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How may global changes affect the future of Finland's agricultural and food economy?
The future development of Finland's agricultural and food economy depends significantly on changes happening in other countries and how Finland reacts to those changes. In the next few decades, societ...
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2021-02-17
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Science-policy cooperation has improved air quality in Europe
Successful cooperation between scientists and policymakers has significantly decreased air pollutant emissions in Europe, according to an article recently published in the Ambio journal. Sulphur dioxi...
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2021-02-05
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FINMARI and INAR RI both granted a status on the Finland’s national roadmap for research infrastructures
FINMARI and INAR RI, two key research infrastructures for the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, have been granted a status on the Finland’s national roadmap for research infrastructures.
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2020-12-11
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Scientists assess framework for depicting different futures under changing climate
A new article published in the scientific journal Nature Climate Change assesses the successes and challenges of working with a set of global socioeconomic and climate scenarios called the SSP-RCP fra...
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2020-11-26
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Leif Schulman the new Director General of SYKE
Today, the Finnish Government has appointed Leif Schulman, PhD, as the Director General of the Finnish Environment Institute for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 October 2025. Schulman will move t...
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2020-11-19
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SYKE successful in SRC Climate Change and Humans call
SYKE receives total of 1.9 M€ research funding in a call “Climate Change and Humans”, a research programme launched by the Strategic Research Council in Finland.
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2020-11-10
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Policy brief: How green will a bioeconomy be for our Nordic water resources?
In the future, our world may increasingly rely on renewable biomass resources for the provision of food, fodder, fibre and fuel. How this transition to bioeconomy will affect Nordic water resources, i...
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2020-11-06
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Threatened habitat types in Finland 2018: the Baltic Sea
The threat status of Finnish habitat types was assessed for the second time in 2018. This report was now produced in English for the 48 marine habitat types of the Baltic Sea to facilitate internation...
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2020-11-04
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Eeva Primmer appointed as Acting Director General of SYKE until the end of the year
The Ministry of the Environment has appointed Eeva Primmer, Research Director, as Acting Director General of SYKE for the period from 1 November to 31 December 2021. Lea Kauppi who has been SYKE´s Dir...
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2020-11-02
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Sea-ice loss disrupts Arctic Ocean ecosystems and biogeochemistry
A new review paper published in the journal Nature Climate Change on the ecosystem consequences of the loss of Arctic sea-ice highlights the need for the creation of new research knowledge to support ...
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2020-11-02
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Professor Eeva Furman receives the Friend of the United Nations of the Year 2020 distinction
Professor Eeva Furman, the Director of the Environmental Policy Center at the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE joins a prestigious group, when she is granted the Friend of the United Nations of the ...
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2020-10-18
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Microalgae, which keep the planet alive, have more complex and fascinating life than we have known
Single-celled algae are traditionally thought to reproduce simply by asexual cell division. Lumi Haraguchi´s discovery proves otherwise.
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2020-09-17
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Petrus Kautto appointed as the Director of the Strategic Program for Sustainable Circular Economy
Petrus Kautto, Doctor of Philosophy, has been elected to the position of senior researcher at SYKE. At the same time, he will serve on a temporary basis as Director of the Strategic Program for Sustai...
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2020-09-02
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Give your opinion on improving the status of waterways!
You can influence EU policy by telling us what you think needs to be done to improve the status of the Baltic sea, coastal waters and of rivers and lakes.
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2020-06-08
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MarineFinland.fi - The treasure trove of Finnish marine data now available in English
Everything you wanted to know about the Baltic Sea is now gathered in one place. Go to MarineFinland.fi to find real-time data from the sea and the best places to visit. Or maybe you want to learn mor...
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2020-06-04
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A comprehensive review of the impacts of variable retention forestry and restoration methods in Fennoscandia — a shared view of an international research group on supporting forest biodiversity
Finnish, Swedish and Russian researchers highlight the ecological effects of forestry in Fennoscandia in five review articles published in the journal Ecological Processes. The summarized research sug...
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2020-05-06
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Finland showcased among the circular economy front runners in a new EEA report
The EEA report ‘Resource efficiency and the circular economy in Europe 2019 – even more from less’ was published on 1st of April 2020. Finland has plenty of excellent examples of policies, strategies ...
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2020-04-07
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Enhancing water quality monitoring in Colombia – international cooperation now under way
A Finno-Colombian cooperation project aimed at improving the monitoring of water quality in Colombia was launched at the beginning of the year. The quality assurance of laboratory work is a key elemen...
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2020-04-03
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Good news from the sea, but there is still cause for concern
The load of nutrients and dangerous substances is decreasing in all European maritime areas, but the impacts caused by the load have not yet been averted. Similarly, most fish stocks are beginning to ...
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2020-03-03
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Carbon footprint of Finnish household consumption increasing, carbon footprint of public procurement calculated for the first time
The consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions have not decreased between years 2005 and 2015 although the territorial emissions decreased substantially The majority of consumption-based emissions are...
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2020-02-27
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