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National strategic choices for research, development and innovation policy and activities The Multiannual Plan for the Use of Government Research and Development Funding states that Finland’s future success will be built on strategic choices in re...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/national-strategic-choices-for-research-development-and-innovation-policy-and-activities
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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...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/ministers/-/min/orpo/liikunta-urheilu-ja-nuorisoministeri
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8.1.2026 | On Thursday 8 January, the Government appointed Pia Nyblom as Director General of Administrative Services at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/pia-nyblom-appointed-as-foreign-ministry-s-director-general-of-administrative-services
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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...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/ministers/-/min/orpo/minister-of-youth-sport-and-physical-activity
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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...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/ministers/-/min/orpo/idrotts-och-ungdomsminister
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23.9.2024 | The Ministry of Education and Culture’s proportion of the 2025 budget proposal is EUR 8.45 billion, which is some EUR 411 million more than in the 2024 Budget. The proposal implements the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's Government, which aims to invest, even in a difficult economic situation, in raising the level of education and training and improving the conditions for conducting science, research and development.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/eur-8.45-billion-budget-proposal-for-the-ministry-of-education-and-culture-for-2025
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28.11.2024 | On Thursday 28 November, the Government submitted to Parliament a cultural policy report that outlines the long-term objectives and action plan for cultural policy until the 2040s. The report emphasises the efforts to preserve and renew the foundations of culture and make them economically viable, and to reinforce the impact of cultural and creative sectors on society. The long-term strategy, wh...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/culture-as-strong-and-unifying-force-in-building-sustainable-viable-and-more-humane-future
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11.3.2025 | The working group on responsible international cooperation set up by the Ministry of Education and Culture has published recommendations that emphasise openness, reciprocity and risk management in international cooperation in higher education and research. The recommendations aim to safeguard academic freedom while also ensuring that international cooperation upholds democracy and ethical choices.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/working-group-on-responsible-international-cooperation-in-higher-education-and-research-publishes-recommendations
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21.5.2026 | In its meeting on Wednesday 20 May, the parliamentary research, development and innovation (RDI) monitoring group discussed the role of RDI in the renewal of the public sector. The monitoring group received briefings from experts from the Defence Forces, wellbeing services counties and the healthcare sector.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/parliamentary-rdi-monitoring-group-discusses-importance-of-research-and-innovation-for-defence-and-wellbeing-services-counties
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12.6.2025 | On 12 June, the Government appointed Kirsti Laine-Hendolin, Master of Arts (Education), to the post of Director General of the Ministry of Education and Culture for the period from 1 September 2025 to 31 July 2030. The Director General is the head of the Ministry’s Department for Youth and Sport Policy.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/kirsti-laine-hendolin-appointed-as-new-director-general-of-the-department-for-youth-and-sport-policy
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9.11.2023 | Minister of Science and Culture Sari Multala has launched a report on cultural policy. The preparatory work will be carried out with broad-based involvement of the cultural sector. The report is included in the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's Government. The Government aims to submit the report to Parliament in autumn 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/ministry-begins-to-draft-a-cultural-policy-report
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18.6.2025 | Senate Properties will begin a major renovation of the National Archives’ main building at Rauhankatu 17 in spring 2026. At the same time, the building will be adapted into a shared workspace for the National Archives, the Institute for the Languages of Finland, the Finnish National Agency for Education, the Accessibility Library Celia, and the Research Council of Finland. These agencies will move into the premises in autumn 2028.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/major-renovation-planned-for-the-national-archives-main-building
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12.9.2023 | The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published its annual Education at a Glance (EAG) publication, which consists of internationally comparable indicators of education systems. This year’s report focuses on vocational education and training. The report mainly covers 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/education-at-a-glance-vocational-education-and-training-is-more-popular-in-finland-than-in-other-oecd-countries
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15.2.2023 | The Ministry of Education and Culture published on Wednesday 15 February an Outlook Review of the Officials of the Ministry of Education and Culture on the Next Government Term. In the future, too, Finland’s success, wellbeing and sustainable growth can only be based on the growth of human and social capital and innovation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/ministry-of-education-and-culture-published-outlook-review-of-education-policy-and-policy-measures-required-for-next-government-term
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12.3.2025 | A survey by We Foundation shows that groups for extracurricular activity organised by municipalities free of charge as part of the school day provide the majority of the participants with a safe space that is free of bullying, discrimination and racism. The results confirm that groups based on the Finnish model for leisure activities increase student wellbeing and are the only opportunity for many children and young people to have a hobby. The survey covers 20 municipalities of different sizes.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/groups-based-on-finnish-model-for-leisure-activities-prevent-inequalities-and-increase-wellbeing-of-children
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Progress of the government action plan to combat racism The government action plan to combat racism and promote equality implements the policies set out in the equality statement issued by the Government. The selected measures are based on an asse...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/promoting-equality/progress-of-the-action-plan
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9.10.2023 | The Ministry of Education and Culture’s proportion of the 2024 budget proposal is EUR 8.0 billion, which is EUR 274 million more than in the 2023 Budget. The budget proposal implements the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's Government by raising the level of education and competence of the entire population. The measures in the budget proposal aim to strengthen the effectiveness of science and improve the conditions for conducting research and development.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/eur-8-billion-budget-proposal-for-the-ministry-of-education-and-culture-for-2024
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Government Palace The Government Palace overlooking Senate Square is a national memorial and key monument of Finnish architecture and cultural and political history. The building’s name at different times: 1822–1918 House of the Senate 1918– Gover...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/history-and-buildings/government-palace
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12.1.2023 | The Ministry of Education and Culture has published the first bildung review, which provides an overview of development in the Ministry’s administrative branch over the past decades. The latest stage, which began in the 1990s, is characterised by a decline in the achieved learning outcomes, the plateauing of the rising level of education among Finns, as well as a gradual decrease in public input into education.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/the-bildung-review-describes-the-development-of-finland-s-education-and-culture-sector-over-the-past-decades-up-to-the-present-moment
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24.1.2025 | On 24 January, the President of the Republic appointed Minister of Science and Culture Sari Multala, Master of Science in Economics, to the post of Minister of Climate and the Environment and Member of Parliament Mari-Leena Talvitie, Master of Science in Engineering, as a member of the Government and as the new Minister of Science and Culture.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/sari-multala-to-serve-as-minister-of-climate-and-the-environment-mari-leena-talvitie-as-minister-of-science-and-culture