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Student financial aid The purpose of student financial aid is to secure the livelihood of full-time students. The ministry develops the student financial aid system on the basis of educational policy objectives and drafts the necessary legislative...

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...

The working group will assess the current state of student financial aid in line with the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's Government and draw up proposals for the Ministry for overhauling student financial aid. The working group has a monitoring group that handles matters prepared by the working group and takes a stand on its proposals.

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.

3.2.2025 | AVTAL MELLAN UNDERVISNINGS- OCH KULTURMINISTERIET OCH SVENSKA HANDELSHÖGSKOLAN FÖR PERIODEN 2025-2028 1. Högskolornas gemensamma mål Undervisnings- och kulturministeriet och universitetet har med stöd av 48 § 1 mom. i universitetslagen (558/2009) ...

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...

Regeringens proposition till riksdagen med förslag till lagstiftning om en reform av ämbetsverken inom undervisnings- och kulturministeriets förvaltningsområde PROPOSITIONENS HUVUDSAKLIGA INNEHÅLL I denna proposition föreslås det att det stiftas e...

Financing of sport The task of sports administration and services is to promote sports and physical activity. The Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for the general direction, coordination and development of sports policy and for ens...

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 ...

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 ...

Construction of sports facilities There are nearly 50,000 registered sports facilities in Finland and approximately 70% of them are owned by municipalities. Privately-run sports facilities, mainly located in cities and towns, complement the supply...

Culture, physical activity and youth work facilitate integration Cultural services, public libraries, activities for young people and sports activities make it easier to integrate into the society. Participation in such activities provides an easy...

Accessibility and diversity of culture The Ministry of Education and Culture aims to provide linguistic and cultural minorities, persons with disabilities and other special groups with opportunities to participate in culture and express their crea...

Ministry of Education and Culture The Ministry of Education and Culture is one of the twelve ministries that together with the ministers heading them form the Finnish Government. The Ministry of Education and Culture participates in the work of th...

Youth sector organisations The Ministry of Education and Culture funds part of the national youth sector organisations’ expenditure by granting them discretionary general transfers annually. Youth sector organisations comprise: youth organisations...

Duties and objectives of the Ministry of Education and Culture In Finland the Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for the development of education, science, cultural, sport and youth policies, and for international cooperation in thes...

Qualifications and studies in vocational education and training The qualifications structure in vocational education and training (VET) has three levels. There are three types of qualifications: vocational upper secondary qualification, further vo...

27.7.2022 | AVTAL MELLAN UNDERVISNINGS- OCH KULTURMINISTERIET OCH YRKESHÖGSKOLAN ARCADA FÖR AVTALSPERIODEN 2017-2020 1. ALLMÄNT Undervisnings- och kulturministeriet och yrkeshögskolan har ingått ett avtal om målen för yrkeshögskolans verksamhet med stöd av 42...

27.3.2026 | The UK is positioning itself as a global leader in artificial intelligence and wants to become a leading country in quantum technologies. National AI policy is increasingly intertwined with other policies, especially quantum technology and computing, forming the basis for the next era of scientific discovery. AI and quantum are both dependent on advanced computing infrastructure. These three are...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its effects in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Education and Culture On this page, we will update information on the impacts of the situation in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Education a...