The Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK, appointed by the Ministry of Education and Culture, promotes the responsible conduct of research, prevents research misconduct, promotes discussion and spreads information on research integrity in Finland.
Due to the high volume of requests for statements, TENK’s processing times for statements may temporarily exceed the five-month deadline. (27 May 2026)
TENK’s strategy 2035 strengthens Finland’s research ethics and integrity system
The strategy proposes establishing TENK as a specialised authority and granting TENK with new responsibilities in response to the needs of a changing environment.
New national ethical recommendation for research involving nature and the environment
TENK has published a new recommendation Ethical principles for research involving nature and the environment and a proposal for organising ethical review in Finland (the NERE recommendation).
TENK publishes new national recommendation on AI in research
The Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK has published a new national recommendation, Artificial Intelligence in Research: Research Integrity and Ethical Principles.
A new tool makes it easier to create a CV in accordance with TENK’s template
The CV tool on Research.fi enables the creation of a CV that follows the TENK template, as well as an up-to-date list of publications, directly from a researcher’s own profile data.
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
Guidelines for the responsible conduct of research and for handling allegations of misconduct (the RCR guidelines) have been published by the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK, which is appointed by the Ministry of Education and Cu
Ethical review in human sciences
