Minna Valiranta

I am a palaeoecologist with extensive experience in reconstructing past environmental changes from lake and peat sediment archives. My special expertise is the plant macrofossil method. After completing my PhD in geology in 2005, I have coordinated several research projects funded by the Academy of Finland and the University of Helsinki. I established my own Palaeopeatland reaserch group in 2010. Currently I coordinate two Academy of Finland-funded Arctic palaeopeatland projects. My current research interest is to investigate ecosystem responses to climate and environmental change and associated biogeochemical feedback mechanisms. The motto is “Past is the key to understanding the future”.