Finland
Policy documents, strategies and propositions
Government Programme of Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi’s Government 22 June 2010.
The Ministry of Education and Culture's development plan for education and research 2007-2012
In accordance with the Decree on the Development Plan for Education and University Research (987/1998) issued on 14 December 1998 within the administrative sector of the Ministry of Education, the Government adopts a plan for the development of education and university research within the administrative sector of the Ministry of Education every four years for both the year in question and for the following five calendar years.
Research and innovation 2011-2015 (Finnish language)
The Ministry of Education and Culture's future view of a knowledgeable and creative Finland (Finnish language)
International developmental trends in science policy in the 2000s
Report in Finnish, abstract in English
The Academy of Finland’s mission is to finance high-quality scientific research, act as a science and science policy expert, and strengthen the position of science and research. The Academy works to contribute to the renewal, diversification and increasing internationalisation of Finnish research. Its operation covers the full spectrum of scientific disciplines.
Strategy of the Academy of Finland
Research.fi contains key statistics and other data on Finnish science and technology. There are also links for more in-depth information: statistical and other publications, documents and databases.
ERAWATCH country profile for Finland
ERAWATCH is the European Commission's information platform on European, national and regional research systems and policies presents an overview of the policy context, the structure and evolution of the R&D systems in all the European countries.
