The Finnish report entitled: “Julkinen data – johdatus tietovarantojen avaamiseen” or the English translation is: “Public data – an introduction to opening the information resources” is a free Guidebook on how to open public sector data. It describes ecosystems and presents building blocks for open data policies and principles.

The Finnish Open Government Data Guidebook was commissioned by the Finnish Ministry of Transportation and Communications and is part of the Ministry's work developing a national information strategy and efforts to enhance the use of public sector information. News Release by the Finnish Government.

Read the full version of the (Finnish language), published 25th March 2010.

The Guidebook is a valuable and useful resource for opening up government data for re-use for Finland and other European countries.

The guide presents some proposals for the process of opening the Finnish public sector data resources for re-use free of charge.

1. Creating the basic infrastructure for open data
2. Revising the legislation and ensuring national management of the process
3. Making internal practices of the administration support open data
4. Diffusing the benefits of open public sector data
5. Making Finland an international pioneer and enabling the necessary mindset for change

The authors of the Guidebook are:

• Antti Poikola (HILA Open Oy)
• Petri Kola (Aalto University)
• Kari A. Hintikka (University of Jyväskylä)

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The Guidebook can be downloaded from http://www.julkinendata.fi/ (julkinen means public) or directly from the site of the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The Guidebook is also published on the Reports page of the European Public Sector Information Platform (ePSIplatform). Related news published on the ePSIplatform: Finland Publishes Open Government Data Guidebook.

The Guidebook (96 pages) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 1.0 Finland License

ISBN 978-952-243-145-5 (print)ISBN 978-952-243-146-2 (Web http://www.lvm.fi)

Edita Prima Oy, Helsinki 2010