FUNET is the Finnish University and Research Network, a

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providing

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connections for Finnish universities and polytechnics as well as other research facilities. It is governed by the state-owned CSC – IT Center for Science Ltd. The FUNET project started in December 1983 and soon gained international connectivity via EARN with DECnet as the dominant protocol. FUNET was connected to the greater Internet through NORDUnet in 1988. The FUNET

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service went online in 1990, hosting the first versions of

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in 1991. The main backbone connections have gradually been upgraded to

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since 2008. First 100 Gbit/s connections were put in production in 2015.History of Funet in brief
/ref> FUNET is connected to other research networks through NORDUnet, and to other Finnish ISPs via three FICIX points.

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Funet Network Services provided by CSC - IT Center for Science

Funet FTP archive

CSC — IT Center for Science Ltd.
Communications in Finland Education in Finland Internet in Finland Internet mirror services National research and education networks {{compu-network-stub

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