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Lammi Biological Station

Address

Lammi Biological Station
Pääjärventie 320
16900 Lammi, Finland

Station manager

Janne Sundell
E-mail: janne.sundell@helsinki.fi

Contact Station

Phone: +358294140733
E-mail: lammi-info@helsinki.fi

https://www.helsinki.fi/en/research-stations/lammi-biological-station
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Station Features

Opening year: 1953 Status: Open
  • Type of station: Station
  • Operational period – year-round or Month A to Month B: year-round
  • Type of owner: Government
  • Name of managing institution: University of Helsinki
  • Managing Institution Country: Finland
  • Station owner country: Finland
  • Partner institution: No
  • Station latitude: 61,05376940
  • Station longitude: 25,04109720
  • Country (station location): Finland
  • Altitude of station: 102 m a.s.l
  • Min. altitude within study area: 75 m a.s.l
  • Max. altitude within study area: 190 m a.s.l
  • Nearest town/settlement: Lammi
  • Distance to nearest town/settlement: 4 km
  • Number of residents in nearest town: 4800
  • Distance to nearest public transport facility (Airport, Ferry terminal, Train station, Bus station): 2 km
  • Distance to nearest research station: 120 km
  • Maps available at station: Google Earth, topographic maps, aerial images, vegetation maps, etc.
  • Climate zone: Boreal
  • Precipitation type: Snow, Rain
  • Snow free period (month to month): April-November
  • Lake ice break up: June
  • River ice break up: May
  • Dominant wind direction: Southwest
  • Landscape features Lake
  • Permafrost zone None
  • Snow and ice on land None
  • Vegetation zone Forest tundra, Wetlands, Peatlands/mires, Deciduous forest
  • Wildlife Terrestrial carnivores, Rodents, Fish
  • Human use Settlement, Fishing, Hunting, Forestry, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Leisure activities

Facilities

  • Number of staff peak season/summer: 20
  • Number of staff off season/winter: 17
  • Staff able to assist (fieldwork): Yes - at a cost
  • Staff able to assist (workshops): Yes - at a cost
  • Area under roof: 6442 m²
  • Max. number of visitors at a time : 150
  • Showers: Yes
  • Laundry facilities: Yes
  • Power supply – period (from ‘hour’ to ‘hour’ or 24 hours): 24 hours
  • Power sources at station Municipal grid
  • Logistics area: 1253 m²
  • Conference room capacity: 110
  • Workshops Metal, Wood
  • Means of transportation to/from station Walk, Car, Bus, Train
  • Air transport landing facilities at station None
  • Transport on land - at station Car, Snowmobile, Bicycles, Snow shoes
  • Transport on water - at station Open boat/Dhinghy, Closed boat
  • Water landing facilities None
  • Laboratory area: 1222 m²
  • Laboratory equipment Freezer < -80, Freezer -40 - -10, Fridge, Microscopes, Basic chemical reagents, Analytical instrumentation, Advanced laboratory equipment
  • Field to station Mobile phone
  • Station to outside world Mobile phone, Internet
  • IT Infrastructure Wifi, Computers, Printer
  • Medical facilities: Yes
  • Medical capability Basic
  • Staff with medical training/doctor When open
  • Distance to hospital (estimated time – hours): 0
  • Compulsory safety equipment Mobile phone, GPS
  • Recommended safety equipment First aid kit
  • Safety equipment available at station GPS, First aid kit
  • Field power supply available at station: Yes
  • Field instruments available at station: Diverse set of different instruments

