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Promoting equality and equity is a statutory duty of the authorities and education providers. The Finnish National Agency for Education’s snapshot report shows that more goal-oriented work is required of both education providers and the authorities to safeguard students' equality in vocational education and training.

International peer reviewers evaluated how prior learning is identified and recognised in Finnish vocational education and training (VET). The evaluation focused particularly on learning for which no certificate has been issued by a competent authority and which has been acquired, for example, through work, hobbies or other studies.

Akateemisen vapauden tila on viime vuosina heikentynyt useissa maissa. Myös konfliktit eri puolilla maailmaa vaikeuttavat tutkijoiden työtä. Opetushallitus yhdessä korkeakoulujen kanssa tukee uhatussa asemassa olevia tutkijoita monin erin tavoin. Kansainvälisestä yhteistyöstä hyötyy myös suomalainen tiedeyhteisö.

According to students, student mobilities for studies and traineeships that last less than three months provide significant learning and internationalisation benefits. In addition, short-term mobility seems to lower the threshold for going abroad. These are the conclusions of a recent study commissioned by the Finnish National Agency for Education that examines the forms of mobility in Finnish higher education institutions.

Suomalaisista korkeakouluista lähti ulkomaille vaihto-opiskeluun tai opintoihin sisältyvään kansainväliseen harjoitteluun yhteensä 11 750 opiskelijaa vuonna 2025. Tämä on yli tuhat opiskelijaa enemmän kuin edellisenä vuonna. Kasvu selittyy lähes täysin lyhytkestoisen liikkuvuuden lisääntymisellä. Pitkäkestoinen liikkuvuus sen sijaan ei ole kasvanut.

At the beginning of the year, the Institute for the Languages of Finland became part of the Finnish National Agency for Education. At the same time, we updated the Agency's strategy to focus our objectives more strongly on raising the level of education and strengthening equality, non-discrimination and inclusion. 

The Institute for the Languages of Finland (Kotus) will become part of the Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) on 1 January 2026. The reform is part of the Educational and Cultural Administration 2030 project and the Government Programme. Due to the changes, there will be an interruption in our email service from New Year's Eve onwards. Our services will return to normal on 8 January 2026.

The work of the RAY Network shows that the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes respond well to current needs. For young people, participation can have life-changing effects.

The Finnish National Agency for Education's EDUFI Fellowship for foreign doctoral researchers will cease at the end of 2025. The decision stems from the cost-cutting measures of the productivity programme for the administrative branch of the Ministry of Education and Culture, which are targeted at the operations of the Finnish National Agency for Education.

The Finnish National Agency for Education's event calendar for autumn offers a wide range of programmes related to international cooperation and internationalisation. Explore the highlights and sign up!

The tasks of the Finnish National Agency for Education and their importance have been much debated since Minister of Finance Riikka Purra proposed abolishing the Agency and transferring any tasks to be retained to the Ministry of Education and Culture. It is clear from the public discussion that people are largely unaware of the broad remit of the Finnish National Agency for Education.

On 16 July, the European Commission published its proposal for a new financial framework for the EU for the period of 2028–2034, which includes proposals for future EU financial programmes. The budget of the Erasmus+ programme is proposed to increase by almost 50% compared to the current programme period. In addition to this, the European Solidarity Corps programme would be integrated into Erasmus+.

A survey addressed at member companies and organisations of Education Finland, a programme that operates in conjunction with the Finnish National Agency for Education, found that education exports continued to grow in 2024. The results of this survey indicate that, despite geopolitical instability, interest in Finnish expertise and education solutions is still on the rise.

The Finnish National Agency for Education, the Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences are among the participants of the recently launched Erasmus+-funded Future4Alliances project. The project aims to promote cooperation between higher education institutions by creating a favourable environment for European universities alliances in terms of legislation and its application and enhancing the coherence of national/regional funding for European universities alliances.

The European education and youth sector networks and bodies EPALE - Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe, European School Education Platform/eTwinning, Europass, Euroguidance and Eurodesk support the objectives and implementation of the Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps programmes. This year, all of these bodies are celebrating major anniversaries.

The higher education development cooperation programme HEI ICI achieved extensive results during its 2020–2024 programme period. Nearly 40 study programmes and over 300 individual courses in different fields of study were revised in collaboration with Finnish and partner countries' higher education institutions.

The phrase “We will not compromise on internationalisation” emerged as a recurring message throughout the forum. It captured the prevailing sentiment among many participants: international cooperation...

The Finnish National Agency for Education is committed to continuing its support of the reform of vocational education and training (VET) in Ukraine through the Bridge2Skills project. The project was prepared in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and is being implemented in 2024–2026 with funding from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ development cooperation appropriations. The project has a total budget of EUR 2.2 million. The aim of the project is to improve the capacity of VET institutions to offer VET that corresponds to the current and future needs of the Ukrainian labour market.

Tuoreet vuoden 2024 tilastot korkeakoulujen opiskelijaliikkuvuudesta kertovat liikkuvuuden vakiintumisesta koronapandemian jälkeisenä aikana. Yliopistojen ja ammattikorkeakoulujen väliset erot ovat edellisvuosien trendin tapaan vahvistuneet. Erityisesti ammattikorkeakouluissa lyhyitä, alle kolmen kuukauden jaksoja tehdään entistä enemmän.

We develop education, early childhood education and lifelong learning and promote internationalisation through our various services. Each year, we conduct a customer survey to collect information on how successful our services have been. Based on the feedback received via this year’s survey, we will continue to improve the findability of our information, among other things.