Ministry of Education and Culture (Finland)

Ministry of Education and Culture
Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö (in Finnish)
Undervisnings- och kulturministeriet (in Swedish)
Agency overview
Employees 300
Annual budget € 6.6 billion (2013)
Ministers responsible
Agency executive
  • Anita Lehikoinen

The Ministry of the Interior (Finnish: opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö, Swedish: Undervisnings- och kulturministeriet) is one of the 12 ministries in the Finnish Government. It prepares laws and acts and oversees proper administration in matters related 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 started as the Ecclesiastical Department in 1809, when 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. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "History of the Ministry". Ministry of Education and Culture. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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