Senior research scientist Contact information Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) Societal change Politics of Knowledge Latokartanonkaari 11, 00790 Helsinki firstname.l......

Researcher Doctoral researcher (Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences), University of Helsinki MSc (Climate Change), University of Copenhagen Contact details ......

Researcher Doctoral Researcher, Sociology, Tampere University M.Soc.Sci, Sociology, Tampere University Contact details marja.sivonen[at]syke.fi +358 295 251 012 Fin......

A new method for climate risk assessment has been developed that improves decision-making for climate change adaptation under uncertainty. The international work, led by researchers from the Finnish E......

Erkki Mervaala Researcher Email: firstname.lastname@syke.fi Tel: +358 29 525 2150 Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) Societal change Politics of knowledge Address: Lato......

Project background  In order to mitigate climate change, Finland aims to be carbon neutral in 2035. The land use sector is both a significant carbon sink and a source of CO2 emissions....

Group Manager Contact information PhD. (Forest Sciences), Docent (Environmental Policy) Email: firstname.lastname@syke.fi Tel. +358 295 251 257 Finnish Environment I......

We must adapt to climate change, and not only to the biophysical changes that occur within the borders of Finland, but to a whole range of possible cross-border societal impacts that are transmitted t......

A fresh review study shows that increased felling reduces carbon sequestered in forests significantly in both boreal and temperate regions. It is often argued that although increased harvesting does r......

Finnish Environment Institute's research results are published in international and national scientific publication series and also in professional and general-interest publications. In addition, we ...

On Thursday 18 November 2021 the Päiviö Hetemäki Fund awarded Research Professor Timothy Carter from the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE a commendation for his outstanding work advancing the topic ......

Climate change is one of the most significant and pressing environmental problems that affects the human population. This is why leaders of nations assemble yearly to UN’s climate summit to discuss th......

Finland has multiple examples of ambitious climate action. One of the best examples of climate work is the Hinku network, that can inspire globally. Hinku network brings together municipalities, busin......

Research should play an important role when decision makers plan ambitious climate policy. This article summarizes the main findings of 9 recent SYKE reports addressing climate change and solutions....

Researched information on climate change should be used to plan fair and efficient climate policy, may that be regionally, nationally, or globally. This researched information can be found on Finnish ......

SYKE’s Professors Eeva Primmer and Mikael Hildén consider Finland’s role in the EU Forest Strategy in their Ratkaisuja blog: Has Finland taken leadership, or has the lobbying resulted in fragmentation......

Climate change impacts such as droughts, floods and storms may have consequences that extend to locations and jurisdictions far distant from their initial impact. Such cross-border impacts can cause s......

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......

The FINSCAPES project aims to develop new integrated scenarios of socioeconomic and climate change during the 21st century for use in climate change research and policy making in Finland. In c...

A new review paper published in the journal Nature Climate Change on the ecosystem consequences of the loss of Arctic sea-ice highlights the need for the creation of new research knowledge to support ......