Suomen eOppimiskeskus

What Suomen eOppimiskeskus does

Suomen eOppimiskeskus ry (Association of Finnish eLearning Centre), founded in 2002 and headquartered in Hämeenlinna, Finland, is a registered non-profit association (yhdistys) and the primary national coordination body for digital learning in Finland. It operates as a member-driven network with three membership tiers — decision-making organizational members (€265–€3,300/year), supporting organizational members (€200–€795/year), and individual members (€39–€49/year) — currently comprising 33 organizational members plus individual professionals across EdTech companies, universities of applied sciences, vocational institutions, municipalities, and adult-education providers.

The association's core function is coordination, facilitation, knowledge production, and network-building rather than proprietary technology development. It operates four flagship assets: SeOppi, the only Finnish-language e-learning magazine (ISSN 1795-3251, biannual); the eEemeli annual quality competition for Finnish digital learning solutions; the ITK Conference proceedings publication series; and Learning Factory, a collaborative online course platform launched in October 2025 co-developed with member organizations to deliver training in AI, digital pedagogy, and accessibility. Technology engagement is mediated through partner platforms including Howspace (member collaboration), and services are delivered through a small 1–10 person team led by Executive Director Kaisa Honkonen.

The business model combines recurring membership subscriptions, fee-based consulting and training services sold directly to municipalities and institutions, ITK publication sales, event-based revenue, and grant-funded project work. The association participates in 10+ active projects — including CIRCULAI (AI literacy for circular-economy companies, ESF/ESR+ funded, 9/2025–2/2028), Tietue (learning analytics for upper-secondary education, 6/2024–12/2026), AITO (AI's impact on workforce skills, ESF/ESR+ funded, 9/2024–6/2026), and A Lifetime of Learning (Nordplus-funded Nordic workplace-learning study, 9/2025–8/2027). It is the Finnish member of EDEN Digital Learning Europe, NordFlexOn, and the European Digital Education Hub, and submits formal consultation responses to Finnish ministries on AI and digital-education policy.

Name

Suomen eOppimiskeskus

Legal name

Suomen eOppimiskeskus ry

Website

https://eoppimiskeskus.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Suomen eOppimiskeskus ry is a Finnish non-profit association coordinating the national digital-learning ecosystem through tiered memberships, the SeOppi magazine, the eEemeli quality competition, and Learning Factory courses, serving EdTech firms, universities, municipalities, and educators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hämeenlinna

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: The association generates revenue through annual membership fees from three categories: päättävät yhteisöjäsenet (decision-making organizational members), kannattavat yhteisöjäsenet (supporting organizational members), and henkilöjäsenet (individual members). Organizational fees range from €200 to €3,300 per year depending on staff count or turnover. Individual fees are €49/year (standard) or €39/year (students, unemployed, retirees). This is the primary and most consistent revenue stream.
2. Fee-based Consulting and Training Services: The association sells custom consulting, training, and facilitation services to educational organizations, municipalities, and companies. Services include hybrid teaching training, learning analytics advisory, accessibility training, copyright training, webinar facilitation, and project/network facilitation. These are priced engagements with a defined scope.
3. ITK Publication Sales: The association publishes the annual ITK (Interactive Technology in Education) conference article collection. Revenue is generated through the sale/distribution of this publication series.
4. Event-based Revenue: Revenue is generated through event organization. Some events (webinars, seminars) may have registration fees or sponsorship elements. The Learning Factory platform may also generate nominal course revenues.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Suomen eOppimiskeskus ry is a national non-profit association that promotes online teaching and digital teaching implementations, research, and development. It operates as Finland's central coordination and knowledge hub for e-learning, offering tiered memberships to organizations and individuals, fee-based consulting and training services to municipalities and educational institutions, the Learning Factory online course platform, the SeOppi e-learning magazine, the eEemeli quality competition, and a portfolio of funded research and development projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Learning Factory: A platform for online courses and training in digital skills, including AI, digital pedagogy, and accessibility.
• SeOppi-lehti
• eEemeli
• Digikilta
• OppilasAgentti-verkosto

