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Climate change, biodiversity loss and the degradation of ecosystems are emerging as key security threats that directly affect Finland’s overall security. Environmental decline increases risks to food production, the economy and societal stability – which is why the environment must be placed at the heart of security thinking and decision-making.

Arctia Ltd has been selected through a competitive tendering process to provide management and crewing services for the marine research vessel Aranda. The agreement supports the high-quality and safe execution of marine research and monitoring tasks related to the Baltic Sea.

In 2025, the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) celebrated its 30th anniversary in a situation where a significant change was experienced alongside the celebration. The year marked the end of a five-year period of growth and the start of the adjustment to the declining budget. At the same time, a new strategy for 2026–2030 was prepared.

Legal and justice scholars have an important gap to address in the research on transformative governance, which requires more nuanced analyses of the role of law and justice for sustainability transformations, write Senior Researchers Dalia D’Amato-Pihlman and Topi Turunen.

Buorre sámi álbmotbeaivi! Oassálasten dán vahkus Romssas Arctic Frontiers -konferánsii. Dan temá lei Turn of the tide. Konferánssas ožžon inspirašuvnna erenomážit dáhpáhusas, mas gieđahallojuvvui dutkamuš, mii dahkkojuvvo eamiálbmogiiguin eamiálbmogiid geahččanguovllus. Buvttán dan publikummas dearvvuođaid ehtalaččat suvdilabbo dutkamušas.

Increased wood use is unlikely to help in reaching climate goals within this century. This means that the role of wood-based materials and energy needs to be reconsidered in the upcoming EU bioeconomy strategy write Jari Niemi and Sampo Soimakallio.