SeCo Welcomes You!
Semantic Computing Research Group (SeCo) researches machine-processable semantics related to, e.g., the Semantic Web. We are located at the Aalto University, School of Science, Department of Computer Science and HELDIG – Helsinki Centre for Digital Humanities, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Arts. Our group consists of researchers both from the Aalto University, School of Science, Department of Computer Science and University of Helsinki, Department of Computer Science, and HELDIG.
Our research is focused on semantic technologies, such as the Semantic Web and intelligent web services. In addition to research and publications, we also create prototype applications that demonstrate the new possibilities of semantic technologies, such as semantic portals for end users, semantic infrastructural data and ontology services, and ontologies and tools for creating semantic applications.
Application Domains
Our work is highly cross-disciplinary, including application domains, such as Digital Humanities, Health, Learning, Government, Commerce, Geography, and Biology.Selected SeCo Applications and Demos for End Users
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     LetterSampo Finland LetterSampo Finland
 Online since 2025.Try it! 
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     CoinSampo CoinSampo
 Online since 2024.Try it! 
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     ConfermentSampo ConfermentSampo
 Online since 2024.Try it! 
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     OperaSampo OperaSampo
 Online since 2023.Try it! 
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     LawSampo LawSampo
 Online since 2023.Try it! 
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     ParliamentSampo ParliamentSampo
 Online since 2023.Try it! 
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     BookSampo 2.0 BookSampo 2.0
 Online since 2023.Try it! 
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     WarMemoirSampo WarMemoirSampo
 Online since 2022.Try it! 
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     FindSampo FindSampo
 Online since 2021.Try it! 
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     Mapping Manuscript Migrations Mapping Manuscript Migrations
 Online since 2020.Try it! 
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     WarVictimSampo 1914-1922 WarVictimSampo 1914-1922
 Online since 2019.Try it! 
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     BiographySampo - Finnish Life Stories on the Semantic Web BiographySampo - Finnish Life Stories on the Semantic Web
 Online since 2018.Try it! 
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 U.S. Congress Prosopographer
 Online since 2018.Try it! 
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 Norssi Alumni on the Semantic Web
 Online since 2017.Try it! 
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     Semantic Finlex - Finnish Law and Justice as Linked Open Data Semantic Finlex - Finnish Law and Justice as Linked Open Data
 Online since 2016.Try it! 
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     WarSampo - Second World War on the Semantic Web WarSampo - Second World War on the Semantic Web
 Online since 2015.Try it! 
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 Hipla.fi - Finnish Ontology Service of Historical Places and Maps
 Online since 2015.Try it! 
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     Semantic National Biography Semantic National Biography
 Online since 2014.Try it! 
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     BirdWatch - Mobile Semantic Service for Birding BirdWatch - Mobile Semantic Service for Birding
 Online since 2013.Try it! 
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     BookSampo - Semantic Portal for Finnish Fiction Literature BookSampo - Semantic Portal for Finnish Fiction Literature
 Online since 2011.Try it! 
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     HealthFinland - Health Information on the Semantic Web HealthFinland - Health Information on the Semantic Web
 Semantic Web Challenge Award 2008.Try it! 
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     CultureSampo - Finnish Culture on the Semantic Web 2.0 CultureSampo - Finnish Culture on the Semantic Web 2.0
 Online since 2007.Try it! 
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     MuseumFinland MuseumFinland
 Semantic Web Challenge Award 2004.Try it! 





