Luke - Luonnonvarakeskus (Natural Resources Institute Finland) Member

Luonnonvarakeskus, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) is Finland’s second largest government research institute. It operates under the Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry of Finland. Luke’s R&I services are organised into 4 broad, interdisciplinary programmes based on strategic objectives: Climate Smart Carbon Cycle (LandClimate); Adaptive & Resilient Bioeconomy (Resilience); Profitable & Responsible Primary Production (ValueBio); and Circular Bioeconomy (Circular). Each programme oversees several focus areas co-developed with end-users, which aim to: create new bio-based products and business opportunities, increase productivity by digitalisation, support regional vitality via the circular economy, create wellbeing through immaterial values, and support the profitability of healthy food production.

Luke also carries out statutory government work, monitoring natural resources, certifying plant production, inspecting control agents, storing genetic resources, producing data on greenhouse gases, supporting natural resource policies, and producing Finland’s official food and natural resource statistics (such as the National Forest Inventory).

Luke has vast experience in R&I project coordination and participation. It is currently participating in >700 ongoing national and international projects, including 58 Horizon 2020 projects, 9 of which are coordinated by Luke. Luke’s researchers and specialists provide new solutions towards the sustainable development of the Finnish and global bioeconomy and promotion of new biobased businesses. Together with its partners, Luke is building a society based on the bioeconomy.