Department for Education and Science Policy
The Department prepares and implements matters relating to
- Basic education, upper secondary education and basic education in the arts
- Vocational education and training
- Adult education and training
- Polytechnics and their provision
- Universities and their provision
- Student financial aid
- Scientific research
- The archives system
- Examination boards for tests in Finnish and Swedish
- Official translators
- Administration, economic planning and legislation in the education sector
- International cooperation in education and research
- Prerequisites of education and research, educational planning and education foresights
The Department for Education and Science Policy is divided into
- General Education Division
- Vocational Education Division
- Division for Higher Education and Science
- Higher education
- Research - Department Office
Institutions and agencies in the Department's sector
- Universities
- Polytechnics
- National Board of Education and educational institutions in its sector
- Matriculation Examination Board
- Student Financial Aid Appeal Board
- The Regional State Administrative Agencies and the Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment when dealing with educational matters
- Academy of Finland
- Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
- Advisory Board for Sectoral Research
- Archives
- Repository Library
Contact information
Director General Sakari KarjalainenTel. +358-(0)9-1607 7220
Fax +358-(0)9- 1607 7150
Personal Assistant to the Director General
Nergis Samaletdin
Tel. +358-(0)9-1607 7415
Fax +358-(0)9- 1607 7150
P.O. Box 29
FI - 00023 GOVERNMENT FINLAND
E-mail: firstname.familyname@minedu.fi











