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FIER as a publisher

Since 1968, the Finnish Institute for Educational Research has published over 1,000 books and other publications. Most of these have been research reports or collected works produced in national or international collaboration. Currently, FIER publishes two open access online publication series of its own. Also, FIER collaborates on publications with the Finnish Educational Research Association and the Finnish Research Association of University Pedagogy.

FIER publication series

Studies - An open online publication series for peer-reviewed studies

The series includes doctoral dissertations, research aimed at various professional groups, such as teachers, as well as international assessment and collaborative studies. The languages of publication are Finnish, Swedish, and English.

Reports and Working Papers

An open access online publication series that features interdisciplinary interim and final reports from both national and multinational projects related to educational research, as well as reports from various working groups and networks. The languages of publication are Finnish, Swedish, and English.

Collaborative publications

Kasvatus is a scientific periodical published by the Finnish Educational Research Association. The journal has been awarded Level 2 in the Finnish Publication Forum classification. In addition, it has been granted the peer review label of the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies (TSV) for its commitment to the peer-reviewed (double blind) evaluation process.

Kasvatus is published online five times a year, two of which are theme issues focusing on specific topics in the field of educational sciences.  It publishes annually approximately 30 original peer-reviewed research articles and reviews, as well as non-peer-reviewed texts e.g. shorter articles, columns and commentaries.

Kasvatus is a local language (Finnish and Swedish) journal with the research article abstracts in English.

Research in Educational Sciences series includes high-grade scientific research reports and compilations on various education-related fields. The authors and editors of the publications are mainly researchers and lecturers at Finnish universities. All publications have gone through a peer-reviewing process.

Journal of University Pedagogy is an biannual online journal.The journalpublishes review articles and writings focusing on teaching and learning in higher education. The journal contains topical information on academic development as well as accounts and reports of university pedagogical experiments and development projects.

Articles and writings are published in Finnish, in Swedish, and in English. 




Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research publishes and welcomes philosophical, historical, comparative, experimental, and survey studies of educational research in Nordic countries. It encourages vital concepts, new issues, and thoughts on the importance of education in the future. It is an international refereed research journal focusing on central ideas and themes in educational thinking and research.