The Centre of Expertise for Digital Youth Work in Finland has been operating since 2011 and is funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture. It is administered by the city of Helsinki and has 7 full-time employees focused on areas like digital youth work and technology education. The Centre aims to increase knowledge of using digital media and technology in youth work through training over 2600 professionals last year, producing materials, consulting, facilitating networking, and researching topics in the field. Its goals for 2018-2019 include supporting innovative digital youth work practices and digital competencies in youth work training.