Press releases
Honorary title of Academician of Science conferred to Kari Aaltalo and Kaisa Häkkinen
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27.11.2020 12.00
EU Competitiveness Council to discuss Member States’ investments in research and development
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26.11.2020 9.19
New flagships selected – research funding for Finnish competence clusters in line with the RDI Roadmap
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17.11.2020 16.00
The Government proposes temporary changes to labour market training – Employment and Economic Development Offices could also offer studies leading to a university degree
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29.10.2020 14.23
Municipalities invited to participate in pilot project of the Finnish model – nearly EUR 10 million available for children's and young people's leisure activities
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28.10.2020 12.05
New foundation to safeguard future of Paimio Sanatorium
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27.10.2020 14.03
Government adopts resolution on local and regional recommendations to prevent the spread of COVID-19
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23.10.2020 13.57
Investments in RDI activities, green transition and digitalisation in the focus of Finland’s sustainable growth programme
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21.10.2020 18.26
Preparations for launching a programme for preventing bullying - measures to be implemented during this government term
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21.10.2020 16.25
Compulsory education to be extended in August 2021 – reform aims to improve conditions for learning and wellbeing among young people and to increase employment rate
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15.10.2020 14.34
Government agrees on national and regional recommendations to prevent spread of COVID-19 epidemic
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15.10.2020 14.08
Government aims to create economic growth and jobs in creative industries with support of roadmap and steering group
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7.10.2020 14.01
Annemarie Raas receives Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators
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6.10.2020 10.52
International TALIS 2018 Survey: Schools instil a sense of community more than before
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5.10.2020 12.00
EUROSTUDENT VII Student Study: Over 70% of higher education students view their future in a positive light
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30.9.2020 13.01
Lower fees in early childhood education and care fees – boosting employment and easing daily life for families
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28.9.2020 17.38
New Act submitted to Parliament on the Promotion of Performing Arts
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24.9.2020 13.29
Ministers Andersson and Saarikko: Budget session decisions raise Finland's level of education and secure the funding of civil society
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16.9.2020 17.04
Young people consider teacher education to be of high quality and the job of a teacher to be meaningful
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9.9.2020 12.59
OECD indicators: In Finland vocational education and training appeals to people of all ages
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8.9.2020 12.00
Annika Saarikko appointed as Minister of Science and Culture
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6.8.2020 14.24
Updated recommendations for early childhood education and care, schools, educational institutions and higher education institutions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus
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4.8.2020 17.30
Rapporteur: Ethics committee needed for handling issues in the cultural sector
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3.8.2020 13.15
Preparation of accessibility plan for higher education commences
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26.6.2020 11.49
Oulu, Savonlinna and Tampere proceed in the evaluation process of the European Capital of Culture competition
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25.6.2020 8.35
Extensive programme for guidance counselling — additional resources for guidance as part of the extension of compulsory education
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18.6.2020 9.37
Government agrees to ease restrictions on gatherings, operations of food and beverage service businesses and visits to care institutions and hospitals
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17.6.2020 19.35
Ministerial working groups approve Talent Boost action programme
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16.6.2020 17.06
Three cities in Finland bidding for title of the 2026 European Capital of Culture
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16.6.2020 15.14
Report: Training is needed to respond quickly to labour needs
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15.6.2020 16.04
News
The Finna.fi service places educational resources at the disposal of those thirsting for knowledge
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25.11.2020 9.59
More equality and parity in higher education deemed important – accessibility plan for higher education Webinar attended by 360 participants
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10.11.2020 13.03
Discussions in subgroups on Developing the Copyright infrastructure have begun
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27.8.2020 12.00
Expert panel’s pre-selection report on the Finnish candidates for European Capital of Culture 2026
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10.8.2020 13.26
Excellent results for Finnish higher education institutions in the second application round of the European Universities Initiative
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10.7.2020 13.14
Instructions to support the safe organisation of contact teaching and the use of premises
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12.5.2020 16.09
Open online brainstorming on promoting cultural diversity in arts and culture
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8.5.2020 7.38
Contact teaching commences on Thursday 14 May
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4.5.2020 17.41
Sustainable development policy in the administrative sector of the Ministry of Education and Culture
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16.4.2020 14.30
17 Recommendations for Making Higher Education and Research More Internationally Oriented
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11.2.2020 12.54
An online survey opened to collect feedback to report on education policy
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17.1.2020 9.53
2021 declared as Year of Research-Based Knowledge
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9.1.2020 12.04
First Eastern Partnership Ministerial Meeting on Education
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27.11.2019 10.03
Creative sectors as part of the data economy
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26.11.2019 10.40
EU conference focuses on safety in children and young people’s sports
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16.9.2019 11.43
Experts from the European audiovisual sector convene in Helsinki
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6.9.2019 12.16
Ministers Andersson and Kosonen to exchange views with European Parliament committee
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2.9.2019 8.49
According to the 2019 survey, the total amount of private copying in Finland has slightly grown
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11.7.2019 10.37
How culture and creativity can contribute to a sustainable and democratic EU
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4.7.2019 12.04
EU Youth Conference launches Finland’s Presidency
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28.6.2019 11.53
“Sexual Violence against Women and Children in Sports”: international conference in Helsinki
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26.4.2019 10.44
Finnish sauna tradition nominated for inscription on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage
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29.3.2019 12.48
Survey on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances
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10.1.2019 15.56
Private copying in Finland is at the same level as last year
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3.7.2018 15.23
The Economic Contribution of Copyright based Industries in Finland
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1.12.2017 15.55
52 elements included in the National Inventory of Living Heritage
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23.11.2017 15.14
Minister of Education: Imparting strong general knowledge is the key task of general upper secondary school
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15.11.2017 12.43
Investments in data management and scientific computing open up new opportunities
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13.11.2017 12.52
Faro Convention enters into force in Finland
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3.11.2017 9.37
Private copying in Finland has increasingly decreased
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4.7.2017 10.35