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26.8.2022 | Finland has made significant progress on climate change adaptation in recent years, which is reflected in the legislation and strategies of different administrative branches. These strategic objectives should now be implemented more widely by increasing concrete measures both in individual sectors and at the regional and municipal levels. This is according to a new overall evaluation of progress on national climate change adaptation policy published on 26 August.

29.4.2020 | The Saami people observed the first signs of climate change in the 1960s and the changes have accelerated over the course of the 2000s, according to a study by the University of Oulu. The study examined how the Saami have adapted to climate change in reindeer husbandry and explored ways for the Saami to adapt to climate change in a culturally sustainable manner.

19.8.2019 | The climate impacts of diet can be reduced by 30 to 40 per cent by changing our diets and taking care of the carbon reserve in arable land. According to the final report of the FoodMinimum project, shift to a climate-friendly diet requires larger, systemic changes.

15.5.2023 | The aim of environmental policy in the transport sector is to plan and select measures that reduce emissions cost-effectively. However, there have not yet been established principles and tools in place for examining the cost impacts of the measures. In its work, the Holistic Economic Evaluation of Transport Emission Reduction Measures (HEETRA) project has developed models and principles for calculat...

31.5.2021 | A new study shows that comprehensive management of climate migration requires the right approach to climate policy and support for adaptation to climate change in the form of humanitarian aid, civilian crisis management, development cooperation, education and research, but also migration policy.

29.10.2020 | The carbon tariffs planned by the EU may curb carbon leakage, but on closer inspection, they can prove problematic in many ways. According to a study published on 29 October, the EU’s carbon tariff project will face challenges in the coming years.

28.8.2019 | The global trends of change mean new challenges to the international human rights system. At the same time, the rules-based global order is fraying. The message of a recent report is that Finland should update the priorities of its human right policy to respond to the new challenges. To pursue a credible human rights policy, the human rights perspective should be better taken into account in Finland’s own actions as well.

24.11.2022 | Government plan for analysis, assessment and research in support of decision-making 2023 Government plenary session 24 November 2022 2(11) Government plan for analysis, assessment and research in support of decision- making 2023 Objectives of the ...

10.9.2018 | Many of the weather and climate risks threatening Finland over the next few years can be managed by being well prepared. Knowledge of the risks has now been compiled in the project ‘Assessment of Weather and Climate Risks (SIETO)’. In particular, it is possible to prepare reasonably well for weather phenomena affecting infrastructure and causing immediate danger, such as floods and storms. Risks ...

15.2.2019 | The Finnish Environment Institute SYKE has studied how the recycling of municipal waste could be made more efficient in a way that suits the Finnish conditions. The study was based on the European Commission recommendations, according to which measures such as clarification of responsibilities for waste management and more cooperation among the operators is needed to raise the recycling rate in Finland. Reaching the recycling targets requires significant changes to the current system.

10.12.2020 | Government plan for analysis, assessment and research in support of decision-making 2021 2(15) Government plenary session 5 November 2020 GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR ANALYSIS, ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF DECISION-MAKING Objectives of the plan Th...

24.10.2022 | Framing mission-oriented innovation policy 1. The purpose: Framing mission-oriented innovation policy 1 1.1 The Finnish context 2 1.2 The purpose of MOIP 3 2. The vehicle: Features of mission-oriented innovation 4 2.1 What is mission-oriented inno...

26.2.2019 | Increasing Recycling Sustainability in Finland Cost Analysis of the Methods of Increasing Recycling FINAL REPORT Joe Papineschi Maxine von Eye Camilla Durrant Tanguy Tomes 5th November 2018 Report for SYKE on behalf of Finnish Ministry of Environm...

4.12.2017 | Government plan for analysis, assessment and research in support of decision making 2018 Government plenary session 21 Septem- ber 2017 2(11) GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR ANALYSIS, ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF DECISION MAKING 2018 Objectives of th...

14.2.2017 | The Finnish goal of bioeconomy growth requires that several bottlenecks are removed. Reaching the goal needs changes to attitudes and regulations as well as improved skills, according to a research project on bioeconomy and its bottlenecks and steering mechanisms carried out by Pellervo Economic Research PTT and Think Tank e2.

12.12.2022 | POLICY BRIEF 2022:35 Näkökulmia ajankohtaisiin yhteiskunnallisiin kysymyksiin ja poliittisen päätöksenteon tueksi. Tämä julkaisu on toteutettu osana valtioneuvoston vuoden 2021 selvitys- ja tutkimussuunnitelman toimeenpanoa (tietokayttoon.fi). Jul...

31.3.2020 | Government plan for analysis, assessment and research in support of decision-making 2020 Government plenary session 19 December 2019 2(15) GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR ANALYSIS, ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF DECISION-MAKING 2020 Objectives of the p...

4.12.2017 | Perspectives into topical issues in society and ways to support political decision making This publication is part of the implementation of the 2017 Government plan for analysis, assessment and research (www.tietokayttoon.fi/en). The producers of ...

30.1.2018 | This publication is part of the implementation of the 2017 Government plan for analysis, assessment and research (www.tietokayttoon.fi/en). The producers of the information are responsible for its content and it does not necessarily represent the ...

9.2.2017 | Adam Stępień and Timo Koivurova Arctic Europe: Bringing together the EU Arctic Policy and Nordic cooperation February 2017 Publication series of the Government’s analysis, assessment and research activities 15/2017 1 DESCRIPTION Publisher and rele...