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Guideline on organising instruction of religion and culture, worldview and ethics in basic education and worldview education in pre-primary education as well as joint festivities and religious events in pre-primary and basic education

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Guideline on organising instruction of religion and culture, worldview and ethics in basic education and worldview education in pre-primary education as well as joint festivities and religious events in pre-primary and basic education
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The guideline describes how the provisions on freedom of religion and conscience in the Constitution of Finland (731/1999), the Basic Education Act (628/1998) and other legislation should be observed in worldview education in pre-primary education and instruction of religion and culture, world and ethics in basic education as well as when organising joint festivities and any religious events and activities providing an alternative for them.

Authors
Opetushallitus
Publication year
2022
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