Project IDEALE is an Academy of Finland fellowship project lead by Dr. Paula Kivimaa, Research Professor in Climate and Society, in SYKE’s Climate Change Programme. IDEALE will connect the ...

  Canemure, the Towards Carbon Neutral Municipalities and Regions -project implements practical measures for climate change mitigation during a six year period, from 2018 to 20...

Photo: Visit Finland Promoting Nordic tap water "Turn the tap on - Rent vatten från kranen" campaign is launched to promote and educate tourists and locals about pure tap water ...

Mission statement The Finnish Environment Institute produces relevant information, novel understanding and innovative solutions for achieving sustainable development. Vision 2030 Toget...

To Baltic Sea experts in environmental management and research, BONUS FUMARI is an EU BONUS project with partners from several Baltic countries and coordinated by the Finnish Environment Institu......

The financing for the Finnish Environment Institute comes from the state budget and from external sources. In 2018, SYKE’s operating financing came to approximately 56,5 million euros: ...

  Waste management facilities in Vedlozero. ©Taru Peltola 2018 The project tackles littering and improves waste management in rural villages in North Karelia, ...

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Main office: Viikki Campus,  Helsinki Laboratory in Kuninkaantammi (Hakuninmaa), Helsinki SYKE Marine Researc...

The project  Collaborative remedies for fragmented societies – facilitating the collaborative turn in environ mental decision-making  (CORE), funded by Strategic Research...

Project description The Finnish government is aiming at increasing nutrient recycling. The aim is that in 2025 half of the farm animals’ manure and wastewater treatment plant sludge is recycled....

    InnoForESt analyses and fosters initiatives and networks in six case study regions in Europe, with an aim to explore potentials for the development of policy inst...

The objective of the project is creating a common geospatial platform for the public administration. The platform will provide common specifications and services for geospatial data providers in publ...

Copernicus Global Land Lot 2 is a component of the Copernicus Global Land Service addressing the thematic domain of cryosphere and water. One of the main objectives of Copernicus program is to provid...

The projects aims at the development of multisensor snow mapping methodology exploiting both optical and paricularly SAR-data. Target area is Europe. The project develops a practical algorithm that u...

The collaborative project of Finnish Environment Institute and Natural Resources Institute Finland during years 2018-2020 primarily targets at developing sustainable business models for actors in cir...

SYKE employs more than 580 professionals, almost 430 of them in research and expert tasks. Our expertise and extensive cooperation with our partners provide valuable new insights into sustainable dev...

Biodiversity and the ecosystem services provided by nature are the foundation of human wellbeing. Natural processes guarantee that we have food, raw materials, clean water and air, and other prerequi...

  Transition to a circular economy is seen as an essential condition to respond to the challenge of the sustainable use of natural resources in the future. The Transition Pathways To...