Avoin

Avoin is a Finland-based organisation working to advance sustainable development through open-source digital solutions. Its name means “open” in Finnish, reflecting a commitment to openness in its methods, software, data, and approach to science. Avoin believes sustainability work should be grounded in reliable evidence, and aims to make trustworthy data accessible to people tackling complex environmental challenges. Its focus on transparency includes helping users understand systems that may otherwise be difficult to assess.

Avoin offers coding, service design, visual design, and environmental modeling. These capabilities support the development of practical digital tools intended to help people make more sustainable choices. A key project is Avoin Map, a virtual-map service that presents environmental location data and supports monitoring and planning for sustainable land use, conservation, restoration, forest management, and farming. The organisation also works on other projects and invites collaboration with people interested in open-source software development for environmental and sustainability goals.