The activities for the International Heliophysical Year 2007 and the International Polar Year 2007-2008 (IPY) in Finland are linked and they are planned together.
The coordinator for IHY is Professor Jarmo Torsti from the University of Turku ( jarmo.torsti@utu.fi). Thus far, the ongoing activities relate to our SOHO/ERNE programme ( http://www.srl.utu.fi/index_english.html). Prof. Torsti has informed the University of Helsinki, the Finninish Meterological Institute and the University of Oulu about IHY.
Kirsti Kauristie from the Finnish Meterological Institute is involved in the international ICESTAR-project for which an application for official IPY status has been filed (collaboration with UK, contact person Prof. Richard Harrison, RAL).
Finnish IPY activities will promote the focus areas of the Finnish Arctic research strategy and the Northern Dimension policy and activities related to that.
Fields of know-how in the Finnish polar research and Finnish Arctic research strategy focus areas
Frame for Finnish IPY activities
There are many equally important partners in Finland; universities, research institutes and enterprises.
National coordination and communication points are situated in two Finnish Northern and Arctic research institutes: Thule Institute (University of Oulu) and Arctic Centre (University of Lapland www.ipy-finland.fi)