The overall objective of this Horizon Europe funded project (HORIZON-INFRA-2022-EOSC-01) is to develop a virtual environment equipped with FAIR multi-disciplinary data and services to support marine ...

GOVAQUA News: Take part: Online survey on innovative water governance practises is now open! Read more about GOVAQUA´s workshop at the EURO-INBO conference Europe is ...

Background In Finland, groundwater comprises 65 % of the household water distributed by waterworks. Groundwater is typically covered only with thin soil layers; this enables the migration of har...

FACTOR explores how citizen deliberation can facilitate just and informed climate transition. FACTOR analyzes various obstacles for an agreement regarding climate justice, including individual...

Abstract submission for the BSSC2023 has been closed. The congress features a four-day scientific program with thematic keynotes by invitation (30 min) as well as presentations (15 min) and po...

Baltic Sea Science Congress 2023 banquet will be held in the evening of 23 August starting at 19:00. The banquet takes place in the beautiful restaurant Sipuli , which is housed in a historic red br...

Russian teachers visiting Naure house Villa Elfvik in Espoo, Finland. © Photo: Eija Rantajärvi CLIWATE-project promotes environmental education between Finland and Baltic states....

BSSC2023 organizers have negotiated quotas with several hotels, which have pre-reserved rooms for BSSC2023 participants. All the below mentioned hotels are centrally located and within a walking dist...

The aim of the project is to assess the impacts of the European Commission's Green Claims initiative in Finland and to support the working group in the field of green claims. The project will produce...

Baltic Sea Science Congress 2023 is held in Scandic Marina Congress Center , a modern congress venue right in the heart of Helsinki.  Scandic Marina Congress Center has a venerable history...

Background Biodiversity is decreasing at an unprecedented scale. Human well-being depends on healthy, functioning natural ecosystems, for example due to food production and the water cycle. In a...

  Paula Kivimaa and Eeva Primmer: Finland needs positive security On the eve of Finland´s 106th Independence Day on 6 December 2023, it is a good time to consider ways for us ...

© Syke Thank you for participating in the Velmu conference in Helsinki and online! Biodiversity loss is world´s largest environmental issue right after the climate change, an...

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...

The Baltic Sea is an important part of the Finnish national identity and international culture. As a shallow brackish water basin, the Baltic Sea is vulnerable and strained by the large population su...

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© 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...

Syke Policy Brief is a concise summary of a particular issue, the policy options to deal with it, and some recommendations on the best option. It is aimed at government policymakers and others who ar...