Cofunded by the European Union

Maturity Level : 
A.3. RIs within National Roadmaps
RI Acronym : 
INAR RI
Institution/Coordinating Institution : 
University of Helsinki
Other partners : 
University of Helsinki (coordinator) - University of Eastern Finland - University of Turku - CSC – IT Centre for Science - Finnish Meteorological Institute - Finnish Environment Institute - Natural Resources Institute Finland - University of Oulu - Tampere University - University of Jyväskylä.
Country : 
Filand
Current Status : 
Active
Location : 
P.O. Box 3 (Fabianinkatu 33) 00014 University of Helsinki
RI Type : 
Distributed RI (Central Hub and interlinked National Nodes RI)
Level of Access : 
Transnational
Cost of Access : 
Other
(https://www.helsinki.fi/en/inar/infrastructure/transnational-access)
Water4All Keywords : 
Ecosystem services - Ecohydrology - Climate changes - Sustainable water demands - Resilience and sustainability
Domains and thematic area : 
Ecosystems - Health and Wellbeing - Sustainable Water Management
Services provided : 
Access monitoring sites - Access data and metadata - Numerical modeling - Knowledge transfer - Data management
Equipment : 
Observation networks and tools - Environmental analysis infrastructures - Cloud/Data Storage - Numerical modelling
Type of variables provided : 
Hydrological variables - Water quality variables - Biological and ecological variables - Meteorological and climatic variables
Frequency of Measurements : 
Continuous Monitoring (Real-time, 10-min. period, hourly, every few hours, daily etc.) - Periodic Sampling (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, etc.) - Field Periodic Surveys
Sustainability of funding : 
Yes
Type of funding : 
National;Own resources
Source : 
Website

INAR RI (Integrated Atmospheric and Earth System Research Infrastructure) has been on the National Research Infrastructure Roadmap since 2014. In 2025 INAR RI was selected as a “Lighthouse” research infrastructure. Lighthouse status was granted to RIs that lead the way in all key infrastructure areas, such as service provision, impact, functionality and shared use. INAR RI acts as an umbrella research infrastructure (RI), taking care of the implementation and national coordination of the ESFRI (European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures) infrastructures in the environmental domain in Finland, namely ICOS (Integrated Carbon Observation System), ACTRIS (Aerosol, Clouds, and Trace gases Research Infrastructure), eLTER (Integrated European Long-Term Ecosystem, Critical Zone & Socio-Ecological Research Infrastructure) and AnaEE (Infrastructure for Analysis and Experimentation on Ecosystems). The components of INAR RI study the atmosphere, biosphere and their interactions. The activities in these components are aligned by INAR RI towards common targets and integration of environmental infrastructures in European RI landscape. The cornerstone of INAR RI is the network of advanced field stations such as Pallas-Sodankylä and the SMEAR (Station for Measuring Earth Surface – Atmosphere Relations) stations, which provide services and co-location of measurements for the environmental ESFRIs and set an example at the global level for co-located measurement stations. INAR RI integrates multidisciplinary comprehensive environmental measurements, and its services include open access to long-term observation data, access to research facilities, and instrument development. The research facilitated by INAR RI will have a positive effect on climate resilience, protection from environmental hazards, and human health. INAR RI is developing its top-level measurement stations, producing services easily applicable in society and further integrating the expertise of its research community, providing a strong and unique competence cluster for new knowledge and innovations.

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The Water4All Partnership - Water Security for the Planet - is a funding programme for scientific research in freshwater. It aims to tackle water challenges to face climate change, help to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and boost the EU’s competitiveness and growth.

It is co-funded by the European Union within the frame of the Horizon Europe programme (a key funding programme for research and innovation). The Partnership duration is for seven years from 2022.

The Water4All objective is to enable water security at a large scale and in the long term. Its goal is also to tackle water issues in a holistic frame. 

All forms of life on earth need water. All human activities operate with this resource. Water is part of our everyday life. It is also integrated within urban and countryside landscapes. It is one of the most valuable elements we share with plants and animals.

These simple facts must be kept in mind to understand the Water4All ambition.

This resource is weakened in many places due to climate changes, and human habits. We know that we can improve the way we use water. Everyone has a role to play and especially the scientific research community.

Scientific research is the heart of the Partnership as It is a powerful tool to improve knowledge on preserving, restoring, and managing this essential resource. 

International cooperation is also needed as water has no borders on Earth and runs from one country to another.

Water4All brings together a broad and cohesive group of 90 partners from 33 countries in the European Union and beyond. This consortium gathers partners from the whole water Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) chain.