Networks and co-operation

International cooperation forms an important part of SYKE’s responsibilities. We work together with national and international research institutions and universities, and also provide international consulting. In addition to that, SYKE assumes and develops coordination and reporting tasks required in the implementation of many international agreements.

SYKE and multidisciplinary networks

• PEER (Partnership for European Environmental Research) is a partnership of eight of the largest European environmental centres with the aim of combining forces to follow a joint strategy in environmental sciences and to enhance research on ecological sustainability. SYKE has been member of this network since the beginning in 2001.
• TULANET is the Finnish counterpart for PEER, the partnership of ten state owned research institutes.
• EEA (The European Environment Agency) is an agency of the European Union and SYKE is the national focal point of EEA in Finland. EEA's task is to provide sound, independent information on the environment and to coordinate the European environment information and observation network.

Consumption and production, sustainable use of natural resources

• American Chemical Society
• Global Footprint Network
• Holistic Management International
• International Input Output Association
• International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making
• The Nordic Working Group for Circular Economy (NCE)
• Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)

Built environment and land use

• COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology)
• ESP (Ecosystem Service Partnership) 

Baltic Sea, inland waters and water resource management

• Water Europe
• EurAqua (European network of freshwater research organisations) 
• Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM)
• The Baltic Sea Communication Network of Finland
• The Arctic Council
• FinWaterWEI II
• Finnish Water Forum (FWF)
• Finnish Water Restoration and Management Network

Ecosystem services and biodiversity

• ALTER-Net (A Long-term Biodiversity, Ecosystem and Awareness Research Network)
• ESP (Ecosystem Service Partnership)
• LTER-Europe (European Long-Term Ecosystem Research Network)
• Finnish Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research network FinLTSER
• Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
• BPAN (Barents Protected Area Network)
• METSO (The Forest biodiversity programme )

Laboratory

• NORMAN (Network of reference laboratories, research centres and related organisations)
• EURAMET (European Associaton of national metrology institutes)
• International Organization for Standardization  ISO
• Finnish Standards Association SFS
• CEN (European Committee for Standardization)
• COST (European cooperation in science and technology)
• SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicology and chemistry)