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 …
The National Child Strategy safeguards the rights of children with disabilities
Children with disabilities have the same rights as all other children, but ensuring that those rights are realised in practice …
The implementation of the National Child Strategy demands change
Finland’s first ever National Child Strategy has been completed and published. And this is where the real work begins. The …
Will the National Child Strategy change our society?
Finland has adopted a National Child Strategy with the aim of creating a society that complies with the rights of the child …
Pilot for the National Child Strategy includes children and young people in bill drafting
Opportunities to participate and have a say improve a person’s sense of wellbeing. The foundations for the right to inclusion …
COVID-19 has considerable generational effects
At the end of May 2020, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health appointed a working group to assist in …