Aihealueeseen liittyviä linkkejä
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Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS)
Regional agreement on the protection of small cetaceans that was concluded under the auspices of the UNEP Convention on Migratory Species, or Bonn Convention in 1991 and joined by Finland in 1999.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Archipelago Research Institute/Saaristomeren tutkimuslaitos Seili
Associated with the University of Turku, the Archipelago Research Institute is a historical marine station at the island of Seili, located in middle of the Turku archipelago. The Institute offers various research support services as well as participates in multidisciplinary research of the Baltic Sea, with a special focus on the condition of the Archipelago Sea. Selected examples of research projects are the habitat selection and the frequency of tick-borne diseases of Ixodes -ticks in the Archipelago Sea, Baltic herring research, and the future of the Baltic Sea and us: the effects of climate change to the Baltic Sea pelagic ecosystem.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Archipelago Sea biosphere reserve/Saaristomeren biosfäärialue
With its tens of thousands of islands and skerries, the Archipelago Sea Biosphere Reserve consists of the Archipelago Sea National Park and the parts of the archipelago that belong to the town of Pargas and the municipality of Kimitoön. Its mission is to support, preserve and develop the area’s nature, culture and entrepreneurship on a sustainable basis.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Atlas of Finnish birds/Suomen lintuatlas
Finnish bird atlases determine the breeding distribution and breeding areas of bird species in Finland and study changes in species distributions. Available data on the occurrence of bird species were last collected in 2006-2010 for the whole of Finland and published in the third national Bird Atlas. Finland's fourth Bird Atlas was launched in 2022 and will be completed by 2025.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Atlas of Finnish fungi/Suomen sieniatlas
The fungi atlas collects information on the distribution and habitats of fungal species in Finland in collaboration with the laji.fi portal. The objective of the initiative is to promote mushroom hobby and improve species knowledge. Report your findings and learn to identify mushroom species with us!
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Atlas of the Aphids of Finland/Suomen kirva-atlas
Published by the Finnish Expert Group on Hemiptera, this atlas gives updated information on aphid species distribution in Finland for the periods <1901, 1901-1974, 1975-1999, 2000-.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Atlas of the Auchenorrhyncha of Finland/Suomen kaskasatlas
Published by the Finnish Expert Group on Hemiptera, this atlas gives updated information on the distribution of Auchenorrhyncha in Finland for the periods <1901, 1901-1974, 1975-1999, 2000-.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Atlas of the Coleoptera of Finland/Suomen kovakuoriaisatlas
Published by the Finnish Expert Group on Coleoptera, this atlas gives updated information on the distribution of beetles in Finland for the periods <1901, 1901-1959, 1960-1999, 2000-.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Atlas of the Heteroptera of Finland/Suomen ludeatlas
Published by the Finnish Expert Group on Hemiptera, this atlas gives updated information on the distribution of bugs in Finland for the periods <1901, 1901-1974, 1975-1999, 2000-.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Atlas of the Neuroptera s.l. and Mecoptera of Finland/Suomen verkkosiipis- ja kärsäkorentoatlas
Published by the Finnish Expert Group on Hemiptera, this atlas gives updated information on Neuroptera s.l. and Mecoptera distribution in Finland for the periods <1901, 1901-1974, 1975-1999, 2000-.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Atlas of the Psocoptera of Finland/Suomen jäytiäisatlas
Published by the Finnish Expert Group on Hemiptera, this atlas gives updated information on Psocoptera distribution in Finland for the periods <1901, 1901-1974, 1975-1999, 2000-.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Atlas of the Psylloidea, Aleyrodoidea and Coccoidea of Finland/Suomen kemppi-, jauhiais- ja kilpikirva-atlas
Published by the Finnish Expert Group on Hemiptera, this atlas gives updated information on the distribution of Psylloidea, Aleyrodoidea and Coccoidea in Finland for the periods <1901, 1901-1974, 1975-1999, 2000-.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Atlas of vascular plants in Finland/Suomen putkilokasvien levinneisyyskartasto
Map distribution of Finnish vascular plants.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Biodiversity education network of Finnish universities/ Biodiversiteetti koulutusverkosto
Website (and blog) of the Biodiversity education network of Finnish universities, where students have the possibilities to learn more about biodiversity-related topics during courses not being taught by their own universities. The courses offered by the Biodiversity education network are available for the degree students of the Universities of Eastern Finland, Turku, Jyväskylä, Oulu and Helsinki and Åbo Akademi University. The joint project is funded by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Biodiversity information system for Europe/Finland
Partnership between the European Commission and the European Environment Agency providing a source of data and information on biodiversity for each European country.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Biodiversity.fi/Luonnontila.fi
