The circular economy Urbanisation
Climate change
Declining biodiversity
Collaborating to build a sustainable society
Human activity is endangering the sustainability of ecosystems around the world. The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) conducts long-term monitoring of the state of the environment and related trends. Using our wide-ranging expertise together with our partners we seek out the best solutions for building a sustainable society. We do this with the help of scientific trials, multidisciplinary scenarios, predictive modelling, and the latest knowhow from many fields. We address vital issues by focusing on the big picture.
We are all decision-makers
To resolve environmental problems everyone must contribute. We must apply knowhow from different fields together using new means to produce information and find solutions. By doing this we can find ways for humanity to live sustainably.
We work pro-actively and openly in international, national and regional networks, sharing our high levels of research skills and expertise.
Shared experti S e
SYKE Partners Su Stainable Solution S
Decision-makers
Climate change Water
Ecosystem services Sea Built environment Consumption and production
Production of environmental information
politicians – r eliable information and model solutions to facilitate decision-making
Ministries – essential and insightful information to use when shaping legislation
Cities and local authorities – joint trials, support for environmental solutions
provinces – collaboration using shared expertise to ensure sustainable regional development businesses – innovative trials and solutions to support sustainable business models
Citizens – information and public services to facilitate everyday choices and efforts to make a difference research partners – inspiring and fair partnerships to facilitate high-level research international networks – partnerships that can help to solve global environmental problems
Research that makes a difference
A wealth of expertise in the natural and social sciences
Two publications a day released on average
Open to new ideas
Half of all funding obtained through competitive channels
Half of personnel is women
A high-level research laboratory
A third of personnel qualified to doctoral level
Open data since 2008
Passion and courage
Environmental monitoring since the 1800s
800 satellite image products provided every year
Marine research vessel Aranda
The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) is a national research institute that provides wide-ranging expertise. SYKE has about 550 staff members, based in Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Joensuu and Oulu.
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