Policies of open science and research in Finland

Policies of open science and research in Finland outline in detail the strategic principles, objectives and action plans necessary to achieve the objectives set out in the Declaration for Open Science and Research. The policies will be drafted for four areas: culture for open scholarship, open access to scholarly publications, open access of research data and methods, and open education and open access to educational resources.

Policy for Open Scholarship

• Policy for Open Scholarship

Policy for Open Access to Research Data and Methods

• Open research data and methods. National policy and executive plan by the higher education and research community for 2021–2025. Policy component 1: Open access to research data
• Policy component on open access to research methods (Planned release in June 2023) 

Policy for Open Access to Scholarly Publications

• Open access to scholarly publications – National policy and executive plan by the research community in Finland for 2020–2025: Policy component for open access to journal and conference articles
• At planning stage: policy components on monographs and student theses

Policy for the Open Education and Educational Resources

• Open education and educational resources. National policy and executive plan by the higher education and research community for 2021-2025. Policy components 1 (Open access to educational resources) and 2 (Open educational practices)