Arctic PASSION is an innovative pan-Arctic Observation and Monitoring action that rises to the challenges of climate change facing the people living and working in the Arctic, and to European society...

Working with the built environment information system.   Currently, zoning data is not comprehensively and nationally available in Finland to guide the use and development of ar...

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...

Black carbon is an important short-lived climate forcer (SLCF) with strong negative impact on the Arctic, e.g., by accelerating the melting of the ice. Black carbon is also an air pollutant which har...

© Photo: Riku Lumiaro Incomplete combustion of organic fuels results in emission of light-absorbing carbon (LAC) particles that contain both black carbon (BC), which has the stronges...

SYKE has developed several tools and calculators together with the stakeholders. Some of the calculators have succeeded to reach ten thousands of users and to create large public discussions o...

SYKE's core funding has decreased by almost 30% over the last ten years. Correspondingly, the number of personnel has also decreased by more than a hundred person-years compared to the peak year 2013...

Proficiency testing service, Proftest SYKE  SYKE has acted as the national environmental reference laboratory since 2001 according to the Finnish Environmental Protection Act. As the...

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is an established method to simultaneously quantify multiple environmental impacts arising from the whole value chain including all processes related to the life cycle of ...

Since the beginning of the 21st century, SYKE has participated in the national Media Barometer every two years, which provides feedback from journalists on the organizations' communicatio...

SYKE communicates with its various collaborators and audiences through a range of channels and platforms. The SYKE Policy Brief is a statement addressed to decision-makers and experts, setting...

SYKE has received many prizes and acknowledges of the work the institute and its experts and researchers have accomplished. These prizes have been addressed either to SYKE and its´ services, to a res...

Use of earth observation for environmental monitoring and assessment New methods of biomonitoring Open data portal provides easy access to a range of users MarineFinland.fi gat...

SYKE publishes approximately 250 peer-reviewed articles annually. In the Academy of Finland's State of Scientific Research in Finland 2018, SYKE’s scientific impact was rated third best among Finnish...

Much of SYKE’s work is conducted in externally funded and co-funded projects. This results in our project portfolio playing a key role in implementing our strategy, and generating important opportuni...

R/V Aranda © Panu Hänninen SYKE maintains and develops many national infrastructures, which serve research either directly or indirectly. Infrastructures covering the whole chai...

© Kai Widell SYKE provides information and services for government decision-making, sustainable business activities, and for research collaborators. Our most well-known services are ...

SYKE employs approximately 600 skilled and committed professionals.We produce relevant information, novel understanding and innovative solutions for achieving sustainable development. With an open mi...

SYKE's online presence is high and it attracts more visitors all the time. Online services have been developed on a long-term basis and their user numbers have become significant. Likewise, th...