Products and services

• Organizational Membership (Päättävä yhteisöjäsen) Annual membership for organizations (decision-making tier) with tiered pricing based on staff count (1-2 staff: €265/year; 3-9: €660/year; 10-249: €1,320/year; 250-499: €1,980/year; 500-1,000: €2,640/year; 1,000+: €3,300/year). Provides networking access, SeOppi magazine, member platform (Howspace), event discounts, and governance voting rights. For educational institutions, municipalities, and EdTech companies.
• Supporting Organizational Membership (Kannattava yhteisöjäsen) Annual membership for supporting organizations with tiered pricing (€200-€795/year based on staff count). For organizations wishing to support the association's mission without full decision-making governance rights.
• Individual Membership (Henkilöjäsen) Annual membership for individual education professionals (teachers, trainers, educational technologists, researchers) at €49/year standard rate or €39/year for students, unemployed, and retirees. Provides access to the Howspace member platform, SeOppi magazine, member coffees, webinars, and the Osaajaverkosto expert network.
• Learning Factory Online Course Platform A collaborative online course platform developed jointly with member organizations, offering training in key digital themes including AI, digital pedagogy, and accessibility. Accessible to the public sector, organizations, and individuals.
• Custom Consulting and Training Services Fee-based custom consulting, training, and facilitation services sold directly to municipalities, educational institutions, and companies. Services include hybrid teaching training, learning analytics advisory, accessibility training, copyright training, webinar facilitation, and project/network facilitation. Priced engagements with a defined scope.

Quantifiable outcome

• CIRCULAI project engages Finnish circular economy companies to develop AI literacy and apply AI in business operations (project running 9/2025–2/2028)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Suomen ympäristöopisto SYKLI Oy (CIRCULAI lead)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025SYKLI coordinates the CIRCULAI project (9/2025–2/2028), which brings AI literacy to circular economy companies. Suomen eOppimiskeskus is responsible for skills needs mapping and network building within the project, funded by the European Social Fund (ESR+).
• Otavia / Mikkelin kaupungin liikelaitos (CIRCULAI partner)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Otavia (a municipal education enterprise in Mikkeli) delivers AI training within the CIRCULAI project. The association collaborates with Otavia as a key project partner, combining the association's network expertise with Otavia's training delivery capabilities.
• Fleksibel utdanning Norge (Norway)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Fleksibel utdanning Norge coordinates the Nordplus-funded 'A Lifetime of Learning' project (9/2025–8/2027), which maps competence development in workplaces across five Nordic countries. The association is the Finnish partner, contributing Finnish data on workplace learning, particularly in social/healthcare and technology sectors.
• Ossiannilsson Quality In Open Online Learning (QOOL) Consultancy (Sweden)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Swedish quality consultancy QOOL is a partner in the A Lifetime of Learning Nordplus project, contributing expertise on quality frameworks for open and online learning.
• University of IcelandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Icelandic university partner in the A Lifetime of Learning project, contributing data on workplace learning from the Icelandic context.
• Monnet Gruppen (Denmark)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Danish partner in the A Lifetime of Learning project, contributing Nordic comparative data on workplace learning methods.
• Koulutuskuntayhtymä OSAO (AITO lead)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024OSAO (Oulu Vocational College) coordinates the AITO project (9/2024–6/2026), examining AI's impact on working life and skills in construction, ICT, and media sectors. The association maps skills changes and contributes to internal evaluation. Funded by ESR+ through Pohjois-Pohjanmaan ELY-keskus.
• Oulun Ammattikorkeakoulu Oy (Oulu University of Applied Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024OAMK is a partner in the AITO project, contributing research expertise on AI's impact on skills requirements. The association collaborates with OAMK to ensure research outputs inform the association's broader network.
• Porin kaupunki (Tietue project lead)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024The City of Pori coordinates the Tietue project (6/2024–12/2026) on learning analytics in upper secondary education. The association serves as a cooperation partner, providing expertise on learning analytics and coordinating dissemination. The project involves a consortium of 19 municipal education providers.
• EDEN Digital Learning EuropecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEDEN (European Distance and e-Learning Network) is a pan-European network that promotes distance and online learning, provides expertise, and facilitates networking, international cooperation, and professional development. Suomen eOppimiskeskus is the national representative member of EDEN, providing its members access to the EDEN network.
• NordFlexOncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNordFlexOn is a Nordic network promoting open, flexible, and distance education. The association participates as a Finnish member, enabling cross-border collaboration with Nordic countries on digital education.
• European Digital Education HubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAn open community bringing together digital education stakeholders from Europe and beyond, facilitated by the European Commission. The association participates as a member, contributing to and benefiting from the pan-European digital education agenda.
• Open Knowledge FinlandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOpen Knowledge Finland promotes open data, open knowledge utilization, and the development of an open society in Finland. The association collaborates on shared goals of open education and open educational resources.
• Digikilta NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigikilta is a nationwide network of education providers supporting municipalities in digitalizing education. The association co-develops and facilitates the network, which brings together municipalities of all sizes from across Finland in close cooperation with universities, companies, and other education sector actors. Started as a project (2019) and continues as an ongoing network.
• OppilasAgentti-verkosto (Student Agent Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe association facilitates the national OppilasAgentti (Student Agent) network, which supports student-led digital learning initiatives. The network is coordinated by Kangasalan kaupunki (City of Kangasala) through the Valtakunnallinen OppilasAgentti-toiminta Nextstep project. The association provides facilitation and coordination support.
• eOppimiskeskuksen jäsenalusta (Howspace member platform)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe association provides its members exclusive access to a Howspace-based collaboration platform — a digital community space for networking, discussion, and collaborative learning. Howspace is a third-party digital facilitation platform. The association licenses/organizes access for members.
• OppilasAgentti verkostonNextstep-hanke (Kangasalan kaupunki)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe association facilitates the national OppilasAgentti student network, coordinated by the City of Kangasala's Valtakunnallinen OppilasAgentti-toiminta Nextstep project. The association provides facilitation support to the network.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• The Learning Guild: International membership community for learning and development professionals. Comparable as a paid-membership community offering events, publications, and resources, but focused on L&D practitioners rather than the academic/public-sector digital-learning niche.
• eLearning Industry: Global online community and media platform for e-learning professionals. Comparable in serving as a content, community, and resource hub for the e-learning sector, but operates as a commercial media company rather than a non-profit national association.
• Opetushallitus / Finnish National Agency for Education: Government agency responsible for Finnish education policy and development. Overlaps with eOppimiskeskus on digitalisation, learning analytics, and AI in education policy, but at much larger scale and as a public authority rather than a membership association.