Biodiversity.fi provides up-to-date research-based information on the state and development of biological diversity in Finland. The web service is based on the use of indicators. Quantitative indicators enable to keep track of some of the most important and best-known changes in nature in a condensed and easy to understand format. The service is open to anyone interested in the state of nature in Finland.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Biology and Geography Teachers’ Association/Biologian ja maantieteen opettajien liitto
The Association of Biology and Geography Teachers (BMOL) is an educational organisation that promotes adequate and high-quality teaching of the subjects taught by its members. It is an association of teachers who work and influence each other. The majority of its members work as subject teachers in primary and secondary schools. By becoming members, teachers receive, for example, the published four times a year Natura magazine (https://www.naturalehti.fi, learn also about the Natura magazine collection competition/Kokoelmakilpailu) and high-quality materials and in-service training to support their teaching and assessment. Membership is also an expression of their commitment to better biology and geography education.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
BirdLife Finland/Suomi
Finnish partner of BirdLife International, the world’s largest nature conservation partnership, BirdLife Suomi strives through the activities of its 22,000 members and supporters to conserve birds and their habitats, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources. Supportive of environmental education and ecological research, the organisation provides materials for children and educators, such as everything you need to know about nestboxes (https://www.birdlife.fi/lintuharrastus/linnunpontot/). It also publishes a newsletter for its members three times a year, the peer-reviewed international ornithological journal "Ornis Fennica", the "Linnut" magazine and the yearbook of the Linnut magazine (Linnut-vuosikirja), with the majority of articles accessible from a single portal (https://lintulehti.birdlife.fi/). BirdLife Suomi is the parent organisation of 30 regional ornithological societies (see links).
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Building instructions for a bat nestbox/Rakenna lepakkopönttö
Guidelines for building roosting sites specifically adapted to bats, provided by the Finnish Museum of Natural History.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Building instructions for a flying squirrel nestbox/Liito-oravapöntön rakennusohje
Flying squirrels prefer to nest and roost in cavities of large deciduous trees, but in many places such trees have become scarce due to the loss of suitable habitat by logging. This brochure contains instructions for building suitable alternative nesting sites for the endangered species.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment/Elinkeino-, liikenne- ja ympäristökeskus
Finland has a total of 15 Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY-Centres/-keskukset), each responsible for the regional implementation and development tasks of the central government. Among these 15 ELY-Centres, 13 deal with the area of responsibility concerning the environment and natural resources by operating under the administrative branches of the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. In eastern Finland, the North Karelia biosphere reserve activities are directed by the Ministry of the Environment and the ELY-Centre for North Karelia.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Child and Nature Foundation/Lapsi ja Luonto Säätiö
Founded in 1997, the principal purpose of the Child and Nature Foundation is to support natural activities, which contribute to the holistic well-being of people and the environment.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Conservation biology of the Saimaa ringed seal: from research to actions/Saimaannorpan suojelubiologiaa: tutkimuksista toimenpiteisiin
A good overview of the ecology, population trend and conservation needs of the endangered Saimaa ringed seal (and more in the attached pdf).
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Eionet (The European Environment Information and Observation Network)
This page gives access to the Article 12 web tool on population status and trends of birds under Article 12 of the Birds Directive, where EU's bird trends can be viewed, for example, at Member State level (overview of results by Member State) for the periods 2008-2012 and 2013-2018.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Environment.fi/Ymparisto.fi
Joint website of Finland's environmental administration including a nature section with plenty of information and numerous links about species, habitat, geological formation and landscape conservation needs and obligations in Finland under existing domestic and international environmental legislations. It includes for instance information on the Finnish Inventory Programme for the Underwater Marine Diversity (VELMU), a programme steered by the Ministry of the Environment and coordinated by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE). VELMU collects data on the occurrence of underwater marine biotopes, species and communities in Finland’s marine waters.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Federation of Finnish Fisheries Associations/Kalatalouden Keskusliitto
Together with member organisations and stakeholders, this organisation is working for healthy fishing grounds and sustainable fishing. On its website, you will find relevant fish facts but also useful information regarding fishing permits and regulations such as closed seasons, catch sizes and catch quotas.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Finland’s Biodiversity Action Plan portal/Kansallinen Biodiversiteettiohjelma
