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...

  Researcher  MSocSc (Social and Public Policy, Environmental Sciences) Email: firstname.surname@syke.fi Tel: +358 2952 51871 Finnish Environment Institute (S......

The objective of the project (2017-2019) was to provide common specifications and services for geospatial data providers in public administration harmonized and common datasets for all data users and...

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...

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Development manager  PhD (Environmental Science and Policy) © Kai Widell Contact information Email: firstname.lastname@syke.fi   Tel.  +358(0)2......

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...

          Senior researcher Doctor of Science (Technology) Contact information E-mail: firstname.lastname@syke.f......

We at the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) provide information and services for political decision-making, sustainable business activities, and for research partners. For citizens, we offer up-to...

We study environmental changes on a broad scale and search for ways to solve environmental problems. We confront significant environmental questions such as climate change and the sufficiency of natu...

© Kai Widell. At the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke), we offer strong expertise and independent information on global phenomena such as climate change, biodiversity loss, overconsump...

The extensive information produced by SYKE is, as a rule, openly available to the domestic and international public. The information systems for inland waters are primarily national. Most of the...

Photo: Pirjo Ferin. SYKE collects long-term observations of river, lake, and groundwater water quality. The monitoring of inland waters began in the 1960s. Hydrological monitoring...

Photo: Seppo Knuuttila Our activities are organised into projects that involve producing information for decision-making needs and to ensure protection and sustainable use of water systems. ...

EPIC project publications Äystö, L., Vieno, N., Fjäder, P., Mehtonen, J. & Nystén, T. 2023. Hospitals and households as primary emission sources for risk-posing pharmaceuticals in m...

CIRCWASTE is a seven-year LIFE IP project that promotes efficient use of material flows, waste prevention and new waste and resource management concepts. All actions contribute to implementing the na...