PAPILLONS is an EU Horizon2020 funded project on micro and nano-plastics (MNP) resulting from the use of agricultural plastics in soil. PAPILLONS maps the occurrence of microp...

PlastLIFE  SIP – Re-thinking plastics in a sustainable circular economy project promotes the implementation of the Plastics Roadmap for Finland (PRfF) during seven years, 2023–2029. The ultimate...

Doctoral dissertation examines livestock breeding from the perspective of social science. Breeding goals impact cattle, dairy farmers, and the relations between farmers and cows. Livestock breeding cu......

The Finnish Environment Institute SYKE succeeded in the September 2021 call of the Academy of Finland. The Academy grants 1.2 million euros to four SYKE projects that address many current topics in so......

According to the dissertation, source separation of wastewater would significantly increase the efficiency of nutrient recovery from wastewater. Meanwhile, the climate impact of wastewater treatment w......

Food security and nutrient self-sufficiency can be improved by enhancing nutrient recycling. A group of leading experts in agriculture, food production and the environment proposes a set of measures t......

Approximately one million tons of solid matter, known as sewage sludge, is separated from wastewater annually in Finnish wastewater treatment plants. 90 % of the nutrient rich sludge is used in agric...

Soil improving agents may quickly and effectively reduce the water pollution from agricultural land. Gypsum, pulp mill fibre, and structural lime have been studied comprehensively, and based on the re......

The future development of Finland's agricultural and food economy depends significantly on changes happening in other countries and how Finland reacts to those changes. In the next few decades, societ......

Various products have been developed for agricultural use to facilitate cultivation, increase yields and improve the profitability of agriculture, but which, on the other hand, can act as sources of ...

The climate impacts of diet can be reduced by 30 to 40 per cent by changing our diets and taking care of the carbon reserve in arable land. According to the final report of the FoodMinimum project, sh......

See updated pages for the project here:  https://blogs.helsinki.fi/ee-trans/in-english/ Growing concerns for climate change call for radical systemic changes in society in terms of both ...

Biogas plants provide new livelihoods for agricultural areas in several areas. Biogas plants generate energy that can be used by the plant itself or it can be sold in different forms. Digestate can b...

Biogas producers have faced challenges to find functioning and cost-efficient processing technologies. Solids and liquids can be separated from digestate, in which case the phosphorous-rich...

Biogas consists mainly of methane and carbon dioxide. Methane can be used in energy production in a similar manner as natural gas. Biogas is a valuable fuel that can be used for several purpos...

In this project, the environmental impacts of digestate processing and the generated recycled fertilizers are assessed with means of life cycle assessment (LCA). These impacts are compared to th...

Since new products do not typically have a type designation in the fertilizer regulation, the project aims to make an application in collaboration with the responsible authority (Evira). The aim is to...

In this project, whole value chains, from raw materials to end-products, are assessed and their environmental and economic impacs are considered....

Storing recycled fertilizers in Biokymppi's property in Kitee. The biogas plant digestate is mostly suitable to be used as fertilizers and dressing. The biogas is produced in a ...

Field tests in Kitee, Finland. Photo: Tanja Myllyviita It is essential to understand what kind of fertilizers are to be produced from the process and to adjust the technologies accor...