Finland's Biodiversity Strategy on the National Biodiversity Action Plan portal.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Finnish Association for Nature Conservation/Suomen luonnonsuojeluliitto
The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation (FANC) is the largest non-governmental organisation for environmental protection and nature conservation in Finland. Its purpose is to protect the Finnish natural environment, promote nature conservation, preserve cultural heritage and spark up active citizenship and strong environmental awareness. The association has over 30,000 individual members in about 160 local member associations and 15 country-based district organisations (so called "Luonnonsuojelupiirit", see links). It publishes the "Suomen Luonto" periodical.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Finnish Association of Nature and Environment Schools/Suomen luonto- ja ympäristökoulujen liitto ry
The Finnish Association of Nature and Environment Schools organises and develops LYKE-network. The network offers environmental education services for schools and kindergartens on local level. It also promotes nature and environmental education in Finland. LYKE-network consists of centers governed by municipalities, governmental organisations, enterprises, and associations.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Finnish Barcode of Life
The Finnish Barcode of Life (FinBOL) is a national project with the goal of creating DNA barcode reference library for all multicellular organisms occurring in Finland. FinBOL is part of the International Barcode of Life (iBOL) consortium, which has the long-term aim of producing DNA barcode library for all species worldwide.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility/Suomen Lajitietokeskus
The Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility (FinBIF) is an open access data repository for researchers, government and the public developed and maintained by the Natural History Museum of the University of Helsinki (Luomus). In its portal, laji.fi, users are allowed to browse, search and download information about all forms of biological life, and to record and share their own observations such as from birds, invasive species, flying squirrels, bats, diurnal butterflies, bumblebees and other pollinators. FinBIF is committed to the sharing and promotion of open access data.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Finnish Ecosystem Observatory/Suomen ekosysteemiobservatorio
The aim of the Finnish Ecosystem Observatory (FEO) is to create a national cooperation model and data platform to support the extensive monitoring and assessment of and research into the state of Finnish ecosystems.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Finnish Environment Institute/Suomen ympäristökeskus
The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) and its Biodiversity, Freshwater and Marine Research Centres is a research institute and a centre of expertise providing knowledge and solutions enabling sustainable development. It promotes the conservation of biodiversity by various measures, e.g. by assessments of the conservation status of species and natural habitats or by research on methods of management and restoration of habitats. An important field of research is the significance of ecosystem services and their interactions with biodiversity. SYKE's tasks also include finding solutions to problems with invasive species, assessment of the environmental impacts of genetically modified organisms and permits for international trade in endangered species. More about species expert groups in Finland at: https://www.syke.fi/en-US/Research__Development/Nature/The_species_expert_groups_in_Finland.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Finnish Expert Group on Diptera/Suomen diptera (Kaksisiipiset) työryhmä
The Diptera Working Group is a group of professionals and enthusiasts that promotes research on two-winged or true flies in Finland and their conservation. The Diptera are the second largest insect group in Finland and the third largest worldwide, according to current knowledge.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Finnish Expert Group on Hemiptera/Hemiptera-työryhmä
Formed in 2001, the Finnish Expert Group on Hemiptera gives expertise on evaluation of conservation status of species and promotes conservation and habitat management of sites with threatened species. Besides Hemiptera, the group deals with the insect orders Orthoptera, Dermaptera, Neuroptera s.l. & Mecoptera, Psocoptera and Thysanoptera. The group maintains checklists of Finnish Hemiptera and Thysanoptera, and atlases on species distribution of Heteroptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Psylloidea, Aleyrodoidea, Coccoidea, Aphidoidea, Psocoptera and Neuroptera s.l. & Mecoptera. It also publishes the the entomological journal "Jalla".
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Finnish Expert Group on Hymenoptera/Suomen pistiäistyöryhmä
The Hymenoptera Working Group is a group of professionals and enthusiasts that promotes research on Hymenoptera in Finland and their conservation. The Hymenoptera are the largest insect group in Finland and the second largest in the world, according to current knowledge. Well-known groups of Hymenoptera include sawflies, parasitoid wasps, ants, bumblebees and social wasps.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Finnish Food Authority/Ruokavirasto
Informative website regarding the different diseases and parasites common to Finnish wildlife (and domestic animals).
