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Based on the financial obligation for media service providers enabled by Directive (EU) 2018/1808 on audiovisual media services, a government proposal is being prepared to implement the obligation in Finland.

Product and service development in arts and culture Funding for arts and culture, granted by the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Arts Promotion Centre, forms the foundation for product and service development in arts and culture. Funding...

Digital service package for continuous learning The core objective of the project is to build digital services to support individuals in making educational and career choices and maintaining and developing their competence throughout their careers...

10.6.2025 | The growth of the creative industries and the creative economy is based on companies in the sector, their growth and internationalisation. Compared to its reference countries, such as Sweden, Finland has so far not really known how to make use of immaterial value creation. The creative industries still have a considerable amount of untapped potential for economic growth in Finland.

The Digital services for continuous learning programme (2021–2025) consists of: 1. a digital service bundle for continuous learning that covers the entire education system and crosses administrative boundaries, and 2. a digitalisation and flexible learning package for higher education that covers all higher education institutions (Digivision 2030).

26.2.2026 | The new digital Competency Path service provides support for making education and career choices, helping people maintain and develop their skills throughout their careers.

28.4.2026 | Yli 4 000 deep tech startupia, valtion suuret panostukset ja globaali kilpailu huippuosaajista. Intian deep tech sektorin murros on käynnissä– ja se pakottaa myös Suomen pohtimaan, miten asemoidumme uudessa teknologisessa maailmanjärjestyksessä. Intia tulee olemaan yksi maailman keskeisimmistä tulevaisuuden teknologiakeskittymistä. Deep tech sektorin nopea kehittyminen tekee maasta yhä tärkeämmän globaalin teknologiatoimijan.

13.11.2025 | International higher education students could play an even bigger role in driving Finland’s growth. Minister of Employment Matias Marttinen and Minister of Science and Culture Mari-Leena Talvitie invited businesses, cities, higher education institutions and students to find solutions to improve international students’ employment prospects in Finland.

18.12.2025 | In autumn 2025, a parliamentary monitoring group to support the process to prepare a vision for higher education and research discussed common objectives for higher education and research up to 2040. The group is chaired by Member of Parliament Maaret Castrén.

Key changes in the Ministry of Education and Culture's administrative branch in the government term Ministry of Education and Culture Publication date 27.1.2023 10.00 | Published in English on 30.1.2023 at 17.04 The term of Prime Minister Sanna Ma...

The core objective of the project is to build digital services to support individuals in making educational and career choices and maintaining and developing their competence throughout their careers and lives, as well as to promote a better match between work, competence, and demand and supply of education.

22.9.2025 | The Ministry of Education and Culture’s proportion of the 2026 budget proposal is EUR 8.9 billion, which is some EUR 4.4 million more than in the 2025 Budget. Despite continued pressure on general government finances, the proposal maintains investment in education, research and competence.

3.3.2026 | AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND FOR 2025–2028 1. Common objectives of higher education institutions The Ministry of Education and Culture and the University of Eastern Finland have agre...

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).

18.9.2024 | The multiannual plan for the use of central government research and development funding allocates funds to expanding partnerships between private and public R&D parties and to accelerating private R&D investment. Other key objectives and funding allocations include strengthening R&D competence and researcher careers, supporting research and technology infrastructures, and promoting European and international partnerships.

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...

13.6.2024 | The multiannual plan for the use of central government research and development funding focuses on strengthening cooperation between businesses and other R&D actors and encouraging businesses to step up their R&D activities in Finland. The plan also aims to improve the conditions for ambitious research that produces new skills and knowledge, to strengthen research and technology infrastructures and to promote international R&D cooperation.

18.12.2024 | Cultural Policy Report General presentation of the process and content 28 November 2024 2 | • The Government included in its Programme a cultural policy report seeking to produce an ambitious vision that will make it possible to develop Finland's ...

9.11.2023 | Minister of Science and Culture Sari Multala has launched a report on cultural policy. The preparatory work will be carried out with broad-based involvement of the cultural sector. The report is included in the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's Government. The Government aims to submit the report to Parliament in autumn 2024.

7.1.2026 | 1 Procedural recommendations for developing Finland’s national language reserve 2 Foreword We need an accurate picture of the national language reserve Fewer languages are being studied in school Developing school practices Early childhood educati...