Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
The Doctoral Programme in Geosciences (GeoDoc) is a multidisciplinary postgraduate research training programme for students interested in Earth's crust, its dynamics, phenomena and social dimensions. Geosciences have a significant role in solving global problems and challenges, such as energy and raw material sufficiency, climate change, and chemicalization of the environment which has led to an increased demand of geoscientists in all sectors nationally and internationally. Finland is located on the edge of the Arctic region which has significant natural resources but is also highly vulnerable to climate change impacts. In addition, Finland's bedrock has exceptional discovery potential for many hi-tech metals and critical minerals which provide excellent circumstances for geoscientific research and innovations. Disciplines represented in GeoDoc also make a decisive contribution to the understanding of and anticipation to natural hazards, such as earthquakes, volcanic activities and extreme climatic events. International scientific collaboration networks, high-class infrastructure, multidisciplinary and high quality supervision practice of GeoDoc will support postgraduate research and help develop the researcher identity of doctoral students, and develop their competence for demanding international expert positions in geosciences.
GeoDoc offers high quality postgraduate degree studies, research infrastructure, facilities, and supervision in Geology, Physical Geography, Solid Earth Geophysics, and parts of Archaeology. Research focal areas are Biogeography, Economic Geology, Geochemistry, Geomorphology, Global Change, Hydrogeography, Hydrogeology, Isotope Geology, Paleoclimatology, Paleoecology, Petrology, Quaternary Geology, Raw materials of Earth's crust, Remote Sensing, Sedimentology, Seismology, and Spatial Modelling. GeoDoc is a joint programme of the Department of Geosciences and Geography, the Department of Physics, and the Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies.
International and National Collaboration
Profiles
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Juha Aalto
- Department of Geosciences and Geography - Title of Docent
- BioGeoClimate Modelling Lab
- Doctoral Programme in Atmospheric Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Geosciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person
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Milla Annika Aaltonen, Doctoral Researcher
- Department of Geosciences and Geography - Visiting scholar
- Doctoral Programme in Geosciences
Person: Visiting scholar, Doctoral Researcher
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Frederico Aragao Cardoso
- Department of Geosciences and Geography - Grant-funded researcher
- Environmental Geochemistry
- Doctoral Programme in Geosciences
- Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences
Person: Visiting scholar, Doctoral Researcher
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Kwabena Mensah Atobra
- Institute of Seismology - Doctoral Researcher
- Doctoral Programme in Geosciences
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
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Alexander Bakhia
- Department of Geosciences and Geography - Doctoral Researcher
- Hominin Ecology
- Doctoral Programme in Geosciences
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
Equipment
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Geosciences and Geography High-Performance Computer Cluster geo-hpcc
Whipp, D. (Manager)
Department of Geosciences and GeographyFacility/equipment: Equipment
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Institute of Seismology's Network of Seismic Stations
Tiira, T. (Manager), Keskinen, J. (Operator), Kortström, J. (Operator), Lindblom, P. (Operator), Seipäjärvi, P. J. (Operator) & Juntunen, A. K. (Operator)
Institute of SeismologyFacility/equipment: Equipment
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Kouvola Area Seismic Research Network
Luhta, T. (Operator), Tiira, T. (Manager) & Komminaho, K. (Operator)
Institute of SeismologyFacility/equipment: Equipment
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Local Network in Kuusamo
Tiira, T. (Manager) & Lindblom, P. (Operator)
Institute of SeismologyFacility/equipment: Equipment
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Mobile Seismic Network
Tiira, T. (Manager) & Seipäjärvi, P. J. (Operator)
Institute of SeismologyFacility/equipment: Equipment
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FluxBEATS: Fluxes at divergent plate Boundary Environments Analyzed in Time and Space