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Finnish Game/Suomen Riista
The Finnish Game/Suomen Riista series has been published since 1946 with the support of the Finnish Game Foundation/Suomen Riistanhoito-Säätiö. "Suomen Riista" is an internationally renowned publication in the field of game science, which contains a wide range of the latest research data on various aspects of game research.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Finnish insect image bank/Hyönteiskuvapankki
Image collection of Finnish insects.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Finnish Lepidopterologist Society/Suomen Perhostutkijain Seura ry
With more than 1100 members, the Finnish Lepidopterologist Society is the largest butterfly research society in Finland. It coordinates the activities of its members, compiles the information from their field observations and promotes research on Finnish butterflies. It also publishes the "Baptria" magazine, where issues relating to the study, occurrence, behaviour, identification and conservation of butterflies are being discussed.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Finnish Ministry of the Environment/ Ympäristöministeriö
Learn more about the existing and planned National Biodiversity Strategies that take into account the objectives of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity and the new EU Biodiversity Strategy.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Finnish Mycological Society/Suomen Sieniseura ry
The Finnish Mycological Society is a national research society founded in 1948 that focuses its activities on all aspects of the fungi (including lichens). The society is the publisher of the international research journal "Karstenia", with an emphasis on boreal and arctic-alpine mycology and with papers reporting original research such as on fungi and lichen systematics and ecology. It also publishes the "Sienilehti" magazine aimed at the general public.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Finnish Nature League/Luonto-Liitto
The Finnish Nature League (Finnish Association for Nature Conservation’s youth organisation) operates nationwide and has about 4,500 individual members. It promotes environmental education by organising outdoor activities for young people, children and families such as hiking trips, excursions, nature camps, courses on hiking skills and biological themes etc. The non-governmental nature and environmental protection organisation for children and the youth also provides short courses on environmental and biological themes, environmental education or hiking skills and is involved in environmental activism and policy work.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Finnish Nature Photographers Association/Suomen Luonnonvalokuvaajat SLV ry
The Finnish Society of Nature Photographers was founded in 1977 and has around 2800 members. The aim of the association is to promote Finnish nature photography, to raise public awareness about the beauty and fragility of Finnish nature, to act as a link between nature photographers, and to safeguard the financial and professional interests of nature photographers. Both the publishing of its "Luontokuva" magazine and the organizing of its annual photo contest contribute to the visibility of the society's activities.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Finnish Organic Association/Luomuliitto
The Finnish Organic Association is an interest group representing organic farmers in Finland, member of the organic trade association; ProLuomu. The association is the voice and advocate of organic producers in Finland. It publishes the "Luomu" magazine, the only professional publication in the organic sector. Organic farming is a method of extensive agriculture that greatly benefits biodiversity by growing and nurturing crops without the use of synthetic based fertilizers and pesticides.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Finnish Organic Food Association/Pro Luomu
The Finnish Organic Food Association Pro Luomu is the organic sector’s national co-operation organisation and member of IFOAM EU. Pro Luomu promotes the production and consumption of organic food in Finland.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Finnish Organic Research Institute/Luomuinstituutti
The Finnish Organic Research Institute (FORI) is a joint multidisciplinary research and expert network of the University of Helsinki and the Natural Resources Institute Finland, which supports the strengthening of domestic organic production in the entire food system. The mission of the institute is to produce and disseminate scientific information on organic food to industry, consumers and society.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Finnish Osprey Foundation/Sääksisäätiö
Founded in 1990 by BirdLife Kanta-Häme, the Finnish Osprey Foundation is a non-profit association focused on conserving Finnish birds of prey. Its purpose is to promote the birds of prey protection, monitoring and research. The foundation raises funds that are used to support and organise the voluntary work related to birds of prey.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Firefly (Lampyridae) survey/Kiiltomatokysely
The firefly survey is a citizen science project coordinated by firefly researchers at the Universities of Helsinki and Oulu, in close collaboration with the Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. It aims at a better understanding of the effects of light pollution and other environmental factors on the occurrence of those light-emitting insects, a group of species that experience a marked worldwide decline but for which very little is known in Finland.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Fish species in Finland/Kalalajit Suomessa
This publication rich in general information includes a checklist of Finnish fish species which lists the scientific, Finnish, Swedish and English names in a systematic table, and the occurrence of species in fresh and different brackish water areas in Finland is also recorded.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Foundation for Environmental Education/ Ympäristökasvatusjärjestö FEE Suomi
FEE Suomi is an expert organisation founded in 1990 specialising in the promotion, development and support of environmental education. FEE Suomi works to ensure that Finnish educators have the willingness and ability to impart knowledge, skills and attitudes for sustainable development to children and young people.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Foundation for Nature and Game Management/Luonnon- ja riistanhoitosäätiö
