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Education and Culture

The Regional State Administrative Agency oversee services under the Ministry of Education and Culture related to education, early childhood education, library, sports and youth services. Local authorities are responsible for providing these services in their areas. 

Our role is

to guide and advise
to enforce the provision of early childhood education services
to process complaints, appeals and statements concerning educational services
to grant government aids
to organise further training
to assess the accessibility of health and social services
to participate in the handling of international affairs
to provide guidance and advice on safety and preparedness measures.

The Regional State Administrative Agencies have a Swedish-speaking educational services unit, Svenska enheten för bildingsväsendet. Our unit oversees the provision of early childhood education, education and library services in Swedish in mainland Finland. In addition, our unit also acts as the expert in educational matters under the authority of Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment when they concern the education of the Swedish-speaking population.