Previous National Foresight Projects

Foresight is the perceiving and analysis of the alternative futures and the choices which are related to them. We carry out foresight processes and studies to many kinds of needs: support of the politics choices of the society and areas, basis of the strategy work of different organisations and material of the scientific thinking. Our research and development work concerning area development is based on a research program which analyses the reviving of areas and innovations.

​In our futures processes we use future workshops, among others, scenario and delfoi processes and different identification methods of weak signals as methods of the foresight. Our foresight processes have been connected for example to the technology, know-how, living and traffic. Furthermore, we have developed the methods of the foresight and futures research. 

  • The 6th Wave and Systemic Innovations for Finland: Success Factors for the Years 2010-2050 (6th Wave), (2012–2013) [see FFRC eBook 10/2012]
  • Acquisitions of municipalities, (2012–2013)
  • ACSI as an Accelerator for System Level Changes (ACSI 2.0) (2012–2013)
  • Arts & Business Forum Finland – Prereport (2004)
  • Better Job Satisfaction through Quality of Work Life – How Can Telework Help? (2008–2009) [see TEM publication 25/2009]
  • Bridging the Value-Action Gap – Combining Producers, Consumers and Expert Perspectives for Sustainable Food Consumption (BRIGADE) (2006–2009)
  • Citizenship and Ecomodernization in the Information Society - the Futures Approach (1996–1999)
  • Competence Foresight
  • Culture as a resource of the countryside (KULMA) (2003–2005) [see FFRC eBook 3/2005]
  • Cultural Changes in the Neighbourhood in the Finnish Countryside (2003–2005)
  • Culture as a Resource of the Countryside (2003–2010)
  • Developing content for the Foresight project’s Internet portal Ensti (2003–2004)
  • Design Foresight (2010–2011)
  • ENCORE – Economically viable city centre and urbanizing downtown (2015–2016) [see publication]
  • EK's Education Intelligence (2003–2006)
  • Feasibility and utilisation of corporate responsibility information in anticipatory decision making (WINCSR) (2010–2013)
  • Finnish Sea Cluster 2020 (2015–2016)
  • FORENSYSTEM Applications (2007–2009)
  • Foresight Training for the Finnish Ministry of Defence (2006)
  • Foresight Project for Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (2004–2005)
  • Future in the Package, Turku Science Park & Forest Industry Future (FIF) (2008)
  • Future of Media Brands (2012)
  • Future of Responsible Communication (2006–2008)
  • Future of the Museum (1995–1996)
  • The Future Models of European eDemocracy (2002–2003)
  • Future and Security: Scanning the Changing Environment of the Police (2003–2005) [see publication]
  • Future Tasks of Social Sector and KELA (The Social Insurance Institution SII) (2000–2001)
  • The Future of the Food Industry – ETU 2030 (2001–2002)
  • Future of the Labour Markets in the Information Society – Futures Barometer 1997 (1997–1998)
  • Futures Barometer 1995 (1994–1995)
  • Futures Images of Young People in 2067 (2015–2017) 
  • Futures Sparring Forum
  • From Rights to Policies (2001)
  • Green Care (2009–2013)
  • Human Being and Value in the Sixt Wave (HUVA) (2015–2016) [see FFRC eBook 8/2016]
  • Hybrid Organization – Media Brands as Sites for Co-Production, (2011–2013)
  • The Images of the Future of Young People (1997–1999)
  • Indicator Framework for Eco-Efficiency (IFEE) (2007–2010)
  • Innovation and Networks, (2009–2014)
  • Intellectual Capital as a Driver of National Economy in Finland (SAIKA) (2010–2011)
  • Intellectual Capital Analyses for (Political) Decision Making (ICAPOLI), (2013)
  • LogiCity's Futures Process (2007–2008)
  • Managing Creative Knowledge Capital (2005–2007)
  • Man's Work Tomorrow (1993–1994)
  • MAPTEN (2007–2009)
  • Megatrends and challenges of waste management in Europe (STREAMS) (2004–2005) [see FFRC eBook 5/2006]
  • Modern Work (2007–2008)
  • NAVIfuture (2002–2003)
  • New Roles for Media in the Digital Meanings Society 2030 (MEDEIA), (2013–2015) [see FFRC eBooks 3/2015, 4/2015]
  • New Perspectives for Entrepreneurship in the Year 2020 (2000–2004)
  • ONDIS – On-line Discussions as Political Action (2003)
  • Open Innovation Banking System (OIBS) (2008–2011)
  • Preliminary Research Program for TEKES Infrastructure (1999)
  • Partnership Corporations (1994–1995)
  • Qualitative foresight of the know-how of the production work of chemistry, paper field and woodworking (2012–2013)
  • Regional sustainability – ecosystem services and environmental technology (REGSUS) (2010–2013)
  • Resilient suburb – Building sustainable homes and neighbourhoods for the future, (2011–2013)
  • Reviving the countryside (2011–2014)
  • SAVE – how do we improve the flow of information in the catastrophe situations? (2012–2013)
  • Service Business at the Countryside (2006–2008)
  • hared Information Framework and Technology (SHIFT), Finnish Focus Area in Multinational Experiment 5 (MNE 5) (2007–2009)
  • Sustainable Development in the Information Society (1999–2000)
  • Social Dimensions as Future Resources (2005–2006)
  • Strategies for the Finnish Ministry of Defence (2007)
  • TUKES Future (2004)
  • Traffic Scenarios 2025 (1999)
  • Value and Technology Scenarios (1998–1999)
  • Futures Forum on Spatial Structure and Land Use (2004)
  • Vision Process of National Software Business Cluster (2004–2005)
  • Visions for the Finnish Fur Industry (2014–2015)
  • Visionary Leadership in Small and Medium Sized Companies (1995–1996)
  • What’s for Dinner Tomorrow? – The Future of the Finnish Food Consumption Structure and the Change Agents Guiding It (MIRHAMI 2030) (2006–2008) [see the report]
  • Working Towards a Sustainable Information Society: Environmental Questions Raised by Information and Communications Technology (2000–2001)