The financing for the Finnish Environment Institute comes from the state budget and from external sources. In 2020, SYKE’s operating financing came to approximately 57,7 million e...

KATOA: Dust nuisances from streets and roads: Monitoring, Management and evaluation of the effectiveness of road dust emission reduction measures Objectives: Continue research on sour...

Comprehensive approach towards the overall sustainability of natural resource use The fragmentation of information on climate change mitigation and adaptation and the lack of syntheses make it d...

   Proftest SYKE will organize a proficiency test (PT) for analysis of radon in ground water in co-operation with Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority in Finland (STUK). Laborato...

  Proftest SYKE will organize a proficiency test for the analysis of metals and mercury in natural waters. The measurands for the synthetic sample and drinking water as well as natural ...

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...

Background The New Urban Agenda (NUA) was adopted at the United Nations Conference Habitat III in Quito 2016 to guide sustainable urban development. It supports the implementation of the Ag...

SYKE’s management team is responsible for SYKE’s management system. The management team assesses the appropriateness and suitability of SYKE’s activities and management system on a regular basis. The...

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a widely accepted methodological approach for assessing the environmental impacts of products and services over their life cycle and it is incr...

  Proftest SYKE will organize a proficiency test (PT) for the laboratories conducting leaching tests for solid waste material in co-operation with KVVY Tutkimus Oy (KVVY). In this PT th...

  Proftest SYKE will organize a proficiency test for the analysis of BOD 7 , COD Cr , COD Mn , Ca, K, Mg, Na, suspended solids and TOC in waste waters. Additionally, for BOD7 and CODMn ...

Mr Leif Schulman , Director General (chairman) Mr Petri Ahlroth , Director of the Biodiversity Centre Mr Tero Eklin , Director of Laboratory Ms Eeva Furman , Director of the Envir...

Objectives Mixed use development refers to a practice where more than one type of activity, such as housing, jobs or services are assigned to the same building, groups of buildings, or area. ...

The project tackles littering and improves waste management in rural villages in North Karelia, Finland, and the Karelian Republic, Russia. We encourage and support local residents, authorities and c...

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  This proficiency test is provided only in Finnish. ...

Members of The Finnish Environment Institute´s advisory board 2020: In front row from the left Elina Nikkola, Eeva Primmer, Lea Kauppi, Markku Ollikainen, in middle row from t...

The European Environmental Evaluators Network (EEEN) Forum will be organised online on 4-5 November, 2020.The programme will focus on scientific and practical evaluation knowledge on the implementatio......

Main office, Viikki Campus, Building D, Helsinki Laboratory Centre , Viikki Campus, Kaaritalo, Helsinki Marine Research Laboratory, Viikki Campus, Building EE, H...

  Proftest SYKE will organize a phytoplankton proficiency test in December 2020 – January 2021. The target groups of the proficiency test are consultants and environmental authorities w...