The Foundation for Nature and Game Management was established in 2006 to promote biodiversity and game species through the implementation of nature-friendly land management plans.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Greenpeace Finland/Suomi
Greenpeace Nordic or Greenpeace Norden is the regional association of the global environmental organisation Greenpeace in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The organisation's goal is a planet that sustains life in all its diversity through research, advocacy and peaceful civil disobedience. In Finland, the organisation is especially active in promoting the protection of forests by influencing decision-makers, mapping forests worth protecting, supporting the protection of Sámi forests and keeping an eye on logging by forest companies and the state.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
HELCOM (Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission)
The Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission - also known as the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) - is an intergovernmental organisation and a regional sea convention in the Baltic Sea area. The aim of this regional platform for environmental policy making is to protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution through intergovernmental cooperation. By producing holistic assessments of the sea (HOLAS), HELCOM give a comprehensive overview of the ecosystem health. These major assessments assist the region’s environmental managers and decision-makers, so that they can base their work on sound, up-to-date knowledge of the status of the sea. More at: https://helcom.fi/baltic-sea-trends/holistic-assessments/.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Helmi Habitats Programme/ -elinympäristöohjelma
Running from 2021-2030 and led by the Ministry of the Environment, the Helmi programme is based on voluntary action by landowners. It aims to strengthen Finland's biodiversity and improve the condition of habitats, for example by protecting and restoring mires, restoring and managing bird waters, semi-natural grasslands and forest habitats, and restoring aquatic and coastal nature. The SOTKA project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is part of the Helmi programme. In this project, wetlands and a network of resting areas are built, mires and catchments are restored and small carnivores are captured. More at: https://ym.fi/Helmi and https://mmm.fi/helmi.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Husö Biological Station/Husö biologiska station
Husö Biological Station is Åbo Akademi University’s research station, located on Bergö in Finström municipality at the Åland Islands. The station is part of Environmental and Marine Biology (Biosciences) and mainly conducts aquatic research and teaching. Some terrestrial research is also conducted.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Hyytiälä Forestry Field Station/Hyytiälän metsäasema
Hyytiälä is a historical forestry station situated at one hour north-east drive from the city of Tampere and affiliated with the University of Helsinki. Several and often inter- or multidisciplinary research groups use the facilities of Hyytiälä with their interests covering forests, peatlands, lakes and the atmosphere. Besides ecosystem processes taking place in peatlands for example, the recent topics of peatland ecology group in Hyytiälä include peatland restoration and the management of peatland forests.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
iNaturalist Finland/Suomi
iNaturalist Finland is a social community of nature enthusiasts and a service where, by using its mobile and online tools, you can record your own nature observations and get help identifying them. Supported by the national node of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), iNaturalistFi is part of the Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility (FinBIF), a national data infrastructure which harvests, collects and shares Finnish species information from many sources as open data. FinBIF is hosted by the Finnish Museum of Natural History (Luomus), under the University of Helsinki. Finnish Creative Commons-licensed observations from iNaturalist are directly harvested by FinBIF and are available for researchers, local authorities, and anyone interested as open data through the national biodiversity portal laji.fi. Among practical applications, iNaturalistFi provides a great platform for conducting a bioblitz, a communal citizen-science effort to record as many species within a designated location and time period as possible (learn more at: https://inaturalist.laji.fi/pages/bioblitz+guide).
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
John Nurminen Foundation/John Nurmisen Säätiö
Founded in 1992, the John Nurminen Foundation has been awarded for its work as a cross-generational conveyor of culture and producer of educational content about the Baltic Sea. The goal of the foundation's environmental projects is to improve the ecological condition of the sea with concrete measures that reduce the nutrient load and limit the environmental risks.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Kevo Subarctic Research Institute/Lapin tutkimuslaitos Kevo
Situated in Utsjoki, in North Lapland, the Kevo research station offers to the students and researchers from the University of Turku a privileged access to study the subarctic nature and its peculiarities. The institute has a long tradition of combining long term environmental monitoring and mapping with modern experimental research focused on revealing causal relationships. Long-term study designs include monitoring of the effects of air pollution and reindeer grazing, three arboreta with tree line species and varied long-term environmental monitoring.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Kilpisjärvi Biological Station/Kilpisjärven biologinen asema
Northernmost unit of the University of Helsinki focusing on the fluctuation of lemming populations, the winter wildlife of the fells or the cultural history of Lappish villages. Long-term monitoring forms the core of research at Kilpisjärvi Biological Station along with various participations in international research projects.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Konnevesi Research Station/Konneveden tutkimusasema
Konnevesi Research Station belongs to the Department of Biological and Environmental Science at the University of Jyväskylä. Its mission is to enable ecology teaching and multidisclipinary research in the field conditions, offering suitable possibilities for experimental work with aquatic and terrestrial animals and plants. The main area of research fields contain evolutionary ecology and behavioural ecology, signal evolution, mate choice, mammalian life histories and host - parasite interactions.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Korentowiki
