Natural Resources Institute Finland

Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) is a research organisation that builds sustainable future and well-being from renewable natural resources.

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Näringsbalansen 2024 (preliminär) och 2023 slutliga uppgifter

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17.6.2025

Consumption

Agriculture

Food

PaluWise project launches to advance solutions for productive use of rewetted degraded peatlands

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10.6.2025

Climate

Soil

Forests and forestry

Reviving Forest Biodiversity: Inoculation Offers Hope for Endangered Fungi

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5.6.2025

Forests and forestry

Biodiversity

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EU needs more from bioeconomy

The bioeconomy is essential for Europe’s competitiveness and resilience. To fully harness its potential, the EU must invest in research across the entire bioeconomy value chain. The Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) provides science-based insights to support decision-making and sustainable growth.

Luke as a research partner

Currently we are involved in about 80 EU-funded projects, of which 13 are Luke-led Horizon projects. We are constantly looking for new partnerships to build effective consortia to apply for research funding in our strategically important research themes.

Research Programmes

The research programmes have set their sights firmly on the future. They build Luke’s effectiveness in Finland and internationally and aim to have a societal impact.

Climate-Smart Carbon Cycle

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Profitable and responsible primary production

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Adaptive and Resilient Bioeconomy

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Circular bioeconomy

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Policy support

We produce research-based Policy Briefs and Position Papers to support decision-making.

Policy Brief: Improved herring stock assessment aids sustainable management

Other publications

2025

Policy Brief: Forest soil challenges in Europe : solutions through sustainable forest management and monitoring

Other publications

2025

Policy Brief: Build public trust: Six factors for increasing wind power acceptance

Other publications

2024

Policy Briefs and Position Papers

Luonnonvaratieto - find, combine and view diverse sector-specific data

The Natural Resources Data Services presents the results of Luke´s natural resources monitoring, research projects and experts tasks. The results are presented in various ways using maps, graphs and texts.

Luonnonvaratieto