Front page News News Finns’ relationship to nature has strengthened Finns’ relationship to nature has strengthened 12.8.2020 MDI conducted a Nature Relations Barometer survey for the Ministry of the Environment and the Finnish Environment Institute. The survey examined Finns’ relationship with nature, with the safeguarding of its diversity and how responsibilities should be divided between different parties (citizens, the state, municipal authorities, landowners). The survey was conducted in June 2020 and was answered by a total of 1 013 people. As the survey was conducted during the corona pandemic it also asked about the effects of corona on peoples’ relationship to nature. 57% of respondents said they had increased their mobility in nature. The last time a similar survey was conducted was June 2018. Nature is either ‘important’ or ‘very important’ to 80% of Finns. The most important nature areas for Finns are the green areas and parks near home. Generally speaking, people utilise these nature-based spaces to relax or exercise. Share to Share to: facebook Share to: linkedin Share to: twitter
Station areas are organic and locally driven entities News 30.11.2023 Experts from MDI and FCG have been exploring models for the development of station areas, op-portunities for EU funding and ways to projectise the development work of different types of station areas during the autumn. Read more Station areas are organic and locally driven entities
Multi-functional development of station areas News 28.11.2023 In the early autumn period, MDI and FCG worked on the development of the Asemanseutu project which is part of the project package – Vitality for Urban Regions. The work undertaken clarified the basic models for the multi-functional development of station areas, as well as providing recommendations for their development and financing. Read more Multi-functional development of station areas
Addressing the Gender and Diversity Paradoxes in Innovation — Towards a More Inclusive Policy Design News 5.4.2023 Kaisa Lähteenmäki-Smith Kirsi Siltanen Laura Väliniemi Implicit norms and structural disadvantages derive from previous innovation policies and therefore policies need to be redesigned. Read more Addressing the Gender and Diversity Paradoxes in Innovation — Towards a More Inclusive Policy Design