For teachers

SKS’ open access learning resources and data packages offer up-to-date and researched information on Finnish culture, literature, history and cultural heritage. Diverse learning exercises help using materials in education. You are also welcome to visit or join a workshop at SKS together with your group!

SKS offers various opportunities to delve into the diverse Finnish cultural heritage and as well as produce cultural heritage yourself!

Our open access learning materials have been prepared by researchers and educational professional and they account for the aims of the curriculum and comprehensive expertise. The learning materials contain versatile tasks, which are particularly suitable for teaching native language and literature, history and religion and worldview studies, as well as for various cross-disciplinary learning modules.

Explore all of SKS’s databases, catalogues, and directories in the ‘Aineistomme verkossa’, ‘Resources online’ section in Finnish.

Multiple campaings are always ongoing to which anyone can respond in their own language and style. Participation in the questionnaire can help you understand your role as a creator and shaper of cultural heritage as well as how archive materials are created. By participating in the questionnaire, you will leave a permanent mark! Minors wishing to record material to the archive must first seek consent from their legal guardians.

In our archival pedagogy workshops, you will have the opportunity to learn about cultural heritage materials on the spot at SKS. At the workshops, children and young people are encouraged to interpret and produce cultural heritage. Workshops are available for people of all ages and on various themes.

SKS has collaborated with teachers and schools for a long period of time. The collections of SKS’ archives have expanded since the 19th century thanks to active participation. Teachers have been strongly represented especially in the archive collection network founded in 1930. At the same time, materials were provided by students, who participated in folklore collecting as part of their school assignments. In addition, the collections have included the students’ own traditions from an early age.

We wanted to continue support teachers’ important roles in fostering cultural heritage by offering diverse materials, ideas and support. Development and cooperation are ongoing – you are welcome to join!