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Design and architecture in Finland Finland’s Design Programme widely promotes the use and application of design. Architectural policy, in turn, boosts the quality of the built environment and helps preserve it. The Ministry of Education and Cultur...https://okm.fi/en/design-and-architecture
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11.9.2025 | JKMM Architects selected to design landmark waterfront building at the conclusion of an international, open and anonymous competition launched in April 2024. The international design competition received 624 proposals from around the world.https://okm.fi/en/-/jkmm-architects-wins-global-competition-to-design-finland-s-new-museum-of-architecture-and-design-in-helsinki
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10.10.2024 | Central government is prepared to provide capital funding totalling EUR 58 million this year and next year to the Foundation for the Finnish Museum of Architecture and Design. The return on capital will enable the work of a world-class museum in a new building in Helsinki. The Government proposal on the recapitalisation of the Foundation for the Museum is included in the third supplementary budget proposal for 2024 submitted to Parliament.https://okm.fi/en/-/central-government-recapitalisation-to-be-secured-for-the-new-museum-of-architecture-and-design
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15.4.2024 | The Foundation for the Finnish Museum of Architecture and Design, Real Estate Company ADM, the City of Helsinki and SAFA the Finnish Association of Architects have launched an international, open design competition to find a design team for a new 10,050 sq m (GFA) museum building in Helsinki South Harbour.https://okm.fi/en/-/international-open-competition-launched-to-find-a-design-team-for-the-new-museum-of-architecture-and-design-in-helsinki-finland
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28.4.2022 | The State of Finland and City of Helsinki have established a foundation for the new Museum of Architecture and Design. The nine members appointed to the Board of Directors of the Foundation for the Finnish Museum of Architecture and Design have broad expertise in financing, asset management, law, investments, activities of foundations, fields of design and work done by museums.https://okm.fi/en/-/foundation-for-finnish-museum-of-architecture-and-design-established
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Press releases RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Finland to limit participation in Venice Biennale due to participation by Russia Type: Press release Publication date: 16.4.2026 8.27 Minister of Science and Culture Talvitie visits Ukraine ...https://okm.fi/en/press-releases-and-news
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Culture Finland’s cultural policy comprises the different sectors of arts and culture, museums, cultural heritage, libraries, cultural exports and creative work. Arts and culture are supported by both central and local government. The Ministry of ...https://okm.fi/en/culture
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22.1.2025 | Finland has nominated a series of 13 properties designed by architect Alvar Aalto's office for inclusion in the World Heritage List. The properties, named "Aalto Works", represent Aalto's modern and humane architecture. At the request of the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Finnish Heritage Agency has drawn up a nomination proposal, working together with Alvar Aalto Foundation and the stakeholders of the architectural sites.https://okm.fi/en/-/finland-proposes-group-of-buildings-designed-by-aalto-architects-as-unesco-world-heritage-site
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24.3.2021 | Finland’s plan to build a new museum for architecture and design has taken an important step today as the Ministry of Education and Culture, along with the City of Helsinki, have established a new project organization to coordinate the planning of the new museum. Kaarina Gould – former Program Director of Helsinki’s World Design Capital year in 2012, current Executive Director of the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York – has been appointed to lead the project.https://okm.fi/en/-/helsinki-finland-announce-next-steps-for-planning-a-new-museum-for-architecture-and-design
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19.2.2026 | Emerita Maija Tanninen-Mattila, Master of Arts, Museum Director, has been appointed as Director General of the Finnish National Gallery for the period of 1 March – 31 October 2026.https://okm.fi/en/-/maija-tanninen-mattila-appointed-as-interim-director-general-of-finnish-national-gallery
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28.3.2019 | The concept plan for Helsinki’s envisaged new museum of architecture and design has been completed. The plan that had been ordered by the Ministry of Education and Culture and the City of Helsinki was released Thursday 28 March.https://okm.fi/en/-/helsinkiin-suunnitellaan-maailmanluokan-arkkitehtuuri-ja-designmuseota
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10.10.2018 | The Ministry of Education and Culture and the City of Helsinki decided on 8 October to launch a preparation project to establish a new world-class architecture and design museum in Helsinki. The project will run until 28 February 2019.https://okm.fi/en/-/uuden-arkkitehtuuri-ja-designmuseokokonaisuuden-toteuttamisen-selvittaminen-etenee
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21.8.2018 | A report recommends that a new world-class museum of architecture and design be established in Helsinki. The report commissioned by the Ministry of Education and Culture, the City of Helsinki, the foundation for the Design Museum and the foundation for the Museum of Finnish Architecture and the Architecture Information Centre was submitted to Sampo Terho, Minister for European Affairs, Culture and Sport, and Jan Vapaavuori, Mayor of Helsinki, on 21 August.https://okm.fi/en/-/selvitys-suosittaa-uuden-arkkitehtuuri-ja-designmuseokokonaisuuden-toteuttamista-helsinkiin
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20.3.2018 | The Ministry of Education and Culture and the City of Helsinki are working with the foundation for the Design Museum and the foundation for the Architecture Museum and the Architecture Information Centre to come up with realisation alternatives for a design and architecture museum complex in line with the highest international standards.https://okm.fi/en/-/uuden-design-ja-arkkitehtuurimuseokokonaisuuden-toteuttamista-selvitetaan
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29.11.2012 | The 2012 State Prize for Design has been awarded to industrial designers Arni Aromaa and Sauli Suomela, founders of Pentagon Design. The prize sum for the award is ?15,000. The award will be presented by Minister of Culture and Sport Paavo Arhinmäki on Thursday 29 November in Helsinki. Finland?s state prizes for the arts are awarded in recognition of work completed within the last three years t...https://okm.fi/en/-/muotoilun-valtionpalkinto-2012-pentagon-designille
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State subsidies for museums A museum can be approved for state subsidies on the basis of an application. The requirements for receiving a state subsidy are specified in the Museums Act and Government Decree concerning Museums. Museums statutorily ...https://okm.fi/en/state-subsidies-to-museums
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11.1.2012 | World Design Capital in 2012https://okm.fi/en/-/world-design-capital-in-2012
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Continuous learning Continuous learning responds to the need to develop and renew competence at different stages of people’s lives and careers. The changing demands of work will significantly increase the need for upskilling and continuous learnin...https://okm.fi/en/continuous-learning-reform
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The European Capital of Culture 2026 Based on a recommendation given by a European panel of experts, the Ministry of Education and Culture designated the City of Oulu as a 2026 European Capital of Culture. The other Capital of Culture in 2026 will...https://okm.fi/en/capitalofculture2026
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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