INSPIRE and WMS

The INSPIRE Directive (2007/2 / EC) and the Spatial Data Act (421/2009) and Regulation (725/2009) define standards for datasets and services. INSPIRE Network Services specify common interfaces for view and download services.

The Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) datasets and services corresponding to the themes listed in Annexes I, II and III have been implemented according to Technical Guidance for INSPIRE Download Services 3.1.

The metadata for the spatial data sets and services are kept up to date and in Syke metadata service and the national metadata portal.

Syke is replacing its ArcGIS Server web map services with GeoServer ones in 2023. Up to date URL’s for INSPIRE-services can be found in this page. Old URL’s beginning with https://paikkatieto.ymparisto.fi/arcgis can be used until the end of 2023.

INSPIRE WMS

Based on INSPIRE WMS (Web Map Service), generic client applications allow users to visualise INSPIRE data sets in interactive maps. The availability of the service and the response times are monitored.

WFS Services

WFS download services based on INSPIRE view services have been made, but these do not fulfill INSPIRE requirements.

If you plan to use Syke’s WFS services in an application you develop or maintain in the long term or otherwise to use our interfaces more intensively, we require you yo request a unique identifier to be used in your applications WFS requests from Syke’s gis support gistuki[ät]syke.fi. By requesting the identifier you accept that your contact information will be stored according to Syke’s privacy policies. Privacy statement (in Finnish).

Catchment areas and river network
https://paikkatiedot.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/inspire_hy/wfs

Nature protected areas, Natura 2000 areas and built heritage objects protected by special legislation
https://paikkatiedot.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/inspire_ps/wfs

Lake and river depth profiles
https://paikkatiedot.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/inspire_el/wfs

Groundwater areas
https://paikkatiedot.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/inspire_ge/wfs

Corine land cover datasets (vector datasets)
https://paikkatiedot.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/inspire_lc/wfs

Water bodies according to water framework directive (the second reporting cycle) and river basin districts
https://paikkatiedot.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/inspire_am1/wfs

EU bathing water directive bathing waters, traffic restriction areas and protected rapids
https://paikkatiedot.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/inspire_am2/wfs

Forest vegetation zones and mire vegetation zones
https://paikkatiedot.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/inspire_br/wfs

Flood hazard areas and flood risk zones
https://paikkatiedot.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/inspire_nz/wfs

Hydrological observations, water basin district surface water quality observations 2010 and water basin district groundwater quality observations 2010
https://paikkatiedot.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/inspire_ef/wfs

Animal and plant species distribution 2019
https://paikkatiedot.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/inspire_sd1/wfs

Bird species distribution 2019
https://paikkatiedot.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/inspire_sd2/wfs

Habitats distribution 2019
https://paikkatiedot.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/inspire_hb/wfs

EU registry on Industrial Sites
https://paikkatiedot.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/inspire_pf/wfs

Urban waste water treatment plants
https://paikkatiedot.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/inspire_us1/wfs

Environmental noise maps according to environmental noise directive
https://paikkatiedot.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/inspire_hh/wfs

Regions and reporting units according to marine strategy framework directive
https://paikkatiedot.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/inspire_am3/wfs