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VELMU programme collects data on the occurrence of underwater marine biotopes, species and communities in Finland’s marine waters.    Inventory areas VELMU started ...

VELMU programme maps biodiversity of the Finnish marine environment. The inventory results can be utilised in the VELMU Map Service.    Open map service The VELMU m...

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 Mini...

VELMU collects data on the occurrence of underwater marine biotopes, species and communities in Finland’s marine waters. The programme contributes to the Baltic marine protection and to the s...

VELMU has collected data from over 160 000 points since 2004. This has given a general overview of species and habitats distribution in the Finnish marine areas. The various methods deployed are d...

Finland’s first maritime spatial plan completed — extensive work will help to combine the good state of the marine environment and sustainable growth Press release December 18, 2020 Mi......

According to Finland's water legislation, water permits are required for all activities affecting constructions in waters or the water supply. These activities include the construction of jetties, br...

Environmental permits are needed in Finland for all activities that may lead to pollution of the air and water or contamination of the soil. Water permits are needed for other activities affecting co...

Emission Inventory Finnish Environment Institute SYKE maintains air pollutant emission inventories and acts as the National Inventory Agency in reporting under the UN ECE Long-Range T...

Methodology Non-point source air emissions in 201 7 Emissions by sources Shares on point and non-point sources The website presents information on non-point source PRTR...

The website presents information on non-point source PRTR releases in Finland. Non-point source releases cover activities that do not exceed the reporting thresholds set to reporting under the Europea...

In the future, our world may increasingly rely on renewable biomass resources for the provision of food, fodder, fibre and fuel. How this transition to bioeconomy will affect Nordic water resources, i......

Threatened habitat types in Finland 2018: the Baltic Sea News, November 4, 2020 Finnish Environment Institute SYKE The threat status of Finnish habitat types was assessed for the s......

A new review paper published in the journal Nature Climate Change on the ecosystem consequences of the loss of Arctic sea-ice highlights the need for the creation of new research knowledge to support ......

The permits are subject to a fee that is based on the processing fees specified by Government Decree (1372/2018), which are reviewed on an annual basis. Government Decree on services of the...

The Finnish Environment Institute SYKE has again produced an assesment of the state of the coastal waters of the Gulf of Finland and the open sea surrounding Finland from the southern Baltic Sea to th......

Tuesday 20 October 2020 is International Landscape Day. The Ministry of the Environment will organise a photo contest in honour of the day and the Rural Women’s Advisory Organisation will organise gui......

A new, free tool for oil spill response at sea is now available online for authorities and local response units. The aim of the tool is to minimize environmental impacts of oil spills in the Arctic an......

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