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25.3.2026 | The final report of the expert group appointed by the Ministry of Education and Culture examines the decline in young people’s confidence in the future. The group presents 36 recommendations to improve the situation. The final report was submitted to the Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity Mika Poutala on Wednesday, 25 March 2026.https://okm.fi/en/-/expert-group-young-people-are-losing-confidence-in-the-future-rebuilding-it-will-take-broad-action
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Futures work in comprehensive schools The vision work assesses the type of needs that exist for further developing comprehensive schools and the capabilities that education should offer for the future. The work focuses on changes that demand a soc...https://okm.fi/en/futures-work-in-comprehensive-schools
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7.10.2025 | Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity Mika Poutala will attend the 10th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Youth on 8–10 October. At the meeting, the ministers will assess developments in youth policy in light of the Reykjavík Declaration and agree on future priorities. The aim is for the ministers to adopt a final declaration and commit to a framework on a youth perspective within the Council of Europe.https://okm.fi/en/-/european-ministers-responsible-for-youth-to-assess-implementation-of-reykjavik-declaration-and-agree-on-future-youth-policy
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28.11.2024 | On Thursday 28 November, the Government submitted to Parliament a cultural policy report that outlines the long-term objectives and action plan for cultural policy until the 2040s. The report emphasises the efforts to preserve and renew the foundations of culture and make them economically viable, and to reinforce the impact of cultural and creative sectors on society. The long-term strategy, wh...https://okm.fi/en/-/culture-as-strong-and-unifying-force-in-building-sustainable-viable-and-more-humane-future
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23.4.2026 | The evaluation of Finland’s National World Heritage Strategy (2015–2025) finds that implementation has been broad‑based and substantive. The strategy has reinforced Finland’s standing as a responsible steward of world heritage and deepened cooperation between world heritage sites. The findings and the role of the strategy were discussed at the World Heritage Forum in Vaasa.https://okm.fi/en/-/evaluation-of-national-world-heritage-strategy-successful-implementation-impact-needs-to-grow
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27.3.2026 | Comments on the draft vision for higher education and research can be submitted on the public consultation website until 15 April. Both organisations and private individuals can take part.https://okm.fi/en/-/public-invited-to-comment-on-vision-for-higher-education-and-research
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17.12.2020 | A group of Members of Parliament have adopted policy approaches for continuous learning that promote the opportunities of working-age people to develop their competence and ensure the availability of skilled labour. Since the reform aims to respond specifically to the competence needs arising from changes in the world of work, education and employment services will be enhanced as a whole.https://okm.fi/en/-/common-policies-adopted-for-reforming-continuous-learning-securing-the-future-with-competence
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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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13.11.2023 | Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity Sandra Bergqvist will participate in the ministerial session of the Youth Forum to be held in Paris on 14–15 November 2023. The Youth Forum will take place during the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO. The aim is to make young people's voices heard and to discuss solutions to improve their wellbeing in the context of climate change impacts.https://okm.fi/en/-/minister-bergqvist-at-unesco-youth-forum-engaging-young-people-strengthens-decision-making-and-boosts-confidence-in-the-future
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The Cultural Policy Report The purpose of the Cultural Policy Report is to produce an ambitious vision for the future that enables the long-term development of Finnish cultural policy. The report outlines key actions to achieve these goals. Accord...https://okm.fi/en/the-cultural-policy-report
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Vision for higher education and research in 2030 The vision for the Finnish higher education and research in 2030 was drawn up in cooperation with higher education institutions and other stakeholders and was published in October 2017. NB: This pro...https://okm.fi/en/vision-2030
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Projects and legislation The Government Project Register (Project Search) also contains information about current ministerial projects. Most of the preparation for the projects is carried out in Finnish, so the majority of the additional informati...https://okm.fi/en/project-and-legislation
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27.10.2020 | A foundation has been established for developing Paimio Sanatorium. The memorandum of association was signed on 27 October. The founding members of the foundation are the Hospital District of Southwest Finland, the State, the Alvar Aalto Foundation and the cities of Paimio and Turku.https://okm.fi/en/-/new-foundation-to-safeguard-future-of-paimio-sanatorium
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Youth The Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for coordinating and developing youth work and youth policy and creating prerequisites for it in central government. This work is carried out in cooperation with a range of different secto...https://okm.fi/en/youth
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Assessment of the copyright system: information to support planning and decision-making Assessing the operation of the copyright system provides information to support decision-making, identify areas to develop, increase the transparency of the sy...https://okm.fi/en/assessment-of-the-copyright-regime
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Education policy report The Education Policy Report paves the way for equitable and high-quality education in the 2040s in Finland, where skills requirements are growing and age cohorts are shrinking. The report outlines the target state for educa...https://okm.fi/en/education-policy-report
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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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The Results of PISA 2006 The main subject of PISA 2006 was scientific literacy. Scientific literacy means a the student's ability to use scientific research, formulate questions and draw evidence-based conclusions about science-related issues, as ...https://okm.fi/en/pisa-2006-en
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Media Literacy in Finland The interest for Finnish media education has been increasing in recent years. On this page, we have gathered information and materials on media literacy that are available in the ministry’s administrative branch. Media li...https://okm.fi/en/media-literacy
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Completed projects and programmes Extension of compulsory education The minimum school leaving age will be raised to 18 years. Extension of compulsory education Preparing the Programme to Develop Quality and Equality in Vocational Education and Tr...https://okm.fi/en/completed-project-and-reforms