Finland Now Has a National Roadmap for Open Science and Research Funding

The Roadmap for Funding Open Science and Research was published on 6 October 2025. It includes six recommendations for further actions and guidance concerning the funding.

The purpose of the roadmap is to ensure that all actors in the Finnish science and research community have adequate, clear, and interoperable means and guidance for enabling open science and research, and the funding required for it, in a sustainable way.

The Roadmap is Based on National and International Open Science Policies and Principles

The roadmap was approved by the National Open Science and Research Steering Group on 27 May 2025. It was produced by the Open Science and Research Funding Group during 2023–2025, based on a mandate from the Steering Group. The first draft of the road map was subjected to a public round of comments from 28 October until 5 December 2024.

The roadmap is based on the guiding principles and commitments outlined in the Declaration for Open Science and Research 2025–2030, as well as the policy components and their objectives and actions that clarify the Declaration. It also takes into account the Open Science and Research Reference Architecture 2024–2030, UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science and its associated guidance on open science funding, as well as the CoARA Agreement on reforming the responsible evaluation of researchers and research (2023). 

The roadmap is grounded in the core values of science and research, such as academic freedom in research and teaching and adherence to good scientific practice. These values and principles underpin all components and recommendations of the roadmap and are essential prerequisites for its responsible implementation.

Promoting open science is one of the factors identified in the RCF’s strategy contributing to the high quality, accountability and societal impact of science.