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Ministry of Education and Culture in social media The Ministry of Education and Culture communicates topical issues on several social media channels. Official business is handled through the Ministry’s Registry . The Ministry’s Communications Unit...

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...

Ministry of Education and Culture Minister of Education Anders Adlercreutz The Swedish People's party of Finland Minister of Education Anders Adlercreutz heads the Ministry of Education and Culture. In accordance with the division of responsibilit...

Basic education in the arts Basic education in the arts is provided primarily for children and young people on an extracurricular basis. Basic arts education is provided at music institutes and schools, art schools, dance institutes and schools, h...

Brochures and other materials related to education Are you looking for information on education in Finland? This page gives a list of the Ministry’s links to brochures, publications, videos and other presentations on education in Finland. More bro...

Ministry of Education and Culture logo The new emblem of the Ministry of Education and Culture is a combination of the Finnish heraldic lion and the ministry’s name logo positioned either vertically or horizontally. Projects supported by the Minis...

Themes The Finnish education system The Finnish education system are grouped into levels of education. Learners can always continue their studies on an upper level of education. Education system Media literacy in Finland This page offers materials...

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...

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...

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.

Visual arts in Finland Visual arts comprise painting, sculpting, graphics, photography, media and cartoon art, arts and crafts, performance and location-based art. The Ministry of Education and Culture funds visual arts with appropriations from th...

Audiovisual culture in Finland Audiovisual culture comprises films, television and radio programs, digital games, music videos and video art. The promotion of audiovisual culture in Finland includes the production, distribution and presentation of...

Contact information of the personnel E-mail: [email protected] Address: P.O. Box 29 FIN - 00023 GOVERNMENT FINLAND Leadership: Minister and Permanent Secretary Communications Unit Secretariat for International Relations Department for Early Childh...

New Literacies Programme The New Literacies Programme aims to strengthen children’s and young people’s media literacy, competence in information and communications technology (ICT), and programming skills in early childhood education and care, pre...

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 ...

EU and international cooperation in arts and culture The Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for international cultural policy and participates in its development and implementation in international organisations and the European Unio...

EU and international cooperation in the library field When it comes to the international cooperation in the library field, the role of the Ministry of Education and Culture encompasses influencing decisions to be made at state and EU level already...

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Ministry of Education and Culture Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity Mika Poutala Christian Democrats in Finland Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity Poutala is responsible for matters covered by the Department of Youth and S...

25.11.2025 | The EU ministers responsible for education, youth, culture and sport will meet in Brussels on 27–28 November. The Council’s agenda includes vocational education and training, the European Education Area, the Erasmus+ programme, the importance of culture for democratic resilience, the AgoraEU programme, and democracy and transparency in sport. The Oulu European Capital of Culture 2026 project will also be presented at the meeting.