In Finland, information on the Holocaust is covered by several school subjects. In 2010, the Finnish National Board of Education amended specific chapters concerning the Holocaust in the national core curriculum of history and philosophy/ethics in both primary and secondary education. Finnish history, religion and ethics teachers attended dedicated training sessions on the Holocaust at the International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem in 2010 and 2012, and many upper secondary schools in Finland provide special courses on the Holocaust, which include study visits to the Auschwitz Birkenau State Museum. The IHRA national chapter, which includes additional experts and governmental representatives, meets regularly between plenaries to discuss IHRA-related matters.
Learn about Finland’s efforts to advance education, remembrance, and research on the Holocaust and genocide of the Roma.
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Joined the IHRA
2010
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
27 January
See a list of Finland's delegation members
Katja Pehrman (Ministry for Foreign Affairs) – Head of Delegation
Nina Penttinen (Finnish National Board of Education) – Deputy Head of Delegation – Education Working Group
Simo Muir (University of Helsinki) – Museums and Memorials Working Group
Oula Silvennoinen (University of Helsinki) – Academic Working Group
Kimmo Sasi (Finnish Holocaust Remembrance Association) – Academic Working Group
Miriam Schwartz (Agency of Education) – Education Working Group
Members of the national IHRA group:
Rony Smolar (Jewish Community of Helsinki) – Museums and Memorials Working Group
Daniel Weintraub (City of Helsinki Education Department) – Education Working Group
Miranda Vuolasranta
Janette Grönfors (Ministry of Social Affairs and Health of Finland)
Recent news
24 Sep 2020
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Finland Supreme Court bans Neo-Nazi group
The Supreme Court of Finland ruled to uphold a ban on the neo-Nazi group Nordic Resistance Movement (PVL). This makes Finland the first to ban this group, which is still active in other countries in Northern Europe.
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Holokaustin Kieltämisen Ja Vääristelyn Työmääritelmä
Tämä juridisesti sitomaton työmääritelmä holokaustin kieltämisestä ja vääristelystä hyväksyttiin IHRA:n täysistunnossa Torontossa vuonna 2013.
Suosituksia holokaustin opetukseen
IHRA:n julkaisu Suosituksia holokaustin opetukseen pohjautuu yli 30 maasta kotoisin olevien valtuutettujen asiantuntemukseen, ja sen tarkoituksena on tarjota poliitikoille, opetusalan ammattilaisille ja opetushenkilöstölle pohja, joka auttaa heitä: