Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory |
Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory
Geophysical measurements and research since 1914
SGO, located 120 km north of the Arctic Circle in Finland, is an independent department of the University of Oulu.
| Address: | ||
| Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory | ||
| Tähteläntie 62 | Phone: | Staff list |
| FIN-99600 Sodankylä | ||
| FINLAND | e-mail: | Contact us |
| Co-ordinates: | ||
| Geographic: | 67° 22' N, 26° 38' E, 180 m | |
| Geomagnetic*: | 64.1°, 119.2°, -23.2°, dip = 80.0° | |
| Corrected geomagnetic*: | 64.1°, 106.7°, L=5.25 | |
| * IGRF-11 model for 2010 | ||
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Ukraine
Due to the attack by Russia on Ukraine, SGO does not answer requests for data or technical information from Russia or Belarus for the time being.
Also scientific collaboration and visits are suspended.
This is in accordance with the guidelines of the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture.
News
21.2.2023
Tekoäly, luovaa teknologiaa - Yleisöluento (only in Finnish)
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15.2.2023
PITHIA TNA call for collaboration with researchers, enterprises and public organizations open now
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24.7.–4.8.2023
Tutkimusretkiä kosmokseen -kesäkoulu Utsjoella ja Sodankylässä
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08.12.2022
Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory acknowledged with a European award for the observatory’s long-term work
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17.11.2022
Ozone impact from solar energetic particles cools the polar stratosphere
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