Opin.fi is a joint service of the Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences with a diverse selection of open higher education studies on a single site. The new service was launched in April, and its marketing to learners began in May. In spring 2025, 29 Finnish higher education institutions had already joined the service.

Opin.fi is for anyone interested in open university studies

Opin.fi is a joint service of the Finnish higher education institutions that brings open studies within an easy reach for learners. The service makes it easier for you to find open studies that suit you among the Finnish higher education institutions’ large selection. You can now take a look at the service at https://www.opin.fi/. The marketing of the service to a wider audience began in May.

The service was designed to help anyone who wants to develop their competence at different life stages. Interest in learning may be sparked by working life needs, personal interests or a desire to change careers. The service offers studies in different fields and forms, without requiring prior university studies.

Opin.fi helps you find and compare studies

In Opin.fi, you can browse and compare the higher education institutions’ extensive offer of open studies in a single service. The search function and various filters help you find what you seek: for example, you can filter the selection based on whether you are interested in remote learning or contact teaching, or wish to study at your own pace or on a set schedule.

The ten themes of the service comprise interesting studies on topical themes, including sustainable development, new technologies and the transforming working life. You do not always need to complete credits to develop your competence. This is why the service also offers other ways of learning besides actual courses, including podcasts and webinars.

As an identified user, you can view in the service the higher education studies you have completed previously. It also allows you to save interesting study options for later. Actual enrolment takes place in the universities’ own services.

Marketing launched, development continues and offer of studies expands

Opin.fi has been developed together with all Finnish higher education institutions and future service users, and this work will also continue after the service has been launched. The marketing of the service began in May, and visitors’ user experiences and feedback will also be used to develop Opin.fi further.

The offer of studies found in the service will also change and develop constantly. When the service was launched in April 2025, 29 Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences were in. The goal is that by the end of the year, the open studies of 37 higher education institutions taught in Finnish, Swedish and English, both as contact teaching and distance learning, can be found in the service.

The Digivisio 2030 project is responsible for building the service, and it is operated by HigherEd Hub Finland Oy.