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22.12.2025 | The timing and content of health checks at child health clinics and schools, and in student healthcare and oral healthcare will be regulated in future by government decree. Upper secondary level student health checks and preliminary health examinations for compulsory military service will be combined, and an electronic health questionnaire will be introduced.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/amended-legislation-on-health-checks-for-children-and-young-adults
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9.9.2025 | In Finland, the share of young adults with a tertiary degree (39%) remains lower than the OECD average (48%). The figures are from the OECD’s Education at a Glance publication, which compares education systems in different countries.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/education-at-a-glance-share-of-tertiary-educated-young-adults-in-finland-still-below-oecd-average
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3.12.2025 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has published the Non-Violent Childhoods Action Plan for 2026–2033 aimed at preventing all forms of violence against children. The plan, which will be implemented at the government level, is based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Lanzarote Convention and national statutes that require all forms of violence against children to be combated.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/every-adult-is-responsible-for-ensuring-that-children-can-live-without-violence-action-plan-guides-violence-prevention-in-finland
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10.12.2024 | Key information processing skills needed by Finland’s adult population (aged 16 to 65) in different areas of life were assessed in the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). The survey focused on literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem-solving skills. By international standards, Finland ranked at the top in literacy and numeracy skills.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/finland-a-leading-country-in-piaac-adult-population-survey
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27.5.2021 | A Government supplementary budget proposal would provide additional funding of EUR 3 million to the police for preventative work. The main target group for preventative action will be children and young adults.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/additional-police-funding-for-preventative-work-targeting-children-and-young-adults
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26.4.2022 | The only way to fight child sexual abuse is through cooperation, involving everyone from parents to teachers and from the police to organisations. This is the central idea running through the Action Plan for implementing the Lanzarote Convention in Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/the-prevention-of-child-sexual-abuse-requires-the-contribution-of-all-adults-the-action-plan-lists-ways-to-do-this
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27.5.2021 | The Government’s third supplementary budget proposal for 2021 includes an appropriation totalling EUR 111 million to alleviate the adverse impacts of the coronavirus on children and young adults.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-proposes-major-support-package-to-alleviate-coronavirus-harm-in-children-and-young-adults
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17.12.2020 | The number of new coronavirus infections is still at a high level, and community transmission is common in different age groups across Finland. It is alarming that more and more infections are found in older age groups and that there is a clear increase in the number of patients in need of hospital care.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/alarming-increase-in-infections-among-older-adults
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Prime Minister Petteri Orpo visited Kyiv on 28 May 2025. Finland supports Ukraine On 24 February 2022, Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine in breach of the UN Charter and international law. Finland strongly condemns Russia’s military actions in...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/ukraine
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11.3.2026 | On 11 March, Parliament passed a bill for legislative amendments that will cause public authorities to primarily send digital messages to people who are already using digital services provided by the authorities. Paper mail will remain an option. This change is scheduled to enter into force on 14 April once the amendments have been adopted.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/public-authorities-to-begin-primarily-sending-digital-mail-to-users-of-digital-services-in-april
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28.9.2020 | Children, young people and adults are invited to participate in preparing the National Child Strategy. The strategy is being drawn up by a parliamentary committee representing the various parliamentary groups, and will be completed by the end of 2020.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/the-national-child-strategy-invites-children-young-people-and-adults-to-participate-the-online-survey-is-open-until-12-october
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15.7.2021 | A total of 1,651 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Finland between 5 and 11 July. The number of cases has been increasing for the past three weeks. About 540 new cases were reported in the middle of June (14–20 June), after which the number of cases has approximately tripled.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/many-new-covid-19-cases-reported-among-young-adults-visiting-bars-restaurants-and-social-events-burden-on-hospitals-remains-moderate-
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1.9.2022 | Sometimes also known as the PISA survey for adults, the survey being launched in September will assess adults’ proficiency in key information-processing skills - literacy, numeracy and problem solving. To make sure that the survey is successful and that the research material can be exploited and is of good quality, it is important to have enough participants in the survey.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/survey-of-adult-skills-to-be-launched-looking-for-over-4-000-participants
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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah Christian Democrats in Finland The remit of the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry comprises food policy, food security, food safety and animal welfare, rural...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/ministers/-/min/orpo/maa-ja-metsatalousministeri
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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah Christian Democrats in Finland The remit of the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry comprises food policy, food security, food safety and animal welfare, rural...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/ministers/-/min/orpo/minister-of-agriculture-and-forestry
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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah Christian Democrats in Finland The remit of the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry comprises food policy, food security, food safety and animal welfare, rural...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/ministers/-/min/orpo/jord-och-skogsbruksminister
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16.4.2026 | It will soon be possible to receive mail from public authorities using commercially available digital mailbox services. The plan is for this option to be available in the autumn of 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/reading-digital-mail-from-public-authorities-will-be-more-flexible-in-future
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Governments and ministers You can browse the information on the site by government, minister, ministerial title and ministry. All ministers are listed for each government, along with their terms of office. The information on individual ministers i...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/governments-and-ministers/ministers/-/min/sari-essayah
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4.3.2026 | The 2026 Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators has been presented to the distinguished Danish translator Siri Nordborg Møller (b. 1981), whose work has greatly broadened the international visibility of Finnish literature. The EUR 15,000 award has been granted annually since 1975 by the Ministry of Education and Culture based on a proposal from FILI – Finnish Literature Exchange.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/siri-nordborg-m-ller-wins-finnish-state-award-for-foreign-translators
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22.9.2025 | The Ministry of Education and Culture’s proportion of the 2026 budget proposal is EUR 8.9 billion, which is some EUR 4.4 million more than in the 2025 Budget. Despite continued pressure on general government finances, the proposal maintains investment in education, research and competence.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/eur-8.9-billion-budget-proposal-for-the-ministry-of-education-and-culture-for-2026