by Vilma hakala | Jan 2, 2026 | Front Page Carousel, News
The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) and the National Audiovisual Institute (KAVI) have merged at the start of the year to form the new Finnish Arts and Culture Agency. The new agency carries out tasks related to the promotion of the arts and culture,...
by Outi Heiskanen | Nov 27, 2025 | Front Page Carousel, News
The Finnish Government has appointed Emilie Gardberg, Master of Arts, as Director General of the new Finnish Arts and Culture Agency for a five-year term from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2030. Gardberg has extensive leadership experience in the cultural sector,...
by Vilma hakala | May 28, 2025 | News
Scandinavian Review has given significant international attention to Finnish media education. The article, which covers a wide range of topics, discusses the recognition of disinformation as part of lifelong media literacy. The author interviews Leo Pekkala, the...
by Vilma hakala | Jan 7, 2025 | News
Brazil’s largest daily newspaper O Globo interviewed Leo Pekkala, Deputy Director of KAVI, about Finnish media education. The interview covered topics such as multiliteracy, disinformation and democracy from a media education perspective. When was the media...
by Vilma hakala | Nov 12, 2024 | Front Page Carousel, News
KAVI has published English versions of the Information on age limits poster and brochure. The materials are available for free download here. The materials include: Information on age limits (leaflet) contains basic information on age limits and age limit symbols....
by Vilma hakala | Jun 1, 2024 | News
Leo Pekkala, Deputy Director of the National Audiovisual Institute, visited the OSCE conference in Vienna. In his blog, he talks about the highlights of his trip. Media Literacy, Media Freedom Literacy and especially the situation and future of Media Literacy in...
