Latest News
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New official WordPress theme available: Twenty Twenty-Five
Twenty Twenty-Five has been now added to the list of available themes to use in blogs.helsinki.fi. This is an optional theme available to use on your site. No changes have been made to existing sites, and no action is required from users. Site administrators can activate and explore themes from their site’s dashboard under Appearance…
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Changes to Personal Blog Provisioning and Site Requests from 24 August 2026 at 10:00 AM
The Blogs.helsinki.fi service will introduce two changes related to blog provisioning starting on 24 August 2026 at 10:00 AM. Personal Blogs After the date and time above, personal blogs will no longer be created automatically for new users. As university account identifiers have changed over time, automatically generated blog addresses are no longer considered practical or user-friendly.…
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Explanation for the service interruption between 18 and 20 July 2026
The blogs.helsinki.fi service was temporarily unavailable between 18 and 20 July 2026 while we applied an urgent security update to address a critical and widely known WordPress vulnerability. The update was successfully completed on Monday afternoon, and the service is now operating normally. We would like to thank our staff at the Centre for Information…
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Service break on Monday 15th of June from 9 AM to 11 AM – WordPress update and new cookie consent system
On Monday, June 15, starting at 9 AM, the platform will undergo a major WordPress update to version 7.0. During the same maintenance window, the Consent Management Platform will be changed from Cookiebot to Usercentrics. The service may be partially or completely unavailable during the maintenance, and we do not recommend updating sites during this time.…
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Welcome to the updated blogs.helsinki.fi
The main site of blogs.helsinki.fi has been updated. In addition to the new visual theme, a few new sections have also been added: Getting started – a compiled overview of essential information about the blog service, intended for newcomers or anyone seeking a concise summary of the service, its requirements, and relevant resources. Site building…
About
The blogging service provides blogs for any university related use. The service is available for all staff members and students of the University of Helsinki within the rules of conduct.
The service is based on the open source WordPress Multiuser software.
Support and Contact
Basic level support and guidance is provided for end users. More complex scenarios are reviewed on a case-by-case basis
Feedback and suggestions regarding plugins, themes and other improvements are noted and reviewed, but cannot be promised for implementation due to security and management reasons.
The University Blog Service is provided by University of Helsinki IT Center.