Everything about dragonflies and demoiselle damselflies living in Finland.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Lake Päijänne Natural Heritage Foundation/Päijänteen Luonnonperintösäätiö PLUPS
The main task of the foundation, founded in 2008, is to acquire and protect land suitable for nature reserves in the Lake Päijänne area and its surroundings using donations from individuals and companies.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Lammi Biological Station/Lammin biologinen asema
The Lammi Biological Station of the University of Helsinki is a research station located in the lake district of southern Finland supporting ecological, evolutionary and environmental research and education. Examples of studies made possible by the station include beaver habitat and mammalian diversity, metapopulation ecology of the Glanville Fritillary butterfly, predator-prey interactions, vole fever, lake food webs, age at maturity in Atlantic Salmon, brownification of lakes, amphipod Crustacean evolution, pathogens in watercourses, understorey plant phenology and forest bird ecology.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
LIFE Programme/-ohjelma
EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action, the LIFE programme supports applied biodiversity conservation projects achieving integration between biodiversity research and on-the-ground conservation. Examples of activities supported by the Nature & Biodiversity component of the programme include habitat restoration measures by co-financing best practice or demonstration projects that contribute to the implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives and the Natura 2000 network. More about the projects recently or currently supported at: https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2022-04/Finland_Update_FIN_March22.pdf.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Liito-Orava – Tietoa lajista ja kartoituksesta
Written in Finnish and published by the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation, this guide provides concise and comprehensive information about the endangered Siberian flying squirrel, its ecology, habitat requirements, conservation needs and status as well as how to find it and report its observations. The English version of the publication is available at: https://www.metsa.fi/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Flying-squirrel-inventory-methods_summary-1.pdf
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Luomus
Home page of the Finnish Museum of Natural History (Luomus), providing diverse and educational information about biodiversity-related activities carried out by specialists at the museum and all over Finnish nature (and abroad). It includes for example a substantial amount of information on bat and bird research, ecology and conservation or ongoing species monitoring techniques and programmes, with field observations directly uploadable online by using the laji.fi portal of the Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Luonnon kirjo
Online magazine and newsletter on biodiversity edited by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) and produced in cooperation with, among others, the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Finnish National Board of Education, Metsähallitus Nature Services, the Foundation for Environmental Education FEE Suomi and the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation Yleisradio. The aim of the newsletter is to bring biodiversity into the public debate and raise awareness of its importance.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
MarineFinland.fi
Everything you wanted to know about the Baltic Sea now gathered in one place. MarineFinland.fi compiles sea data and knowledge from nine Finnish organisations and institutes: Finnish Environment Institute, Geological Survey of Finland, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Natural Resources Institute of Finland, Metsähallitus, Finnish Heritage Agency, Finnish Maritime Spatial Planning Coordination, Brahea Centre at the University of Turku and the Government of Åland. The development of the portal was financed by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. The Finnish Environment Institute coordinated the work.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Metsähallitus
Previously known as the Finnish Forest and Park Service, Metsähallitus is a state-owned company that performs, along with forestry operations, a number of public administrative tasks on state lands and waters that are beneficial to biodiversity. These tasks are carried out by two areas of responsibility, National Parks Finland and Wildlife Service Finland, forming the Parks and Wildlife Finland unit. The Nature Services manage almost all of the country's nature reserves, including all national parks, and provide free hiking services. It is also actively involved in the conservation of endangered species and the restoration of degraded habitats of high conservation value. Wildlife Service Finland is managing and supervising hunting and fishing.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
METSO Forest Conservation Programme/ -metsiensuojeluohjelma
The Forest Biodiversity Programme METSO is based on voluntary forest conservation and management. The programme started in 2008, and it aims to secure threatened forest habitats and species in Southern Finland by 2025 by achieving altogether 96 000 hectares of permanent protection and 82 000 hectares of temporary conservation agreements and nature management.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Miina Sillanpään Säätiö – Luontosivusto
Website offering experiences, information and suggestions of respectful activities to do in Finnish nature across the four seasons.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
National Butterfly Survey/Valtakunnallinen päiväperhosseuranta
The National Butterfly Survey (NAFI) is a research project coordinated by the South Karelia Allergy and Environment Institute and the Finnish Lepidopterologist Society. The data collected during the monitoring is stored in the database of the Finnish Museum of Natural History (Luomus), and the statistics and maps on these pages are produced from the data. A review of the results of the monitoring is published annually in the Finnish Lepidopterologist Society' journal "Baptria".
