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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...

28.8.2023 | The operations carried out in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2021 were some of Finland's most demanding crisis management tasks. A new study examines the effectiveness of Finland’s crisis management operations in Afghanistan from various perspectives and presents recommendations on assessing the impact of comprehensive crisis management.

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.

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

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...

Towards more systemic crisis governance – lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic in Finland Overall, Finland coped well with the Covid-19 pandemic, although challenges grew as the crisis continued. The country’s strong institutions, its comprehensive ...

Barentsin alue muuttuu – miten Suomi sopeutuu? Ympäristön, ilmaston ja yhteiskunnallisten muutosten yhteisvaikutukset ja niiden seuraukset leimaavat arktisen alueen kehitystä seuraavina vuosikymmeninä. Muutoksiin sopeutuminen vaatii varautumista a...

Implementation of the Paris Agreement and tasks to develop its rulebook At the Paris climate conference (COP 21) in December 2015, the first global climate agreement was adopted, under which all Parties participate in climate change mitigation thr...

4.1.2016 | Adaptation actions for a Changing Arctic (AACA) Päättynyt Toteuttajat Lapin yliopiston arktinen keskus, Metla, SYKE, IL Rahoitussumma 199 575 € Hankkeen perustiedot Kesto: 12/2014 – 12/2016 Arktinen alue muuttuu ilmastonmuutoksen, teollistumisen j...

30.4.2026 | POLICY BRIEF 2026:2 Perspectives into topical issues in society and ways to support political decision-making. The producers of the information are responsible for its content, and it does not necessarily represent the views of the Government. Tow...

Vuonna 2014 käynnistettäviksi valitut hankkeet Vuonna 2014 käynnistettäviksi valituilla hankkeilla toteutetaan valtioneuvoston vuoden 2014 selvitys- ja tutkimussuunnitelmaa. Hanketiedot esitetään selvitys- ja tutkimussuunnitelman painopisteiden ja...

23.3.2026 | POLICY BRIEF 2026:2 Näkökulmia ajankohtaisiin yhteiskunnallisiin kysymyksiin ja poliittisen päätöksenteon tueksi. julkaisun si- sällöstä vastaavat tiedon tuottajat, eikä tekstisisältö välttämättä edusta valtioneuvoston näkemystä. Koronapandemian h...

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.

27.2.2023 | For two decades, efforts were made to build a central government and a well-functioning security sector in Afghanistan. However, the country once again finds itself in the firm grasp of the Taliban, despite major international interventions. It is astonishing how quickly the Taliban were able to regain power. A Policy Brief published on 27 February aims to find out how this was possible by means of systems analysis.

8.7.2020 | Examining the historical development of steering reveals that traditional forms of decision making and traditional steering instruments do not suffice in the modern world. Traditional steering is still useful in maintaining operative functions, but it alone does not strengthen cooperation and promote partnership on multiple levels.

3.2.2022 | The global economic system has entered a new era of geoeconomic rivarly. Particularly the United States and China are using economic instruments to advance strategic agendas, which poses a difficult challenge to the European Union.

29.4.2022 | A new study published by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, the Aleksanteri Institute and the National Defence University explores the principles underpinning Russia’s Northern European foreign and security policies and the strategic communications undertaken by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the early 2010s until 2021.

18.6.2020 | Kustannusarviointi ilmastonmuutokseen liittyvästä toimimattomuudesta (KUITTI) Päättynyt Toteuttajat Ilmatieteen laitos, Suomen ympäristökeskus, Luonnonvarakeskus, Helsingin yliopisto, Lappeenrannan-Lahden teknillinen yliopisto Rahoitussumma 276 30...