Country: FINLAND
Place: Helsinki, Finland
The Finnish Society on Media Education (FSME)
FSME is a non-governmental expert organization and a national youth organization that promotes and develops media education in Finland, and its activities offer children and youth the necessary media skills to function in and influence society, and to support their well-being in the everyday media environment.
professionals working with children and young people:
- teachers, educators, youth workers and parents
- media education actors
- Youth, children and adults with low media literacy skills
The Finnish Society on Media Education (FSME) is a non-governmental expert organization for media education and a national youth organization that promotes and develops media education in Finland. The goal of our activities is to offer children, youth and also adults the necessary media skills to function in and influence society, and to support their well-being in the everyday media environment. Their activities help improve media literacy and they also engage in a number of cultural projects, such as the Media Bus for schools and media education in libraries. Their website also provides a variety of resources regarding disinformation, fake news, cultural and media sources.
– a guide to culturally sensitive media education including practical tools for professionals who work with young people
– methods and best practices