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Preventing emissions from building insulation– a new obligation for the disposal of foam insulation in buildings starting from 2025 Starting from the beginning of next year, building owners and contractors must ensure that foam insulation removed during renovation and demolition work is handled in a way that allows for the recover...	2024-11-05
The postdoctoral program of research institutes is starting in Syke The Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) has received significant funding, enabling the opening of ten three-year postdoctoral positions for the years 2025–2028. The first positions have now been open...	2024-11-04
Condition of the Baltic Sea has been monitored by ferries for over 30 years The Alg@line monitoring network, which automatically tracks the condition of the Baltic Sea, has been operational for over thirty years. Coordinated by the Finnish Environment Institute, the Alg@line ...	2024-10-16
Dissertation: Sequential decision problems – Applications in Energy Economics The thesis concerns three studies on sequential decision-making in energy economics. In such problems, the optimal policy considers the immediate reward associated with an action and the value of the ...	2024-09-23
Dissertation: Machine learning for identifying cyanobacteria Syke’s researcher Kaisa Kraft will defend her dissertation at the University of Helsinki on Friday, September 20th. The dissertation examines the suitability of imaging and data processing with patte...	2024-09-17
Syke’s 2023 responsibility report: Towards a sustainability transformation with research The Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) has published its third responsibility report on the impact of its own operations on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. In addition to the five UN Sustain...	2024-08-01
Swift action needed for managing growing climate risks in Europe Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent, but the implementation of EU policies is not keeping up with the increasing climate risks, according to a recent report by the European Environment Age...	2024-05-29
Plant and fish-based diets promote health in humans and the environment – dietary changes can be supported in many ways Finns are advised to eat more vegetables, whole grains and sustainably caught and farmed fish. At the same time, they should reduce their consumption of red meat, processed meat and foods rich in salt...	2024-01-31
In memoriam Jorma Jantunen Jorma Jantunen, the Head of Authority Services at the Finnish Environment Institute, passed away on 23 December 2023, aged 66.	2024-01-08
Horizon Europe funding for Syke's OBSGESSION project The Horizon Europe project OBSGESSION receives over 5 million euros funding and will commence from 2024. The OBSGESSION project, which advances monitoring of biodiversity change, is coordinated by the...	2023-12-20
Dissertation: Marine biodiversity, its state and ecosystem services Study examines the state of marine biodiversity and ecosystems, and their connections to the capacity of marine systems to produce ecosystem services, such as fishing and recreational opportunities. T...	2023-11-13
Lake landscape on frosty morning wins Landscape Day photo contest The photos entered to the landscape photo contest again offer a view of October landscapes. A photo taken in Kuopio won the best photo award in this year’s contest, organised by the Ministry of the En...	2023-11-10
New flagship research project secures water resources with digital twins – Syke partner in the innovative research ecosystem Four new Flagships have been selected to the Research Council of Finland’s Finnish Flagship Programme, one of which is Digital Waters coordinated by the University of Oulu. Flagship Programme supports...	2023-10-25
Finnish Research Consortium Pioneers AI Breakthrough in sustainable Mineral Exploration with €5.6 Million Project The partnership of the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), the University of Turku, the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and industrial collaborators brings together leading researchers in the fie...	2023-10-16
Eeva Primmer appointed as Syke’s Research director for a five-year term Eeva Primmer has been appointed Research director at Syke for a fixed term from 1.1.2024 to 31.12.2028. Eeva Primmer has worked at Syke since 1997 and has acted as group manager, research professor, a...	2023-09-27
Syke’s Research director Eeva Primmer joins the board of an international science-policy platform Finland has received a new important position of trust at the heart of biodiversity conservation. Professor Eeva Primmer, Research director at the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke), has been electe...	2023-09-04
New data reveal challenges for zooplankton as Arctic Sea ice declines Letizia Tedesco, a polar biological oceanographer at the Finnish Environment Institute reports and expresses her views on a scientific paper that signals potential disruptions to the Arctic ecosystem ...	2023-08-31
Syke gets a new advisory board The Ministry of the Environment appointed a new advisory board to the Finnish Environment Institute, chaired by the Dean, Professor of Applied Ecology Mikko Mönkkönen from the University of Jyväskylä....	2023-06-28
We are hiring a Research Director from 1.1.2024 We are looking for an insightful director to promote sustainability transformation and guide the Finnish Environment Institute's scientific work for a five-year term from 1 January 2024 to 31 December...	2023-06-13
World Environment Day wants to beat plastic pollution – the Finnish Environment Institute's long-term research as part of the solution This year, the annual International Environment Day reminds us of the harmful effects of plastic litter on the environment. The UN’s World Environment Day takes place on 5th of June. The Finnish Envi...	2023-06-05

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