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30.1.2026 | The virtual morning session on the vision for higher education and research held on a wintery Friday on 30 January brought together more than 300 participants to discuss the future of Finnish society and the need to restructure higher education and research.

27.8.2020 | Groups for developing the copyright infrastructure will convene in three compositions in August and September: Practices, Technology and Legal Issues. The groups consist of experts from different fields. They will report to the National Copyright Delegation in October 2020 to assess further measures.

22.5.2020 | 1 23 April 2020 Solutions for a sustainable and developing society Objectives and targets of the National Roadmap for Research, Development and Innovation: A new beginning for RDI cooperation between companies and research organisations Finland’s ...

3.3.2026 | AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND FOR 2025–2028 1. Common objectives of higher education institutions The Ministry of Education and Culture and the University of Eastern Finland have agre...

12.4.2017 | A working group, appointed by the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, submitted its report on reinforcing creative economy in Finland. The report reviews barriers to making use of creative competence. It contains proposals for developing business activities and employment, for reforming funding instruments and for developing social security for creative professionals and artists.

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.

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...

7.8.2020 | Pre-selection of the European Capital of Culture 2026 in Finland 1 JUNE 2020 Selection of the European Capital of Culture (ECoC) 2026 in Finland The Expert Panel’s report Pre-Selection Stage Helsinki June 2020 Pre-selection of the European Capital...

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

21.1.2022 | 14.12.2021 Updated National Roadmap for Research, Development and Innovation INTRODUCTION RDI roadmap and its objectives The National Roadmap for Research, Development and Innovation, adopted by the Government in spring 2020, consists of a set of ...

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

10.10.2024 | Central government is prepared to provide capital funding totalling EUR 58 million this year and next year to the Foundation for the Finnish Museum of Architecture and Design. The return on capital will enable the work of a world-class museum in a new building in Helsinki. The Government proposal on the recapitalisation of the Foundation for the Museum is included in the third supplementary budget proposal for 2024 submitted to Parliament.

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.

24.3.2021 | Finland’s plan to build a new museum for architecture and design has taken an important step today as the Ministry of Education and Culture, along with the City of Helsinki, have established a new project organization to coordinate the planning of the new museum. Kaarina Gould – former Program Director of Helsinki’s World Design Capital year in 2012, current Executive Director of the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York – has been appointed to lead the project.

18.1.2018 | Traditions, sense of community and a wide range of arts were the factors that secured the victory for Fiskars Village, located in Raasepori, in the Culture EDEN in Finland competition. Minister for European Affairs, Culture and Sport Sampo Terho presented the award at the Nordic Travel Fair Matka 2018 in Helsinki today. In addition, “Backwoods Paradise” in the Art Town Mänttä-Vilppula, Parppeinva...

15.11.2017 | Studying at general upper secondary school is a unique time on the threshold of adulthood: a possibility to acquire diverse learning, broaden your horizons, become cultured. What makes general upper secondary education so valuable is the very fact that you can study a wide variety of different subjects and have a broad scope for your learning. This is the most important aspect of our general upper secondary school system: general knowledge and ability will always form its core and its heart.

21.9.2006 | Minister of Education and Science Antti KalliomäkiGoing Global: The Challenges for Knowledge-Based Economies conference, Helsinki 21–22.9.2006