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14.7.2026 | EU ministers for sports have asked the European Commission to consider whether EU funding should be restricted for international sports organisations that have allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in international competitions during Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.

EU and international cooperation The Ministry of Education and Culture participates in various international organisations in sport-related cooperation between different countries, as well as in the preparation of sport-related matters in the Euro...

EU and international cooperation The Ministry of Education and Culture participates in various international organisations in sport-related cooperation between different countries, as well as in the preparation of sport-related matters in the Euro...

United Kingdom – London The specialist follows higher education and science policy in the UK, foster opportunities for cooperation, promote Finland’s visibility, and assist Finnish higher education institutions, research institutes and other innov...

Southern Africa – Pretoria This Team Finland Knowledge region covers all the member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Rwanda. Work is most active in South Africa, a global key player in science and geopolitics and the...

8.5.2026 | The EU ministers responsible for education, youth, culture and sport will meet in Brussels on 11–12 May. Education ministers are expected to adopt a general approach on the next Erasmus+ programme and outline the role of artificial intelligence in education. Other items on the agenda include the EU Youth Dialogue, the new AgoraEU programme, and mental health in sport.

Frequently asked questions Here you can find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions. If you couldn’t find the answer to your question on our website, you are also welcome to contact us kas.okm(at)gov.fi How are you developing Finni...

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:

14.7.2026 | Suur-Karja 23 / 15076 Tallinn, Estonia / + 372 628 2222 / [email protected] / www.kul.ee / Registration No 70000941 Commissioner Glenn Micallef European Commission [email protected] Dear Commissioner Glenn Micallef, We sincerely appreciat...

25.11.2025 | The EU ministers responsible for education, youth, culture and sport will meet in Brussels on 27–28 November. The Council’s agenda includes vocational education and training, the European Education Area, the Erasmus+ programme, the importance of culture for democratic resilience, the AgoraEU programme, and democracy and transparency in sport. The Oulu European Capital of Culture 2026 project will also be presented at the meeting.

14.7.2026 | EU-ländernas ministrar med ansvar för idrott har bett Europeiska kommissionen bedöma ifall EU-finansieringen till de internationella idrottsorganisationer som har tillåtit ryska och belarusiska idrottare att delta i internationella tävlingar under Rysslands anfallskrig mot Ukraina borde begränsas.

14.7.2026 | EU-maiden urheiluministerit ovat pyytäneet Euroopan komissiota arvioimaan, tulisiko sellaisten kansainvälisten urheilujärjestöjen EU-rahoitusta rajoittaa, jotka ovat sallineet venäläisten ja valkovenäläisten urheilijoiden osallistumisen kansainvälisiin kilpailuihin Venäjän Ukrainaa vastaan käymän hyökkäyssodan aikana.

22.2.2022 | Birgitta Vuorinen joined the Finnish Embassy in London in early January as a senior specialist in higher education and science policy. She relocated to London from the Ministry of Education and Culture, where she worked as Director of the Division for Higher Education Policy. The UK thus became the ninth area of expertise for the Team Finland Knowledge network. Vuorinen’s task is to follow higher educat...

26.6.2017 | The EU’s Erasmus+ programmes national mid-term evaluation is completed. This is a mid-term evaluation report concerning the implementation of the programme in Finland. The European Commission and the Member States are required to submit such a report halfway through the programme period. The Erasmus+ programme period covers the years 2014–2020.

Partnerships between Finnish and Latin American higher education institutions (HEIs) have been growing significantly in recent years. Latin America has been the most popular partner region for Finnish HEIs in both Erasmus+ programme and the Finnish National Agency for Education's Team Finland Knowledge programme.

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).

Iso-Britannia – Lontoo TFK-erityisasiantuntijan tehtävänä on seurata Ison-Britannian korkeakoulu- ja tiedepolitiikkaa, edistää yhteistyömahdollisuuksia ja Suomen näkyvyyttä sekä avustaa suomalaisia korkeakouluja, tutkimuslaitoksia ja muita innovaa...

Storbritannien – London Specialsakkunnig har till uppgift att följa med högskole- och forskningspolitiken i Storbritannien, främja samarbetsmöjligheterna och Finlands synlighet samt bistå finländska högskolor, forskningsinstitut och andra aktörer ...

Korkeakoulutuksen lukuvuosimaksut EU- ja ETA-maiden ulkopuolelta tulevilta korkeakouluopiskelijoilta peritään hakemusmaksuja ja lukuvuosimaksuja vieraskielisessä tutkintokoulutuksessa. Maksuilla katetaan koulutuksen järjestämisestä aiheutuneet kus...

Eteläinen Afrikka – Pretoria Tähän TFK-alueeseen kuuluvat kaikki eteläisen Afrikan kehitysyhteisön SADC:n maat sekä Ruanda. Aloitteellisinta toiminta on Etelä-Afrikassa, joka on globaalisti merkittävä tieteen ja geopolitiikan toimija ja Suomen kor...