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. In this PT the results of the on...

Proftest Syke will organize a proficiency test (PT) for the analysis of oxygen, chlorophyll a, salinity, SiO 2 , TIC and TOC in natural waters. The purpose of this proficiency test is t...

Proftest Syke will organize a proficiency test for the analysis of metals in ground waters and industrial wastewaters. The measurands for the synthetic sample, ground water and industrial wastewa...

Poll on BSR Pharma activities in 2024  Baltic Sea Pharma Platform (BSR Pharma) aims to disseminate current knowledge and information on pharmaceuticals in the environment, focusing on eff...

Proftest SYKE will organize a proficiency test for the analysis of BOD 7 , COD Cr , COD Mn , Na, suspended solids (SS), and TOC in wastewaters. Additionally, for BOD 7  and COD Mn analysis ...

Proftest Syke will organize a proficiency test (PT) for the analysis of alkalinity, conductivity, N NH4 , N NO2+NO3 , N tot , P PO4 , P PO4, dissolved , P tot , P tot, dissolved , and pH in natur...

Proftest Syke will organize a proficiency test (PT) for the analysis of free, combined and total chlorine, KMnO 4 , NO 3 , pH, turbidity, and urea in swimming pool waters. The purpose of thi...

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...

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...

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...

Objectives and targets of Finnish Environment Institute’s (Syke) environmental programme 2022–2025 Mitigation of adverse environmental impacts caused by Syke’s activities We will reduce...

New report on micropollutants in BSR wastewater treatment plants Authors:  Lauri Äystö, Finnish Environment Institute, lauri.aysto(at)syke.fi Dmitry Frank-Kamenetsky, HELCOM secretaria...

What´s new in Baltic Sea Pharma Platform? Authors: Lauri Äystö and Noora Perkola, Finnish Environment Institute, BalticPharma(at)syke.fi During spring 2021, the Baltic Sea Pharma Platfo...

Poll on BSR Pharma activities in 2024 PharmaSea: Which are the environmentally hazardous pharmaceuticals in the Baltic Sea? Interreg BSR Project APRIORA – prioritising pharmaceutical...

The Baltic Sea Pharma Platform (BSR Pharma) is a flagship under the PA Hazards of EUSBSR. The BSR Pharma brings together projects and stakeholders from the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) t...

The financing for the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) comes from the state budget and from external sources. In 2023, Syke’s operating financing came to approximately 74.0 million...

Finnish Environment Institute’s (Syke) management team is responsible for Syke’s management system. The management team assesses the appropriateness and suitability of Syke’s activities and managemen...