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Matriculation examination At the end of general upper secondary education, students take a school-leaving examination known as the matriculation examination. It is a final certificate for students in general upper secondary education that is used ...https://okm.fi/en/finnish-matriculation-examination
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18.9.2025 | Nordic media education authorities studied the media literacy skills of citizens in the Nordic countries and the results of the survey will be published in October. Media literacy was a topic of discussion at a Nordic conference organised by the Ministry of Education and Culture on 18 and 19 September.https://okm.fi/en/-/the-state-of-media-literacy-in-the-nordic-countries-was-examined-the-changing-media-environment-is-prompting-us-to-reinforce-media-skills
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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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12.5.2026 | Satakunta Museum is digitising its prehistoric collections into three-dimensional format as part of the European Twin it! campaign. The project, funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture, aims to improve access to cultural heritage by presenting historical objects to a wider audience, and by supporting education and research through digital solutions.https://okm.fi/en/-/satakunta-museum-showcases-3d-models-of-prehistoric-artefacts-for-educational-use
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15.4.2026 | Riikka Pellinen, PhD., has been appointed as an expert in higher education and science policy at the Embassy of Finland in Seoul. Her three-year term begins on 1 August 2026. With this appointment, the Team Finland Knowledge network’s geographical scope is extended to South Korea.https://okm.fi/en/-/riikka-pellinen-appointed-as-team-finland-knowledge-expert-in-seoul
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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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Key legislation on general education This page lists the key acts and decrees on general education. If an English translation of an act or decree is available, the link takes you directly to the English version of the statute in the Finlex databas...https://okm.fi/en/legislation-general-education
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2.12.2021 | Commissioned by the Ministry of Education and Culture, the project examines how equality, non-discrimination and diversity among staff members can be promoted in Finnish higher education institutions. Based on the study, concrete proposals for measures will be developed for higher education institutions and for national policy approaches.https://okm.fi/en/-/the-ministry-of-education-and-culture-will-examine-how-equality-non-discrimination-and-diversity-are-realised-among-teaching-and-research-staff-in-higher-education-institutions
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Developing general upper secondary education In order to develop general upper secondary education, the Ministry of Education and Culture is drawing up proposals for overhauling the financing of general upper secondary education, and for reforming...https://okm.fi/en/developing-general-upper-secondary-education
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General upper secondary education General upper secondary education and the matriculation examination taken at the end of it make it possible to apply for studies in higher education institutions. The unit of the scope of studies is a credit. The ...https://okm.fi/en/general-upper-secondary-education
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Equality, non-discrimination and diversity among teaching and research staff in higher education institutions The KOTAMO project examined how equality, non-discrimination and diversity among staff members can be promoted in Finnish higher educatio...https://okm.fi/en/project-kotamo
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Strengthening the basic skills and language of instruction of pupils with a migrant background The aim is to ensure that pupils who have recently moved to Finland have the capabilities to pursue further studies. The action plan will look for solut...https://okm.fi/en/strengthening-the-basic-skills-and-language-of-instruction-of-pupils-with-a-migrant-background
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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
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Upper secondary education Upper secondary education in Finland consists of two types of upper secondary studies, namely general upper secondary education and vocational education and training. General upper secondary education and the matriculatio...https://okm.fi/en/upper-secondary-education
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Financial resources of museums The Ministry of Education and Culture finances museum activities and cultural heritage work by means of central government transfers and discretionary government grants. This helps museums take a long-term approach t...https://okm.fi/en/state-subsidies-to-museums
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Education for immigrants Immigrants usually participate in the same early childhood education and care, education and training as the rest of the population. In addition to these, integration training and support for learning as well as preparator...https://okm.fi/en/education-for-immigrants1
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Education is one of the cornerstones of the Finnish welfare society. We pride ourselves on an educational system that offers equal opportunities for education for all.https://okm.fi/en/education-system
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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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Policies and development Educational policy objectives are used to further develop student financial aid. The goal is to provide students with sufficient financial aid so that it promotes full-time studies based on the student’s plans and to help ...https://okm.fi/en/policies-and-development-financial-aid
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Financing of general education The state and the local education providers share the financial cost for tuition. Pre-primary education, primary and lower secondary education (basic education) and upper secondary education are all free of charge. I...https://okm.fi/en/financing-of-general-education