Dr. Inga Lips   Inga Lips is the Secretary General of the European Global Observing System (EuroGOOS).  She has combined biological and physical oceanography i...

EU’s directives, such as the Water Framework Directive (WFD) set requirements for the participating countries to monitor coastal and lakes areas with high frequency and coverage. The overarching obje...

Conflict Analysis for Water Diplomacy Water diplomacy aims at preventing, mitigating, and resolving tensions related to shared water resources by combining the means of diplomacy and water exper...

Finnish Environment Institute's research results are published in international and national scientific publication series and also in professional and general-interest publications. In addition, we ...

If you want to use these logotypes, please contact the communications and marketing unit at Syke. Primary logos for electronic media and Windows programmes Logo of the Finnish Envir...

© Kuva: Jussi Hellsten, Helsinki Partners Helsinki is the capital of Finland – the happiest country in the world. Helsinki is a totally unique combination of quirky urbanity and peac...

A new Government will be formed in Finland and a Government Programme will be drawn up for the period 2023–2027. The aim is to build the well-being and safety of society on a sustainable economic bas...

The GSGF in Finland — Integration of geospatial and statistical information in Finland (GSFI) project takes the next step after the GEOSTAT 4 project by adapting the GSGF Europe to the Finnish contex...

EU legislation to reduce the risk of pharmaceuticals in the environment Authors:  Lauri Äystö, Finnish Environment Institute, lauri.aysto(at)syke.fi; Noora Perkola, Finnish Environment...

Ecosystem Accounting infographic. Download a large file (png) from here . © Syke Objective and Benefits of Ecosystem Accounts Efforts to promote social and economic well-being ...

The Finnish Ecosystem Accounting Network of Actors is a free-form network of actors interested in ecosystem accounting which was established in June 2022. The network consists of fifty Finn...

Ecosystem Accounting research & development projects in Syke ​​​​​​​ Developing statistics and accounts for ecosystem services, plastic waste and material flows - 2023-FI-ECOPLASMA (Syke, L...

Finnish Environment Institute (Syke)studies the impact of human pressure on the state of the sea using marine ecosystem models. Our research focuses on the Baltic Sea, and our range of models include...

We focus on hazardous substances in the marine environment, microbial communities in polar seas and sea ice, degradation of bioplastics, and processes related to biogeochemical cycles. Our main exper...

Marine conservation and marine management in Finland are governed by the national legislation and the EU. The task of Syke is to coordinate the production and collection of information related to Fin...

Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) processes underwater natural data to support decision-making and develops research-based multidisciplinary solutions to promote the sustainable use of seas. We co...

Background Nitrous oxide (N 2 O) is a powerful greenhouse gas that is naturally produced and partly consumed by the microbial processes nitrification, denitrification, nitrifier denitrification,...

The Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and ResourceLoop Oy will together study the current status and future perspectives of plastics recycling and markets of secondary plastics in Finland. The st...

Biodiversity of the Finnish marine environment is mapped in cooperation across institutional borders. The Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) coordinates Velmu. The programme is steered by the Mi...