Avoinyliopisto.fi is a nationwide Open University information service for the use of all. This service presents all Open University courses available, provides basic information about Open University activities and offers links to further information.
The Avoinyliopisto.fi service was owned by the Finnish Ministry of Education until 2010. Nowadays the service is financed by universities. The course database, which lists all the course offerings of the 19 Open Universities in, forms the core of the Avoinyliopisto.fi website. The information available in the database is published and updated by the Open Universities. In addition, partner institutions are involved in updating the course information.
CSC — IT Center for Science Ltd, from 1.1.2011
Kristiina Uolia
Soile Pylsy
avoinyliopisto(at)csc.fi
University of Helsinki, until 31.12.2010
- The coordination, development and maintenance of the service
- The contents and maintenance of the website
Project Coordinator
- Päivi Leppänen (until Mars 2011)
- Minna Vänskä (until December 2010)
- Helena Majamäki (until Mars 2009)
Web Editor
- Outi Rautakoura (September 2008 - November 2010)
- Päivi Leppänen (until September 2008)
University of Turku
- The contents of the new website (until April 2007): Seppo Piiparinen & Mia Malinen, Planning Officers
University of Tampere
- The contents of the new website (until April 2007): Marjo Patokorpi, Planning Officer
Other contributors
Sininen Meteoriitti Oy – Technology supply
Steerco Oy – Project consulting, user interface and visual design
University of Helsinki Language Services – Translations into Swedish and English