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Last update: 25 October 2024
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  1. Legislation and official policy documents
  2. Data and statistics
  3. Studies, reports and academic publications
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Legislation and official policy documents


All translations of Finnish legislation and policy documents in English are unofficial, and are legally binding only in Finnish and Swedish.

 

Act on Agricultural Structural Support 2007 (Laki maatalouden rakennetuista) (last accessed 1.8.2021).

Act on Criminal Record Background of Those Working with Children 2014 (last accessed 20.12.2018).

Act on Discretionary Government Transfers 2001 (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Act on Equality between Women and Men 1986 (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Act on Ombudsman for Children 2004 (Laki lapsiasiavaltuutetusta) (last accessed 20.12.2016).

Act on Pupil and Student Welfare 2013 (Oppilas- ja opiskelijahuoltolaki) (last accessed 25.8.2022)

Act on Political Parties 1969 (last accessed 21.1.2019).

Act on Public Employment and Business Service (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Act on the Protection of Privacy in Working Life 2004 (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Act on General Upper Secondary Education 2018 (Lukiolaki) (last accessed 8.10.2022).

Act on promotion of sport and physical education 2015 (last accessed 8.10.2022).

Act on Vocational Education 2017 (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Associations Act 1989 (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Basic Education Act 1998 (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Child Welfare Act 2007 (in Finnish) (last accessed 10.8.2024).

Constitution of Finland 1999 (last accessed 27.8.2022).

Employment Contracts Act 2001 (last accessed 26.6.2024).

The Government Decree on the Advisory Board on Civil Society Policy (in Finnish) (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Government Decree on Youth Work and Youth Policy 2017 (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Government Decree on the Advisory Board of Civil Society Policy 2007 (Valtioneuvoston asetus kansalaisyhteiskuntapolitiikan neuvottelukunnasta) (last accessed 8.8.2021).

Government Decree on maternity and child health clinic services, school and student health services and preventive oral health services for children and youth 2011 (last accessed 11.1.2023).

Finnish Government. Government Programme. (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Finnish Government. Hallituksen vuosikertomus 2020: Liite 1 Ministeriöiden tuloksellisuuden kuvaukset. (The Government Annual Report 2020: Appendix 1. Reports of effectiveness of the ministries) (last accessed 12.9.2021)

Finnish Government. Information on COVID-19. (last accessed 21.4.2023).

Finnish Government. Government Report on EU Policy. Strong and united EU – towards a more sustainable European Union. Publications of the Finnish Government 2021:5 (last accessed 14.8.2021).

Finnish Government. Hallituksen vuosikertomus 2020: Liite 1 Ministeriöiden tuloksellisuuden kuvaukset. (The Government Annual Report 2020: Appendix 1 Reports of effectiveness of the ministries (last accessed 12.9.2021)

Health Care Act 2010 (last accessed 27.8.2022).

Language Act 2003 (last accessed 12.8.2021).

Local Government Act 2015 (last accessed 27.9.2022).

Lotteries Act 2001 (last accessed 14.4.2023).

Non-Discrimination Act 2014 (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Occupational Safety and Health Act 2002 (last accessed 26.6.2024).        

PG  (111/2016)  Proposal  of  the  Finnish  Government  to  Parliament  as  regards  the  content  of  the  Youth  Act (HE  111/2016vp Hallituksen  esitys  eduskunnalle  nuorisolaiksi ) (last accessed  3.6.2017).

Social Assistance Act 1997 (last accessed 31.12.2018).

Social Welfare Act 2014 (in Finnish) (last accessed 10.8.2024)

Universities Act 2009 (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Universities of Applied Sciences Act 2014 (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Young Workers’ Act 1993 (last accessed 26.6.2024). 

Youth Act 2017 (last accessed 26.6.2024).
 

Data and statistics

Council of Europe/ERICarts. Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe 17th Edition, 2016/Finland. (last accessed 30.10.2017) 

European Commission. Eurydice Finland (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. National Birth Cohort Studies 1987 and 1997 (last accessed 27.9.2022).

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. School Health Promotion Study 2021 (last accessed 27.9.2022).

Finnish National Agency for Education. Statistics on Internationalisation. (last accessed 30.10.2017).

Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland (ARA) Homelessness in Finland 2017 (last accessed 31.12.2018).

Official Statistics of Finland. Causes of death [e-publication]. Fewer suicides than before. Helsinki: Statistics Finland (last accessed 27.9.2022).

Official Statistics of Finland. Education (last accessed 30.10.2017).

Official Statistics of Finland. Labour Force Survey (last accessed 26.6.2024). 

Official Statistics of Finland. The recession has cut young people's income most (last accessed 20.12.2016).

Official Statistics of Finland. Naiset ja miehet Suomessa 2016 (Women and men in Finland 2014) (last accessed 31.12.2018).