Direct peers

• EDEN Digital Learning Europe: Pan-European association promoting distance and e-learning. Suomen eOppimiskeskus is its Finnish national representative member, making EDEN the closest comparable: a membership organisation coordinating e-learning professionals across multiple countries with similar events, publications, and policy advocacy.
• Fleksibel utdanning Norge: Norwegian member association for flexible and distance education, partner of eOppimiskeskus on the Nordic 'A Lifetime of Learning' project. Closely comparable mission, structure, and operating model in a neighbouring Nordic market.
• TIEKE Tietoyhteiskunnan kehittämiskeskus ry: Finnish non-profit association promoting information society development and digital skills. Comparable in scale, governance (member-led ry), and Finnish national-coordination role; the chair of eOppimiskeskus's board sits on TIEKE's behalf.
• Open Knowledge Finland: Finnish non-profit promoting open data, open knowledge, and open educational resources. Direct peer in mission scope (open education advocacy) and operating model (small Finnish non-profit association with international affiliation).
• NordFlexOn: Nordic network promoting open, flexible, and distance education. eOppimiskeskus is its Finnish member. Directly comparable as a cross-border coordination body for e-learning professionals with events, projects, and policy work.

Emerging players

• Digikilta: Nationwide Finnish network supporting municipalities in digitalising education. Co-developed and co-facilitated by eOppimiskeskus since 2019. Closely comparable as a national Finnish education-network community, though narrower in scope (municipal digitalisation only).
• Kokoa (Finnish Education Export): Finnish education-sector cluster promoting Finnish EdTech and learning solutions internationally. Comparable as a Finnish education-sector coordinating body, with overlap on members (Sanoma Pro, Otavia) and a shared focus on the Finnish digital education ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/seoppi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eoppimiskeskus
• Xx.com/eoppimiskeskus

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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