Educational authorities

• Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for developing educational, science, cultural, sport and youth policies, and international cooperation in these fields.
• Finnish National Board of Education is an agency under the Ministry of Education tasked with implementation, monitoring and development oversight in the education sector.
• Finnish ENIC/NARIC (European Network of National Information Centres on Academic Recognition and mobility / Network of National Academic Recognition Information Centres)
• Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council is an independent expert body assisting higher education institutions and the Ministry of Education in matters relating to evaluation.
• The Academy of Finland is the prime funding agency for basic research in Finland.
• Centre for International Mobility CIMO is a governmental office operating under the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, offering services and expertise to encourage cross cultural communication.