Finnish Institute of Marine Research
Encyclopedia
The Finnish Institute of Marine Research (FIMR) ( and ) is a research institute founded in 1918 that is subordinate to the Ministry of Transport and Communications
. The institute's main objective is to produce marine-science information to facilitate decision-making, for Finns, and for use in seafaring.
Since September 2005, the Finnish Institute of Marine Research has had its headquarters in Dynamicum
, a building it shares with the Finnish Meteorological Institute
in Kumpula
, Helsinki
.
Ministry of Transport and Communications (Finland)
The Ministry of Transport and Communications is a government ministry of Finland. Its head office is in Helsinki.-External links:* * *...
. The institute's main objective is to produce marine-science information to facilitate decision-making, for Finns, and for use in seafaring.
Since September 2005, the Finnish Institute of Marine Research has had its headquarters in Dynamicum
Dynamicum
Dynamicum is the name of a building on the Kumpula Campus of the University of Helsinki that is shared by the Finnish Meteorological Institute and the Finnish Institute of Marine Research. Dynamicum is located in Kumpula, Helsinki...
, a building it shares with the Finnish Meteorological Institute
Finnish Meteorological Institute
The Finnish Meteorological Institute is the government agency responsible for gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Finland. It is a part of the Ministry of Transport and Communications but it operates semi-autonomously....
in Kumpula
Kumpula
Kumpula is a verdant neighbourhood in Helsinki, bordered by Eastern Pasila to the west, Vallila to the south, Käpylä and Koskela to the north and Toukola and Arabianranta to the east. As of January 1, 2003, Kumpula had approximately 3,600 inhabitants....
, Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
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Directors-General
- Rolf WittingRolf WittingRolf Johan Witting was a renowned oceanographist and Swedish-speaking Finnish politician, member of four of Finland's cabinets 1926–1943...
(1918–1936) - Erik PalménErik PalménErik Herbert Palmén was Finnish meteorologist. He worked at the University of Chicago in the Chicago school of meteorology on cyclones and weather fronts with Vilhelm Bjerknes...
(1939–1947) - Risto Jurva (1947–1953)
- Ilmo Hela (1955–1975)
- Aarno Voipio (1975–1989)
- Pentti Mälkki (1990–2004)
- Eeva-Liisa Poutanen (2005–)