Beier, C. (Project manager), Lehtonen, E. (Project manager), Roerdink, D. (Principal Investigator), Stracke, A. (Principal Investigator), Brandl, P. A. (Principal Investigator), Ezhova, E. (Principal Investigator), Brandt, L. (Principal Investigator), Andreani, M. (Principal Investigator), virtasalo, J. (Project manager), Rämö, T. (Participant), Sander, S. (Participant), Rüpke, L. (Participant), Jørgensen, S. (Participant), Bach, W. (Participant), Escartin, J. (Participant), Petersen, S. (Participant), Barreyre, T. (Participant), Kietäväinen, R. (Participant), Genske, F. (Participant), Törmänen, T. (Participant), Menez, B. (Participant), Ridolfi, L. (Participant) & Camporeale, C. (Participant)
01/11/2024 → 30/11/2028
Project: EU Horizon Europe: MSCA Doctoral Networks (HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN)
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HELMO: Towards a more complete understanding of urban microclimate refugia leveraging data from the Helsinki Microclimate Observatory (Helmo)
Terschanski, J. S. (Project manager)
01/03/2024 → 31/03/2028
Project: Research project
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Iraqi-Dutch Excavations Tell es-Sadoum (ancient Marad)
Nilhamn-Kuosmanen, B. (Principal Investigator), De Boer, R. (Principal Investigator), al-Hussainy , A. (Principal Investigator) & Fassbinder, J. (CoIlaborator)
01/11/2023 → …
Project: Other project
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Arctic lake biodiversity, productivity and ecosystem resource capacity over the Holocene
Heikkilä, M. (Principal Investigator), Eronen, J. T. (Participant), Luostarinen, T. (Participant), Manninen, M. A. (Participant), McGowan, S. (Participant), Orozco, L. (Participant), Ribeiro, S. (Participant), Saarni, S. (Participant), Salonen, J. S. (Participant), Tallavaara, M. (Participant), Valtonen, T. A. I. (Participant), Weckström, J. (Participant) & Zimmermann, H. (Participant)
01/03/2023 → 30/06/2025
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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Reinvestigating the Lapland Granulite Belt
Pownall, J. (Principal Investigator)
01/03/2023 → 28/02/2026
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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1385 Ma RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CONGO CRATON
Salminen, J., Evans, D. A. D., Trindade, R. I. F., Hanson, R., Söderlund, U., Ernst, R. E., Klausen, M. B. & Fieldhouse, I., 12 Feb 2024.Research output: Conference materials › Abstract
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3D porosity, flow, and transport properties as essential parameters in the evolution and state of the Solar System : Chondrite measurements, models, and simulations at the micro- and mesoscale
Soini, A.-J., 2024, Helsinki.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Collection of Articles
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African dust long-range transport and deposition modelling verified through a successful citizen science campaign in Finland
Meinander, O., Kouznetsov, R., Uppstu, A., Sofiev, M., Kaakinen, A., Salminen, J., Rontu, L., Francis, D., Piedehierro, A. A., Heikkilä, P., Heikkinen, E. & Laaksonen, A., 26 Aug 2024.Research output: Conference materials › Abstract
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Boreal and tundra microclimates : New insights from in situ measurements and process-based modelling
Tyystjärvi, V., 2024, Helsinki.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Collection of Articles
Open Access -
Changes in China's Snow Droughts Characteristics From 1993 to 2019
Guan, Y., Liu, J., Li, D., Dou, Y., Chen, P., Zhang, C., Jiang, Y., Chen, H., Chen, A. & Maeda, E. E., 28 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 129, 2, 14 p., e2023JD039297.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Testaa medialukutaitosi: harhaanjohtavan tiedon tunnistaminen maailman uutisista
Hynynen, L. (Speaker) & Muukkonen, P. (Speaker)
9 Jan 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Konenäön käyttö kauppatorin arkeologisen löytöaineiston tunnistuksessa ja luokittelussa
Paukkonen, N. (Speaker)
25 Jan 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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The Kurgan Landscape of Northeastern Bulgaria. A Multimethodological Survey of Disappearing Heritage
Paukkonen, N. (Speaker)
31 Jan 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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EDUCA-messut
Hämäläinen, E. (Speaker: Presenter), Hirvonen, H. (Speaker: Presenter), Hynynen, L. (Speaker: Presenter), Muukkonen, P. (Speaker: Presenter), Kiili, K. (Speaker: Presenter) & Lindstedt, A. (Speaker: Presenter)
24 Jan 2025 → 25 Jan 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Talks
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Journal of Petrology (Journal)
Rämö, T. (Reviewer)
16 Jan 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Prizes
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2021 Lauri Jäntti Prize for best non-fiction book.
