Finland Futures Research Centre participates in long-term research and development to promote everyday sustainability. In our research, we focus especially on the sustainability of everyday activities of an individual. We analyse and support change toward sustainable everyday choices. In addition, we develop multidisciplinary joint competencies that support sustainable lifestyles, for example by, involving citizens and organizations in various processes that promote sustainable everyday life.
Our recent research projects have focused particularly on sustainable food consumption and climate-friendly energy. We also study bioeconomy, human-ecosystem relationship, sustainable mobility and the promotion of healthy lifestyles. Systemic understanding and people's experiences of everyday life, lifestyle changes and their futures are important in understanding and enabling transitions towards sustainable everyday life. As methods, we use, e.g., futures workshops, scenario and Delphi processes, various methods for identifying weak signals and ethnographic methods.
