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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The potential of reishi mushrooms: Wood industry by-products as substrates for mushroom cultivation

News

15.4.2025

Forests and forestry

Signs of recovery seen in forest industry exports in 2024

News

4.4.2025

Forests and forestry

Economy and markets

Statistics

2024 was an extreme year in horticulture – while the winter was rough on strawberries, harvest levels were high for vegetables and record-high for apples

News

18.3.2025

Horticulture

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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: 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 Brief: Towards competitive sustainability and well-being of people from European forests

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.

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