Regional State Administrative Agencies, 2016. Youth Work services are of good quality and available (Nuorisotyön palveluita on hyvin saatavilla) (last accessed 20.12.2016).

 

Studies, reports and academic publications

Aaltonen, S. & Berg, P. (2018) Nuorten aikuisten siirtymät palkkatyöhön ja yrittäjyyteen (Young adults' transitions to wage work and entrepreneurship). Nuorisotutkimus (The Finnish Journal of Youth Research) Vol 36, (2), 3-18.

Aaltonen, S., Berg, P. & Ikäheimo, S. (2015) Young people at the counter. Helsinki: Finnish Youth Research Network & Finnish Youth Research Society (last accessed 31.12.2018).

Citizen Forum (2021) Voluntary activities in 2021 in Finland (Vapaaehtoistyö Suomessa 2021) (last accessed 21.4.2023).

Elo, S. & Kaihari, K. & Mattila, P. & Nissilä, L. (Eds.) (2018) Constructive Interaction. National Agency for Education, Guides and handbooks 2018:8 (last accessed 6.9.2021).

Eurofound (2015) Youth entrepreneurship in Europe: Values, attitudes, policies. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg (last accessed 11.8.2021).

European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training Cedefop. Cedefop European Database on Apprenticeship Schemes (reference year 2019) (last accessed 27.6.2024).

European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training Cedefop. (2023) Entrepreneurship competence in vocational education and training: case study: Finland.

European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training Cedefop. Skills anticipation in Finland (2023 update) (last accessed 26.6.2024).

European Commission (2014) Working with young people: the value of youth work in the European Union (last accessed 19.12.2018).

European Commission (2014) The European Commission Mutual Learning Programme. Key policy messages from the Peer Review on the ‘Youth Guarantee.' Country report of Finland (last accessed 10.8.2021).

European Commission/EACEA/Eurydice/Cedefop (2014) Tackling Early Leaving from Education and Training in Europe: Strategies, Policies and Measures. Eurydice and Cedefop Report. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. (last accessed 19.12.2018). 

European Commission (2015) Education and training monitor 2015 Finland (last accessed 30.10.2017) 

European Commission (2016) Education and training monitor 2016 Finland (last accessed 30.10.2017) 

European Commission (2016) Entrepreneurship Education at School in Europe. Eurydice Report (last accessed 20.12.2016). 

European Commission/EACEA (2024) Validation of non-formal and informal learning in higher education in Europe (last accessed 26.6.2024). 

European Commission (2017) Youth Guarantee country by country: Finland (last accessed 21.12.2018).

European Commission. The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) (last accessed 26.6.2024).

European Knowledge Centre of Youth Policy, EKCYP Information Sheet 2011. Finland: EKCYP Information Sheet Volunteering of Young People (last accessed 20.12.2018).

European Knowledge Centre of Youth Policy, EKCYP Information Sheet 2014.  Finland: Youth and the World (last accessed 20.12.2018).

European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (2019) ESPAD Report 2019 (last accessed 27.9.2022).

European Union (2006) Key Competences for Lifelong Learning – A European Framework on key competence (last accessed 21.12.2018).

European Union. Council Recommendation 2006/962/EC on key competences for lifelong learning (last accessed 11.8.2021).

European Union. Council Recommendation 2008/C319/8 on the mobility of young volunteers across the European Union (last accessed 26.6.2024).

European Union. Council Recommendation 2017/C189/03 on the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (last accessed 26.6.2024).

European Union (2011) Study on Volunteering in the European Union, Country Report Finland (last accessed 20.12.2018).

European Union. Youth employment: Commission proposes package of measures – frequently asked questions. Memo 5.12.2012. (last accessed 10.8.2021).

European Union. Council Recommendation of 2013/c 120/01 on establishing a Youth Guarantee (last accessed 10.8.2021).

European Union (2015) Youth Report Finland (last accessed 20.12.2016).

Finnish Education Evaluation Centre. Audit manual for higher education institutions (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Finnish Education Evaluation Centre. Entrepreneurship in vocational education and training and in higher education. (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Finnish Federation of Settlement Houses. My Finances (last accessed 31.12.2018).

Finnish Government (2019) Lapsen aika. Kohti kansallista lapsistrategiaa 2040 (Child’s Time. Towards a National Strategy for Children 2040). Finnish government publication series 2019:4 (last accessed 27.9.2022).

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. One in every four boys and almost one in every five girls is overweight or obese. Press release 10.9.2020 (last accessed 27.9.2022).

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. Seksuaalinen häirintä ja väkivalta uhkaavat nuorten osallisuutta: sosiaaliset suhteet ja usko vaikuttamismahdollisuuksiin voivat kutistua (Sexual harrassment and sexual violence threaten young people's ability to participate). Press release 28.2.2022 (last accessed 11.1.2023). 

