Publications about circular economy

Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) publishes specialist reviews on topical issues of social relevance. Syke’s researchers and specialists produce approximately 600 titles, for various publications, annually.

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Examples of our latest publications

Policy Briefs

• Berg, A., Antikainen, R., Kauppi, S., Kautto, P., Myllymaa, T., Ruokamo, E., Salo, H. & Savolainen, H. A circular economy allows a significant reduction in the consumption of natural resources. SYKE Policy Brief 30.9.2019.
• Kauppi, S., Turunen, T., Kautto, P., Mannio, J., Bachér, J., Wahlström, M., Laitinen, S., Suomalainen, K. & Kiviranta, H. 2019. Safe and sustainable circular economy. Policy Brief 14.10.2019. Government's analysis, assessment and research activities 17/2019. Helsinki: Prime Minister's Office.
• Furman, E., Häyhä, T. & Hirvilammi, T. A future the planet can accommodate. SYKE Policy brief 30.5.2018.
• Kauppi, S., Salminen, J., Myllymaa, T., Mannio, J. & Seppälä J. Managing chemicals and material cycles. SYKE Policy Brief 2.6.2017.
• Mickwitz, P., Seppälä, J., Kauppi, L. & Hildén, M. Towards a carbon neutral circular economy – research enhancing the transition. SYKE Policy brief 13.6.2014.

Other publications

• Salo, H., Suikkanen, J. & Nissinen, A. 2020. Eco‐innovation motivations and ecodesign tool implementation in companies in the Nordic textile and information technology sectors. Business Strategy and the Environment 29 (6): 2654-2667.
• Lazarevic, D., Kautto, P., Antikainen, R. 2020. Finland's woodframe multi-storey construction innovation system: Analysing motors of creative destruction. Forest Policy and Economics 110: 101861.
• Turunen, J., Karppinen, A. & Ihme, R. 2019. Effectiveness of biopolymer coagulants in agricultural wastewater treatment at two contrasting levels of pollution. SN Applied Sciences, 1:210.
• Berg, A., Antikainen, R., Hartikainen, E, Kauppi, S. Kautto, P., Lazarevic, D., Piesik, S., Saikku, L. 2018. Circular Economy for Sustainable Development. Reports of the Finnish Environment Institute 26/2018. Helsinki: Finnish Environment Institute.
• Korhonen, J. & Honkasalo, A. & Seppälä, J. 2018. Circular Economy: The Concept and its Limitations. Ecological Economics 143: 37-46.
• Dahlbo, H. 2018. Life cycle based approaches in assessing waste management options in the Finnish context. Aalto University publication series, Doctoral Dissertations 77/2018.
• Dahlbo, H., Poliakova, V., Mylläri, V., Sahimaa, O. & Anderson, R. 2018. Recycling potential of post-consumer plastic packaging waste in Finland. Waste Management 71:52-61.
• Dahlbo, H., Salmenperä, H., Neubauer, C., Tregent, M., Hanemaaijer, A., Elgorriaga, A., Antikainen, R., Gössnitzer, A. & Sullivan, A. 2018. Turning waste into secondary materials on the way towards a circular economy. European Network of the Heads of Environment Protection Agencies (EPA Network) Interest group on Green and Circular Economy – Discussion paper.
• Manninen, K., Koskela, S., Antikainen, R., Bocken, N., Dahlbo, H. & Aminoff, A. 2018. Do circular economy business models capture intended environmental value propositions? Journal of Cleaner Production 171: 413-422.
• Antikainen, R., Dahlbo, H., Koskela, S., Koskiaho, J., Myllymaa, T., Sahimaa, O. Salmenperä, H., Seppälä, J. & Putkuri, E. 2017. Shifting from a linear economy to a circular economy. State of the Environment Report 2/2017. Helsinki: Finnish Environment Institute.
• Lazarevic D. & Valve H. 2017.  Narrating expectations for the circular economy: Towards a common and contested European transition. Energy Research & Social Science 31: 60-69.
• Dahlbo, H., Aalto, K., Eskelinen, H. & Salmenperä, H. 2017. Increasing textile circulation - Consequences and requirements. Sustainable Production and Consumption 9: 44-57.
• Antikainen, R., Dalhammar, C., Hildén, M., Judl, J., Jääskeläinen, T., Kautto, P., Koskela, S., Kuisma, M., Lazarevic, D., Mäenpää, I., Ovaska, J.-P., Peck, P., Rodhe, H., Temmes, A. & Thidell, Å. 2017. Renewal of forest based manufacturing towards a sustainable circular bioeconomy. Reports of the Finnish Enviroment Institute 13/2017. Helsinki: Finnish Environment Institute.
• Jurgilevich, A., Birge, T., Kentala-Lehtonen, J., Korhonen-Kurki, K., Pietikäinen, J., Saikku, L. & Schösler, H. 2016. Transition towards circular economy in the food system. Sustainability 8(1), 69.