Finland and IIASA Highlights

(2008-2014)

September 2014

CONTENTS

1. Summary2. National Member Organization3. Some Leading Finnish Personalities Associated with

IIASA4. Research Partners5. Research Collaborations: Selected Highlights6. Capacity Building7. Further Information

SUMMARY (2008-2014)National Member Organization

Finnish Committee for IIASA

Membership start date 1976

Research partners 34 organizations in Finland

Areas of research collaborations

The Arctic and FinlandExtreme events and the resilience of FinlandApplying systems analysis to economic growth and integrationFinnish forests: Bio-energy resource and climate sinkProjecting demographic change in Finland Advancing the integrated assessment modeling of climate change and energy challengesThe future of fisheries

Capacity Building 15 doctoral students from Finland have participated in IIASA’s Young Scientists Summer Program and its new Southern African version

Other Interactions Finnish researchers, advisors, and diplomats have visited IIASA over 175 times, while IIASA scientists have visited Finland over 100 times.

NATIONAL MEMBER ORGANIZATIONFinnish Committee for IIASA (appointed by the Academy of Finland): • Professor Heikki Mannila, President, Academy of Finland (Chair)• Dr. Sari Löytökorpi, General Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office (Vice-Chair)• Dr. Seija Ilmakunnas, Director, Labour Institute for Economic Research • Professor Markku Kanninen, Director, Viikki Tropical Resources Institute, University of Helsinki• Dr. Markku Karlsson , expert from forest industry• Professor Liisa Laakso, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki• Professor Seppo Rekolainen, Director, Fresh Water Centre, Finnish Environment Institute• Professor Sanna Syri, Department of Energy Technology, University of Aalto • Professor Jyrki Wallenius, Department of Information and Service Economy, University of Aalto • Professor Mats Gyllenberg, University of Helsinki, represents the Finnish Committee for IIASA at

IIASA’s Council • Ms Tiina Forsman, Science Advisor at the Academy of Finland is the NMO Secretary for Finland

SOME LEADING PERSONALITIES IN FINLAND AND ASSOCIATED WITH IIASA

Jorma J. Ollila

Tarja Halonen

Lea Kauppi

Hannu Halinen Juha Kämäri

Markku Kulmala

RESEARCH PARTNERS

• 34 institutions in Finland, including: • Academy of Finland• Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)• Finnish Forest Research Institute (METLA)• Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (TEKES)• Ministry of Defence• Ministry of Employment and the Economy• Population Research Institute• Prime Minister’s Office • Universities of Aalto, of Eastern Finland, of Helsinki, of Jyväskylä• VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS

Selected Highlights:• Black carbon and the Arctic• Seven shocks and Finland• Biodiesel plants in Finland• Projecting changing population in Finland

BLACK CARBON AND THE ARCTIC

Stohl A, Klimont Z, Eckhardt S, Kupiainen K, Shevchenko VP, Kopeikin VM & Novigatsky AN (2013) Black carbon in the Arctic: the underestimated role of gas flaring and residential combustion emissions. Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics 13: 8833-8855

SEVEN SHOCKS AND FINLANDLow probability but high impact events

SEVEN SHOCKS AND FINLANDPrioritizing policies that maximize resilience

Casti JL & Ilmola L (2012). 7 Shocks and Finland. Project Report, IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria

OPTIMAL LOCATION FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION IN FINLANDUses IIASA’s BeWhere model to identify best location by minimizing the cost of the complete supply chain.

Natarajan K, Leduc S, Pelkonen P, Tomppo E & Dotzauer E (2014). Optimal locations for second generation Fischer Tropsch biodiesel production in Finland. Renewable Energy, 62:319-330

PROJECTING CHANGING POPULATION IN FINLAND

To update with Finland

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Finland - Base Year 2010

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5.4 Million FemalesMales

PROJECTING CHANGING POPULATION IN FINLANDSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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Finland - Projections 2030 - SSP1

Population in Thousands

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6 Million FemalesMales FemalesMales

PROJECTING CHANGING POPULATION IN FINLANDSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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Finland - Projections 2060 - SSP1

Population in Thousands

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6.8 Million FemalesMales

PROJECTING CHANGING POPULATION IN FINLAND

To update with Finland

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10-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990-9495-99100+

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Finland - Base Year 2010

Population in Thousands

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5.4 Million FemalesMales

PROJECTING CHANGING POPULATION IN FINLANDSTALLED DEVELOPMENT

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Finland - Projections 2030 - SSP3

Population in Thousands

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5.5 Million FemalesMales FemalesMales

PROJECTING CHANGING POPULATION IN FINLANDSTALLED DEVELOPMENT

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10-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990-9495-99100+

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Finland - Projections 2060 - SSP3

Population in Thousands

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5 Million FemalesMales

CAPACITY BUILDING• 14 doctoral students from Finland have won places on

IIASA’s Young Scientists Summer Program since 2008.

Southern-African Young Scientist Summer Program: (SA-YSSP)• Erkka Rinne (SA-YSSP ’13/14 & VTT

Technical Research Centre of Finland) developed a model to explore cost-effective ways to store energy for later use in a large-scale energy system that has variable energy generation.

CAPACITY BUILDING

FURTHER INFORMATION

IIASA www.iiasa.ac.at

Academy of Finland http://www.aka.fi