10.4.2026
The recommendation on the ethical principles of research involving nature and the environment and ethical review is now open for comments.
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28.1.2026
The Inari Symposium on Research Ethics in Nature, Environment and Indigenous Research (InRENEI2026, link) brings together researchers, experts and ethics committee members for a two-day event in Inari, Finland, on 10-11 June 2026. This international
Inari
Saamelaiskulttuurikeskus Sajos
The international landscape of research ethics has started to recognise a need for developing the ethical framework for research impacting nature and the environment.
7.11.2024
Project description
The objective of LYTE project is to establish national ethical guidelines and ethical review for research on nature and the environment in Finland. The project is funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture and implemented by
26.10.2022
What are the prospects for the ethics of natural and environmental scientific research? To find out, we interviewed Sirpa Thessler, Vice-President of TENK and Director of the Natural Resources Unit at LUKE.
19.3.2021
TENK's educational videos have been translated into two new languages. The videos are now available in Finnish, Swedish, English, French and Russian.
8.7.2020
On this page is a list of organisations that have committed to compling with The ethical principles of research with human participants and ethical review in the human sciences in Finland. Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK guidelines 2019
24.4.2020
Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK has produced a short video on the guidelines for ethical review in research with human participants.
21.4.2020
For research involving human participants, the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK has issued a set of guidelines on the ethical principles to be followed.
21.4.2020
Ethical review in Finland depends on whether the research is medical or in the scope of human sciences.
Medical research
The Medical Research Act and Decree (488/1999) regulate medical research involving human beings.
According to the Act, medical
21.4.2020
Here you will find short videos produced by TENK for teaching purposes. In addition to Finnish and Swedish, the videos are available in English, French and Russian.
Videos on Research Integrity (RI)
Good research practices
In English: Good research
21.4.2020
Ethical review means advance scrutiny and evaluation of a research plan in the light of the ethical practices generally followed in that particular discipline of science, with special emphasis on preventing any harm that the research or its results might