Who we are

The Finnish Organic Research Institute (FORI) is an expert network operating under the University of Helsinki and the Natural Resources Institute Finland. The Institute promotes organic food production and consumption throughout the Finnish food chain.

Main tasks of the Institute are scientific research, science communication, education and development projects. The research of the Institute is conducted in four fields. Those are organic primary production, organic production and the environment, organic food and nutrition and organics in society and on the market.

Would you like to know more about FORI? Read about the history of FORI

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Sari Iivonen

Director
+358 295 322 882
sari.iivonen@luke.fi

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Anne Honkanen

Coordinator, research and teaching
+358 294 158 677
anne.z.honkanen@helsinki.fi

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Kari Koppelmäki

Coordinator, international cooperation
t. +358 294 121 385 kari.koppelmaki@helsinki.fi

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Sari Himanen

Senior Scientist, research and international collaboration
t. +358295326132
sari.himanen@luke.fi

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Heidi Åkerman

Project Planner
t. +358 (0)50 378 9641
heidi.akerman@helsinki.fi

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Riikka Pajulahti, on leaf from 11.12.2023->

Project Planner
t. +358 294 150 106
riikka.pajulahti@helsinki.fi

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Sirpa Mäkinen

Communications expert
t. +358 294 121 385 sirpa.h.makinen@luke.fi

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Expert network

FORI’s expert network consists of more than 190 experts from the University of Helsinki and the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke). In case you work or study at the University of Helsinki or at Luke and would like to be part of our network, please contact our coordination team using the form behind the link below.

FORI’s expert network

Coordination Unit of the Finnish Organic Research Institute

Lonnrotinkatu 7, 50100 Mikkeli
(Latokartanonkaari 9, 00790 Helsinki)