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Product and service development in arts and culture Funding for arts and culture, granted by the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Arts Promotion Centre, forms the foundation for product and service development in arts and culture. Funding...

Library network The Finnish network of libraries consists of public i.e. municipal libraries, research libraries (university libraries and libraries of universities of applied sciences), special libraries, and libraries located at schools and othe...

Continuous learning Continuous learning responds to the need to develop and renew competence at different stages of people’s lives and careers. The changing demands of work will significantly increase the need for upskilling and continuous learnin...

The Digital services for continuous learning programme (2021–2025) consists of: 1. a digital service bundle for continuous learning that covers the entire education system and crosses administrative boundaries, and 2. a digitalisation and flexible learning package for higher education that covers all higher education institutions (Digivision 2030).

6.10.2022 | The Government proposes to transfer the services of Employment and Economic Development Offices (TE Offices) to municipalities on 1 January 2025. This historical reform aims to create a service structure that will contribute to rapid employment of jobseekers and increase the productivity, availability, effectiveness and diversity of employment and business services.

12.3.2025 | Date 4.3.2025 Replaces previous version 7.10.2024 Ministry of Education and Culture Privacy Notice to Data Subjects Personal data processed in the online services related to discretionary government grant activities 1 General information This Priv...

23.3.2023 | On 23 March 2023, the President of the Republic approved a legislative package on the reorganisation of public employment and business services. The responsibility for organising such services will be transferred from the central government to municipalities on 1 January 2025. The reform aims to create a service structure that promotes the rapid employment of jobseekers by utilising all opportunities offered by municipal services.

3.12.2025 | 1 2025 private copying survey – Key findings The objective of the survey was to examine the total volume of legal private copying in Finland. • According to the study, music that fell under the scope of legal private copying was copied by 107,000 ...

7.1.2026 | 1 Procedural recommendations for developing Finland’s national language reserve 2 Foreword We need an accurate picture of the national language reserve Fewer languages are being studied in school Developing school practices Early childhood educati...

4.6.2020 | On 4 June 2020, the Government submitted a proposal for an act on local government trials on boosting employment. According to the proposal, certain tasks of the employment and economic development offices, which are state-run agencies, would be transferred to local governments for the duration of the trials. The purpose of these trials is to coordinate central and local government resources, competence and services.

Export of cultural objects An export licence is always required when bringing objects which are part of Finland's cultural heritage out of the country. The Act on Restrictions to the Export of Cultural Objects (11.11.2016/933) protect and preserve...

Digital service package for continuous learning The core objective of the project is to build digital services to support individuals in making educational and career choices and maintaining and developing their competence throughout their careers...

Administration and finance The Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for the strategic and normative steering of VET and leads national development. The Government Programme and other strategies provide the overall policy framework for ...

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...

Financing of general education The state and the local education providers share the financial cost for tuition. Pre-primary education, primary and lower secondary education (basic education) and upper secondary education are all free of charge. I...

Data protection and processing of personal data at the Ministry of Education and Culture The Ministry of Education and Culture needs personal data to provide services and to perform its tasks. We only process personal data on lawful basis for reas...

18.10.2022 | The aim of this report dealing with data protection and the copyright infrastructure is to promote the development of the digital services provided by collective management organisations for copyright (CMOs). In order to use the ISNI identifier there was a need to clarify how and to what extent CMOs can supply personal data to the ISNI database and other copyright management organisations considering the impact of the General Data Protection Regulation.

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.

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...

30.11.2018 | Helsinki Central Library Oodi will open its doors to the public on 5 December at 8am, a day before Finland’s 101st birthday. Designed by ALA Architects, this library of a new era is an ode to Finnish culture, equality and freedom of expression. Oodi offers everyone an open, public urban space at Kansalaistori Square, right opposite Parliament House.