Research and Development

As a government agency operating primarily within the minerals, construction and energy sector, GTK plays a vital role in providing geological expertise to government, industry and the wider community. Specific responsibilities include the promotion and implementation of sustainable approaches to the supply and management of minerals, energy and construction materials, and to ensure environmental compliance through monitoring, assessment and remediation programs. GTK also contributes to a wide range of international geoscience mapping and environmental monitoring projects and is active in developing multidisciplinary research programs with universities, government agencies and stakeholders across related sectors.

Research activities at GTK are currently coordinated through ten separate programs, each of five-years duration.  

Research Programmes:	Research Facilities:
Geological resource accounting Mineral Potential Energy Urban geology Baltic seafloor Environmental impact Groundwater Minerals and processing Geophysical applications Geoinformation	Minerals Processing Laboratory Research Laboratory Finnish Isotope Geology Laboratory Geophysical research packages Marine geology research vessel
	International projects

Research Director Pekka A. Nurmi
Research Programmes