Support services and information management in research
The Ministry of Education and Culture promotes scientific research and develops supportive services by financing the acquisition of equipment and the development and maintenance of information networks, scientific computing and research libraries.
Scientific computing and network services
CSC – IT Center for Science, a national expert organisation owned by the state of Finland and administered by the Ministry of Education and Culture, specialises in scientific computing and network services.
Research libraries
In Finland, there are over 200 research libraries – university, polytechnic and specialised
libraries – which serve education and research.
The nucleus of research libraries is the academic library network composed of university
libraries, the National Library of Finland attached to the University of Helsinki and the National
Repository Library.