Professional bureaucracies of the Finnish municipal services are challenged by many modernization pressures manifested currently in the form of New Public Management. Along with efficiency demands the new emphasis is on the provision of client-oriented services by the means of multi-professional teamwork crossing the traditional sector boundaries.…

The first workers' institute in Finland was founded to awaken and maintain interest in knowledge and education as well as patriotic and national spirit in the minds of citizens in general and the numerous worker population in particular. (Author/GB)

This review details music instruction in the national educational system of Finland, specifically describing music institutes, folk high schools, adult education centers, Sibelius Academy, and university music education. (SK)

This issue serves as a package of information for foreigners about Finnish science and culture and about international cooperation in these fields. It contains a speech on security and cooperation in Europe and articles on the university in an international world, the Academy of Finland, information activity in cultural studies, and activities of…