Theses completed as part of degree programmes (Master’s theses and advanced studies theses) are, as a rule, public documents under the Constitution of Finland and the Act on the Openness of Government Activities (Constitution of Finland 731/1999, Section 12(2); Act on the Openness of Government Activities 621/1999, Section 1). According to the Ministry of Education guidelines, universities must ensure that theses do not contain confidential material and that they are public immediately after approval (Ministry of Education guideline Publicity of Theses, 28 January 2004, Ref. No. 3/5000/2004).
The thesis will be published in the library according to the student’s chosen publication method, either as an open access publication or as a campus access publication. The publication method (level of publicity) is selected at the stage when you submit your thesis for evaluation.
In the system, one of the following levels of publicity is selected:
- If there are no restrictions regarding the publicity of the thesis, select “Open access publication.”
- If your thesis is, for example, a manuscript submitted or to be submitted to a journal for review, select “Campus access.” (For theses intended for publication as an article, “campus access” is a recommended and safe option)
If your thesis contains confidential material, please contact the Library’s Digital and Publication Services specialists.