5.8 Raising political awareness among young people
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Information providers / counselling structures
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Youth-targeted information campaigns about democratic rights and democratic values
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Promoting the intercultural dialogue among young people
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Promoting transparent and youth-tailored public communication
Information providers / counselling structures
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Youth-targeted information campaigns about democratic rights and democratic values
The Ministry of Justice, in co-operation with the Finnish National Youth Council Allianssi and Ministry of Education and Culture send a letter to young people voting for the first time. In the future, there will be some video-material available, with the aim of improving the turnout of young people which will distributed to schools and educational institutions.
Promoting the intercultural dialogue among young people
Under construction
Promoting transparent and youth-tailored public communication
The Ministry of Justice, as part of the Open Government Finland and the forthcoming National Programme to Promote Democracy and Participation is organising events and producing information material aiming to increase citizen participation and voting. Social media (Facebook and Twitter) is also used in contacting young people. A special target group of information sharing includes immigrant youth.
The Division of Youth Work and Youth Policy of the Ministry of Education and Culture is also on Facebook and Twitter, where it is sharing information and fostering dialogue with young people on youth policy issues.