National Audiovisual Institute ( fi, Kansallinen audiovisuaalinen instituutti; sv, Nationella audiovisuella institutet or ') is a governmental bureau under the Finnish

Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

responsible for supervising the distribution of audiovisual content (including

video game Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This fee ...

s), advancing media education in

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

and archiving audiovisual material. The agency is tasked with maintaining and developing an online content rating system, training independent classifiers and supervising their operation. The agency was formed in 2014 as a result of a merger between the National Audiovisual Archive (formerly Finnish Film Archive, established 1957) and the

Finnish Board of Film Classification The Finnish Board of Film Classification ( fi, Valtion elokuvatarkastamo; sv, Statens filmgranskningsbyrå) was an official institution of the Finnish Ministry of Education. From 1946 until the end of year 2011, the VET/SFB was responsible for ...

and its short-lived successor Centre for Media Education and Audiovisual Media (2012–2014). The National Audiovisual Institute organizes regular archival film screenings at the Kino Regina cinema, located since 2019 in the

Helsinki Central Library Oodi The Helsinki Central Library Oodi ( fi, Helsingin keskustakirjasto Oodi; sv, Helsingfors centrumbibliotek Ode), commonly referred to as Oodi (), is a public library in Helsinki, Finland. The library is situated in the Kluuvi district, close to ...

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National Audiovisual Institute

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Video game content ratings systems Cultural organisations based in Finland Film organisations in Finland Sound archives Censorship in Finland Motion picture rating systems Entertainment rating organizations Film archives in Europe 2014 establishments in Finland Archives in Finland {{film-org-stub

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