Salonen, J. S. (Recipient), 26 Jan 2022
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Award for the Master’s Thesis of the highest-grade
Ruth, O. (Recipient), 1998
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Award of Outstanding Reviewer, "Energy, Ecology & Environment", Springer
Muukkonen, P. (Recipient), 18 Nov 2018
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Award of the Most Outstanding Student Poster of the 5th National Colloquium of Geosciences 2019
Bohm, K. (Recipient), 7 Mar 2019
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Datasets
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Luistari X-Ray microtomography dataset
Salo, K. H. (Creator), Etu-Sihvola, H. (Creator), Suhonen, H. (Creator) & Arppe, L. (Creator), Helsingin yliopisto, 2025
DOI: 10.23729/b71b1151-042d-4be3-95d4-be367fcaee1b
Dataset
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A 100 3-component sensor deployment to monitor the 2018 EGS stimulation in Espoo/Helsinki, southern Finland
Hillers, G. (Creator), GFZ Data Services, 1 Oct 2019
DOI: 10.5880/GIPP.201802.1, http://dataservices.gfz-potsdam.de/gipp/showshort.php?id=escidoc:4645894
Dataset
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NOW database
Fortelius, M. (Creator), The NOW (New and Old Worlds), 1996
http://www.helsinki.fi/science/now/
Dataset
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A 100 3-component sensor deployment to monitor the 2018 EGS stimulation in Espoo/Helsinki, southern Finland - Datasets
Hillers, G. (Creator), Vuorinen, T. (Creator), Arola, E. (Data Collector), Katajisto, V. (Data Collector), Koskenniemi, P. (Contributor), McKevitt, B. (Data Collector), Rezaei, S. (Data Collector), Rinne, L. A. (Data Collector), Salmenperä, I. E. (Data Collector), Seipäjärvi, P. J. (Data Collector), Väkevä, S. (Data Collector), Voutilainen, A. I. (Data Collector), Arhe, K. (Contributor), Juntunen, A. K. (Contributor), Keskinen, J. (Contributor), Lindblom, P. (Contributor), Oinonen, K. (Contributor) & Tiira, T. (Other), GFZ Data Services, 2 Oct 2019
Dataset
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Institute of Seismology, University of Helsinki, 10 to 20 Hz template matching event catalogue for the St1 Enhanced Geothermal System project in Espoo/Otaniemi from June 2018 to December 2022
Vuorinen, T. (Creator), Veikkolainen, T. (Creator), Kortström, J. (Creator), Oinonen, K. (Creator), Hällsten, J. M. A. (Creator), Hillers, G. (Creator), Taylor, G. (Creator) & Gal, M. (Creator), Fairdata.fi, 18 Jun 2024
DOI: 10.23729/cfa666ed-29f3-4017-a1b6-0e0418e7fa2e
Dataset
Press/Media
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Ihmisiä, siis eläimiä -podcast: Tulivuorten synty. Kuhmon valkoiset laavat. Laattatektoniikka. Supermantereet.
30/01/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Tekniikan Maailma: Merenpinnan yläpuolella on noin 1300 aktiivista tulivuorta – Tekniikka paljastaa vaaran merkit
Heinonen, J. S. & Lehtonen, E.
26/01/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Tekniikan Maailma: Vulkanismi tuhoaa elämää, mutta auttaa evoluutiota – ihmistä tuskin olisi syntynyt ilman tulivuorenpurkauksia
Heinonen, J. S. & Lehtonen, E.
23/01/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Tekniikan Maailma: ”Kauhujen talvi” tappoi suuren osan kansasta Skandinaviassa – Muinaisten tulivuorenpurkausten jälkiä näkyy yhä Lapin männyissä
16/01/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media