Hyytiälä hosts top-level research and teaching in forestry and forest habitats, as well as the internationally well-known SMEAR station for atmospheric research.
The Living Lab, which started operating in a new building completed in 2023, enables multidisciplinary research and teaching related to the effects of the built environment on sustainability, the climate and wellbeing.
The geographically central location of the station makes it possible to conduct research all year round. Researchers from various universities and organisations in Finland and abroad are welcome to conduct research at our station.
Viikki Research Farm is mainly used for the research and education needs of the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry of the University of Helsinki. The farm comprises 155 hectares of arable land, a cattle shed and 70 dairy cows. The arable land and farm animals are used in agricultural research.
The topics of research include climate change, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from food production and the intensification of carbon sequestration.
The SMEAR-Agri measuring stations in Viikki and Haltiala consist of two cultivated field sites in Helsinki, which are used to investigate the impact of agricultural land use on the climate and waterways through continuous year-round measurements.
Research carried out at Muddusjärvi Research Station focuses on the environment and agriculture of northern Lapland. The station, maintained by the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, is administratively part of Viikki Research Farm.
The station offers 13 hectares of fields, 700 hectares of forest land and a 1,000-hectare body of water for research use. Muddusjärvi is located between the northern timberlines of spruce and pine. The subarctic timberline of birch, giving way to the treeless fell top, also runs nearby.
Muddusjärvi Research Station is one of the world’s northernmost locations for agricultural research. It is located in the village of Kaamanen, in Inari, way up in northern Lapland.
Viikki Arboretum serves as a learning environment, offering opportunities for research, as well as an outdoor and recreational area.
The plant collections of Viikki Arboretum represent a range of indigenous and exotic trees, shrubs and woody vines from more than 250 taxa. The plant collections can be divided into three entities: geobotanical collections, taxonomic collections and natural areas.
The plant material in the arboretum was primarily obtained from Arboretum Mustila, the botanic gardens of the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Forestry Research Institute.