Challenges and plans: Preparation for the year of Bildung 2024 kicks off

Posted: 2022-12-21 / Category: Finland country reports > Finland 2022

In Finland, Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in lasting changes in the learning provision and hybrid courses have become more common. More people now have a good command of digital technologies and can access digital learning activities. Shift to the digital environment has also attracted new groups of learners.

Inflation and rising energy prices pose challenges in the future, especially to folk high schools which have large premises to heat up.

Plans for 2023

In 2022, Kvs has acquired funding for a new Erasmus+ project on transformative learning and green transition. The project activities will start in 2023.
In 2023, FAEA is planning an advocacy campaign in connection to parliamentary elections.
FAEA members are planning and coordinating learning programmes for underrepresented groups with the new funding from the Ministry of Education and Culture.
Preparation for the year of Bildung 2024 (sivistys) in Finland will start. The whole liberal adult education sector will be involved in the planning.

FAEA would like to recommend to the Finnish policymakers that the role of liberal adult education should be seen as a promoter of equality and integrity of the nation:

As a platform of lifelong learning, liberal adult education is targeted to all Finnish nationals as well as newcomers.
Liberal adult education is a trusted partner in education and integration, offering holistic approaches to learning.
Liberal adult education can help to close digital skills gaps of individuals and balance the trend towards digital divide in the society.
Digital skills enable participation and help foster active citizenship.