heureka is run by the finnish science centre foundation, whose original members include the university of helsinki, the helsinki university of technology (nowadays aalto university), the federation of finnish learned societies, and the confederation of industries (nowadays confederation of finnish industries, ek), the city of vantaa, the ministry of education (nowadays ministry of education and culture), the ministry of trade and industry (nowadays ministry of employment and the economy), the ministry of finance, the central organisation of finnish trade unions (sak), and the trade union of education in finland (oaj).