The objective of this project is to speed up the transition of the electricity system to be completely carbon-free in a cost-effective manner. Green energy transition highlights the need to switch to...

Proftest Syke organize a proficiency test (PT) for the analysis of chloride, colour, conductivity, nutrients (N NH4 , N NO2+NO3 , N tot , P PO4 , P tot) , pH, and sulphate in wastewaters. Th...

Proftest SYKE will organize a proficiency test for the analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in water and soil. In this PT, industrial wastewater sample is provided for the first tim...

© Anja Holmsten Proftest SYKE will organize a phytoplankton proficiency test in November 2023 – January 2024. The target groups of the proficiency test are consultants and environmental...

  Proftest Syke will organize a proficiency test (PT) for the analysis of metals and mercury in wastewaters and in sediment. The measurands for the synthetic sample and industrial and...

EU legislation to reduce the risk of pharmaceuticals in the environment Authors:  Lauri Äystö, Finnish Environment Institute, lauri.aysto(at)syke.fi; Noora Perkola, Finnish Environment...

Ecosystem Accounting infographic. Download a large file (png) from here . © Syke Objective and Benefits of Ecosystem Accounts Efforts to promote social and economic well-being ...

GOVAQUA News:  Join GOVAQUA at Europe-INBO conference in Valencia on 18 October! Tackling Europe´s water problems requires new ways of gove...

This work package houses the six GOVAQUA living labs, where a representative and complementary set of innovative water governance approaches and instruments will be further developed, piloted, c...

Transition to sustainable water governance (Work Package 1) This work package defines, assesses and advances the transition towards more sustainable water governance in Europe, at multiple level...

Project background  In order to mitigate climate change, Finland aims to be carbon neutral in 2035. The land use sector is both a significant carbon sink and a source of CO2 emissions....

Group manager Contact information TkT, KTM, MMM firstname.lastname@syke.fi Tel: +358 29 525 1065 Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) Societal change Agency Lat......

Upgrading of Swedish wastewater treatment plants – research and practice hand in hand Author: Michael Cimbritz, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, michael.cimbritz(at)chemeng....

The strategy of the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) for 2021–2025 consists of our vision, mission statement, values and objectives that guide all our activities. Vision S...

Finnish Environment Institute’s (Syke) management system consists of the rules that guide Syke’s activities as well as Syke’s own policies, practices and guidelines. The purpose of the management sys...

Frequently asked questions and answers about Proftest Syke services. The questions are divided in six topic areas. Registration and customer information | ProftestWEB | Samples | R...

PlastLIFE  SIP – Re-thinking plastics in a sustainable circular economy project promotes the implementation of the Plastics Roadmap for Finland (PRfF) during seven years, 2023–2029. The ultimate...

© Elise Järvenpää Background In 2019 the European Commission formulated the “European Green Deal”, a roadmap of key policies, legislative proposals, and strategies to implement ...

Background In April 2021, Finnish Government set a resolution on the Strategic Programme for Circular Economy . The basis of the resolution is a vision that Finnish economy will be based on a...

UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (look bigger picture ). The operations of the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) are directly or indirectly related to most of the UN’s Sustainable D...