Elina Virkkunen

Research Scientist
  • Phone number +358295326642
  • Email address elina.virkkunen@luke.fi
  • Address Manamansalont 90 C 88300 PALTAMO

Ongoing projects

Value chain opportunities in urban carbon cycle

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2023–2026

A strategic roadmap to secure the domestic animal bedding and growing media production

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2025–2026

Biocover solutions of mining sites in Kainuu

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2023–2025

Carbon smart biogas production and nutrient recycling in Kanta-Häme region

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2023–2025

Completed projects

Duckweed feed - duckweed protein for fish feed

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2023–2025

Climate-wise and resilient food system from field to consumer

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2022–2024

River flows - Life goes

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2019–2024

Climate sustainable use of peatlands - farmer's view

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2021–2024

Climatically sustainable use of peatlands - farmer's view

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2021–2024

Circular bioeconomy tool for development of new business models

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2022–2024

Improving the environmental efficiency of Finnish beef production with forage-based diets

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2021–2024

Towards decentralised biogas production from dairy farms at Pohjois-Savo II (FarmGas-PS 2)

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2021–2023

Traditional pelargoniums

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2020–2023

Evaluation and forecasting of the Finnish operational program of European maritime and fishery fund

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2015–2023

Socially and Culturally Sustainable Natural Resource Governance

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2020–2022

Economically feasible alternatives to management of deep peat soils in agriculture

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2019–2022

Preventing deforestation

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2021–2022

Heat and ANaerobic DIgestion for district HEATing

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2018–2021

Strengthening the comprehensive competitiveness of Finnish animal production

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2018–2020

The quantities of silage effluents, washing waters from animal farms and run-off waters from exercise yards and from fur farms

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2020

AES-Network

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2017–2020

Luonto voimaksi Kainuussa

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2017–2019

Closed Loop Baltic

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2016–2019