The cyanobacterial situation in lakes has deteriorated in some places since last week, although the national situation in lakes remains calm. In sea areas, the number of surface blooms has decreased, ......

The cyanobacterial situation has improved slightly since last week. The number of cyanobacterial observations in lakes has diminished as a result of the windy and rainy weather, and the poor cyanobact......

This project focuses on developing environmental criteria for the assessment of the severity of illegal releases of oil occurring within the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone. The outcomes of the ...

There are now cyanobacterial occurrences in all sea areas. Abundant cyanobacteria have been observed especially in the coastal areas of the Archipelago Sea and the Gulf of Finland. The situation in la......

There has been a sharp increase in cyanobacterial observations both on the coast and in the open sea. Observations have increased in both the Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Bothnia. The cyanobacteria......

The number of cyanobacterial observations in lakes has remained stable or even diminished as a result of the cooler weather, and the situation in inland waters is now slightly better than on average. ......

As a result of the hot weather, water bodies have become warmer, which has led to an increase in cyanobacterial observations in sea areas. Cyanobacterial observations have become more common, especial......

The number of cyanobacterial observations in inland waters has increased slightly since last week. In sea areas, the cool water is keeping the amount of blue green algae relatively low for the time be......

The main goal of the Blue Night project is to generate young people's interest in marine science and inspire them to pursue a career in marine research. While young people are the main target gr...

Some cyanobacterial observations have been made in Finnish inland waters and sea areas, but the situation is typically calm for the early summer. At sea, cyanobacteria have been observed in sub-surfac......

In Finnish lakes and sea areas, no significant cyanobacterial observations have been made so far. The cool weather in early summer has not been conducive to the development of cyanobacterial blooms. I......

The cyanobacterial bloom risk is considerable in the Gulf of Finland, the Archipelago Sea and the southern parts of the Bothnian Sea. The risk this summer is at the same level as previous summers....

The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) has started reporting observations of summer 2022 cyanobacterial blooms this week. No cyanobacterial observations have yet been made in Finnish sea areas or in......

The main goal of the Freshwater Competence Centre is to promote the research infrastructure, equipment, and the outstanding Finnish freshwater competence and knowledge both nationally and internationa......

The Finnish Environment Institute has in March-April received reports of algae fouling fishing nets under ice on the coast of the Gulf of Finland. Fouling has been exceptionally intense this spring in......

A comprehensive review of the effects of climate change on the Baltic Sea has been completed. According to this review, the temperature, ice conditions, oxygen concentration and also the ecosystem of ......

An estimated 50,000 tons of munitions containing chemical warfare agents have been dumped in the Baltic Sea. For her doctoral dissertation, Hanna Niemikoski, a researcher at SYKE studied the accumulat......

  Biodiversea LIFE-IP — for Marine Nature The BIODIVERSEA LIFE-IP is the largest collaborative project in Finland to safeguard the diverse nature of the Baltic Sea.  A...

Scientific publications Ahti Lepistö, Antti Räike, Tapani Sallantaus, Leena Finér (2021), Increases in organic carbon and nitrogen concentrations in boreal forested catchments — Change...

The research vessel Aranda has returned from its annual winter monitoring cruise. The cruise investigated the current physical and chemical state of Finnish sea areas and the levels of harmful substan......