Open Days: Facilities for geotechnical cryolaboratory research

As part of the Finnish Academy's CRYO-RI project, geotechnical cryolaboratory has acquired new equipment for studying cold climate soils. We invite anyone interested in the subject to come and get familiar with the equipment and provided services.

Event information

Time

Wed 17.12.2025 09:00 - 11:00

Venue location

BK130

Location

Linnanmaa

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CRYO-RI project, funded by the European Union NextGenerationEU and Research Council of Finland, develops research infrastructure to monitor the rapid changes in snow, ice, and frozen ground in Northern Finland.

We are building a research platform with measurement infrastructure and open data accessible to public and private sectors. We work with state-of-the art equipment, and go beyond by developing new IoT, remote sensing and big data methods for snow, ice and frost research.

Open House will take place on December 17, 2025, from 9:00 to 11:00.

Stakeholders are warmly welcome to explore our laboratory’s equipment and research services!


Arrival

Our laboratory is located in room BK130, right next to entrance J, on the side of Kaitoväylä, shown on the map below. You can see the more detailed map of the University here. We recommend arriving by public transport. If you come by car, please check the university’s parking options in advance here.

Funding and partners

Funded by the European Union NextGenerationEU
Funded by the Research Council of Finland
University of Oulu
Finnish Meteorological instrument
Geological Survey of Finland
Finnish Environment Instrument


Additional information

Anne Tuomela
Civil Engineering programme director
Civil Engineering (CIV) Research Unit
University of Oulu
anne.tuomela@oulu.fi
phone +358 50342 6151

Pertti Ala-Aho
Associate Professor (Ten. Track), Academy Research Fellow
Water, Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Unit
pertti.Ala-Aho@oulu.fi
phone +358 294 484498

CRYO-RI project websites

Created 3.12.2025 | Updated 11.12.2025