National research institutes
Majority of the research institutes financed by the Finland's State are located in the Helsinki metropolitan area.
In the Finland State's budget for 2006 approximately 1.7 billion euros is allocated to R&D operations.
The national research institutes in the Helsinki metropolitan area:
Centre for Metrology and Accreditation VTT Finnish Food Safety Authority Finnish Geodetic Institute Geologial Survey of Finland Finnish Meteorological Institute National Public Health Institute The Research Institute for the Languages of Finland National Consumer Research Centre Agrifood Research Finland Finnish Institute of Marine Research Finnish Forest Research Institute The National Board of Antiquities The National Research Institute of Legal Policy Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health Environmental Administration Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority Finnish Institute of Occupational Health The Government Institute for Economic Research
Photo: Veikko Somerpuro
