Finnish Environment Institute (Suomen ympäristökeskus)
P.O. Box 140
FI-00251 Helsinki
Finland
Short name: SYKE
The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) is the only governmental research and development institute located within the administration of the Finnish Ministry of Environment. SYKE is responsible for carrying out environmental research and monitoring, publishing and disseminating the results, and maintaining appropriate information systems.
SYKE's research is carried out in seven research programmes on themes varying from global environmental issues, like climate change and biodiversity, to more national and regional issues, like controlling eutrophication and hazardous substances.
There is a strong emphasis at SYKE on providing support to the decision-making process, including scientific and technical advice and through the development of methods to combat harmful environmental changes. SYKE employs nearly 600 people, more than 370 of whom are university educated scientists.
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Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
Circle team
Timothy Carter
+358-9-4030-0315
tim.carter@ymparisto.fi
Susanna Kankaanpää
+358-9-4030-0316
Susanna.Kankaanpaa@ymparisto.fi