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Creative expertise Education in the fields of arts and culture form the foundation for creative expertise. Education is provided in the different levels of education. Furthermore, competence development in many different forms is organised, for ex...

Extension of compulsory education The aim is that, having completed their comprehensive school education, all students gain an upper secondary qualification. The minimum school leaving age raised to 18 years. In addition, student guidance and stud...

Basic education Basic education provides a general education and general knowledge and is typically given in comprehensive schools. A pupil is not awarded a degree when graduating from comprehensive school, but it does provide them with the qualif...

Pre-primary education Pre-primary education refers to planned education and care provided the year preceding the start of compulsory education, which is directly related to early childhood education and care as well as primary education. The Minis...

Questions and answers related to compulsory education This page provides answers to frequently asked questions on the extension of compulsory education. Questions and answers related to compulsory education Free of charge Guidance and supervision ...

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...

State Indemnities for Art Exhibition State guarantees help promote the organisation of major exhibitions so that museums do not need to incur the cost of insurance. The state indemnity system also applies to historical and other cultural exhibitio...

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 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...

Tekijänoikeusinfran pienryhmät kokoontuvat eri kokoonpanoissa ml. työpajoissa keskustelemaan luovien alojen teos- ja tekijätietokäytäntöihin, metadataan, teknologiaan ja infrastruktuurien kehittämiseen liittyen sekä IP-oikeuksien ja datan kysymyksistä. Tiekartta 2021; NFT't ja tietosuoja; 2022: EDIC (European Digital Infrastructure Consortium) 2023

24.6.2024 | Riksomfattande program för ungdomsarbete och ungdomspolitik 2020–2023 Målet är att alla unga ska ha ett meningsfullt liv och vara delaktiga i samhället Undervisnings- och kulturministeriets publikationer 2020:3 Riksomfattande program för ungdomsar...

26.6.2026 | Supplementing the National Inventory of Living Heritage The UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was adopted by the UNESCO General Conference in 2003. Finland ratified the Convention in 2013, and the Finnish H...

Statrådets utbildningspolitiska redogörelse SRR 1/2021 rd Innehåll 1 Syftet med redogörelsen, utgångspunkterna och arbetsprocessen .......... 3 2 Vision – utbildningen och forskningen fram till 2040-talet ...... 9 3 Mål och åtgärder inom utbildnin...

25.2.2026 | Varkaus – a living industrial cultural heritage – was awarded the Cultural Heritage Label by the European Commission. The label is designated to sites located in the European Union that strongly embody the history, culture and integration of Europe.

11.11.2024 | A new report from WHO “Health-enhancing physical activity in the European Union, 2024” presents the latest data on physical activity across the European Union (EU), reflecting on the progress achieved in making health-enhancing physical activity an integral part of people’s lives. The report reveals that there has been a notable improvement in the implementation of physical activity policies in the EU from 2015 to 2024.

14.1.2026 | The Ministry of Education and Culture carried out a two-year pre-primary education trial in a total of 148 municipalities between 2021 and 2024. Altogether 37,357 children took part. They were placed in the trial group and control group by drawing lots. Parents, carers and teachers were satisfied with the trial and the two-year pre-primary education trial slightly increased the participation rate of five-year-olds.

24.2.2010 | Undervisningsministeriet har beviljat över en miljon euro till kulturtidskrifter. Av stödet beviljades 943 500 euro direkt till 131 tidningar och 76 500 euro till bibliotek för inköp av kulturtidskrifter. Tre tidningar med liten upplaga beviljades stöd och tio tidningar beviljades stöd för publicering på webben. Antalet ansökningar uppgick till 157.

30.9.2024 | 13.09.2024 1(3) Ministry of Education and Culture Privacy Notice to Data Subjects Personal data processed in VAHVA case register 1 General information This Privacy Notice contains the information to be provided for the data subject required under ...

23.3.2023 | On 23 March 2023, the President of the Republic approved a legislative package on the reorganisation of public employment and business services. The responsibility for organising such services will be transferred from the central government to municipalities on 1 January 2025. The reform aims to create a service structure that promotes the rapid employment of jobseekers by utilising all opportunities offered by municipal services.

6.10.2022 | The Government proposes to transfer the services of Employment and Economic Development Offices (TE Offices) to municipalities on 1 January 2025. This historical reform aims to create a service structure that will contribute to rapid employment of jobseekers and increase the productivity, availability, effectiveness and diversity of employment and business services.