Combating environmental crises is the cornerstone of overall safety
The attention of societies shifted further away from the triple environmental crisis, the prevention of which would require stronger investments than at present, even more urgently. In addition to the geopolitical turbulence, concerns about the unsustainability of public finances and the stagnation of our economy have grown in Finland.
“Even in the new situation, research-based, cost-effective solutions are necessary, but demonstrating their functionality requires a new kind of argumentation. We must be able to justify that the prevention of environmental crises does not take away from security but is one of the cornerstones of a resilient and comprehensively secure society”, says Leif Schulman, General director in the Finnish Environment Institute.
“The research carried out at our institute creates a strong foundation for this kind of argumentation. And just like security, the economy can also be strengthened through measures that also promote overall sustainability”, Schulman continues.
Syke's annual report presents the key outputs of 2024 and Syke’s impact from the local to the global level.
Highlights from the annual report:
- Under the leadership of Syke, Finland's circular economy scenarios until 2035, based on material flow analyses (valtioneuvosto.fi, in Finnish), were published- They show what kind of resource efficiency can be achieved in Finland and what benefits it would bring.
- The first services of the national built environment information system Ryhti, developed by Syke, were introduced.
- The carbon map tool (avoin.org, in Finnish) developed under the leadership of Syke was launched. It allows planners to estimate the climate impacts of land use by calculating changes in the carbon storage of soil and vegetation.
- The marine research infrastructure FINMARI (finmari-infrastructure.fi), coordinated by the Finnish Environment Institute, was re-selected for the roadmap for national research infrastructures updated in 2024.
The quality of Syke's work is even higher than before and productivity has started to increase
In 2024, Syke's renewal began to be reflected in an increase in productivity. The number of both scientific and professional articles published was approximately 10% higher than in 2023. The value of the TOP 10 citation index, which describes the quality of scientific publications, has long been among the top research institutes in Finland, and it continued to rise. The relevance and usability of Syke's geospatial datasets is reflected in the increase in the number of interfaces used by almost a quarter. External funding accounted for 62 per cent of the budget. The funding share remained very high compared to the funding base of other Finnish research organisations.
The annual report is published annually
The annual report published annually by Syke includes the financial statements. Our operations and financial management are monitored by the steering ministries and the National Audit Office of Finland on the basis of the annual report.
The annual report consists of the following matters:
- management review of operations, description of operations and their impact, operational performance and outputs, and quality management
- a description of human resources, personnel and use of working hours,
- costs and calculations and analyses describing the use of appropriations
- financial statements for 2024 and their review
- description of the management organisation
More information
Read Syke's annual report (in Finnish, handle.net)
Annual report 2024 (short version)
Development manager Sanna-Riikka Saarela, tel. +358 29 525 1587, email. firstname.lastname@syke.fi