News and articles

Not everyone owns their holiday home’s shoreline − land rises a centimetre a year in Vaasa

Currently, not everyone owns the shoreline of their plot by the sea, and they may not even know it.

Nummela in Finland is home to the world’s most accurate line

The Nummela Standard Baseline is the world’s most accurate distance measurable between two points in the terrain, which attracts industrial customers, researchers and representatives of land survey organisations from across the world.

Changes in the National Land Survey of Finland’s prices from 1 January 2025

The National Land Survey of Finland (NLS) will change its pricing from 1 January 2025. The price changes are based on the increase in general cost levels.

Geoportti added to the roadmap for Finnish research infrastructures 2025–2028

Geoportti services promote Finland’s RDI goals by, for example, providing open easy-to-use geospatial datasets and high-performance computing services for researchers, decision-makers and companies to accelerate research, development and innovation.

The NLS exposed its equipment to GNSS interference in the Jammertest event so that researchers can develop solutions against it

How does GNSS interference affect the operation of the National Land Survey of Finland (NLS)?

Sales of printed maps to end – check the opportunities offered by electronic maps

While the National Land Survey of Finland (NLS) will stop selling printed maps by the end of 2024, our broad range of maps will continue to be available to everyone online and as map printouts.

The national aerial photography and laser scanning programme saves millions for society

In the future, even more accurate data may be available.

Growth in Finland through science – the NLS opens 7 postdoc positions

Economic growth calls for innovation and expertise. The new postdoc positions opened at the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI) of the National Land Survey of Finland (NLS) play an important role in achieving this goal.

Virva Autio appointed CIO at the National Land Survey of Finland

Virva Autio (MA (Education)) has been appointed Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the National Land Survey of Finland (NLS) until 31 December 2029.

Rivers in Finland are studied using especially accurate equipment

The digital modelling of rivers helps predict, for example, the impact of floods.