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Press releases

Restrictions on restaurant operations and exercise of powers under the Emergency Powers Act will continue

Press release 31.3.2020 17.11

New elements nominated for inscription on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Press release 25.3.2020 11.57

Finnish foundations and ministry provide millions in emergency aid for cultural sector in distress

Press release 19.3.2020 17.14

Employees in sectors critical to the functioning of society

Press release 17.3.2020 17.34

Government policy recommendations for providers of early childhood education and care, pre-primary education, primary and lower secondary education, general upper secondary education, vocational education, higher education, liberal education and basic art education in order to slow down the spread of coronavirus infections

Press release 16.3.2020 16.58

Government, in cooperation with the President of the Republic, declares a state of emergency in Finland over coronavirus outbreak

Press release 16.3.2020 16.56

The dates of the matriculation examination tests in humanities and sciences will be brought forward by one week due to the coronavirus situation.

Press release 13.3.2020 12.16

Recommendation to the employees and employers of healthcare and social welfare services and educational institutions in the coronavirus situation

Press release 12.3.2020 8.06

OECD encourages Finland to develop an overarching vision for the continuous learning system

Press release 19.2.2020 9.00

The European Committee on Social Rights made a ruling against Finland on restricting the right to early childhood education and care

Press release 4.2.2020 10.50

Working group to draw up proposals to promote cultural diversity

Press release 9.1.2020 12.35

New national policy for media literacy published

Press release 16.12.2019 10.00

China-Finland Year of Winter Sports ends but cooperation continues

Press release 3.12.2019 17.47

In Finland, the school closest to your home is among the best schools in the world

Press release 3.12.2019 10.36

PISA 2018: Finland has top readers

Press release 3.12.2019 10.02

China-Finland Year of Winter Sports Closing Ceremony

Press release 29.11.2019 11.14

This Government term’s most significant development programme for early childhood education and care and basic education set to begin

Press release 26.11.2019 13.00

Minister Kosonen to attend Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council meeting

Press release 19.11.2019 12.12

Ministers Andersson and Kosonen to attend UNESCO General Conference

Press release 11.11.2019 9.09

EU education ministers to focus on lifelong learning and artificial intelligence at their 8 November meeting

Press release 7.11.2019 10.42

EU finance and education ministers to hold their first joint policy debate

Press release 6.11.2019 14.58

New members of Research and Innovation Council appointed

Press release 10.10.2019 13.32

EUR 6.8 billion budget proposal for Ministry of Education and Culture for 2020

Press release 7.10.2019 11.39

Reform of continuous learning launched to alleviate skills shortages and to improve upskilling opportunities for working age people

Press release 25.9.2019 12.31

Minister of Education Andersson and Minister of Science and Culture Kosonen: Government invests in knowledge and education

Press release 17.9.2019 19.19

OECD comparison: In Finland, competition for higher education places is fierce

Press release 10.9.2019 12.00

Juha Itkonen appointed chair of the Central Arts Council

Press release 3.9.2019 15.34

Ministerial Working Group on Promoting Employment starts its work by setting up tripartite task forces

Press release 26.7.2019 11.28

UN’s High-level Political Forum on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development begins – Finland places emphasis on education in tackling global challenges

Press release 8.7.2019 9.00

The Government appointed five State Secretaries to the Ministers

Press release 4.7.2019 14.03

News

An online survey opened to collect feedback to report on education policy

News item 17.1.2020 9.53

2021 declared as Year of Research-Based Knowledge

News item 9.1.2020 12.04

First Eastern Partnership Ministerial Meeting on Education

News item 27.11.2019 10.03

Creative sectors as part of the data economy

News item 26.11.2019 10.40

EU conference focuses on safety in children and young people’s sports

News item 16.9.2019 11.43

Experts from the European audiovisual sector convene in Helsinki

News item 6.9.2019 12.16

Ministers Andersson and Kosonen to exchange views with European Parliament committee

News item 2.9.2019 8.49

According to the 2019 survey, the total amount of private copying in Finland has slightly grown

News item 11.7.2019 10.37

How culture and creativity can contribute to a sustainable and democratic EU

News item 4.7.2019 12.04

EU Youth Conference launches Finland’s Presidency

News item 28.6.2019 11.53

“Sexual Violence against Women and Children in Sports”: international conference in Helsinki

News item 26.4.2019 10.44

Finnish sauna tradition nominated for inscription on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage

News item 29.3.2019 12.48

Survey on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances

News item 10.1.2019 15.56

Private copying in Finland is at the same level as last year

News item 3.7.2018 15.23

The Economic Contribution of Copyright based Industries in Finland

News item 1.12.2017 15.55

52 elements included in the National Inventory of Living Heritage

News item 23.11.2017 15.14

Minister of Education: Imparting strong general knowledge is the key task of general upper secondary school

News item 15.11.2017 12.43

Investments in data management and scientific computing open up new opportunities

News item 13.11.2017 12.52

Faro Convention enters into force in Finland

News item 3.11.2017 9.37

Private copying in Finland has increasingly decreased

News item 4.7.2017 10.35

Horizon 2020 generating impact, more funding is needed for research

News item 3.7.2017 15.28

Altogether 1.4 million Finns copy music, movies and TV-programs for private use

News item 22.11.2016 10.51

2016 Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators goes to Norwegian translator Turid Farbregd

News item 27.10.2016 12.15

Marianne Huusko a trailblazer in education export

News item 4.10.2016 13.47

Marrakesh Treaty entered into force

News item 4.10.2016 13.26

New deadline for think tank on an international policy approach for higher education and research

News item 13.9.2016 14.14

Candidature of Finland to the Executive Board of UNESCO for 2017-2021; Towards 2030 through actions

News item 7.9.2016 9.08

Online think tank to generate ideas on the internationalisation of higher education institutions

News item 29.8.2016 10.56

Finland House in Rio offers an opportunity to get familiar with the success story of Finnish education

News item 12.8.2016 14.45

Statement from European Sports Ministers relating to the fight against doping in sport

News item 1.8.2016 12.26