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Wetland rehabilitation helps dwindling waterbird populations
The degradation of wetlands has led to drops in the size of many waterbird populations – even in Finland, the land of a thousand lakes. A recent study proves that measures that reduce overgrowth in th...
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2017-02-09
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The new calculator shows how consumption contributes to nutrient pollution in the Baltic Sea
With the calculator developed by the Finnish Environment Institute and the Natural Resources Institute Finland, consumers can determine the impacts of their consumption habits on nutrient pollution in...
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2017-02-03
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Five-day weather and flood warnings available in the new service
Flood warnings from the Finnish Environment Institute have been added to the service of Finnish Meteorological Institute as a new warning type. The only flood warnings shown on the warning map are dan...
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2017-02-01
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Underwater noise in the Baltic Sea a risk for fish and marine mammals
Underwater noise in the Baltic Sea has been measured for the first time. According to an international project led by the Finnish Environment Institute, the level of human-introduced underwater noise ...
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2017-01-25
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Weather and climate risks should be managed efficiently
Maintaining security and the central functions vital to society requires active preparation for extreme weather conditions. Preparation should take into account that climate change may change extreme ...
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2016-12-02
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Finland to become the world's first country to fly a flag for nature – Finnish Nature Day, 26 August 2017, declared an official flag day
In 2017, Finland will become the first country in the world to honour its natural environment with an official flag day. The Ministry of the Interior has ordered that flags should be flown on Finnish ...
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2016-12-02
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New mapping tool shows where the elderly may be vulnerable to climate change
In order to illustrate changes in the risks of climate change for the elderly in different parts of Finland, the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) has developed an interactive vulnerability mapping...
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2016-12-01
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Smart Buoy will bring real time measurement of oil in Artic area conditions to oil spill response
The new smart navigation ice buoy system will deliver real-time data on oil in water especially in cold climate conditions. It will help environmental and oil response authorities to monitor marine en...
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2016-11-15
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Nitrogen deposition affects population changes of butterfly and moth species in Finland
Large, mobile and multivoltine butterflies and moths that either utilise a wide variety host plants or have adapted to feed on nitrophilous plants are becoming more common in Finnish nature. Soil eutr...
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2016-10-06
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Lake brownification and eutrophication decrease the content of essential fatty acids in fish used in human diets
Eutrophication and brownification change phytoplankton community structure and decrease production of essential omega-3 fatty acids in lakes. Perch growing in oligotrophic clear-water lakes contain 1....
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2016-09-30
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An extraordinarily extensive review of the Gulf of Finland’s status by three countries
The Finnish Environment Institute SYKE has published an assessment of the Gulf of Finland, compiling the research results of over a hundred Finnish, Russian and Estonian researchers. The over 300-page...
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2016-09-02
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Major Baltic inflows have improved the condition of the Baltic Proper
The effects of the major Baltic inflows that have arrived in 2014, 2015 and 2016 can be seen in the improved oxygen situation of the basins to the east and south of Gotland. The anoxic area of the sea...
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2016-09-02
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The treaty ensuring the fair use of genetic resources comes into force in Finland
On 1 September, the Nagoya Protocol will come into force in Finland. It is an international treaty on the access to genetic resources and on fair and equitable sharing of benefits. Obligations arising...
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2016-09-01
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Low levels of environmental toxins in Lapland, climate change and new chemicals the main risks
The Finnish Lapland is renowned for its purity, even if environmental toxins are present at low concentrations in the air, water and living organisms. The main concern in the Arctic region is the long...
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2016-08-24
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Barnacle goose population declined in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area
The total number of barnacle geese grazing on the park lawns of Helsinki and eastern Espoo declined by four per cent compared to 2015. The number of goslings almost halved, declining by 46 per cent, c...
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2016-08-05
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The growth of the Finnish cormorant population experiences only a slight increase
In the summer of 2016, 25,500 cormorant nests were tallied in Finland. Despite the favourable conditions in the cormorants’ overwintering areas, the population grew by only six percent, i.e. 1,500 nes...
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2016-08-01
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A new research project analyses synergies between ecolabels, product environmental footprint and circular economy
The objective of the three-year project “The Nordic Swan Ecolabel, Circular Economy and Product Environmental Footprint” by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) is to explore what kind of new info...
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2016-07-01
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Joint procurement of solar power plants to cover 34 municipalities – Tampere Hall to receive its own solar panels
34 municipalities intend to take part in the joint procurement of solar power plants organised by the Finnish Environment Institute and KL-Kuntahankinnat Oy. Of the largest cities, Helsinki, Tampere, ...
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2016-07-01
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New operative system for managing the water balance of mines
A new tool has been developed for predicting and managing the water balance of mines, which can be used to calculate the water balances of a mining area and produce forecasts to support mining operati...
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2016-06-14
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Handbook of Zambian mushrooms gaining international recognition
Mycologists Marja Härkönen, Tuomo Niemelä and Heikki Kotiranta along with their Zambian colleague Keddy Mbindo and British colleague Graham Piearce have published a guidebook on Zambian mushrooms, ent...
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2016-06-14
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