has prepared a draft report on education policy. The report provides an overview of the current situation in education and research and the target state and necessary measures to reach the target. The draft report has been sent on a broad round of consultations. The report is due to be submitted to Parliament early next year.

https://okm.fi/en/-/consultation-round-for-the-education-policy-report-aiming-to-ensure-access-to-education-and-educational-quality-and-equality
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8.11.2021 | Ministry of Education and Culture/1 November 2021 Ministry of Education and Culture Privacy Notice to Data Subjects Personal data to be processed in the follow-up and assessment of the two-year pre-primary education trial 1 General information Thi...

https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/60112921/1.11.+EN+OKM_Tietosuojailmoitus_2v+esiopetus_seuranta+ja+arviointi.pdf/c07d2f9d-7d9c-1c1c-81e8-a05771900aba?t=1636364369956
This Government term’s most significant development programme for early childhood education and care and basic education set to begin - OKM - Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

26.11.2019 | The Ministry of Education and Culture is set to launch the Right to Learn – An Equal Start on the Path of Education development programme. The programme, which will run from 2020 to 2022, is the Government term’s most significant package for the development of early childhood education and care and basic education.

https://okm.fi/en/-/hallituskauden-merkittavin-varhaiskasvatuksen-ja-perusopetuksen-kehittamisohjelma-kaynnistyy
Key aim of the Integration Act reform is to speed up integration and employment of immigrants - OKM - Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

6.10.2022 | The Government’s proposal to comprehensively reform the Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration (hereinafter, the Integration Act) aims to strengthen the inclusion of immigrants in society and to make the promotion of integration more efficient. Another goal is to increase equality and wellbeing and advance good relations between population groups. The reform seeks to facilitate the path of immigra...

https://okm.fi/en/-/1410877/key-aim-of-the-integration-act-reform-is-to-speed-up-integration-and-employment-of-immigrants-
Minister Kosonen to attend Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council meeting - OKM - Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

19.11.2019 | Minister of Science and Culture Hanna Kosonen will chair the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council meeting in Brussels on 21–22 November. The meeting will focus on culture and sustainable development, the competitiveness of the audiovisual sector, combating corruption in sport, safe sport for children and young people, education and training of youth workers, and digital youth work. Culture and sport are on the agenda on 21 November and youth affairs on 22 November.

https://okm.fi/en/-/minister-kosonen-to-attend-education-youth-culture-and-sport-council-meeting
Action plan to prevent bullying – resources, education and legislative amendments at the centre - OKM - Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

26.1.2021 | The Ministry of Education and Culture has prepared a comprehensive action plan to prevent bullying, teasing, violence and harassment in schools and educational institutions. The Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health formulated the measures for the action plan.

https://okm.fi/en/-/action-plan-to-prevent-bullying-resources-education-and-legislative-amendments-at-the-centre
Client fees for early childhood education and care will be lowered. - OKM - Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

9.1.2023 | The income thresholds on which the fees are based will be raised by 33%. The legislative amendment enters into force 1 March 2023.

https://okm.fi/en/-/client-fees-for-early-childhood-education-and-care-will-be-lowered
Education at a Glance: Major gender differences in education paths found among OECD countries – international comparison shows Finland's situation remains largely unchanged - OKM - Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

10.9.2024 | The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published its Education at a Glance, an annual publication of indicators describing education systems. This year, the report focuses on equity in education.

https://okm.fi/en/-/education-at-a-glance-major-gender-differences-in-education-paths-found-among-oecd-countries-international-comparison-shows-finland-s-situation-remains-largely-unchanged
Ministry of Education and Culture published outlook review of education policy and policy measures required for next government term - OKM - Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

15.2.2023 | The Ministry of Education and Culture published on Wednesday 15 February an Outlook Review of the Officials of the Ministry of Education and Culture on the Next Government Term. In the future, too, Finland’s success, wellbeing and sustainable growth can only be based on the growth of human and social capital and innovation.

https://okm.fi/en/-/ministry-of-education-and-culture-published-outlook-review-of-education-policy-and-policy-measures-required-for-next-government-term
EUR 8 billion budget proposal for the Ministry of Education and Culture for 2024 - OKM - Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

9.10.2023 | The Ministry of Education and Culture’s proportion of the 2024 budget proposal is EUR 8.0 billion, which is EUR 274 million more than in the 2023 Budget. The budget proposal implements the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's Government by raising the level of education and competence of the entire population. The measures in the budget proposal aim to strengthen the effectiveness of science and improve the conditions for conducting research and development.

https://okm.fi/en/-/eur-8-billion-budget-proposal-for-the-ministry-of-education-and-culture-for-2024