Partners
FMI
The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) is a research and service agency under the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
e-mail: communications@fmi.fi
twitter: @meteorologit @fmi_marine
SYKE
The Finnish Environment Institute (also known as SYKE, after the Institute’s Finnish acronym) is both a research institute, and a centre for environmental expertise.
twitter: @SYKEinfo @pinnanalta
Luke
The research and expert activities of the Natural Resources Institute Finland are founded on broad-based competence. Four research units, a statistics unit and an internal services unit all contain groups and teams, whose competencies are exploited in multi-disciplinary research programmes and projects carried out in collaboration with Finnish and international partners.
twitter: @lukefinland
GTK
The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) is a leading European competence centre on assessment and sustainable use of geological resources.
twitter: @gtk_fi
VTT
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd is the leading research and technology company in the Nordic countries. VTT has a national mandate in Finland. We use our research and knowledge to provide expert services for our domestic and international customers and partners
twitter: @vttfinland
e-mail: info@vtt.fi
UTU
University of Turku is an active academic community of 25 000 students and staff members – a truly international research university, a provider and developer of Finnish high-quality education and a strong bellwether of its area.
twitter: @uniturku
UH
The University of Helsinki is the oldest and largest institution of academic education in Finland, an international scientific community of 40,000 students and researchers. The scientist from UH come from the Fisheries and Environmental Management Group (FEM) whose research focuses on the interaction between ecosystems and human society; including, e.g., decision analysis of renewable resources and biodiversity and cross discplinary modelling of exploitation processes of natural resources in the face of risks and uncertainty in the information
SMHI
SMHI, the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, is an expert agency under the Ministry of the Environment and Energy. Through unique expertise in meteorology, hydrology, oceanography and climatology, SMHI contributes towards greater public welfare, increased safety and a sustainable society.
twitter: @SMHI
Advisory group
Ann Holm
Steering Group member, Pohjanmaan liitto
Anne Savola
Steering Group Member, Satakuntaliitto
Anu Riihimäki
Steering Group Member, Metsähallitus
Mari Pohja-Mykrä
Steering group member, Varsinais-Suomen Liitto
Mari Virtanen
Steering Group Member, Suomen Kalankasvattajaliitto ry
Mikko Niini
Steering Group Member Merenkulkuneuvos
Tiina Tihlman
Steering Group Member, YM
Timo Halonen
Steering Group Member, MMM
Ville Rinkineva
Steering Group chair LVM
Vincent Westberg
Steering Group Member, EPOELY
Executive board
Aarno Kotilainen
Executive Board member, GTK
Jaakko Heinonen
Executive Board Member, VTT
Jari Haapala
Project director, Research professor, expertise: sea-ice, climate, modelling
Lars Arneborg
Executive Board Member, SMHI
Laura Tuomi
FMI, Executive Board Member, Scientist, expertise: waves, hydrography, modelling
Markku Viitasalo
Research Professor, SmartSea vice director, Executive board member, SYKE Expertise: Biodiversity, climate change, maritime spatial planning, conservation
Meri Kallasvuo
LUKE, Executive Board Member, Researcher, team leader expertise: blue growth, marine fisheries and habitats
Sakari Kuikka
Executive Board Member, HY
Sari Repka
Executive Board Member, UTU
Simo-Matti Siiriä
FMI, Project coordinator, expertise: circulation models
Scientists
Aarno Kotilainen
Executive Board member, GTK
Anna Strandell
Researcher, SYKE Environmental Policy Centre. Expertise and tasks: Spatial planning, land use planning, second homes, data analyses, GIS
Antti Kause
LUKE, Principal Research Scientist, Expertise: Aquaculture genetics and breeding programmes
Ari Jolma
Senior Researcher, SYKE Marine Research Centre. Expertise and tasks: SmartSea MSP tool, programming
Eeva Mikkola
Researcher, VTT. Expertise: marine structures, field experiments, multiuse of marine space
Elina Virtanen
Researcher, SYKE Marine Research Centre. Expertise and tasks: spatial modelling, data analyses, GIS
Helén Andersson
SMHI, Scientist. expertise: Marine biogeochemistry and water quality, impact of climate change on oceanography and the marine ecosystem
Irma Kallio-Nyberg
Luke, Scientist Expertise: Ecosystems and ecology, Fish stocks and environment
Jaakko Heinonen
Executive Board Member, VTT
Jani Särkkä
FMI, Scientist expertise: wave modeling
Jari Haapala
Project director, Research professor, expertise: sea-ice, climate, modelling
Jari Lyytimäki
Senior researcher, SYKE Environmental Policy Centre. Expertise and tasks: Science communication, stakeholder participation, environmental policy and governance issues
Jari Raitaniemi
Luke, Scientist. Expertise: Fish ecology, herring and sprat in the northern Baltic Sea
Jari Setälä
Luke, Scientist, expertise: Economic and business analyses related to fisheries, aquaculture, fish processing and market
Jarno Vanhatalo
Jenny Katila
Joonas Virtasalo
GTK Expertise: marine geology, sedimentology and sedimentation dynamics
Juho Lappalainen
Researcher, SYKE Marine Research Centre. Expertise and tasks: Data analyses, field work, GIS
Jussi Mäkinen
Kari Eilola
Executive Board Member, SMHI, expertise: physical and biogeochemical modeling of the Baltic Sea.
Kari Oinonen
Head of Unit, SYKE Environmental Policy Centre. Expertise and tasks: Land use, spatial planning, spatial structure, regional development, e-services
Katariina Ala-Rämi
Kirsi Kostamo
Head of Unit, SYKE Marine Research Centre. Expertise and tasks: Maritime Spatial Planning, biodiversity, environmental management
Lari Veneranta
Luke, Scientist. Expertise: Coastal fisheries and fish habitats, fish reproduction areas
Laura Tuomi
FMI, Executive Board Member, Scientist, expertise: waves, hydrography, modelling
Maria Tikanmäki
Research Team Leader, VTT Offshore wind power, Arctic Technology, Sea ice
Markku Viitasalo
Research Professor, SmartSea vice director, Executive board member, SYKE Expertise: Biodiversity, climate change, maritime spatial planning, conservation
Markus Kankainen
Luke, Scientist. Expertise: fish farming production planning, supply chain analysis of food chains.
Meri Kallasvuo
LUKE, Executive Board Member, Researcher, team leader expertise: blue growth, marine fisheries and habitats
Meri Koskelainen
Researcher, SYKE Marine Research Centre. Expertise and tasks: Data management of SmartSea, remote sensing, GIS
Riikka Venesjärvi
Robinson Hordoir
SMHI, scientist,Expertise: Physical Oceanography, Ocean Modelling
Sakari Kuikka
Executive Board Member, HY
Sanna Kuningas
LUKE, Executive Board Member, research scientist.
Sari Repka
Executive Board Member, UTU
Semjon Schimanke
SMHI, Scientist, expertise: Ocean-atmosphere climate modeling, major saltwater inflows to the Baltic Sea.
Simo-Matti Siiriä
FMI, Project coordinator, expertise: circulation models
Ville Karvinen
Researcher, SYKE Marine Research Centre. Expertise and tasks: SmartSea MSP tool, data analyses, underwater inventories, GIS
Waltteri Niemelä
Master of resource Management student, SYKE Marine Research Centre. Expertise and tasks: MSc study on SmartSea conservation issues
SmartSea-project contact information
- smartsea@fmi.fi
- Adress: PL 503, 00101 HELSINKI Erik Palménin aukio 1, 00560 Helsinki
- @smartseaproject
- Smart sea Presskit can be found here: Presskit