Özet:

In Turkey, about a percentage of the population is under 30 years old and 20 million are between 14 and 30 years old. The high number of young people in our country, which is seen as the hope, highlights the importance of youth policies. However, it is not possible to talk about the existence of a serious youth policy in our country. In this context, the lack of serious policies on young people, which are the guarantee of the country’s future and the most dynamic individuals in society, is a significant lack. In the youth-related policies, education, employment, social and cultural development of young people, as well as at least as important, another subject is the participation of young people in the youth-related policies. The European Union, through its important work at European level, encourages the development of cooperation, policy development and implementation between the Member States in the youth field in order to the established common policy objectives. Finland, a member of the EU, is among the successful countries in the world, not only in Europe, but in its work and policies and youth policies. The process of creating youth policy in Finland, which began with the Local Youth Management Act in 1972, has become up-to-date with the amendments made in 2017. Although Finland is a successful example in the creation and implementation of youth policies within the EU countries, it has been shown that there are very few studies on the subject in Turkish literature when the literature is scaned. The study will discuss whether Finland, which is a good example in youth policies as a result of the data obtained by literature and legislation scan, will be an example in the formation of youth policies to Turkey, which is in the process of joining the EU, and the participation of young people.