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Evidence-based knowledge of sustainability transformation

We are exploring how individual actions can lead to a comprehensive systemic change in a just manner.

We combine different approaches in the value chain of knowledge production

The sustainability transition involves the rapid adaptation of housing, energy, transport, food chain, and production systems to the limits of the environment's carrying capacity.

Our research topics

Together with our partners, we develop research-based solutions for the sustainability transformation and the building of a sustainable life.

We are making society more sustainable

We study the comprehensive transformation of society and the conditions for accepting change.

Marja Helena Sivonen: Justice and Security are two sides of the same coin in the Arctic

Climate change is warming the Arctic faster than any other region globally, impacting everyday life in the area. While fossil fuel production continues, policies aimed at mitigating climate change are widely discussed in the north, ponders Marja Helena Sivonen in her Ratkaisuja blog.

Pioneer in the environmental information value chain

We develop new services and methods that support environmental research and monitoring. We apply, for example, remote sensing, machine learning, molecular biology, and modelling. We promote openness and transparency in science and knowledge production.

Collaboration and networks are prerequisites for a sustainability transition

Promoting environmental solutions in collaboration with others is an important part of the Finnish Environment Institute’s mission.