Science and Environment

» Academy of Finland
   Expert organization on research funding. Includes a directory of ongoing programs.

   
   http://www.aka.fi/

» Federation of Finnish Learned Societies
   A national body of societies from all branches of arts and sciences. Information about their services and publications.

   
   http://www.tsv.fi/engl/introd.htm

» Fungi in Finland and Sweden
   Detailed photographs of hundreds of species, with notes on edibility. In Finnish, Swedish, and English.

   
   http://sienet.luontonetti.com/en/

» Geological Survey of Finland
   Research center that provides geoscientific information and services for assessment of raw materials, environmental studies, construction and land use planning.

   
   http://www.gsf.fi/

» NorNet: Northern Environmental Research Network
   Cooperation network of northern Finnish environmental researchers which aims to support, integrate and profile northern research, expert and laboratory services and education.

   
   http://www.nornet.oulu.fi/english/index.html

» Tekes - the National Technology Agency
   The main financing organization for applied and industrial research and development, offering channels for cooperation with local companies, universities and research institutes.

   
   http://www.tekes.fi/eng/default.asp

» Virtual Finland: Nature and Environment
   Articles written by leading specialists.

   
   http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/natu.html