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Public cultural institutions in this article are understood to be a part of the built up environment. The services provided by these are available to all citizens in Finland. These include: libraries, museums, various art institutions, theatres, music institutions and science centres. The expertise of the writers of the article is based on museums and libraries as learning environments, so the content of the article will focus on them. Finland has a broad network of public libraries and museums.
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Salminen, J., Tornberg, L., Venäläinen, P. (2012). Public Institutions as Learning Environments in Finland. In: Niemi, H., Toom, A., Kallioniemi, A. (eds) Miracle of Education. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-811-7_17
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