Our experts for environment

SYKE employs almost 700 professionals, almost 510 of them in research and expert tasks. Our expertise and extensive cooperation with our partners provide valuable new insights into sustainable development questions from the local level to the global scale.

All employees you can find from personnel search.

Management

Leif Schulman, director general
Management team

Management

Eeva Primmer, research director
Management team

Management

Jorma Jantunen, director, general management
Management team

Administrative services

Terhi Wainio-Biese, director
Administrative Services

Climate change programme

Mikael Hildén, director
Experts

Sustainable urbanisation programme

Marko Tainio, director
Experts

Programme for sustainable circular economy

Petrus Kautto, director
Experts

Programme for environmental information

Kristian Meissner, director
Experts

Centre for sustainable consumption and production

Jyri Seppälä, director
Experts

Laboratory centre

Tero Eklin, director
Experts

Biodiversity centre

Petri Ahlroth, director
Experts

Marine research centre

Paula Kankaanpää, director
Experts

Data and information centre

Riitta Teiniranta, acting director
Experts

Freshwater centre

Anna-Stiina Heiskanen, director
Experts

Environmental policy centre

Kari Oinonen, director
Experts

Communications

Kirsi Norros, director
Experts

Management

• Leif Schulman, director general
• Jorma Jantunen, director, general management
• Eeva Primmer, research director 
• Sanna-Riikka Saarela, Development manager

Administrative services

• Terhi Wainio-Biese, director

Climate change programme

• Mikael Hildén, director of the programme
• Paula Kivimaa

Sustainable urbanisation programme

• Marko Tainio, acting director of the programme
• Emilia Suomalainen

Programme for sustainable circular economy

• Petrus Kautto, director of the programme
• Annukka Berg
• Sari Kauppi
• Enni Ruokamo
• Hanna Salo

Programme for environmental information

• Kristian Meissner, director of the programme
• Elise Järvenpää
• Jenni Raitoharju
• Taru Peltola
• Laura Uusitalo

Centre for sustainable consumption and production

• Jyri Seppälä, director of the centre
• Helena Dahlbo
• Anne Holma
• Jáchym Judl
• Jaakko Karvonen
• Niko Karvosenoja
• Maria Kopsakangas-Savolainen
• Jukka Mehtonen
• Tanja Myllyviita
• Johanna Niemistö
• Ari Nissinen
• Ville-Veikko Paunu
• Venla Riekkinen
• Hanna Savolahti
• Mikko Savolahti
• Hannu Savolainen
• Susanna Sironen
• Sampo Soimakallio
• Johanna Suikkanen
• Jyrki Tenhunen

Environmental policy centre

• Kari Oinonen, director of the centre
• Vuokko Heikinheimo
• Suvi Huttunen
• Minna Kaljonen
• Kaisa Korhonen-Kurki
• David Lazarevic
• Jenni Lehtimäki
• Heidi Lehtiniemi
• Annika Lonkila
• Jari Lyytimäki
• Maria Ojanen
• Riikka Paloniemi
• Juha Peltomaa
• Kati Pitkänen
• Salla Rantala
• Aino Rekola
• Topi Turunen
• Maija Tiitu
• Helena Valve
• Liisa Varumo
• Kati Vierikko
• Arto Viinikka
• Suvi Vikström

Freshwater centre

• Anna-Stiina Heiskanen, director of the centre
• Juha Aaltonen
• Jukka Aroviita
• Tanja Dubrovin
• Petri Ekholm
• Turo Hjerppe
• Mikko Huokuna
• Johanna Korhonen
• Marie Korppoo
• Miia Kumpumäki
• Maria Kämäri
• Tiina Laamanen
• Virpi Lehtoranta
• Mika Marttunen
• Kristian Meissner
• Hafsa Munia
• Jyri Mustajoki
• Heikki Mykrä
• Soile Oinonen
• Mikko Sane
• Jari Silander
• Suvi Sojamo
• Noora Veijalainen
• Annika Vilmi
• Kristiina Vuorio
• Sari Väisänen

Marine research centre

• Paula Kankaanpää, director of the centre
• Danielle Bansfield
• Eeva Eronen-Rasimus
• Juha Flinkman
• Noora Haavisto
• Heidi Hällfors
• Jacqueline Jerney
• Hermanni Kaartokallio
• Seppo Kaitala
• Harri T. Kankaanpää
• Sami Kielosto
• Kaisa Kraft
• Harri Kuosa
• Katri Kuuppo
• Leena Laamanen
• Anu Lastumäki
• Sirpa Lehtinen
• Jouni Lehtoranta
• Tobias Lipsewers
• Anne-Mari Luhtanen
• Elina Miettunen
• Kai Myrberg
• Marco Nurmi
• Heikki Peltonen
• Jonna Piiparinen
• Riikka Puntila-Dodd
• Mika Raateoja
• Eija Rantajärvi
• Kristian Spilling
• Sanna Suikkanen
• Letizia Tedesco
• Raisa Turja
• Markku Viitasalo

Biodiversity centre

• Petri Ahlroth, director of the centre
• José Cano Bernal
• Martin Forsius
• Marko Heiskanen
• Maria Holmberg
• Maria Hällfors
• Pirkko Kortelainen
• Saija Kuusela
• Mikko Kuussaari
• Tuija Mattsson
• Minna Pekkonen
• Päivi Sirkiä
• Marjaana Toivonen
• Petteri Vihervaara

Laboratory centre

• Tero Eklin, director of the centre
• Katarina Björklöf
• Päivi Grönroos
• Marja Hagström
• Johanna Järvistö
• Joonas Kahiluoto
• Lari Kaukonen
• Riitta Koivikko
• Niina Kärkkäinen
• Mirja Leivuori
• Matti T Leppänen
• Hanna Niemikoski
• Jari Nuutinen
• Teemu Näykki
• Noora Perkola
• Vili Saartama
• Timo Sara-Aho
• Mika Sarkkinen
• Salla Selonen
• Katri Senilä
• Markus Sillanpää
• Kari-Matti Vuori

Data and information centre

• Riitta Teiniranta, acting director of the centre
• Päivi Malmi

Communications

• Kirsi Norros, communications director
• Suvi Kataja
• Aino Laine