Regulations and guidelines

Guideline on organising education in religion or worldview subjects as well as joint festivities and religious events in general upper secondary school

Upper secondary education Ethics Religion Generic programmes and qualifications
cover

Guideline on organising education in religion or worldview subjects as well as joint festivities and religious events in general upper secondary school
(pdf, 189.6 KB)

Download

The guideline describes how the provisions on freedom of religion and conscience in the Constitution of Finland (731/1999), the Act on General Upper Secondary Education (714/2018) and other legislation should be observed in the instruction of religion and worldview subjects as well as when organising common festivities and any religious events and ceremonies, and activities providing an alternative for them, in general upper secondary school.

Authors
Opetushallitus
Publication year
2022
Publication available for the following languages