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. The Action Plan on Alcohol, Tobacco, Drugs and Gambling (last accessed 11.1.2023).

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. Mediatiedote 16.2.2022: Opettajien työhyvinvointi heikentyi uuden opetussuunnitelman myötä. (Press release 16.2.2022: Teachers' work-related wellbeing decreased by the new curriculum) (last accessed 22.12.2022).

Finnish National Agency for Education (2014) The curriculum for primary education and lower secondary education (Perusopetuksen opetussuunnitelman perusteet) (last accessed 8.10.2022).

Finnish National Agency for Education (2015) The curriculum for upper secondary education (Lukion opetussuunnitelman perusteet) (last accessed 8.10.2022).

Finnish National Agency for Education (2016) National Core Curriculum for Basic Education Helsinki: Finnish National Agency for Education (last accessed 8.10.2022).

Finnish National Agency for Education. Eurydice/National Education System/Finland (last accessed 8.10.2022).

Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development. Cultural Environment Commitment (last accessed 30.10.2017) 

Finnish National Youth Council Allianssi (2016) About Young People in Finland.

Finnish National Youth Council Allianssi & Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities (2017) Prospects for municipal youth work (Kunnallisen nuorisotyön tulevaisuusodotukset) (last accessed 20.12.2018).

Finnish Social Science Data Archive. Data on Youth. (last accessed 29.10.2017)

Guides and Scouts of Finland. Osaamisen kiertotalous - harrastamalla huippuosaajaksi. Partion nuorisoalan osaamiskeskus Suomen Partiolaiset (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Hintikka, J. (n.d.) Teachers' entrepreneurial and working life skills play a key role in enabling entrepreneurship education. Kerttu Saalasti Institute blog in the University of Oulu (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Hirvonen, S., Puolitaival, S. (eds.) (2019) The Value of Volunteering (in Finnish Vapaaehtoistyön arvo) Publications of the Civic Forum 2/2019 (last accessed 8.8.2021).

Holopainen, E. (2020) About Finnish Youth Work 2019 (Nuorisotyöstä Suomessa 2019) -survey. Finnish National Youth Council Allianssi (last accessed 2.3.2023)

Holopainen, E. (2021) Nuorisoalan järjestöt NYT! (Finnish Youth Work Organisations NOW!) Finnish National Youth Council Allianssi & The Youth Work Centre of Expertise Kentauri (last accessed 2.3.2023)

Hukkanen, V.  (9.10.2018) Sähköasentajaksi opiskeleva Esko Laitinen tappaa aikaansa kotona - Opetuksen vähyyteen pettynyt äiti: 'En antaisi Eskon asentaa sähköjä kotiin'. (Esko Laitinen is studying to become an electrian but is in fact wasting time at home - his mother is disappointed with the amount of contact time offered and says that she would not allow her son to install electricity in her home.) YLE public service broadcasting company.

Järvinen, E-M. & Karhuvirta, T. (2009) Let's invent more! Learning materials for Invention Clubs. Teknokas – Technology Education Centre. 

Kalliomaa, J. & Ahonen-Walker, M. (2019) Kunnallinen nuorisotyö Suomessa 2019 (Municipal Youth Work in Finland 2019). Association of Finnish Municipalities (last accessed 11.1.2023). 

Karhunen, H., Pekkarinen, T., Suhonen T. & Virkola, T. (2022) Opiskelijavalintauudistuksen seurantatutkimuksen loppuraportti (Final report of the follow-up study of the student admission reform). VATT Institute for Economic Reserach. 

Karttunen, A. (2019). European inventory on validation of non-formal and informal learning 2018 update: Finland (last accessed 8.10.2022). 

Kiilakoski, T., 2014. School is More. Practices, Opportunities and Problems of Cooperation Between Youth Work and School. Summary. Helsinki: Finnish Youth Research Network & Society. (last accessed 30.10.2017). 

Kolehmainen, M. & Lahtinen, P (2014) Nuorisotyötä koulussa. Humanistinen Ammattikorkeakoulu (last accessed 5.9.2017).

Kotovirta, E., Markkula, J., Pajula, M., Paavola, M., Honkanen, R. & Tuominen, I. (2021) Päihde- ja riippuvuusstrategia Yhteiset suuntaviivat vuoteen 2030 (Substance Use and Addiction Strategy. Joint guidelines until 2030). Publications of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health 2021:17 (last accessed 11.1.2023). 

Kumpulainen, T. (ed.) (2016) Key figures on apprenticeship training in Finland . Publications 2016: 7. Finnish National Agency for Education (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Laitinen, H. (2018) Empowering New Agents of Civil Society or Fostering Good Citizens? Framing Youth Participation in Finnish Youth Organisations. Journal of Civil Society, 14(4), 328–345.

