Who are we?
Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) is one of the leading experts in the application of geosciences in Europe operating under Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. Established in 1885, GTK is at the forefront of exploring and managing geological resources to foster sustainable economic development and environmental stewardship.
GTK specializes in a wide range of services, including mineral resource assessments, groundwater exploration, environmental impact studies, and geological mapping. By integrating advanced technologies like geoinformatics and 3D modeling, GTK delivers innovative solutions tailored to meet the needs of industries, policymakers, and the scientific community.
With a strong focus on sustainability, GTK supports the transition to a green economy by identifying critical raw materials essential for renewable energy technologies and circular economy practices. The organization collaborates with international partners, contributing to global research initiatives and sharing expertise to address complex geoscientific challenges.
Headquartered in Espoo, with regional offices across Finland, GTK is committed to driving innovation, fostering economic resilience, and ensuring the responsible use of geological resources for future generations.
Ambition statements
According to our strategy for 2024-2027, GTK develops solutions to accelerate the transition to a sustainable carbon neutral world, and pioneer in research of availability of mineral raw materials. Facilitating the use of geochemical exploration methods, especially in activities for deep exploration, is one of the key approaches such that new discoveries can be made in bedrock at depth and located under sediment cover. GTK objectives in DeepBEAT are to participate in developing (1) understanding of VMS mineralization system and its distal footprint, (2) novel data acquisition and (3) analytical and data processing methods for biogeochemical and sediment geochemical exploration for discovery of deep-seated VMS deposits.
Technologies
- Drone-assisted sampling design: Automated tree crown and species recognition for precise tree sampling design from drone data
- Drone-based sampling of upper tree canopies
- Mushroom geochemistry in exploration of volcanic massive sulphidic mineralization
- Mapping mineralization proxies in 3D