Team introduction

The project group met in August to prepare the autumn activities.
Our team, made up of experts from the University of Turku in landscape studies, economics, futures research and SYKE’s nature solutions and social change, is looking for solutions for new multiple uses of peatlands that are no longer used for peat production.
Industrial peat production started in Finland after the energy shortage during the Second World War, and the first areas for the production of fuel peat were decommissioned decades ago. The Aitoneva site in the pictures shows how the landscape has changed at these sites.
Our energy landscape is changing from open peat fields to wind farms and solar panel fields.

With the advent of renewable energy, the energy landscape will expand significantly beyond the area of land used for peat production at its greatest extent. By studying the cultural, ecological and regional economic impacts of peatland management over the last 80 years, information can be generated to support decision-making, both for the continued use of peatlands and to assess the future impact of the new energy landscape.
Workshops, research interviews, spatial data work, a conference trip, and walking in the bogs together and separately are among the activities planned for the autumn.

Team members introduce in our instagram