Finnish Environment Institute

The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) (Finnish: Suomen ympäristökeskus, Swedish: Finlands miljöcentral) is a multidisciplinary research and expert institute under the Ministry of the Environment, Finland. SYKE has four office and research facilities in Helsinki, Oulu, Jyväskylä and Joensuu. SYKE's mission is to support the building of a sustainable society with research, information and services. Impacting objectives of the SYKE are:[1]

  1. We enhance climate change mitigation and adaptation
  2. We advance the transition to a sustainable circular economy and bioeconomy
  3. We support urban areas on their way to becoming forerunners of sustainability  
  4. We promote well-being through nature-based solutions and prevent biodiversity loss
  5. We develop new approaches for reaching a good state of the seas and inland waters and achieving sustainable use of water resources
Finnish Environment Institute
Suomen ympäristökeskus
Agency overview
Formed1995 (1995)
JurisdictionGovernment of Finland
HeadquartersViikki, Helsinki
Employees700
Agency executive
  • Leif Schulman, Director General
Parent departmentMinistry of the Environment
Websitewww.syke.fi/en-US

References
  1. Finnish Environment Institute SYKE's strategy for 2021–2025: https://www.syke.fi/en-US/SYKE_Info/Strategy


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