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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...

Youth research and monitoring of young people’s living conditions Youth research is multidisciplinary research focusing on young people that emphasises such areas as research in youth cultures, consumer research, and research in exclusion, ethnic ...

Museum policy programme The Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for culture policy and, as part of this, the implementation of museum and cultural heritage policy. The Ministry's goal is to promote the development of requirements for ...

Policy and development in higher education and science The Ministry of Education and Culture helps promote the Government's higher education and science policy targets, and develops the higher education and science system in cooperation with stake...

Frequently asked questions Here you can find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions. If you couldn’t find the answer to your question on our website, you are also welcome to contact us kas.okm(at)gov.fi How are you developing Finni...

20.5.2026 | Key Findings of the KAPPAS2 Research Project Jani Ursin Final Seminar of the KAPPAS2 Project May 20, 2026 Helsinki Korkeakouluopiskelijoiden oppimistulosten arviointi Suomessa (KAPPAS2) project aims to 20.5.2026 JYU SINCE 1863.2 1. Identify the le...

22.1.2026 | Results from TALIS and TALIS Starting Strong 2024 Elizabeth Shuey and Ruochen Li 20 January 2026 OECD Directorate for Education and Skills An international survey of staff and leaders in early childhood education and care (ECEC) ? Asks staff and l...

22.1.2026 | Results from TALIS and TALIS Starting Strong 2024 Elizabeth Shuey and Ruochen Li 20 January 2026 OECD Directorate of Education and Skills What is TALIS The Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) is the largest international survey of t...

15.6.2021 | The objective of the higher education accessibility plan preparation has been entered in the Government Programme. According to the Government’s education policy report, the Government will decide on the goals and guidelines on measures to improve equality in the higher education accessibility plan by the end of 2021. Senior Specialist Tapio Kosunen, who acted as the rapporteur, handed over his presentation to Minister of Science and Culture Antti Kurvinen on Tuesday, 15 June.

21.5.2026 | 21/05/2026 21.5.2026 1 UNESCO Neuroteknologia Tutkijan näkökulma Riitta Salmelin Aalto-professori, kuvantamisneurotiede Neurotieteen ja lääketieteellisen tekniikan laitos Osa jatkumoa tutkimuseettisen pohdinnan tueksi 2 Tekoälyn käyttö tutkimukses...

4.6.2024 | The eight winners of the 2024 State Awards for Public Information were praised for calling attention to issues that would have otherwise been sidelined, shaking up entrenched attitudes, and promoting international perspectives in the Finnish public debate.

Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö SV Understöd Investeringsunderstöd från programmet Finland i rörelse till kommuner för att förbättra förutsättningarna för fysisk aktivitet på daghem och i grundskolor genom att göra gårdarna mer naturenliga Avustus ...

3.12.2019 | The focus in the OECD’s PISA 2018 (Programme for International Student Assessment) was on reading literacy. The survey, held every three years, again ranked Finnish 15-year-olds among top performers in reading literacy in OECD countries. Compared with 2015, Finnish students’ mathematical literacy also remained unchanged, but performance in science literacy declined.

5.10.2020 | The profession of teacher is still valued in society. Teachers experience that schools in Finland have a good spirit of community. However, teachers are less satisfied with their working environment than before. They no longer enjoy work as much as they used to. The changing demands, administrative work and having to adjust teaching to the needs of children and young people in need of special support are the main stress factors for teachers.

19.1.2026 | TALIS 2024 -seminaari Mitä kansainvälisen TALIS- tutkimuksen tulokset kertovat meille kansallisesti? Opetushallitus, 1. krs, Hakaniemenranta 6 Ti 20.1.2026 klo 12.00–16.00 Ohjelma 12.00 Tilaisuuden avaus Opetusneuvokset Kirsi Alila ja Marjo Vesala...

13.11.2025 | Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö FI Avustukset Suomi liikkeelle -ohjelman investointiavustus kunnille päiväkotien ja peruskoulujen liikuntaedellytysten parantamiseen pihojen luonnonmukaistamisella Avustus Tällä avustuksella parannetaan päiväkotien j...

7.12.2021 | Dear friends, Over the last couple of years, European societies have been faced with an unprecedented amount of sudden change and turmoil. It has been impossible to miss how immensely important resiliency is for our societies. Our ability to adapt to new circumstances has been greatly tested, underlining the need to invest in skills – that is to say, to invest in people. Europe’s future wellbeing ...

13.9.2012 | The EU Youth Report calls for youth employment, social inclusion, health and the well-being of young people to be top priorities in Europe's youth policy. The report, which is produced every three years by the Commission, underlines that the EU and Member States must do more to support young people, who have borne the brunt of the economic crisis.

29.9.2017 | Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)4 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on youth work (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 31 May 2017 at the 1287th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies) The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Articl...

13.11.2025 | OPETUS- JA KULTTUURIMINISTERIÖ PL 29, 00023 Valtioneuvosto okm.fi p. 0295 16001 UNDERVISNINGS- OCH KULTURMINISTERIET PB 29, 00023 Statsrådet okm.fi/sv tfn 0295 16001 Perusteita päiväkotien ja koulujen liikuntaedellytysten parantamiseen pihojen luo...