Bringing space technology to every day life by investing in space research is essential for Finland. These include e.g. location-based and weather services, which are among the areas developed in the European Space Agency ESA’s programmes.
Business Finland (Tekes and Finpro united as Business Finland on January 1st 2018) provides funding for Finnish space companies, universities and space research facilities. Business Finland also offers international networks and details on how to participate in ESA’s programmes and how to benefit from EUMETSAT and European Commission’s tenders.
Learn more on Business Finland’s New Space Economy program.
Finnish space science research organisations
- University of Oulu, Astronomy, Earth and space physics
- Aalto University, Metsähovi Radio Observatory
- University of Helsinki, Department of Physics
- University of Turku, Space Research Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy
- University of Turku, Turola Observatory
- University of Oulu, Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory
- Finnish Meteorological Institute
- Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO
Finnish Earth observation science organisations
- Aalto University, The Department of Radio Science and Engineering
- Aalto University, Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
- Finnish Meteorological Institute
- National Land Survey of Finland, Finnish Geodetic Institute
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
- Finnish Environment Institute
Examples of Finnish space research
Testing space electronics to the limit
The Accelerator Laboratory of the University of Jyväskylä’s Physics Department hosts the Radiation Effects Facility (RADEF), one of only a few such radiation effects facilities in the world. Here, electrical components for spacecraft are tested to see how they will perform when exposed to radiation in space, accurately simulated using precisely engineered ‘particle cocktails’.
New breed of space tech is coming from Finland
High tech and Finland go together. This northern country initiated the mobile phone revolution, built mighty ice breakers, conceived the high-rise super elevators and invaded the world with Angry Birds. Finland is definitely a country of engineering and technology.
