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7.6.2019 | Finland will host a new pan-European supercomputer that will help build world-class computing and data services. The EuroHPC supercomputer will provide major benefits for research, industry, knowledge development, employment and competitiveness in Finland and Europe.

26.9.2018 | The Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs are working together to increase the visibility of Finnish competence at four destinations abroad. The first counselors of Finnish education and research, or Team Finland Knowledge experts, have been appointed to Buenos Aires, Beijing, Singapore and Washington.

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...

10.4.2019 | MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION Betvveen THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE OF THE EASTERN REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY And THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND The Ministry of Education and Culture of t...

15.6.2018 | MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TN THE FIELD OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATTON AND TRAINING IN SECONDARY EDUCATION BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF SRI LANKA AND THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND 1 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ...

8.7.2019 | The UN’s High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will meet in New York between 9 and 18 July 2019. The purpose of the annual meeting is to review the progress made globally in achieving the objectives of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This year, the set of Sustainable Development goals (SDGs) to be reviewed in depth is the following: quality education; dec...

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.

1.7.2019 | EU Youth Conference: Creating opportunities for youth – How does youth work meet the expectations and needs of young people, July 2019, 15.00, Grand Marina Conference Centre

1.4.2019 | 1 EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR EDUCATION AND CULTURE Culture and creativity European Capitals of Culture (ECoC) 2020-2033 Guidelines for the cities' own evaluations of the results of their ECOC 1. Background and context Independent ...

10.2.2017 | Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland | Copyright protects creative work | 1/2017 Copyright protects creative work Copyright protects creative work. Creative works include pieces of writing or music (lyrics, compositions and arrangements), wo...

27.11.2019 | Under the Finnish Presidency of the EU Council and in the context of the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership, the Ministers of the three successive presidencies of the Council of the European Union, the Ministers for Education of the Eastern Partnership countries, and the representatives of the European Union met on 22 November 2019 in Brussels.

22.3.2019 | Consultation on Cultural Routes in the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) will take place the 26 and 27 March in Helsinki, Finland. Organised in the framework of the Routes4U Project the event will discuss about the Cultural Routes rich and diverse cultural heritage in the macro-region and new cultural routes projects to be developed in the Baltic Sea Region. The event is hosted by the Ministry of Educat...

15.12.2017 | MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE - FINLAND 12 October 2017 NATIONAL YOUTH WORK AND YOUTH POLICY PROGRAMME 2017–2019 Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................

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.

17.12.2020 | Finland’s sauna culture was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on 17 December 2020. The decision was made by an intergovernmental committee consisting of representatives of 24 State Parties. This is Finland's first inscription on the UNESCO Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

21.11.2017 | Differences between schools and impact of family background were the smallest in collaborative problem-solving in Finland. 1. S in g a p o r e 2. J a pa n 3. H o n g K o n g ( c h in a ) 4 . K o r e a 5 . c a n a d a 6 . e st o n ia 7. f in la n d...

1.6.2021 | The Finnish Science Award 2021 was granted to Martti Koskenniemi, Professor of International Law at the University of Helsinki. In his research, Koskenniemi brings together in a unique way the practical understanding of international law, emanating from his diplomatic background, with wide-ranging theoretical thinking and critical examination. Over the past three decades, Koskenniemi has significantly influenced the theoretical discussion in the field of international law.

3.8.2018 | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development EDU/WKP(2017)9 Unclassified English - Or. English 17 November 2017 DIRECTORATE FOR EDUCATION AND SKILLS COLLABORATION, ALLIANCE, AND MERGER AMONG HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS OECD Education W...

7.2.2018 | Minister of Education Sanni Grahn-Laasonen invited the leaders of Finland’s major cities to discuss increasing the provision of international education. Grahn-Laasonen estimates that the provision of English-language education will be doubled within the next few years. Many cities have already taken decisions on increasing provision. According to the Minister of Education, the increase in demand ...

12.8.2016 | Finland House in Rio offers an opportunity to get familiar with the success story of Finnish education