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1.11.2022 | President of the International Olympic Committee Dear Mr Bach, We, the like-minded ministers of the Member States of the European Union responsible for the sports agenda, are concerned by the deteriorating situation in Ukraine caused by the ongoin...

27.3.2023 | 2 February 2023 1(4) Ministry of Education and Culture Privacy Notice for data subjects: Processing of personal data when conferring decorations in the Ministry's branch of government 1 General This privacy notice contains the information to be pr...

2.6.2021 | Oulu has been selected as European Capital of Culture for 2026. The selection is recommended by a European expert panel composed of nine independent experts in the field of arts and culture. The panel, having visited the candidate cities, announced its recommendation at the end of its two-day meeting in Helsinki on Wednesday 2 June.

9.3.2022 | Minister of Science and Culture Antti Kurvinen decided on Wednesday 9 March on new policies on Russia with regard to higher education and research and on preparations related to support for Ukraine.

21.8.2018 | A report recommends that a new world-class museum of architecture and design be established in Helsinki. The report commissioned by the Ministry of Education and Culture, the City of Helsinki, the foundation for the Design Museum and the foundation for the Museum of Finnish Architecture and the Architecture Information Centre was submitted to Sampo Terho, Minister for European Affairs, Culture and Sport, and Jan Vapaavuori, Mayor of Helsinki, on 21 August.

10.8.2020 | The European expert panel has published its pre-selection report on the applications of the three candidate cities Oulu, Savonlinna and Tampere and suggestions for the second and decisive phase. According to the letter sent by Minister of Science and Culture Annika Saarikko, the cities should revise and complete their applications by 23 April 2021. The expert panel will visit the cities in May 2021.

13.4.2022 | The Government proposes amendments to the Copyright Act and the Act on Electronic Communication Services. The legislative amendments bring the provisions of Finnish legislation in line with the European Union's Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market and the Directive on online transmissions of broadcasting organisations. The transposition of these directives is the most significant reform of national copyright legislation in two decades.

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).

9.2.2017 | Fostering Our Common Heritage Implementation Plan for the National World Heritage Strategy until 2025 Publications of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland 2016:44 Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö Ministry of Education and Culture Fostering...

6.7.2023 | State Indemnity for Art Exhibitions Guide for applicants State Indemnity Board 31 October 2019, updated 2023 2 CONTENTS CONTENTS .........................................................................................................................

24.2.2015 | The Recommendation promotes policies and practices to ensure gender mainstreaming in all fields and at all levels of sport. Member states are to encourage co-operation between stakeholders responsible for sport, physical education and gender equality policies at the national level.

7.4.2025 | Unescon Haagin 1954 sopimuksen juhlaseminaari, toimittaja Maxim Fedorov Kuva: Suomen Unesco-toimikunnan sihteeristö Suomen Unesco-toimikunnan toimintakertomus 2024 YK:n kasvatus-, tiede- ja kulttuurijärjestö Unesco perustettiin vuonna 1945. Peruss...

24.9.2021 | Message from the Ministry of Education and Culture, Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) and the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) Finland to international students, their associations and ESN sections:

5.8.2021 | Memorandum of Understanding in field of Higher Education and Scientific research Betvveen Ministry of Education in United Arab Emirates And Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland Introduction Based on the common desire between the Ministry o...

29.1.2019 | A Finnish city will become a European Capital of Culture in 2026. The Ministry of Education and Culture will publish the call for applications for cities in April. All proposals must be submitted by May 2020. Another 2026 European Capital of Culture will be selected from Slovakia.

31.5.2021 | The Ministry of Education and Culture and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare have updated the guidelines on how to prevent coronavirus infections in connection with public events and gatherings and when using public premises.

11.2.2025 | UNESCON AVOIMEN TIETEEN SUOSITUS Epävirallinen käännös SISÄLTÖ Johdanto 3 I. Suosituksen päämäärä ja tavoitteet 6 II. Avoimen tieteen määritelmä 7 III. Avoimen tieteen perusarvot ja johtavat periaatteet 11 IV. Toiminta-alueet 13 (i) Avointa tiedet...

28.4.2023 | Pohjoismainen Unesco-asioiden koordinaatiokokous Maarianhaminassa. Kuva: Zabrina Holmström. Suomen Unesco-toimikunnan toimintakertomus 2022 YK:n kasvatus-, tiede- ja kulttuurijärjestö UNESCO perustettiin vuonna 1945. Perussääntönsä mukaisesti Unes...

18.8.2022 | Suomen Unesco-toimikunnan sihteeri Anniina Urvas ja Suomen nuorisoedustaja Adina Nivukoski edustivat nuorten asiantuntemusta Unescon yleiskokouksen 41. Istunnossa. Kuva: Anniina Urvas Suomen Unesco-toimikunnan toimintakertomus 2021 YK:n kasvatus-,...

6.4.2020 | The Government will continue to impose restrictions on contact teaching at all levels of education. This means that the exceptional arrangements for education will be extended until 13 May. Teaching will continue to be organised in alternative ways by means of distance learning and other similar arrangements. The Government still recommends that children in early childhood education and care, pre-primary education and in years 1 to 3 of comprehensive school education stay at home, if possible.