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Persons other than those employed by a ministry may only report a breach using the reporting channel of the Office of the Chancellor of Justice . We do not cooperate with any third parties on this matter. Whistleblower protection Whistleblower pro...https://okm.fi/en/whistleblower-protection
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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...https://okm.fi/en/data-protection-and-processing-of-personal-data
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31.3.2026 | Minister of Science and Culture Mari-Leena Talvitie visited Ukraine from 29 to 31 March. In Lviv, she took part, at Ukraine’s invitation, in a meeting on culture that examined the state of Ukrainian culture, the protection of cultural heritage and international cooperation including practical support measures. During the visit the Minister held one-to-one discussions with Deputy Prime Minister ...https://okm.fi/en/-/minister-of-science-and-culture-talvitie-visits-ukraine
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International conventions related to cultural heritage Key conventions related to the preservation and protection of cultural heritage are, for example, the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage and Conven...https://okm.fi/en/international-conventions-related-to-cultural-heritage
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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...https://okm.fi/en/copyright-system
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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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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...https://okm.fi/en/ukraine
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The subgroups for copyright infrastructure meet in different configurations including workshops to discuss topical issues related to practices on identifiers in the creative field, metadata, technology and infrastructure development, and legal issues linked to data and IP. A draft roadmap has been developed during year 2021. In 2022 focus on NFT's, data protection and EDICs (European Digital Infrastructure Consortium).https://okm.fi/en/project?tunnus=OKM020:00/2020
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Safeguarding of cultural heritage The UNESCO Convention concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted in 1972, responds to the concern about the conservation of the world’s threatened cultural and natural heritage and p...https://okm.fi/en/world-heritage
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The aim is to produce a Government resolution for a cultural heritage strategy effective until 2030, with cultural heritage being seen as a source for sustainable solutions in all areas of society in the future.https://okm.fi/en/project?tunnus=OKM020:00/2021
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Legislation The Finnish Copyright Act was adopted in 1961 (404/1961), and it has been amended several times since the 1980s. Provisions on penalties for copyright offences are laid down in the Criminal Code (39/1889). The Copyright Decree entered ...https://okm.fi/en/legislation-copyright
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Cultural environments Cultural environments are various types of built areas and landscapes as well as natural landscapes in which human activity or remnants of it can be seen. Within the Finnish Government, the Ministry of the Environment is resp...https://okm.fi/en/cultural-environments
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Special tasks related to remunerations The Ministry of Education and Culture approves the copyright societies that are in charge of tasks related to public lending remuneration, resale remuneration for visual arts, and the remuneration for the use...https://okm.fi/en/special-tasks-related-to-remunerations
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29.5.2026 | Minister of Science and Culture Mari-Leena Talvitie will attend an informal meeting of EU ministers of culture in Lefkosia on 1–2 June. At the meeting, the EU ministers of culture will discuss safeguarding cultural rights in the digital era and preventing the illicit export of cultural goods. The themes have links to both the rapid development of artificial intelligence and the increasingly tense security situation.https://okm.fi/en/-/minister-talvitie-to-attend-meeting-of-eu-ministers-of-culture-in-cyprus
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EU and international cooperation The Ministry of Education and Culture participates in various international organisations in sport-related cooperation between different countries, as well as in the preparation of sport-related matters in the Euro...https://okm.fi/en/eu-and-international-cooperation-sport
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Basic education Basic education provides a general education and general knowledge and is typically given in comprehensive schools. A pupil is not awarded a degree when graduating from comprehensive school, but it does provide them with the qualif...https://okm.fi/en/basic-education
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United Nations The United Nations (UN) works for human rights, equality, social rights, tolerance and peace. Finland became a member in 1955. The implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the achievement of its goals are to...https://okm.fi/en/un-and-unesco
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EU and international cooperation The Ministry of Education and Culture participates in various international organisations in sport-related cooperation between different countries, as well as in the preparation of sport-related matters in the Euro...https://okm.fi/en/EU-and-international-cooperation-sport
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Communicating with the Ministry of Education and Culture On this page you will find information about how the Ministry deals with the matters filed with us and how you can communicate with us. How we process matters To file a matter with the Minis...https://okm.fi/en/communicating-with-us
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Education for immigrants Immigrants usually participate in the same early childhood education and care, education and training as the rest of the population. In addition to these, integration training and support for learning as well as preparator...https://okm.fi/en/education-for-immigrants1