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Science Agenciens, Research Institutes and Scientific Organisations in Finland Science agencies and research institutes under the steering of the Ministry of Education and Culture The Research Council of Finland The National Archives of Finland St...

Financing of sport The task of sports administration and services is to promote sports and physical activity. The Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for the general direction, coordination and development of sports policy and for ens...

Higher education institutions, science agencies, research institutes and other public research organisations The Finnish higher education system consists of universities and universities of applied sciences. A total of 13 universities and 22 unive...

2.2.2026 | Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity Mika Poutala met his Estonian counterpart, Undersecretary for Sports Raido Mitt, and his delegation on Monday 2 February. At the meeting, they discussed Finnish experiences and best practices related to modern multi-purpose arenas. The visit is related to a planned multi-purpose arena in Tallinn.

9.10.2023 | Child's Day Awards since 1999 Year Location Field of art Paavo Sarkkama Foundation 1999 Oulu Music Hämeenlinna School of Visual Arts for Children and Young People 1999 Hämeenlinna Visual arts Business Partners halonen&suvalo and Kuopion Woodi 2000...

17.11.2020 | Four new competence clusters have been added to the Academy of Finland’s Flagship Programme. The Flagship Programme’s third call focused on collaboration between research teams and the business sector, and also on high-quality research with impact and the capacity for renewal. The Finnish Flagship decisions are part of the implementation of the new flexible partnership model of the Government’s RDI roadmap.

1.3.2022 | An overall international evaluation of the Academy of Finland has been completed. According to the evaluation, the Academy functions well as a whole given its financial and operational constraints. It may be necessary to review these constraints in order for the Academy to achieve the best results as part of Finland's research and innovation system. The Academy could be a stronger international pla...

Sports institutes Finland has nine national and three regional sports training centres, i.e. sports institutes (colleges of physical education). The Ministry of Education and Culture provides support to the operation of these institutes. Sports in...

Finnish National Commission for UNESCO At the national level, UNESCO is supported by the national commissions for UNESCO, which act as liaison between UNESCO and national authorities. The Finnish National Commission is an advisory body and issues ...

Publications On this page, you can find the Ministry of Education and Culture's latest publications. The brochures related to education The brochures related to education See also Finnish National Agency of Education's Publications The Academy of ...

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.

United States and Canada – Los Angeles The Team Finland Knowledge specialist in Los Angeles covers the western United States and Canada. California, where the specialist is based, has a strong focus on innovation. Work in the region must encompass...

Steering, financing and agreements of higher education institutions, science agencies and research institutes The Ministry of Education and Culture coordinates the activities of higher education institutions, science agencies and research institut...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its effects in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Education and Culture On this page, we will update information on the impacts of the situation in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Education a...

27.3.2026 | At the end of 2025, two systems were introduced in China with the aim of accelerating the use of artificial intelligence in scientific research. The first is a large-scale distributed computing network that connects supercomputing centers in dozens of cities into a unified system. The second is an AI agent capable of planning and carrying out various research tasks semi-autonomously. On paper, ...

5.6.2023 | The responsibility for awarding government grants for sport science research will transfer from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture to the Academy of Finland. The amendment to Act on the Promotion of Sports and Physical Activity, which entered into force in February 2023, will simplify the application and review process by making it entirely the responsibility of a single organisation. To this end, the Academy of Finland will launch a new Academy Programme for sport science.

Esityksessä ehdotetaan, että toteutettaisiin 1.1.2026 alkava ja 31.12.2033 päättyvä kokeilu ammatillisen koulutuksen toiminnan ohjauksesta. Lisäksi ammatillisen koulutuksen rahoitusjärjestelmää sekä oppimisen tuen järjestelmää uudistettaisiin.

27.3.2026 | Why does India not perform strongly in the Olympics, despite its vast population from which one might expect many top athletes to emerge? Or why do Bollywood films rarely win major awards at the Oscars, even though the country produces new films almost every week?

27.3.2026 | For readers seeking a concise orientation to South Africa’s research landscape in artificial intelligence (AI), this article outlines three key parts of the system: the long‑established Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research, a set of newer AI hubs, and AI‑related research chairs. Together with a wide range of other research groups and projects across the country’s 26 public universities, t...

10.2.2022 | The Government has appointed Professor Paula Eerola, president of the Academy of Finland. The five-year term as president begins on 1 March 2022.