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KEY DOCUMENTS ON CULTURAL POLICY

Strategic documents of the Ministry of Education and Culture

Cultural Cooperation in the Barents Region: Strategy 2014–2018. Publications of the Ministry of Education and Culture, 2014. https://www.barentsinfo.fi/beac/docs/Cultural_Cooperation_in_the_Barents_Region-Strategy_2014-2018.pdf.

Government decision-in-principle on arts and artists' policy. Publications of the Ministry of Education, 2003. https://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/80488/opm23.pdf?sequence=1.

Hannele Koivunen: Staying Power of Finnish Cultural Exports. The Cultural Exportation Project of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Publications of the Ministry of Education, 2005. http://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/80261/opm09.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y.

Library Strategy 2010: Policy for access to knowledge and culture. Publications of the Ministry of Education 2003. http://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/80452/opm09.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y.

Ministry of Education Strategy 2015. Publications of the Ministry of Education, 2003. http://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/80465/opm35.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y.

Ministry of Education and Culture Strategy 2020. http://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/75534/okm06.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y.

Culture in development cooperation: Cultural sectors in sustainable development policy. Publications of the Ministry of Education, 2011. https://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/75500/tr05.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y.

Culture- Future Force: Report on the future of culture. Publications of the Ministry of Education, 2010. https://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/75608/opm18.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y.

Art and Culture for Well-being – Proposal for an action programme 2010-2014. Publications of the Ministry of Education and Culture, 2010. https://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/75529/OKM9.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y.

Strategic plans and programmes for different sectors

Fostering Our Common Heritage; Implementation Plan for the National World Heritage Strategy until 2025. Publications of the Ministry of Education and Culture, 2016. http://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/79129/OKM44.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y.

Our Common Heritage - For a National World Heritage Strategy 2015–2025. Publications of the Ministry of Education and Culture, 2015. https://minedu.fi/documents/1410845/4072878/Our+Common+Heritage%2C+For+a+National+World+Heritage+Strategy+2015-2025.pdf.

Proposal for children’s culture policy programme. Publications of the Ministry of Education and Culture, 2014. https://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/75260/tr10.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Good Media Literacy; National Policy Guidelines 2013–2016. Publications of the Ministry of Education and Culture, 2013. http://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/75280/OKM13.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y.

Library Strategy 2010: Policy for access to knowledge and culture. Publications of the Ministry of Education, 2003. http://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/80452/opm09.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y.

Audiovisual Culture in the Digital Era: Set of Policies. Publications of the Ministry of Education and Culture, 2012. http://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/75309/okm31.pdf.

Museum policy programme 2000. https://minedu.fi/en/museum-policy.

Government decision-in-principle on arts and artists policy. Publications of the Ministry of Education, 2003. https://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/80488/opm23.pdf?sequence=1

Powering up Finnish cultural exports. Publications of the Ministry of Education, 2008. https://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/78932/opm43.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y.

Research and statistics

Arts Council of Finland: The Finnish National Report. Helsinki: Arts Council of Finland, Research and Information Unit (European Programme of National Cultural Policy Reviews, Council of Europe), 1995. 

Heiskanen, Ilkka, Anita Kangas and Ritva Mitchell (eds.): Taiteen ja kulttuurin kentät. Perusrakenteet, hallinta, lainsäädäntö ja uudet haasteet. (The Fields of Art and Culture. Basic structures, governance, legislation and the new challenges). Helsinki: Tietosanomat, 2014. 

Heiskanen, Ilkka, Pertti Ahonen, Lasse Oulasvirta: Taiteen ja kulttuurin rahoitus ja ohjaus: kipupisteet ja kehitysvaihtoehdot (Financing and Governance of Culture in Finland: Points of Pain and Scenarios for the Future). Cupore publications no. 6, 2005.

Mitchell, Ritva: Development and Present State of the Finnish System of Arts Councils. in Jorn Langsted (ed): Arm's Length Bodies in Art Administration. University of Aarhus, 2003. 

Oesch, Pekka: Company support for the arts and culture in Finland in 2008 and changes in the support 1999–2008. Arts Council of Finland publication no. 40, 2010.

Culture Satellite Account: Final report of pilot project. Publications of the Ministry of Education, 2009. http://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/handle/10024/78864.

Statistics: Culture satellite accounts (e-publication). Helsinki: Statistics Finland, 2013. https://www.stat.fi/meta/til/klts_en.html

KEY ORGANISATIONS AND PORTALS

Cultural policy making bodies

Ministry of Education and Culture
http://www.minedu.fi/

Professional associations

Union of Musicians
http://www.musicfinland.com

Artists' Association of Finland
http://artists.fi/

The Union of Finnish Writers
http://www.suomenkirjailijaliitto.fi/

Finnish Actors' Union
http://www.nayttelijaliitto.fi

The Union of Finnish Dance Artists
https://www.danceinfo.fi/en/about-us/

Finnish Book Publishers' Association
https://kustantajat.fi/&lang=en-gb

Finnish Chamber of Films
http://www.filmikamari.fi

The Finnish National Group of IFPI
http://www.ifpi.fi

Finnish Craft Organisation
http://www.taitogroup.fi

Association of Finnish Symphony Orchestras
http://www.sinfoniaorkesterit.fi

Association of Finnish Theatres
http://www.suomenteatterit.fi/eng/

Satu Association of Independent Producers in Finland
http://www.satu.fi

Grant-giving bodies

Arts Promotion Centre Finland
http://www.taike.fi

Finnish Cultural Foundation
http://www.skr.fi/

Academy of Finland
https://www.aka.fi/en/

Sitra Innovation Fund
http://www.sitra.fi/en/

Cultural research and statistics

Statistics Finland
http://www.stat.fi/

National Repository Library
http://www.nrl.fi/

Foundation for Cultural Policy Research- CUPORE
http://www.cupore.fi

University of Jyväskylä

Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy: Cultural Policy
https://www.jyu.fi/ytk/laitokset/yfi/oppiaineet/kup/en/

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