The licence acquired by the Finnish National Agency for Education applies to early childhood education, pre-school, comprehensive school, upper secondary school education, free vocational education leading to a qualification, and institutions that receive central government transfers and provide basic education in the arts. The Finnish National Agency for Education’s agreement covers early childhood education and care provided at day care centres and in family day care. The licence obtained by the Finnish National Agency for Education does not apply to schools’ club activities or after-school clubs.
Who is authorised to record and present TV programmes?
Our licence authorises teachers and the staff of educational institutions and day care centres to use TV programmes in education.
Our licence allows for
- recording and presenting Finnish and foreign TV programmes broadcast on the channels Yle TV1, Yle TV2, Yle Teema & Fem, MTV3, Nelonen, Jim, Liv and Hero
- presenting Finnish and foreign programmes from Yle Areena, Elävä arkisto and the free sections of MTV Katsomo and Ruutu streaming services.
Which programmes may be presented and recorded?
Yle Areena, Elävä arkisto, MTV Katsomo and Ruutu
Our licence allows you to present Finnish and foreign TV programmes shown on Yle Areena, Elävä arkisto and the free sections of MTV Katsomo and Ruutu streaming services in the context of teaching. However, our licence does not allow programmes available in these services to be recorded.
Films in cinema or video distribution may not be presented with our licence either. For the presentation of films, municipalities, day care centres and educational institutions may acquire a separate paid presentation licence, for example, the Elokuvalisenssi licence or the Koulukino streaming service licence.
TV programmes
It is permitted to record and present Finnish and foreign programmes broadcast on the channels Yle TV1, Yle TV2, Yle Teema & Fem, MTV3, Nelonen, Jim, Liv and Hero.
Finnish educational programmes may be stored and presented without a specific time limit. Other programmes can be presented for two years from the date of recording.
Our licence does not allow the recording of
- Finnish or foreign films currently in cinema or video distribution
- advertisements
- programmes broadcast on channels not listed above
- programmes from streaming service.
Radio programmes
You can also record Yleisradio’s educational radio programmes. Our licence does not allow the recording of other radio programmes or radio programmes broadcast on other radio stations.
However, you are authorised to listen to online radio programmes or programmes broadcast on radio stations in education without restrictions.
Recording formats
You can record these programmes on a DVD or a digital TV recorder, for example. You can also save programmes on online servers that are connected to the educational institution’s own internal network or in a closed network that is shared by educational institutions and included within the scope of our licence. Our licence does not allow programmes used in teaching to be saved in online recording services offered by operators.
Presenting films and videos
Our licence does not include the presentation of films. Presenting films from TV stations, streaming services or recordings (bought, borrowed and rented recordings) requires a separate licence from the copyright holders. A licence to present films can be acquired, for example, from M&M Viihdepalvelu or the Koulukino streaming service.
However, videos may be presented for illustration for teaching without a licence if no licence is available or offered for their presentation in teaching. These videos include, for example, advertisements and YouTube videos. In order to provide illustration for teaching purposes, it is usually allowed to present a part or excerpt of a video, unless the video is a short audiovisual entity.