Mechelininkatu 15 B 36
00100 Helsinki
Finland
- Youth and education
The Association for Teachers of History and Social Studies in Finland has approximately 1 500 members. The association is run by the Board which has 12 members. The general assembly is held twice a year. The associoation has one full-time employee, the Secretary General. Sources of funding are the yearly membership fees paid by the members and the entry fees paid by the participants of the courses organisezed by the association. The Association itself organizes pedagogical further education courses ca four times a year. Courses organized with different partners double the amount of courses a year. The association also organises several different competitions for pupils and students. The association has sevaral differents partnes both from the public and private sector. The Association for Teachers of History and Social Studies in Finland is a member of the European Association of History Educators, EUROCLIO.
The Association for Teachers of History and Social Studies in Finland was founded in 1948 to promote the interest of history teachers as well as to support their work. The association produces material for history teachers and organizes training courses for its members. In addition, the association aims to didactically and pedagogically develop history and social studies, takes actively part in the development of the national curriculum and supports research on history teaching.
The association publishes a pedagogical magazine ”Kleio” four times a year. We organize yearly several training courses for teachers (both in Finland and abroad) and competitions for school kids and students. The Association is also internationally active, in 2022 we organize a course in Italy with the Finnish Institute in Rome and another one in Greece with the Finnish Institute in Athens.
HYOL can contribute to the Network by spreading information to Finnish teachers of history and social studies.
HYOL believes the teachers of history and civics are able to implement the Anna Lindh Foundations goals among the youth. As ALF, the teaching of history and civics tries to improve mutual respect between cultures and to support civil society. HYOL, like ALF, tries to overcome the misunderstandings and stereotypes which affect relations between and within the societies.