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

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) (2024): Susanna Lehvävirta
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2023): Susanna Lehvävirta
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2022): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2024
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 12
Finland average
 23
Global average
 79
2021
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 8
2020
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 8
% Female staff
2024
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 82%
Finland average
 55%
Global average
 58%
2021
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 75%
2020
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 75%

Organisational performance

Publications
2023
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 1,299
Finland average
 185
Global average
 42
2022
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 1,247
Financials
2022
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 $725,074
Finland average
 $147,277,307
Global average
 $7,838,482,074

Social

Likes (2023)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 141,000
Finland average
 24,297
Global average
 26,972
Likes (2022)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 137,611
Likes (2021)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 133,974
Followers (2024)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 93,069
Finland average
 25,173
Global average
 21,242
Followers (2022)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 54,034
Followers (2021)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 45,607
Subscribers (2024)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 13,300
Finland average
 8,675
Global average
 7,738
Subscribers (2023)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 11,900
Subscribers (2022)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 10,500
Followers (2024)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 48,477
Finland average
 11,010
Global average
 12,505
Followers (2024)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 164,000
Finland average
 31,313
Global average
 14,634
Followers (2022)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 138,593
Followers (2019)
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
 105,419

Data notes

Last updated: 01/05/2024
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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