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Natural Heritage Foundation/ Luonnonperintösäätiö
Established in 1995, the Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation uses donated funds to buy old forests that are in as natural a condition as possible and apply for permanent protection of their forests in accordance with the Nature Conservation Act.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Natural Resources Institute Finland/Luonnonvarakeskus
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) is a research organisation interested in the sustainable use of renewable natural resources while securing biodiversity and diverse ecosystem services. It is Finland’s second largest governmental research institute and was formed in 2015 from a merger of MTT Agrifood Research Finland, Finnish Forest Research Institute (Metla), Finnish Game & Fisheries Research Institute (RKTL) and the ministry’s Information Centre (Tike). At Luke, the researchers dealing with biodiversity mainly belong to the Ecosystems and modelling, Environmental and natural resource economics, Fisheries and fish resources, Forest health and biodiversity, Forest inventory and planning, Migratory fish and regulated rivers, Recreation and nature values, Rural studies, land use and natural resource governance, Soil ecosystems and Wildlife ecology research units.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
North Karelia Biosphere Reserve/Pohjois-Karjalan biosfäärialue
Covering the easternmost corner of the European Union, the North Karelia Biosphere Reserve is a functional platform for local citizens, actors and entrepreneurs that promotes sustainable development in the region by supporting activities that maintain and strengthen people's relationship with nature, biodiversity conservation, and the development of responsible livelihoods.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Ötökkätieto
To help in their identification, this website has compiled information on the most common garden visitors (more than 1000 species including insects, spiders, molluscs and other invertebrates) and their habits. Each species is accompanied by a traffic light to indicate whether it is beneficial, harmless or harmful. Once the insects have been identified and their potential harmfulness established, it is easier to target control measures correctly if necessary. In this way, you will not destroy something that is beneficial to the garden or does not cause any harm, but is an essential part of biodiversity.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Oulanka Research Station/Oulangan tutkimusasema
Regional unit of the University of Oulu, the Kuusamo-based Oulanka Research Station promotes research and teaching in biological and geosciences. It also functions as a multidisciplinary unit with a responsibility to coordinate the university's activities in the northeastern Finland. Among initiatives, the station is conducting a climate and environmental change long-term monitoring study, looking at the impact of changing snow conditions on the environment and vegetation. It also investigates the impact of reindeer grazing on environmental change and the impact of climate change on reindeer husbandry.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Perhoset.com
Website presenting diverse and valuable general information about Finnish diurnal butterflies, their identification, ecological needs, conservation measures and monitoring.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
PROTECT BALTIC
This project website is the visible outcome of a collaborative effort with support from 17 dedicated partner organizations and coordinated by the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM). Dedicated to achieving positive biodiversity gains in the Baltic Sea region, the PROTECT BALTIC project employs strategic planning and ecologically relevant approaches for enhancing and optimizing the existing network of marine protected areas.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Saimaa ringed seal conservation strategy and action plan 2017/ Saimaannorpan suojelun strategia ja toimenpidesuunnitelma 2017
Updated strategy for the conservation of the Saimaa ringed seal for 2017-2022, based on the proposals made by the broad-based Saimaa ringed seal conservation working group to improve its conservation.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Siberian Flying Squirrel in Land Use Planning – Guide for Good Practices/Liito-oravan huomioiminen kaupunkisuunnittelussa – Hyvien käytäntöjen opas
This guide (in Finnish with an English summary) is written by experts working with flying squirrel related and other environmental issues in the project cities of Espoo, Jyväskylä and Kuopio in Finland. Its aim is to share knowledge and information about how to consider flying squirrel in land use planning in urban areas. The guide is part of the Flying Squirrel LIFE -project (2018–2025), which improves conservation of flying squirrels in Europe through co-operation. The project brings together key actors in land use, such as land-use planning and forestry, as well as information on the habitat networks of flying squirrels.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Snowchange Cooperative/Lumimuutos osuuskunta
North Karelian NGO involved in international climate and indigenous policy and research. Snowchange is working in collaboration with the Arctic Council, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Crisis Advisory Group, National Science Foundation of USA, several universities and partners on questions of biodiversity, climate change and local communities. The scientific and cultural organisation is also actively purchasing land for nature conservation all over Finland and running a far-reaching ecological restoration programme building on living traditional knowledge called “Landscape Rewilding Programme”, with a focus on critical river watersheds for biodiversity and livelihoods.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Suomen Biologian Seura Vanamo ry
The Vanamo Society is a general biological scientific association. The society acts as a link between Finnish biologists and promotes biological research and the use of the Finnish language in the field of biology. Vanamo publishes the journal "Luonnon Tutkija" four times a year, organises lectures and excursions, and awards grants to its members.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Suomen leppäkertut
Online photography guide of Finnish ladybirds.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Suurpedot.fi
