Hiiripiiri media safety literacy book
4,000 Finnish school children got the Hiiripiiri internet and media safety literacy book in their curriculum in 2006. Hiiripiiri aims at building up a broad network involving learners, teachers, experts and stakeholders. Children should collect “Mousepoints” in order to receive a “Mouse Doctor” grade and certificate. Children’s work on Hiiripiiri, tips on the tasks and new material produced by day-care centres and schools will be made available on the Hiiripiiri site: http://www.pelastakaalapset.fi/hiiripiiri/

Finnish Safer Internet Day targets schools
The Finnish Safer Internet Day is part of a political program of the Finnish Government joining together almost all ministries, industrial co-operative unions, NGO’s and, this year, also Finnish trade and bank organisations. Costs will be split in half by the biggest ISP’s and software producers, and the government. This annual event will always target schools and children.

Comic books and stories for children and youth
The www.tietoturvakoulu.fi website supporting safer internet guidance has been broadened and updated based users’ feedback. Two new comic book-type stories have been added emphasising three basic elements of safer internet use: follow rules, protect yourself and safeguard your computer:

- Anne’s New Friends addresses young schoolchildren and concerns the public nature of the internet, the importance of privacy, netiquette, photo publishing and copyright.
- Knots and Mishaps is a story intended for older children and looks at the true value of information on the internet, copyright issues, responsibility, and text and photo publishing.

The stories can be read individually, in groups or together with teachers. They contain tasks designed to deepen understanding of information safety, and children can test their knowledge of information safety by taking part in an online competition. Over 15,000 pupils have participated to the competition so far and 80% of school teachers have visited the site.

Collaboration with content providers-go where the children are!
The Children’s voice questionnaire has come out every May for the last 4 years. In 2005 a yearly autumn barometer was added, concerning mobile devices and children. Collaboration with content providers has given the Finnish node free internet space on their sites and support for its aims and work. The questionnaires can be consulted at: http://www.pelastakaalapset.fi/nettivihje/english/