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12.5.2026 | Satakunta Museum is digitising its prehistoric collections into three-dimensional format as part of the European Twin it! campaign. The project, funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture, aims to improve access to cultural heritage by presenting historical objects to a wider audience, and by supporting education and research through digital solutions.

18.6.2025 | Senate Properties will begin a major renovation of the National Archives’ main building at Rauhankatu 17 in spring 2026. At the same time, the building will be adapted into a shared workspace for the National Archives, the Institute for the Languages of Finland, the Finnish National Agency for Education, the Accessibility Library Celia, and the Research Council of Finland. These agencies will move into the premises in autumn 2028.

14.5.2024 | The Finnish Heritage Agency and its partners have produced a 3D model of Petäjävesi Old Church to help preserve valuable information of this cultural heritage site for future generations. Accurate measurement data will also help those planning the restoration and repairs of the church.

EU and international cooperation in the library field When it comes to the international cooperation in the library field, the role of the Ministry of Education and Culture encompasses influencing decisions to be made at state and EU level already...

Digital cultural heritage The digital cultural heritage initiative of the Ministry of Education and Culture develops the availability of digital cultural heritage material as well as the long-term preservation of material and information resources...

10.2.2017 | Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland | The State supports arts and culture | 2/2017 The State supports arts and culture The state and the municipalities fund most of the expenditure on arts and culture. The Ministry of Education and Culture ...

7.10.2019 | A budget of EUR 6.8 billion is proposed for the Ministry of Education and Culture’s administrative branch for 2020. The draft budget measures seek to increase the skills level in Finland, make education more equitable, improve the quality of education and enhance the wellbeing of children and young people. Financing for the arts and culture will support creative work and production and promote equal access to the arts and culture.

26.6.2026 | Supplementing the National Inventory of Living Heritage The UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was adopted by the UNESCO General Conference in 2003. Finland ratified the Convention in 2013, and the Finnish H...

31.1.2012 | Digitisation alters cultural production and consumption

5.8.2022 | For the 2023 budget proposal, the Ministry of Education and Culture proposes an appropriation of EUR 7.6 billion for its branch of government, which is EUR 175 million more than in the 2022 Budget.

2.12.2016 | Endangered Syrian documents taken into safekeeping at the National Archives of Finland Ministry of Education and Culture Publication date 2.12.2016 9.36 Type: Press release The National Archives of Finland, an agency operating under the Ministry o...

18.9.2012 | Opportunities for apps developers, designers and other digital innovators will be boosted as the digital portal Europeana opens up its dataset of over 20 million cultural objects for free re-use.

13.11.2006 | The EU Education, Youth and Culture Council discussed audiovisual, cultural and youth affairs today in Brussels. The meeting was chaired by the Finnish Minister of Culture, Ms Tanja Saarela. The meeting continues tomorrow with education issues, to be chaired by Minister of Education, Mr Antti Kalliomäki.

29.8.2006 | Minister of Culture Tanja Saarela and her French colleague Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres met in Helsinki on 29 August 2006. The Ministers discussed important cultural policy issues on the Finnish EU Presidency agenda.

9.11.2006 | The Education, Youth and Culture Council (EYC) will convene in Brussels on 13–14 November. The meeting will be chaired by the Finnish Minister of Education Antti Kalliomäki (education matters) and the Finnish Minister of Culture Tanja Saarela (cultural, audiovisual and youth matters).

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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...