Finnish Peatland Society Spring Meeting 2025

Helsinki & online
24.04.2025
For Members
Helsinki, Finland

Finnish Peatland Society
Virtual meeting and seminar

The Spring Annual Meeting will start at 9.15 hrs with the statutory business, including:

– approval of the annual report for 2024
– the annual accounts for 2024, the auditors’ statement and discharge to the accounting officers
– membership and other matters

The Spring Seminar will start at 10.00 hrs

The theme of the seminar will be current research by young researchers. Invited presentations of about 15+5 minutes will be given by:

– Miika Läpikivi (University of Oulu)
– Zheng Yu (University of Eastern Finland): Effect of water table level on GHG emissions from agricultural peat soil- mesocosms study
– Olivia Kuuri-Riutta (University of Eastern Finland): Moss photosynthesis impacted by the peatland-type-specific response of photoautotrophic microbes to long-term drying
– Annastiina Saari (University of Helsinki): Impact of ditch blockages on peatland ecosystem services

Photo by Vaibhav Borkar