17.12.2020 | A group of Members of Parliament have adopted policy approaches for continuous learning that promote the opportunities of working-age people to develop their competence and ensure the availability of skilled labour. Since the reform aims to respond specifically to the competence needs arising from changes in the world of work, education and employment services will be enhanced as a whole.

Åtgärder och beredskap i anslutning till coronaepidemin Restriktionerna på grund av coronavirusepidemin har slopats. Undervisnings- och kulturministeriet strävar efter att bl.a. genom understöd göra det lättare att komma igenom coronakrisen. Med s...

15.4.2021 | The EUROSTUDENT VII study examined the living conditions, studies, social background and livelihoods of students in higher education. Over 7,000 students in higher education responded to the survey carried out in spring 2019. Finland's national results were published in September 2020. The five research papers now published support the national report and give it thematic depth.

9.6.2020 | The Ministry of Education and Culture is launching a three-year programme for assessing the quality and equality of vocational education and training. Over EUR 270 million has been allocated for 2020–2022 for improving learning opportunities and outcomes, increasing wellbeing and a sense of community, supporting education providers to reform their procedures and practices, and strengthening the capacity of education providers to respond to changes in their operating environment.

8.4.2021 | On Thursday 8 April, the Government submitted to Parliament a report on education policy. The Education Policy Report paves the way for equitable and high-quality education in the 2040s in Finland, where skills requirements are growing and age cohorts are shrinking. The report outlines the target state for education and research when moving forward to the 2040s and the necessary changes in resources, structures and guidance to achieve it.

1.9.2022 | The budget proposal for 2023 of Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Government builds sustainable growth for the future, secures purchasing power and assists people with the hike in electricity prices. The budget proposal responds to the effects of Russia’s war of aggression and inflation, improves safety and security, security of supply, and energy self-sufficiency, and provides further investment in research and development and in the green transition.

Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö SV Understöd Understöd till dansinstitut som fungerar utanför statsandelssystemet för användningsändamål som specificeras i statsbudgeten för 2023 Avustus Understödet är avsett för ändamål som specificeras i statsbud...

Internationellt samarbete och EU-samarbete inom ungdomssektorn Målet för det internationella samarbetet och EU-samarbetet är att utveckla ungdomspolitiken och stöda ungdomsarbetet genom nätverkande och utbyte av god praxis. Undervisnings- och kult...

6.4.2020 | The Government will continue to impose restrictions on contact teaching at all levels of education. This means that the exceptional arrangements for education will be extended until 13 May. Teaching will continue to be organised in alternative ways by means of distance learning and other similar arrangements. The Government still recommends that children in early childhood education and care, pre-primary education and in years 1 to 3 of comprehensive school education stay at home, if possible.

Utvecklingen av studiestödssystemet 2024 Genom att höja beloppet för studiepenningens försörjarförhöjning och för statsborgen för studielån är syftet att trygga studiestödets köpkraft och förutsättningarna för studier på heltid. För andra studeran...