
Are all employees at your workplace aware of the rights of the child?
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most widely ratified human rights treaty in the world, …

The Child Strategy follow-up report provides information for the new government
The first follow-up report on the National Child Strategy was published in March 2023. The report includes a concise overview …

Action required to uphold children’s right to participate in cultural life
Childhood and youth are important stages in life, when people practise self-expression and interactional skills and they build their identity: …

Children would allocate public funds to hobbies, school and mental health
The Ministry of Finance and the National Child Strategy unit asked children and young people for their views on what …

The Child Strategy needs continuity and monitoring
The aim of the National Child Strategy is to provide a sustainable, coherent and long-term foundation for child and family …

Children’s and young people’s experiences deserve to be heard
Under Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, children must be protected from all forms …

More information and understanding needed about the autism spectrum
The autism spectrum is a complex, individual condition that is caused by different development of the brain. Children and adolescents …

Children and adolescents to get their own child welfare handbook
Thirty measures have been drawn up based on the National Child Strategy to promote the realisation of the rights of …

Children who seek protection must also be allowed to be children
Every year, hundreds of children seek international protection in Finland. Some arrive with their parents, some with relatives, and some …

Art and culture are part of a good childhood and youth
Art is inherent in children. When children and young people get enthusiastic about experiencing and making art and culture, the …