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Rural policy has prioritised livelihoods and economic activities over the development of services.

The Research Council of Finland’s (RCF) Scientific Council for Social Sciences and Humanities awarded the UEF 2.4 million euros for Academy Projects and 2.1 million euros for Academy Research Fellows.

Research report highlights the importance of cooperation between actors in the battery and automotive industries, collection systems, regulation, and standardisation.

The results highlight that familiarity, through direct interaction, tends to generate more positive perceptions and reduce fear.

The review places particular emphasis on integrated landscape approaches that seek to reconcile ecological, social, economic and cultural objectives.

Eco-clubs to be set up in schools are central to self-sufficiency education, as they allow participants to engage in farm-to-fork practices.

Young forest owners in Finland find it difficult to deviate from prevailing forest industry norms, a recent study by the University of Eastern Finland and the Natural Resources Institute Finland finds.

The study found that companion animals and horses experience a wide range of experiences related to transportation and interpreted by humans, which appear entangled with human activities.

The awards were presented to Heidi Linnanmäki, Immi Kovanen, Julia Lempola, Pinja Räisänen and Veera Korhonen.

Research offers increasingly accurate tools for identifying anti-democratic rhetoric and disinformation.