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Performance sports By providing elite athlete grants and developing the conditions for coaching, the Ministry of Education and Culture promotes performance sports geared toward the achievement of international success. The Ministry does not provid...https://okm.fi/en/performance-sports
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Performing arts in Finland The Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for developing the Finnish performing arts sector, drafting the legislati on concerning it, and managing budget appropriations to theatre, dance, circus, and performan...https://okm.fi/en/performing-arts
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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...https://okm.fi/en/steering-financing-and-agreements
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Reults from PISA 2022 The results from PISA 2022 were published on 5 December 2023. This time the focus was on mathematics. OECD PISA 2022 also assessed young people's capacity to engage in creative thinking. Altogether 64 countries participated i...https://okm.fi/en/pisa-2022-en
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Sport and fitness science The Ministry of Education and Culture annually allocates appropriations and discretionary government grants for sport-related research and communications. Discretionary government grants for sport and fitness science rese...https://okm.fi/en/sport-and-health-sciences
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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...https://okm.fi/en/rights-related-to-copyright
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Financing and administration of culture and the arts The Ministry of Education and Culture is the most important central government provider of funding for arts and culture. The amount of funding allocated to museums and performing arts in the Sta...https://okm.fi/en/steering-and-financing-culture
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Sports organisations Sport and physical activity organisations in Finland have over 1.1 million members. The Ministry of Education and Culture allocates government grants to national organisations that promote sport and physical activity while mun...https://okm.fi/en/sports-organisations
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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...https://okm.fi/en/copyright-societies
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The Results of PISA 2015 In 2015 and 2006 the focus was on science performance. This is the first time it is possible to assess developments in proficiency in scientific literacy in a reliable way. Altogether 73 countries and economies in the PISA...https://okm.fi/en/pisa-2015-en
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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 ...https://okm.fi/en/administration-and-finance-vet
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Latin America – São Paulo The Team Finland Knowledge role in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) focuses especially on Brazil and, according to the needs of Finnish higher education institutions and Finland's missions abroad, on Mexico, Chile, C...https://okm.fi/en/sao-paulo-en
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Economic copyright On the basis of the authors’ economic copyright, it is possible for authors to agree on the use of their works and obtain compensation for the use. The authors decide whether copies (reproductions) of their works may be produced...https://okm.fi/en/economic-copyright
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The areas of expertise The Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for the development of education, science, cultural, sport and youth policies, and for international cooperation in these fields. The Ministry’s mandate covers early child...https://okm.fi/en/areas-of-expertise
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30.9.2024 | The PISA 2022 results show that there are still major disparities in performance between immigrant and non-immigrant students in all domains of assessment. Underperformance of students with an immigrant background is often explained by weak reading performance and lower socio-economic status.https://okm.fi/en/-/performance-of-immigrant-students-in-pisa-2022
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Visual arts in Finland Visual arts comprise painting, sculpting, graphics, photography, media and cartoon art, arts and crafts, performance and location-based art. The Ministry of Education and Culture funds visual arts with appropriations from th...https://okm.fi/en/visual-arts
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Legislation: sport This page lists key acts and decrees that govern sport and physical activity. The statutes can be found in the Finlex database in Finnish and Swedish. Act on the Promotion of Sports and Physical Activity (390/2015) The purpose o...https://okm.fi/en/legislation
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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...https://okm.fi/en/fields-of-arts-and-culture
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Sport policy: policies and development Sport policy is designed to promote sport and physical activity and, through them, the wellbeing of the population, as well as competitive and performance sports and related civic activity. The Ministry of Ed...https://okm.fi/en/policies-and-development-sport
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Youth work Through youth work and youth policy, the central government and the municipalities work to improve young people’s living conditions and encourage the young to engage in civic activities. The Ministry of Education and Culture prepares is...https://okm.fi/en/youth-work