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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
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27.2.2024 | This year, the recipient of the Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators is Maima Grīnberga (b. 1969), who has been translating Finnish literature into Latvian with distinction. The prize, which has been awarded since 1975, is worth EUR 15,000. The Ministry of Education and Culture awards the prize annually based on a proposal by the Finnish Literature Exchange (FILI).https://okm.fi/en/-/finnish-state-award-for-foreign-translators-to-maima-grinberga
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24.9.2020 | The Government proposes to enact a law on the promotion of performing arts that would replace the current Theatres and Orchestras Act. The name and scope of the new Act would be more general than the current Theatres and Orchestras Act and would cover all forms of performing arts, and access to the system of central government transfers would not be restricted to certain forms of performing arts. The Government submitted the proposal to Parliament on Thursday, 11 June 2020.https://okm.fi/en/-/new-act-submitted-to-parliament-on-the-promotion-of-performing-arts
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9.2.2022 | The Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture organised the Nordic Nord StarT Climate Change Competition in autumn 2021. The competition was part of the programme of Finland’s Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2021. Organised in cooperation with the LUMA Centre Finland’s StarT programme, the competition aimed to engage children, young people and adults, all the way from early childh...https://okm.fi/en/-/winners-of-nord-start-competition-announced-diverse-solutions-presented-for-climate-change
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2.9.2019 | Li Andersson, Minister of Education, and Hanna Kosonen, Minister of Science and Culture, will have an exchange of views on Wednesday 4 September with a committee of the European Parliament in Brussels. The ministers will present the priorities of Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU to the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT).https://okm.fi/en/-/ministerit-andersson-ja-kosonen-euroopan-parlamentin-valiokunnan-kuultavana
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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.https://okm.fi/en/-/state-awards-for-public-information-go-to-astute-and-fearless-debaters
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30.12.2021 | Finland’s presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers is coming to an end. Although the COVID-19 pandemic naturally affected event arrangements, solutions have also been found. For example, it has become commonplace to arrange remote and hybrid events, with recordings and reports produced for many events that can be used in various contexts, even after the presidency year ends. This documentat...https://okm.fi/en/-/sustainable-development-and-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples-on-the-agenda-during-the-2021-finnish-presidency-of-the-nordic-council-of-ministers
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8.4.2021 | On Thursday 8 April, the Government submitted to Parliament a report on education policy. The Education Policy Report paves the way for equitable and high-quality education in the 2040s in Finland, where skills requirements are growing and age cohorts are shrinking. The report outlines the target state for education and research when moving forward to the 2040s and the necessary changes in resources, structures and guidance to achieve it.https://okm.fi/en/-/education-policy-report-equitable-education-of-high-quality-essential-for-growing-skills-requirements-and-shrinking-age-cohorts-in-finland
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22.12.2021 | The Ministry of Education and Culture and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare have updated two recommendations related to the prevention of the COVID-19 epidemic. One of the recommendations applies to providers of early childhood education and care and school education, and the second to providers of general upper secondary education and vocational education and training, liberal adult education, basic education for adults, universities of applied sciences and universities.https://okm.fi/en/-/updated-recommendations-for-early-childhood-education-and-care-school-education-and-vocational-education-and-training-to-prevent-the-coronavirus-epidemic
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13.3.2023 | The European Parliament has appointed Doctor of Social Sciences Pilvi Torsti as Director of the European Training Foundation (ETF). The appointment is significant for Finland. Pilvi Torsti will take up her new post on 16 April 2023.https://okm.fi/en/-/pilvi-torsti-appointed-director-of-the-european-training-foundation
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3.10.2022 | The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published its annual Education at a Glance publication, which consists of internationally comparable indicators of education systems. The main theme of this year’s edition focuses on tertiary education. The report mainly covers 2020.https://okm.fi/en/-/oecd-comparison-educational-attainment-of-finnish-young-people-fallen-below-average
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6.3.2017 | The National Agency for Education has granted a total of EUR 4,014,000 in special assistance to 96 different projects carried out by providers of basic education to develop, increase and introduce language teaching earlier in early childhood education, preschool education and basic education. Advancing the start of language teaching is part of the Government's key project for reforming the comprehensive school.https://okm.fi/en/-/language-teaching-to-start-in-the-first-school-year-and-in-early-childhood-education
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5.8.2022 | For the 2023 budget proposal, the Ministry of Education and Culture proposes an appropriation of EUR 7.6 billion for its branch of government, which is EUR 175 million more than in the 2022 Budget.https://okm.fi/en/-/ministry-of-education-and-culture-proposal-for-the-2023-budget
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25.1.2021 | The International Day of Education has been commemorated by a decision of the UN General Assembly since 2019. This year, the message is a special one: education is an investment in the future and, as such, an essential part of the post-pandemic recovery and revitalisation efforts. Now more than ever, we must make sure to invest in education, competence and research. Teachers worldwide deserve our appreciation.https://okm.fi/en/-/now-more-than-ever-we-must-invest-in-education-we-must-ensure-the-right-of-every-child-and-young-person-to-learn-in-all-circumstances-and-uphold-their-wellbeing-and-ability-to-cope
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17.12.2020 | A record number of 197,040 children and young people took part in the pupil and student survey conducted by the Ministry of Education and Culture. This is a significant achievement for an online survey both by national and international standards. More than one third of pupils and students in primary and lower secondary education participated in the survey (35 per cent of all pupils and student...https://okm.fi/en/-/pupil-and-student-survey-2020-girls-are-interested-in-visual-arts-cooking-and-hobbies-involving-animals-boys-are-interested-in-mopeds-games-parkour-and-football
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3.12.2019 | The focus in the OECD’s PISA 2018 (Programme for International Student Assessment) was on reading literacy. The survey, held every three years, again ranked Finnish 15-year-olds among top performers in reading literacy in OECD countries. Compared with 2015, Finnish students’ mathematical literacy also remained unchanged, but performance in science literacy declined.https://okm.fi/en/-/pisa-2018-finland-has-top-readers
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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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28.2.2023 | This year, the recipient of the Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators is Claire Saint-Germain, who has successfully translated Finnish literature into French. The prize, which has been awarded since 1975, is worth EUR 15,000. The Ministry of Education and Culture awards the prize annually based on a proposal by the Finnish Literature Exchange (FILI).https://okm.fi/en/-/finnish-state-award-for-foreign-translators-to-claire-saint-germain
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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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6.12.2016 | The focus in the OECD’s PISA 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment was on scientific literacy. In the triennial survey, Finnish 15-year-olds ranked in third place among the OECD countries in scientific literacy. Finnish students were still among the best in reading literacy, and mathematical literacy has remained unchanged. There is a lack of enthusiasm for science, however, and this is reflected in a drop in score points.https://okm.fi/en/-/pisa-2015-suomalaisnuoret-edelleen-huipulla-pudotuksesta-huolimatta