Science

  • Transnational Access: Yes
  • Remote Access: Yes
  • INTERACT Virtual Access: No
  • Partner institutions (involved in the operation of the station)
    • Partner institution
  • Climate
    • Snow
    • Rain
    • Hail
  • Landscape and environment
    • Mountains
    • Nunataks
    • Volcano/crater
    • Lava fields
    • Plateaus
    • Moraines
    • Valleys
    • Homothermic Springs
    • Lake
    • Thermokarst lake
    • River
    • Delta/estuarie
    • Fjord
    • Continuous
    • Sea
    • Discontinuous
    • Beach
    • Sporadic
    • Rocky shores
    • Pingos/ice lenses
    • Sea cliffs
    • Other (text)
    • Palsa mires
    • None
    • Ice Caps
    • Glaciers
    • Permanent snow patches
    • None
    • Tree line
    • Polar desert/Semi-desert
    • Gramminoid tundra
    • Shrub tundra
    • Forest tundra
    • Wetlands
    • Peatlands/mires
    • Salt marshes/lagoons
    • Heath
    • Grassland
    • Deciduous forest
    • Terrestrial carnivores
    • Evergreen forest
    • Alpine heath
    • Ungulates
    • Hares
    • Other (text)
    • Rodents
    • Bird colonies
    • Polar bear
    • Whales
    • Seals
    • Fish
    • Settlement
    • Fishing
    • Hunting
    • Forestry
    • Agriculture
    • Tourism
    • Animal husbandry
    • Leisure activities
  • Housing and accomodation
    • Showers
    • Laundry facilities
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G
    • H
    • I
    • J
    • K
    • L
    • M
    • N
    • Municipal grid
    • O
    • Diesel/oil/gas
    • Wood
    • Solar
    • Wind
    • Water
    • Geothermal
    • Biofuel
    • Other
  • Logistics
    • Electrical and IT technologies
    • Mechanical
    • Metal
    • Wood
    • Plexiglas
    • Other
    • Walk
    • None
    • Tracked vehicle
    • Truck
    • SUV (4x4)
    • Car
    • Zodiac
    • ATV
    • Open boat/Dhinghy
    • Snowmobile
    • Bicycles
    • Closed boat
    • Amphibie vehicle
    • Ski
    • Snow shoes
    • Other
    • KickSledges
    • Other
    • Ski
    • Snowmobile
    • Boat
    • Car
    • Tracked vehicle
    • Truck
    • SUV (4x4)
    • Bus
    • Train
    • Airstrip
    • Scheduled flight
    • Chartered plane/helicopter
    • Helipad
    • None
    • Other
    • Harbour/port
    • Warf/pier
    • Pontoon/float bridge
    • Barges
    • Beach
  • Laboratory
    • Freezer < -80
    • Freezer -40 - -10
    • Fridge
    • Microscopes
    • Basic laboratory equipment
    • Advanced laboratory equipment
    • Basic chemical reagents
    • Analytical instrumentation
    • Other
    • Laboratory available in nearby town/settlement
  • Communication and IT
    • Mobile phone
    • VHF
    • Satellite phone
    • Other
    • Satellite phone
    • Mobile phone
    • Internet
    • Other
    • Wireless transfer of data from field site to station
    • Wifi
    • Computers
    • Printer
    • Data storage
    • Statistical tools
    • GIS tools
    • Other
  • Medical facilities
    • Medical facilities
    • Basic
    • Medium
    • Extensive
    • Dental
    • Surgery
    • Other
    • No
    • In peak season
    • When open
  • Field equipment
    • PLB
    • VHF
    • HF
    • Satellite phone
    • Mobile phone
    • GPS
    • Weapon/rifle
    • Flare gun
    • Bearspray
    • PLB
    • First aid kit
    • Glacier rescue kit
    • VHF
    • Avalanche rescue kit
    • HF
    • Satellite phone
    • Overnight equipment
    • Other
    • Mobile phone
    • GPS
    • Weapon/rifle
    • Flare gun
    • Bearspray
    • First aid kit
    • PLB
    • Glacier rescue kit
    • VHF
    • Avalanche rescue kit
    • HF
    • Satellite phone
    • Overnight equipment
    • Other
    • Mobile phone
    • GPS
    • Weapon/rifle
    • Flare gun
    • Bearspray
    • First aid kit
    • Tent
    • Glacier rescue kit
    • Sleeping matress
    • Avalanche rescue kit
    • Sleeping bag
    • Cooking equipment and utensils
    • Overnight equipment
    • Other
    • Gas/alcohol for cooking
    • Field power supply available at station
  • Meteorology
    • Air temperature
    • Air humidity
    • Air pressure
    • Wind velocity
    • Wind direction
    • Precipitation
  • Vegetation
    • Flowering phenology
    • Amount of flowering
    • NDVI (plot/transect)
    • Landscape NDVI (from satellite images)
    • Vascular plant community composition
    • Bryophyte community composition
    • Lichen community composition
    • Fungi community composition
    • Berry production
    • Aerobiological monitoring (pollen, spores, etc.)
    • Species list (community composition)
  • Birds
    • Abundance
    • Distribution
    • Phenology
    • Breeding birds
    • Nest initiation phenology
    • Nest predation rates
    • Species list (community composition)
  • Mammals
    • Mammal abundance
    • Mammal distribution
    • Mammal reproduction
    • Mortality
    • Predation
    • Physiology
    • Species list (community composition)
  • Lake ecology
    • Phytoplankton (including chlorophyll)
    • Zooplankton
    • Vegetation
    • Fish
    • Invertebrates
    • Species list (community composition)
  • Pollution
    • Pollution measurements in vegetation
    • Pollution measurements in water
    • Pollution measurements in mammals (body burdens, biomarkers)
    • Pollution measurements in birds (body burdens, biomarkers on both adults and offspring e.g. egg shell thinning, macro plastic in nests/in body)

Station name and owner

The Lammi Biological Station belongs to the University of Helsinki (Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences).

Location

The Lammi Biological Station is located 130 km north of Helsinki, 35 km east of the city of Hämeenlinna and 40 km west of the city of Lahti in uplands between two major river basins, i.e. rivers Kokemäenjoki and Kymijoki. The Lammi LTER area consists of several core sites/areas from which the Evo Forest and Lake Area (EVO) is the largest one and has a special value in terms of long term ecological studies. Another important study area is Lake Pääjärvi and its surroundings.

Climate data

Grey colours are WMO Climate Normals including maximum and minimum values. Blue colours are individual years.

Climate data for the stations where extracted via Copernicus Climate Data Store, from the global gridded reanalysis product: ERA5 monthly averaged data on single levels from 1940 to present. Description and source code: Roemer J.K. 2023. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10214922 Data Source: Hersbach et al. 2023. Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store (CDS), https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.f17050d7

Biodiversity and natural environment

History and facilities

General research and databases

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