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Värriö Subarctic Research Station

Värriö Subarctic Research Station was founded in 1967 and belongs to the Institute for Atmospheric Research at the University of Helsinki. It is located in the Värriö Strict Nature Reserve in eastern Finnish Lapland or – as the slogan of Salla municipality puts it – in the middle of nowhere. The station has collected exceptionally long data series on environmental factors, which reflect the changes in subarctic forests and fell ecosystems over decades. The studies in Värriö are multi- and interdisciplinary. The current research focuses e.g. on the productivity of the subarctic ecosystems, the effects of forest fires and reindeer herding as well as multiple atmospheric processes in the northern hemisphere. The station hosts the SMEAR I measurement station representing in internationally leading scientific research. Every year tens of students from Finland and elsewhere attend courses on e.g. northern forestry or geology at the Värriö Research Station.
Värriö research

Värriö Research

The research in Värriö is very multi- and interdisciplinary, and it connects experts from many different fields of science and also from...
About Värriö station

Station

Location and nature Värriö Subarctic Research Station is located about 120 km north from the Arctic Circle close to the northern timberline...
Contact Värriö station

Contact

Värriö Subarctic Research Station Ainijärventie 114 FI-98840 Ruuvaoja, Finland Station office tel. +358-40-827 6535 Head of the station...

More about Värriö

Värriö Nature Diary

Värriö Nature Diary

Värriö Nature Diary
Online observations in Värriö

SMEAR I

Online observations
Updated: 4.10.2018

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