Main information website on large predators in Finland. The website is maintained by Metsähallitus, the Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Finnish Wildlife Agency, Natural Resources Institute Finland and the Finnish Ministry of the Environment.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Taimenkartta.fi
A tool for mapping, monitoring and restoring migratory fish-bearing streams in Finland.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
The 2019 Red List of Finnish species/Suomen lajien uhanalaisuus – Punainen kirja 2019
Fifth assessment of Finnish threatened species carried out in accordance with guidelines and criteria issued by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and applied in assessments at the regional level.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
The Finnish Environment Institute/Suomen ympäristö – Publications archive
The Finnish Environment/Suomen Ymparistö series (806 publications altogether) contains research, reports and working group memorandums. The publications are written mostly in Finnish but some are available also in English. The themes of the series are housing, nature, natural resources, built environment and environmental protection.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
The Finnish Nature Panel/Suomen Luontopaneeli
The Finnish Nature Panel gathers research data on biodiversity for use by decision-makers, experts and citizens. It is an independent panel of scientific experts that supports nature and biodiversity policy planning and decision-making, with members representing scientific excellence from various disciplines. The aim of the panel is to promote dialogue between science and policy by providing information directly to decision-makers and by participating in public debate.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
The Web Service of the Red List of Finnish Species
The Web Service of the Red List of Finnish Species introduces the results of The 2019 Red List of Finnish Species. Of the 22,418 species evaluated, 2,667 i.e. 11.9 % were classified as threatened.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Tvärminne Zoological Station/Tvärminnen eläintieteellinen asema
The Tvärminne Zoological Station (TZS) of the University of Helsinki is a marine station located at the entrance to the Gulf of Finland. It serves as a centre for a large variety of high quality biological research and offers facilities for field courses and seminars. The station was established in 1902 and thus provides good background data for studying long-term environmental change. Marine research at TZS focuses on the biodiversity and functioning of the Baltic Sea ecosystem, and the effects of anthropogenic stressors, such as eutrophication, climate change and ocean acidification. Evolutionary and population biology of insects, fish, birds and rock-pool organisms are also important topics.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Värriö Subarctic Research Station/Värriön tutkimusasema
Located in the Värriö strict nature reserve in eastern Finnish Lapland, Värriö Subarctic Research Station belongs to the Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR) at the University of Helsinki. The research in Värriö is very multi- and interdisciplinary and exceptionally long data series have been collected on environmental factors, which reflect the changes in subarctic forests, fell ecosystems, air pollution and climate over decades. The current research focuses e.g. on atmospheric chemistry and physics, the productivity of the subarctic ecosystems, as well as on monitoring the population and phenology of multiple species including moths, birds and mammals. The station hosts the SMEAR I measurement station representing internationally leading scientific research.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Vastavalo
Finland's largest photobank including nature photographs.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
Vieraslajit.fi
Website that makes updated Finnish information on invasive alien species available to all, including instructions for their identification and control. Users can report their observations and view observations of different species on maps. The service includes all the invasive alien species listed by the EU and Finland, as well as volumes of data on legislation and control plans. News and information on invasive alien species from other sources are also published on the website. Content providers in the data service, maintained by the Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility (FinBIF) and edited by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), include the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Finnish Environment Institute and the Finnish Food Authority.
Themes: State and development of biodiversity in Finland
Virtavesien hoitoyhdistys Virho ry
The aim of the Virho association founded in 1990 is to revitalise streams and safeguard the conditions of the entire aquatic ecosystem as much as possible. This is achieved through river and stream restoration, building fish dams, removing dams and reintroducing salmon fish. Virho provides expert advice and guidance, including to water owners. Locally and nationally, the association contributes to fisheries strategies and management plans and draft legislation through awareness-raising and expert advice.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Weisell Foundation/Weisell-säätiö
The Weisell Foundation supports and promotes scientific research, education, the state of the environment, maritime safety, research and conservation of maritime heritage. The foundation's purpose is not for profit or other direct financial gain, but to promote the well-being of nature and society. The Weisell Foundation does not award grants to individuals.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland
Wild forest reindeer/Metsäpeura
Comprehensive source of information on wild forest reindeers in Finland, cooperatively prepared by Metsähallitus, the Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute (Luke/RKTL) and the Institute of Biology at the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Themes: Biodiversity research and/or education in Finland
WWF Finland/Suomi
The Finnish independent, non-aligned foundation contributes to the conservation of domestic endangered species such as the Saimaa ringed seal, the Finnish forest reindeer, the wolverine, the Arctic fox and migratory fish. It promotes forest conservation and ecologically sustainable forestry, maintains cultural landscapes, helps the Baltic Sea in many ways, and clears and restores running water. It also operates to prevent climate change and on behalf of sustainable production and consumption habits while producing information and taking environmental education into schools.
Themes: Biodiversity-supportive initiative or organisation in Finland