Biodiversity of the Finnish marine environment is mapped in cooperation across institutional borders. The Finnish Environment Institute SYKE coordinates VELMU. The programme is steered by the Ministry of the Environment.
Coordination
Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, Marine Research Centre
VELMU Coordinator, Research Professor
Markku Viitasalo
tel. +358 295 251 742, (forename.surname@syke.fi)
Treasures of the Baltic Sea photo exhibition
Senior Coordinator Wilma Viljanmaa
(forename.surname@syke.fi)
VELMU Partners
Geological Survey of Finland GTK
Geologist Jyrki Hämäläinen (forename.surname@gtk.fi)
Metsähallitus Natural Heritage Services
Specialist Lasse Kurvinen
(forename.surname@metsa.fi)
Field ManagerPekka Lehtonen (forename.surname@metsa.fi)
Luonnonvarakeskus LUKE
ResearcherSanna Kuningas (forename.surname@luke.fi)
Åbo Akademi University
Senior Researcher Sonja Salovius-Laurén (forename.surname@abo.fi)
Lapland ELY Centre
Senior Adviser Merja Lipponen (forename.surname@ely-keskus.fi)
North Ostrobothnia ELY Centre
Unit head Timo Yrjänä (forename.surname@ely-keskus.fi)
South Ostrobothnia ELY Centre
Senior Researcher Anna Bonde (forename.surname@ely-keskus.fi)
Southwest Finland ELY Centre
Senior Adviser Leena Lehtomaa (forename.surname@ely-keskus.fi)
Uusimaa ELY Centre
Senior Adviser Marjo Tarvainen (forename.surname@ely-keskus.fi)
Southeast Finland ELY Centre
Biologist Kimmo Inki (forename.surname@ely-keskus.fi)
Steering Group
The VELMU Steering Group supervises programme implementation. The group is chaired by Environment Counsellor Saara Bäck from the Ministry of the Environment.
Steering Group Secretary:
Ministerial Adviser Penina Blankett
Ministry of the Environment
tel. +358 295 250 058, (forename.surname@ym.fi)
The group consists of representatives from:
- Ministry of the Environment
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
- Ministry of Employment and the Economy
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Defence
- Navy Command Finland
- The Finnish Border Guard
- The Finnish Heritage Agency.