Central

Sports policy

Ministry of Education and Culture

• Lead, develop and coordinate policy;
• Finances sports policy;
• Monitors the implementation of ethical principles in sports, notable anti-doping activities;
• Facilitate international cooperation.

National Sports Council (expert agency).

• Evaluate the impact of the State's measures;
• Implement initiatives and proposals for the development of sports industry;
• Provide opinions to the use of physical resources.

Regional State Administrative Agencies

• Supervise sports venue construction;
• Support for children's and young people's physical development projects
• Implement national programs in the regions;
• Promote health and sports for special groups;
• Support for regional cooperation and civic activities;
• Assess the regional availability of services;
• Facilitate neighbouring area cooperation and international activities
• Training and information control;
• Promotes of cross-cultural exercise.

Youth policy

Ministry of Education and Culture

• Coordinates public youth work and youth policy measures.

Advisory Council for Youth Affairs (expert body on youth work and youth policy) attached to the Ministry of Education

• Provide advice on the youth development programme and review youth policy implementation;
• Make proposals for programmes and measures concerning youth;
• Produce up-to-date information about young people and their living conditions.

Regional State Administrative Agencies

• Provide discretionary state grants and advice;
• Coordinate the Child and Youth Policy at a regional level;
• Develop youth workshop and leisure activities;
• Facilitate cross-sectoral cooperation between authorities, youth services, child and youth participation schemes;
• Evaluate youth services; 
• Provide youth services staff training- facilitate international cooperation.

Regional

Åland

• Sports policy in Åland.
• Youth policy in Åland.

Local

Sports policy

• Create the general conditions for physical activity at the local level
• Organise sports services and health and welfare-enhancing physical activity, taking into account the different target groups;
• Support civil society activities, including mixed club activities;
• Build and maintain sports facilities.
• Facilitate inter-municipal co-operation and cooperation with various sectors and regional bodies.
• Consult residents in key decisions relating to physical activity as part
• Evaluate the inhabitants physical activity as part of the Health Care Act (1326/2010)

Youth policy

• Implement youth work (promote active citizenship, empowerment, growth, independence, and interaction between generations);
• Youth policy;
• Provide youth services including
• Educational guidance of young people;
• Facilities and hobby opportunities; Information and advisory services;
• Support to youth associations and other youth groups;
• Sport, cultural, international and multicultural youth activities;
• Young people's environmental education;
• Youth workshops or other forms of activity suited to the local needs Operating grants;
• Facilitate young people's involvement and participation.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Sports policy

The Youth Division within the Department for Cultural, Sport and Youth Policy of the Ministry of Education and Culture

Regional State Administrative Agencies

Åland Government

Municipalities

Sources:

Ministry of Education and Culture

Act on the autonomy of Åland (1991/1144), Section 18

Sports Law (390/2015)

National Sports Council.

Regional State Administrative Agencies Recreation Department

The Youth Act (72/2006) 

YouthPolicy.org, 2015 Finland Factsheet