We build hope through research

Indigenous Knowledge and Arctic Forests (IKForest) project aims to identify, map, and promote forest conservation and restoration practices that are informed by Indigenous Knowledge and in line with the human rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Rather than giving up, a sustainable lifestyle is about cherishing the things that are valuable to all of us. We can preserve clean waters, a favourable climate, and a vibrant nature for the future only if we achieve a sustainability transformation, that is, a rapid shift in our society towards operating within the limits of nature's carrying capacity.

A total of 85 new researchers will be recruited into the research institutes' joint postdoctoral programme. The first 35 positions have been opened and the rest will be opened during 2025.

A shift towards a more sustainable travel culture is slowly emerging in research institutions. But how can we reduce the climate impact of travel when doing research?

Finland needs innovation, and this is best achieved through knowledge and research. Therefore, Finland's goal is to increase research and development funding to four percent of GDP. Public funding would contribute 1.2 percent, aiming to leverage over double that amount in private investment, writes Jari Lyytimäki and Kaisa Korhonen-Kurki in their Ratkaisuja blog.

Climate change is warming the Arctic faster than any other region globally, impacting everyday life in the area. While fossil fuel production continues, policies aimed at mitigating climate change are widely discussed in the north, ponders Marja Helena Sivonen in her Ratkaisuja blog.