During this project, Finnish Environment Institute will assess the environmental impacts of the new process technology as well as the wider system-level impacts of micro-mobility in cities. The proje...

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...

© Elise Järvenpää Background In 2019 the European Commission formulated the “European Green Deal”, a roadmap of key policies, legislative proposals, and strategies to implement ...

Photo: The Ministry of the Environment   The new national built environment information system (Ryhti) gathers data related to construction and zoning. The system will have two ...

Areas suitable for offshore wind power have been mapped in a new study. In the best areas, the production of wind energy is profitable, but the disadvantages for both people and marine nature remain s......

© Aki Reinimäki Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) publishes specialist reviews on topical issues of social relevance. Syke’s researchers and specialists produce approximately 600 title...

Finland is one of the top countries in overconsumption. Our unsustainable lifestyle accelerates biodiversity loss and climate change – two of the most pressing environmental crises of our time. Along ......

  Objectives The project encourages reusing and utilizing recycled materials in civil and urban construction. The aim is to save valuable and finite natural resources and to red...

Project manager M.Sc. (Geography, regional planning) Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) Digital services Latokartanonkaari 11, FI-00790 Helsinki email: first name.last n......

Project description This project promotes construction of sustainable public buildings by increasing knowledge on how to achieve both low carbon footprint (CF) and resource-efficiency targets in...

Coordinator   Contact information Email: firstname.lastname@syke.fi Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) Digital services Spatial data management Latoka...

Leading Researcher PhD (Environmental Science) © Kai Widell Contact information Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) Built Environment Solutions Housing and Mo......

Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) report to Statistics Finland for provisioning of various material, environmental and ecosystem accounts in Finland....

The most common infill material used in the constructions of artificial football turfs is styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) granulate. Evaluations from other Nordic countries suggest that artificial tur...

Background The New Urban Agenda (NUA) was adopted at the United Nations Conference Habitat III in Quito 2016 to guide sustainable urban development. It supports the implementation of the Ag...

© Photo: Aaro Keipi Senior Researcher, PhD Contact information e-mail: firstname.lastname@syke.fi tel.: +358 29 5251 799 Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) ......

Photo: Jussi Tiira Researcher, MSc (Environmental change and policy) E-mail: firstname.lastname@syke.fi Tel: +358 29 525 1846  Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) Societ......

Objectives Mixed use development refers to a practice where more than one type of activity, such as housing, jobs or services are assigned to the same building, groups of buildings, or area. ...

Research topics We focus on the accessibility to green and water areas within suburbs and their socio-economic variation between suburbs, as well as their role in supporting wellbeing....

Researcher FM (Geoinformatics) On leave from Syke Contant information firstname.lastname@syke.fi +358 40 6744 703 Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) Built e......