Ministry of Education and Culture (Finland)

Ministry of Education and Culture
Finnish: Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö
Swedish: Undervisnings- och kulturministeriet

Building of the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture on the intersection of Meritullinkatu and Rauhankatu streets in Helsinki.
Agency overview
JurisdictionFinnish Government
Annual budget€6.6 billion (2013)
Ministers responsible
Politics of Finland
State
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Recent elections
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Foreign relations

The Ministry of Education and Culture (Finnish: Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö, Swedish: Undervisnings- och kulturministeriet) is one of the twelve ministries in Finland. It prepares laws and oversees the administration of matters relating to education (such as daycare, schools and universities), and culture (such as museums, libraries and arts), as well as sports and science.[1]

The Ministry of Education and Culture is one of the oldest ministries in Finland. It was started as the Ecclesiastical Department in 1809, when the Grand Duchy of Finland was an autonomous part of the Russian Empire.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Ministry directs Finnish educational and cultural policy". Ministry of Education and Culture. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. ^ "History of the Ministry". Ministry of Education and Culture. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.


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