Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science

HELSUS
Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science is a new cross-faculty research unit in sustainability science within the University of Helsinki. The mission of the institute is to contribute to sustainability transformations of societies by means of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research and education. The research focuses in particular on Urban Studies, Consumption and Production, and Global South and Arctic contexts. There are around 50 professors and more than 290 researchers associated to the institute in the HELSUS faculties. HELSUS forms an attractive international and interdisciplinary research community for professors and researchers working with sustainability topics.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-institute-of-sustainability-science

Address:
P.O. Box 4 (Yliopistonkatu 3) 00014 University of Helsinki

Country:
Finland

Sub-region:
Northern Europe

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Finland
Operating languages
English , Finnish

Organisation details

Business model
University institute/center
Institutional affiliations
University
Year founded
2018
Age (years)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 6
Finland average
 43
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: N/A
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2023): Susanna Lehvävirta
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2022): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Leader(s) (2021): Anne Toppinen (HELSUS Director)
Leader gender: Female
Staff size
2021
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 8
Finland average
 27
Global average
 87
2020
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 8
% Female staff
2021
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 75%
Finland average
 56%
Global average
 48%
2020
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 75%

Organisational performance

Publications
2022
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 1,247
Finland average
 201
Global average
 65
Financials
2022
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 $725,074
Finland average
 $144,751,616
Global average
 $7,780,485,078

Social

Likes (2023)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 141,000
Finland average
 24,762
Global average
 27,094
Likes (2022)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 137,611
Likes (2021)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 133,974
Twitter
Followers (2024)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 59,386
Finland average
 21,421
Global average
 18,119
Followers (2022)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 54,034
Followers (2021)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 45,607
Subscribers (2023)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 11,900
Finland average
 3,068
Global average
 6,305
Subscribers (2022)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 10,500
Subscribers (2021)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 8,910
Followers (2022)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 138,593
Finland average
 40,745
Global average
 16,662
Followers (2019)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 105,419

Data notes

Last updated: 08/06/2021
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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