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 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. CIMO also administers this Study in Finland webpage, and the related 'Study in Finland' Facebook page.