Director of the Thule Institute, Professor Kari Laine
Professor Kari Laine is the director of the Thule Institute. He has a PhD in Botany and Plant Ecology, and has previously worked as a scientific director in the focus area of Environmental Science and Technology. His areas of expertise are environmental ecology and ecological problems in the north, including Global Change aspects. In his research, Kari Laine focuses on issues around northern ecosystems and their vulnerability, especially in regard to environmental changes with a multidisciplinary approach. He has coordinated EU funded multidisciplinary research projects and networks. His publishing encompasses over 70 international referee articles and over 150 scientific and popular papers in scientific publications, proceedings and journals.
From 1993 to 2002 Kari Laine worked as the director and vice director of the Department of Biology at the University of Oulu. He has been a member of the executive board of the University of Oulu, as well as of the University’s Faculty of Science and Department of Biology. He is also a member of the executive board of the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, and a board member in the Committee for Polar Issues Finland, the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) and the committee for UNESCO scientific programmes. He is a representative of Finland in the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), as well as the European Polar Board (EPB). He is a member of the steering committee for the University of the Arctic and leads its Thematic Networks office.
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