The Open Science and Research Winter Conference 2025 will take place on 2–4 December 2025 at the University of Helsinki and the House of Sciences and Letters in Helsinki. The theme of the Winter Conference is “As open as possible.” The event is organised by the National Coordination for Open Science and Research together with the University of Helsinki.
The program includes two days of discussion on the opportunities and boundaries of open science, as well as presentations of practical solutions. Topics include, among others, responsible international collaboration and research security, open science and academic freedom of expression, and open science in research and business cooperation. In addition, the event will highlight the enablers of open science: services, incentives, and the culture of open scholarship.
This year, the program is divided into two plenary days at the Helsinki University City Centre Campus and an expert day at the House of Sciences and Letters.
The program will be in Finnish, but automatic translation tools are available for online participants. Most of the programme will be streamed, but some sessions will only be accessible on-site. It is also possible to register only for selected sessions, each of which has a separate registration option on the form.
More information will be added to this page during autumn 2025.
Program
Tuesday 2 December (Helsingin university main building, small festive hall)
9–10 Registration and Coffee (4th floor lobby of the main building)
10–12 Open science and the changing world (main building, small festive hall & online stream)
- Opening of the Winter Conference 2025 Vice dean for research: Auli Toom, Helsinki University, Facultu of Educational Sciences
- Welcoming words from the Secretary general of the National OS coordination Henriikka Mustajoki, Federation of Finnish Learned Societies
Presentations:
- Director Floora Ruokonen, Research Council of Finland
- Counsellor of Education, Laura Taajamaa, Ministry for Education and Culture
12–13 Lunch (participant's own expense)
13–16 Possibilities and boundaries of Open Science: practical solutions (Helsinki university library kirjasto & Kaisa hall (7. floor)
13–14.30 Business cooperation RPO's and limits for openness -workshop (Kaisa hall) Erillinen ilmoittautuminen.
Presentations:
- Research manager Selina Päällysaho, Seinäjoki University for Applies Sciences
- Helsinki Innovation Services HIS
13–16 Open science market: presenting open science services of Helsinki university and others (University library, 7th floor)
14.30–15 Coffee (University library, 7th floor)
15–16 Open science and freedom of expression: researcher talks (Kaisa hall) Separate registration.
Presentations:
- University researcher Oula Silvennoinen, Helsinki university
- University researcher Salla-Maria Laaksonen, Helsinki university
Wednesday 3 December (Unioninkatu 35, auditorium & Tiedekulma Stage)
10–12 What's going on in the National OS coordination? (Unioninkatu 35, auditorium & online stream.
- Publication of the self-assessment report of the 2025 National OS coordination
- Award ceremony: Presenting the National Open Science Awards and the Helsinki university award for open science
12–13 Lunch (participant's own expense)
13–15 What does the future hold for openness? (Tiedekulman Stage & online stream)
- Ending words for the event
- Panel discussion: Openness and research security
Panelists:
- Lead jurist Perttu Pohjola, Tampere university
- Executive director Elina Tonteri, Unifi
- Head of unit Jonas Sivelä, Traficom
- chair of the panel will be journalist Mikko Pelttari.
Coffee is available from Tiedekulma 12.30 onwards.
Thursday 4 December (House of Sciences and Letters, exact rooms will be announced later on)
Expert day for the National OS coordination (House of Sciences and Letters)
9.30–10 Coffee
10–12 General assembly of the OS coordination expert panels
12–13 Lunch (participant's own expense)
13–15.30 Working group meetings
- Culture of open scholarship development
- Open science and AI
- Value definition of research data
- More information later on
More information
- avointiede@tsv.fi
Photo: Helsinki university