Liikanen, E. & Hyssälä, L. & Kivistö, K. & Soininvaara, O. & Wideroos, U. & Pekkarinen, T. (2021) Suomalainen rahapelijärjestelmä muutoksessa: Tulevaisuuden vaihtoehtoja. (The Finnish gambling system in transition – Options for the future) Finnish Government, Publications 2021:12 (last accessed 5.9.2021).

Markkula, J., Rapeli, S., Kemppainen, J. & Kotovirta, E. (2021) Ehkäisevän päihdetyön toimintaohjelma. Väliarviointi ja jatkossa tehostettavat toimet vuoteen 2025 (Action Plan on Alcohol, Tobacco, Drugs and Gambling Interim review and measures to be enhanced by 2025). Reports and Memorandums of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health 2021:13 (last accessed 11.1.2023).

Merikivi, J., Myllyniemi, S., Salasuo, M. (2017) A Grip on Media – A study of children’s and young people’s leisure activities in 2016, with an emphasis on media and physical activities. Finnish Youth Research Society & Finnish Youth Research Network, Ministry of Education and Culture, State Youth Council, National Sports Council (last accessed 30.10.2017).

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Report 19/2015. Closing report of the Youth Guarantee working group and its recommendations for future (Nuorisotakuu-työryhmän loppuraportti ja suositukset jatkotoimiksi)  (last accessed 10.8.2021).

Ministry of Education and Culture. Entrepreneurship Education Guidelines (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Ministry of Education and Culture. National Youth Work and Policy Programme (last accessed 26.6.2024).

Ministry of Education and Culture. Project and legislation. Completed project and reforms. Extension of compulsory education (last accessed 9.10.2022).

Ministry of Education and Culture. Project and legislation. Completed project and reforms. The Right to Learn development programmes (last accessed 9.10.2022).

Ministry of Education and Culture, Publications 11/2013. Hyvä medialukutaito: Suuntaviivat 2013–2016 (Good media literacy skills: Guidelines for 2013–2016) (last accessed 22.12.2022).

Ministry of Education and Culture, Publications 43/2016. National World Heritage Strategy (Yhteinen perintömme – kansallinen maailmanperintöstrategia) (last accessed 30.10.2017).

Ministry of Education and Culture, Publications 10/2017. Promoting children and young people’s possibilities for recreational activities - Central government grant practices and facilitating voluntary activities. Report in Finnish (last accessed 25.8.2022). 

Ministry of Education and Culture, Publications 19/2017. Working group on Ensuring possibilities for recreational activities for every child and young person. Report in Finnish. (last accessed 30.10.2017).

Ministry of Education and Culture, Publications 20/2017. Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriön kulttuuripolitiikan strategia 2025. (Cultural Policy Strategy 2025 of Ministry of Education and Culture) (last accessed 21.12.2018).

Ministry of  Education and Culture, Publications 22/2017. Strategy for Cultural Policy (last accessed 30.10.2017).

Ministry of  Education and Culture, Publications 7/2019. Strategy for Leisure Activities (last accessed 11.1.2023).

Ministry of Education and Culture. Strategy for Lifelong Guidance 2020–2023. National Lifelong Guidance Forum (last accessed 8.5.2023).

Ministry of Education and Culture. Strategy: Lifelong guidance to support people on educational and career paths (last accessed 8.5.2023).

Ministry of Education and Culture. Students on the move – increasing sense of community and study ability (last accessed 25.8.2022).

Ministry of Education and Culture & Finnish National Agency for Education. Quality and Equality in Vocational Education and Training 2020–2022 -programme (last accessed 8.5.2023). 

Ministry of Environment (2016) The Finland we want by 2050 - Society's Commitment to Sustainable Development (last accessed 31.12.2018).

Ministry of Environment (2015) Implementation Plan of the Cultural Environment Strategy. (Kulttuuriympäristön toimeenpanosuunnitelma)(last accessed 30.10.2017).

Ministry of Finance, Publications 39/2015. Volunteering, voluntary activities, and neighbourly help – everything goes. The Working Group’s closing report regarding voluntary work, examining the coordination and development of the operational preconditions of voluntary activities (Vapaaehtoistyö, talkootyö, naapuriapu – kaikki käy. Vapaaehtoistoiminnan koordinaatiota ja toimintaedellytysten kehittämistä selvittävän työryhmän loppuraportti) (last accessed 28.1.2019).

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Ministry of the Interior, Publications 24/2017. Violent extremism in Finland – situation overview 1/2018 (last accessed 6.9.2021).

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Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (2019) Programme to address child and family services (LAPE). Towards child and family-oriented services. 

Moilanen, T. & Airaksinen, M. & Kangasniemi, M. (2019) Manual on multi-professional Anchor work - a multi-professional collaboration to promote the well-being of adolescents and prevent crime. Publications of the Ministry of the Interior 2019:24 (last accessed 6.9.2021).

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