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How to strengthen Finland’s capacity to adapt to climate change? As climate change impacts increase, the ability to adapt must be systematically strengthened throughout society. Until recently, adaptation in Finland has advanced most clearly in wa...

Arctic Europe: Bringing together the EU Arctic Policy The study considers how the European Union’s Integrated Policy for the Arctic can productively interact with Nordic cooperation frameworks in order to support developments in Arctic Europe. Com...

20.11.2020 | The economic costs of climate policy measures such as emission tax and their effects on income distribution can be regulated by redistributing emission tax revenue back to households. This is the outcome of a study conducted by the Pellervo Economic Research Institute PTT, Merit Economics, and Statistics and Research Åland ÅSUB. The means to do this include earned income tax and/or corporation tax concessions and direct support to households.

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.

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.

29.4.2020 | 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.

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...

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.

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 ...

19.3.2019 | Finland is committed to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (2030 Agenda) by 2030. Finland was ranked third best in the assessment of sustainability in all UN Member States published in 2018, and Finland also has a strong reputation as a global leader in sustainable development work. Yet, we have a long way to go to achieve the 2030 Agenda goals.

Cost-effectiveness of transport emission reduction measures The purpose of the project was to produce a generally usable systematic methodological framework and recommendations on the coverage and assessment of the economic impacts of transport em...

An operative model for implementing missions The government must be able to find novel solutions to the greatest challenges of our time, such as the climate crisis, new security threats, an ageing population, and technological transformations. Dir...

Sää- ja ilmastoriskien arviointi ja seuranta on panostus turvallisuuteen ja hyvinvointiin Kokoava ja tehokas toimintamalli ilmastoriskien arviointiin Sää- ja ilmastoriskien hallintaa muuttuvassa maailmassa voidaan kehittää ottamalla käyttöön yhtei...

Global energy transitions and Russia’s energy influence in Finland This study argues that in a condition of a rapid energy transition Russia’s possibility to use energy trade as leverage diminishes. Therefore, a slow transition to a renewables-dom...

Framework for innovation-friendly regulation Towards innovation-friendly regulation Radical innovations and break-through technologies are desperately needed in solving to-day’s difficult societal challenges, such as those created by climate chang...

Global energy sector transitions will have an impact on geopolitics Major energy trends indicate that a rapid energy transition may shift geopolitical balance until 2040 Energy has always been an essential part of geopolitics. Transitions in energ...

Miten vahvistaa Suomen kykyä sopeutua ilmastonmuutokseen? Ilmastonmuutoksen etenemisen myötä sopeutumiskykyä on vahvistettava määrätietoisesti yhteiskunnan kaikilla osa-alueilla. Tähän asti sopeutumistyö on edennyt selvimmin aloilla, joilla ilmast...

Ennakoiva sopeutuminen ilmastonmuutokseen kannattaa KUITTI-hankkeen tärkeimmät tutkimustulokset ovat: • Ennakoiva sopeutuminen tuo suurempia hyötyjä kuin reaktiivinen sopeutuminen. Ennakoivalla toimintatavalla pystytään tehokkaammin välttämään ilm...

Hallittu ruokavaliomuutos voisi tuoda ilmastohyötyjä, parantaa ravitsemusta ja säilyttää maatalouden Suomessa Ruokavaliomuutos osana kestävää ruokajärjestelmää Ruokavaliomuutos on nostettu ilmastopolitiikassa yhdeksi mahdolliseksi keinoksi vähentä...

Maankäyttösektorin rooli ilmastotavoitteiden saavuttamisessa Metsäkadon vähentäminen ja metsityksen lisääminen auttaisivat osaltaan Suomea saavuttamaan ilmastotavoitteensa Maankäyttösektorin rooli korostuu vuoden 2020 jälkeisessä ilmastopolitiikas...