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Audiovisual culture in Finland Audiovisual culture comprises films, television and radio programs, digital games, music videos and video art. The promotion of audiovisual culture in Finland includes the production, distribution and presentation of...

Licences and limitations related to copyright The general principle of copyright is that a work may be used in the manner specified in the Copyright Act, and only with the permission of the author and in the manner permitted by the author. Licence...

EU and international cooperation in arts and culture The Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for international cultural policy and participates in its development and implementation in international organisations and the European Unio...

EU and international cooperation in arts and culture The Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for international cultural policy and participates in its development and implementation in international organisations and the European Unio...

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 ...

15.12.2022 | More than 164,000 primary and lower secondary schoolchildren from 1,500 schools took part in the Ministry of Education and Culture’s national student survey. They were asked what extra-curricular activities they would like to try out and what their main reasons for engaging in leisure activities were. More children and young people (85%) now have a meaningful leisure activity than was the case in the 2020 survey.

Audiovisuell kultur Filmer, televisions- och radioprogram, digitala spel, musikvideor och videokonst mm. är exempel på audiovisuell kultur. Produktionen av verk, deras distribution och framförande, bevarandet av det audiovisuella kulturarvet samt ...

3.5.2024 | On 3 May, the Ministry of Education and Culture published the 2024 Bildung Review, which compiles statistical and other information on the administrative branch of the Ministry, its development and situation in international comparison. The themes for 2024 are regionality, life cycle and the fields of education and culture. The objective of the annually published review is to create an overall picture of the extensive administrative branch as a whole.

20.9.2022 | The Ministry of Education and Culture has appointed Riitta Vanhatalo, (PhD), as Director of the National Audiovisual Institute from 11 November 2022 to 31 October 2027.

Arts and culture in Finland The abundance of cultural institutions and the comprehensiveness of the cultural institution network are typical of Finland's arts and culture scene. The range of cultural offerings is broad-scoped, and citizens activel...

Rights related to copyright The object of protection of rights related to copyright is not a work, but instead a performance or a production. Rights related to copyright do not need to fulfil the independence and originality requirements. Among ot...

Copyright regime The task of the Ministry of Education and Culture is to facilitate the operation of the copyright regime, which consists of economic and moral rights. Economic copyright protects the author's prospects for income, and moral copyri...

4.9.2024 | 1 2024 private copying survey – Key findings The objective of the survey was to investigate 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 130,...

Kultur Undervisnings- och kulturministeriets uppgift är att sörja för kulturbranschens lagstiftning, förvaltiningsstruktur och -praxis, finansiering, strategiska styrning och övriga förutsättningar för den allmänna verksamheten och utvecklingen. T...

8.5.2020 | By proposal of the Central Arts Council, the President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö has awarded film director and photographer Pirjo Honkasalo the title of academician. Honkasalo will receive the title at an award ceremony to be held at a later date.

Copyright societies Copyright societies represent authors, performing artists and other copyright holders in their respective fields, and administer their rights. Among other things, they collect and distribute copyright remunerations to righthold...

10.2.2017 | Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland | Promotion of audiovisual culture | 12/2016 Promotion of audiovisual culture The audiovisual culture consists of films in various genres, television and radio programmes, music videos, video art, and dig...

Frågor och svar om statsandelsreformen för performativ konst Statsfinansieringen av performativ konst, dvs. musik, teater, dans, cirkus och performancekonst, förnyas. På denna sida finns svar på vanliga frågor om statsandelsreformen för performati...

Kulttuuripoliittisen selonteon toimeenpanon käynnistämiseksi järjestämme maalis–huhtikuussa valtakunnallisen Kulttuurikierroksen. Kierroksen tavoitteena on koota yhteen laaja joukko toimijoita keskustelemaan toimeenpanosta, tunnistamaan yhteisiä painopisteitä ja vahvistamaan yhteistyötä. Toivomme myös runsasta osallistumista Kansallisiin dialogeihin, jotka järjestämme kahdesta selonteon keskeisestä teemasta: nuorten huominen ja kulttuurin huoltovarmuus ja resilienssi.

12.1.2023 | The Ministry of Education and Culture has published the first bildung review, which provides an overview of development in the Ministry’s administrative branch over the past decades. The latest stage, which began in the 1990s, is characterised by a decline in the achieved learning outcomes, the plateauing of the rising level of education among Finns, as well as a gradual decrease in public input into education.