National Declaration, Policies and Recommendations of Open Science and Reasearch

The open science declaration provides a unified vision by integrating open science into researchers' daily activities. It aims to make openness a core scientific value, increase societal relevance, and enhance research mobility and impact. Guidelines cover publications, data, methods, scholarship, and learning.

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Declaration for Open Science and Research

The first for the years 2020-2025 was released in 2018. An for the years 2025-2030 was published in 2025. Aalto University has signed the declaration.

The declaration represents the Finnish research community's collective response to international open science and research policies, which influence the community significantly.

Open science and research are an integral part of researchers' everyday work, supporting both the impact and quality of research outputs. The Finnish research community is an international leader in open science and research.

The promotion of open science and research in Finland is guided by the following principles, in particular:

collaboration and participation
diversity and multilingualism
transparency and accountability; and
sustainability and common good

The signatories from the higher education and research community commit to the following objectives, while taking into account their own specific characteristics:

culture for open scholarship
open access to scholarly publishing
open access to research data and methods
open access to education

Policies and Recommendations 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.

National Open Scholarship Policy

Finland was one of the first countries to publish an open scholarship policy in 2022. The policy includes, among others, recommendations for citizen science and business collaboration.

Citizen Science

Citizen science and citizens’ participation have emerged as new models of scientific research. Citizen science refers to engaging the public in research following scientifically valid methodologies and frequently carried out with web-based platforms and social media.