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Statistics on higher education and research The Ministry of Education and Culture compiles and uses versatile statistics from numerous sources to further develop higher education. Online statistical data on higher education is available on the web...

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...

30.4.2026 | The Ministry of Education and Culture, the Research Council of Finland and CSC – IT Center for Science have jointly tested the open version of the OpenAlex database as an information source for analysing Finland’s scientific publication activity and that of other countries.

4.6.2026 | Draft of the report “The CITF – Status Quo and Way Forward” - Anna and Philippe Purpose and content of the report • ~2-page Executive summary • ~10-slide Executive deck • ~10-page Report “The CITF – Status Quo and Way Forward" • Where the CITF cam...

16.2.2026 | USER MANUALS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USING THE REPORT The report can be strategically positioned for different stakeholder groups: FOR POLICY MAKERS FOR CREATORS FOR RIGHTHOLDERS AND CMOS FOR NATIONAL LIBRARIES FOR GPAI PROVIDERS… USER MANUAL FOR EU P...

12.3.2026 | EU-CELAC HEALTH WORKING GROUP 11.3.2026 Countries involved Co-leading: Guatemala, Portugal and Spain CELAC: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobag...

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...

Eurostudent studies and analyses The Eurostudent surveys examine issues such as young people's access to higher education, the study conditions in higher education, students' use of time and their income, and international mobility. The results of...

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 ...

Närstående rättigheter Med avvikelse från upphovsrätten är skyddsobjektet för de närstående rättigheterna inte ett verk utan en annan prestation. De närstående rättigheterna förutsätter inte heller att kraven på självständighet och egenart uppfyll...

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...

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...

18.10.2022 | This study covered the economic contribution of copyright or copyright industries from 2016 to 2020 in Finland. The relative contribution of all copyright industries has slightly increased during the years under examination; while in 2016 this contribution was 5.44 percent, the respective figure for 2020 was 5.69 percent.

18.10.2022 | This study covered the economic contribution of copyright or copyright industries from 2016 to 2020 in Finland. The relative contribution of all copyright industries has slightly increased during the years under examination; while in 2016 this contribution was 5.44 percent, the respective figure for 2020 was 5.69 percent.

Student financial aid in Finland The purpose of student financial aid is to safeguard a minimum income for students in need of financial support during their studies. The education policy objectives serve as the foundation for the development of t...

Upphovsrättssystemet Undervisnings- och kulturministeriet har som uppgift att främja att upphovsrättssystemet, som består av ekonomiska och moraliska rättigheter, fungerar. De ekonomiska upphovsrättigheterna tryggar upphovsmannens förtjänstmöjligh...

Libraries The Finnish system of municipal libraries is of high quality by international standards. Library services are among the most frequently used municipal services. Libraries are used not only for obtaining information and borrowing material...

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 ...

18.10.2022 | The aim of this report dealing with data protection and the copyright infrastructure is to promote the development of the digital services provided by collective management organisations for copyright (CMOs). In order to use the ISNI identifier there was a need to clarify how and to what extent CMOs can supply personal data to the ISNI database and other copyright management organisations considering the impact of the General Data Protection Regulation.

Library network The Finnish network of libraries consists of public i.e. municipal libraries, research libraries (university libraries and libraries of universities of applied sciences), special libraries, and libraries located at schools and othe...