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Pictured: winner of the State Award for Public Information 2024, Leena Elina Valkeapää.

Interest in the local takes many directions

19.2.2025

Art historian Leena Elina Valkeapää looked into her hometown's folk festival tradition and ended up researching the history of national costumes. She is more interested in the process of costume development than in the original styles.

Public information

Non-fiction

State Awards

Picture of Ville Mäkipelto and Paavo Huotari.

The Original Bible is a Romantic Notion

18.12.2024

Ville Mäkipelto and Paavo Huotari received the Finnish State Award for Public Information in 2024 for their work with biblical texts.

State Awards

Science communication

Non-fiction

Being there for the little guy

26.11.2024

Military scientist Ilmari Käihkö reflects on his research in our interview series presenting the recipients of the Finnish State Award for Public Information 2024.

State Awards

Science communication

Non-fiction

Pictured Ritva Kovalainen ja Sanni Seppo.

Passion for the Forest

16.10.2024

In our series introducing the recipients of the 2024 State Awards, we now feature Ritva Kovalainen and Sanni Seppo with their work on northern boreal forests.

Science communication

Non-fiction

State Awards

Popular ancient science for children

5.9.2024

Children show great interest in ancient times. Andreas Koivisto and Tom Björklund received the State Award for Public Information for their work Ikikallion tarinoita.

Science communication

Non-fiction

State Awards

Committee for Public Information

State Awards for Public Information go to astute and fearless debaters

4.6.2024

The winners of the 2024 awards were praised for calling attention to issues that would have otherwise been sidelined, shaking up entrenched attitudes, and promoting international perspectives in the Finnish public debate.

State Awards

Public information

Non-fiction

Committee for Public Information

The Science Forum 2021

13.1.2021

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17.1.2021

Finland's largest science event Science Forum will be held online between 13 and 17 January 2021.

Science education

Science communication

Non-fiction

Responsible Research

Public information grants 2020 have been awarded

3.9.2020

The Committee for Public Information (TJNK) has awarded EUR 400 000 as public information grants. The Committee received 412 grant applications, of which 56 were financed. Most of the grants were awarded to non-fiction books.

Grants

Science communication

Non-fiction

Committee for Public Information

Subsidy for acquiring high-quality literature of low circulation

21.4.2020

Support for quality books is a purchase subsidy granted to municipal libraries annually by the Ministry of Education and Culture. The purchase subsidy covers all Finnish municipalities except those in Åland. The subsidy aims to make high-quality

Purchase subsidies

Non-fiction

Committee for Public Information

Public information grants

21.4.2020

The Committee for Public Information (TJNK) awards public information grants to individuals or members of working groups (but not to associations or societies) to implement work plans that contribute to public information, mainly as a form of compensation

Science communication

Non-fiction

Grants

Committee for Public Information

State Awards for Public Information 2019

1.10.2019

Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture's press release.

Science communication

Non-fiction

State Awards

Committee for Public Information