Open access agreements for Finland

Find out if your institution has an open access agreement with Springer Nature

To support authors in publishing open access (OA), Springer Nature partners with institutions globally to provide flexible agreements that help cover OA publication costs (known as article processing charges, or APCs). These agreements allow authors from eligible institutions to publish in Springer Nature’s fully OA journals across BMC, Springer, Discover, Palgrave Macmillan and the Nature portfolio with financial support from their institution.

Depending on the terms of the agreement, your institution may offer:

  • Full APC coverage - 100% of the APC is paid by the institution
  • A percentage discount - e.g. 10% off the list price APC
  • Fixed price coverage - e.g. up to €1,000 paid by the institution

Here is a full list of institutions with consortia or individual agreements covering OA publishing fees

Click through the links below or contact your librarian to find out more about the terms and conditions of available funding.

Institutions are listed alphabetically:  A-H L-U

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BMCDiscoverNature Portfolio

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Aalto University

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Åbo Akademi University

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Academy of Finland

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Arcada University of Applied Sciences

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European Chemicals Agency

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Finnish Defence Research Agency

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Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)

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Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare 

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Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (TTL)

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Finnish Medicines Agency

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Finnish Meteorological Institute

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Finnish Patent and Registration Office

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Geological Survey of Finland (GTK, GTK Mintec)

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Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) 

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Hanken School of Economics

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Lapland University of Applied Sciences

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LUT University (previously Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT)) 

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National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)

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National Land Survey of Finland

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Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE)

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Novia University of Applied Sciences

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Social Insurance Institution of Finland

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Tampere University including Tampere University Hospital, Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TUNI)

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Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT)

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University of Eastern Finland (including Kuopio University Hospital)

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University of Helsinki (including Helsinki University Central Hospital)

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University of Jyväskylä (JYU)

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University of Lapland

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University of Oulu (including Oulu University Hospital)

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University of Turku (including Turku University Central Hospital)

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University of Vaasa

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