Ilmatieteen laitos
Acronym: FMI
General Information
Identification Code: 538440728252-41
Website: http://www.fmi.fi
Entity Form: Governmental office
Registration Category: Think tanks and research institutions
Registration Date: 9/7/2017
Last Update: 2/28/2024
Mission & Interests
Goals: The Finnish Meteorological Institute produces observation and research data on the atmosphere, the near space and the seas, as well as weather, sea, air quality and climate services for the needs of public safety, business life and citizens. The Finnish Meteorological Institute is an administrative branch of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Borders and security
- Budget
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Digital economy and society
- Economy, finance and the euro
- Education and training
- Energy
- Enlargement
- Environment
- European neighbourhood policy
- External relations
- Food safety
- Foreign affairs and security policy
- Humanitarian aid and civil protection
- Institutional affairs
- International co-operation and development
- Maritime affairs and fisheries
- Public health
- Regional policy
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Sport
- Trade
- Trans-European Networks
- Transport
Levels of Interest:
- national
- sub-national
- global
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Climate action, Environment, Air Quality, Weather, Safety, Energy, Marine, Arctic, Transport, Research Infrastructures, Humanitarian and Development aid
Communication Activities: FMI participates in R&D events related to Horizon framework programmes and other funding instruments:
- Copernicus: Atmosphere service (CAMS), Land Service, Climate Change Service (C3S), Marine Environmental Monitoring Service (CMEMS), CLMS (Copernicus Land Monitoring Service)
- Life, Bonus, Interreg, ERDF, EMFF, EMPIR, Cost, DG ECHO, DG GROW, DG CLIMA, CEF/INEA, Twinning, TAIEX
- Destination Earth, Digital Europe
- Single European Sky
- ESA
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Erik Palménin aukio 1
City: Helsinki
Country: FINLAND
Phone:
Indic Phone: 358
Phone Number: 29 539 1000
EU Office
Address: Erik Palménin aukio 1
City: Helsinki
Country: FINLAND
Phone:
Indic Phone: 358
Phone Number: 29 539 1000
Financial Data
Closed Year:
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Funding Sources:
- Other
- Public funding
Other Source Info: EU funding, Grants, Cost recovery and commercial funding
Contributions:
- Amount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 603: 2274: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 411: 145
Total Budget: 95523000
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Membership Information
Members25 Percent: 5
Members: 5
Members F T E: 1.25
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: n/a
Organisation Members: WMO, World Meteorological Organization
ECMWF, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
EUMETSAT, European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellite
EIG EUMETNET, European Interest Grouping, European Meteorological Services Network
COST, intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in Science and Technology
NORDMET, co-operation between the Nordic National Meteorological Services in the field of Infrastructure
HIRLAM, European cooperative scientific programme developing a high resolution numerical weather prediction system for the synoptic scale and the mesoscale
UWC: United Weather Centre - UWC purpose is to do more by pooling resources to provide world class Numerical Weather Predictions for the geographical areas of interest. 11 Member States (Nordic Met services, Met. service of Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain.
ACCORD: A Consortium for COnvection-scale modelling Research and Development
IOC: Intergovernmental Oceangraphic Commission
International cooperation is listed with links in: https://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/international-co-operation
ICOS (Integrated Carbon Observation System), https://www.icos-finland.fi/, https://www.icos-cp.eu/
ACTRIS (The Aerosol, Clouds and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure), https://www.actris.eu/
Current Job Opportunities
Trainee at Finnish Meteorological Institute
Ilmatieteen laitos
internBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 9/23/2025
mid-levelBrussels, Francefull-time
Posted: 8/21/2025