Finland


The Republic of Finland, a founding member of Euro-BioImaging, is host to the Statutory Seat and to two Nodes across Helsinki, Turku, Espoo, Kuopio and Oulu: Finnish Advanced Microscopy Node (FiAM) and Finnish Biomedical Imaging Node (FiBI). Learn more about the Nodes and get an overview of news and interactions with Finland below.

Finnish Advanced Microscopy Node - Key figures 2024

5

Facilities

73

External Users

196

User Publications

45

Remote Users

28

Training courses

26

Staff involved

Finnish Biomedical Imaging Node - Key figures 2024

5

Facilities

190

External Users

266

User Publications

6

Remote Users

20

Training courses

95

Staff involved

News about Finland

Euro-BioImaging Finland team members celebrate their successful grant.

April 8, 2025

Congratulations, Euro-BioImaging Finland!

In early 2025, Euro-BioImaging Finland, the Finnish national infrastructure that brings together the Finnish Advanced Microscopy Node (FiAM) and the Finnish Biomedical Imaging (FiBI)…

Marja Lohela, Biomedicum imaging core facility, Finnish Biomedical Imaging Node

February 27, 2025

Perspectives on remote access for animal research projects

To make imaging technologies more accessible, and with respect to climate and sustainability considerations, many Nodes within the Euro-BioImaging family have developed the capacity…

Estefanía Calvo Alvarez in the sample prep room at the University of Milan. 

February 27, 2025

Shedding light on the pathogenic potential of Leishmania tarentolae parasites

Leishmania are protozoan parasites responsible for causing leishmaniasis, a spectrum of severe immunopathologies that affect both humans and animals worldwide. These diseases, which manifest…

January 28, 2025

PicoQuant joins Euro-BioImaging industry internship programme

PicoQuant, a leading optoelectronics company based in Berlin, has joined the Euro-BioImaging industry internship programme for Master’s students in Biomedical Imaging (BIMA) at…

Photo of Hira Javed at the microscope

January 28, 2025

Unlocking potential: MSc students thrive in EBIB internship program at ZEISS

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, internships can build a critical bridge between academic learning and professional development. For Master’s students, industry internships offer…

November 12, 2024

My Job Shadowing visit to the Electron Microscopy Unit in Finland

EVOLVE: Job Shadowing Series František Kitzberger Affiliation and Node: Laboratory of Electron…

Euro-BioImaging was represented by Sudeep Das, Pasi Kankaanpää, and Susanne Vainio.

September 26, 2024

Euro-BioImaging represented at the 23rd European Conference on Computational Biology

European Conference on Computational Biology 2024 (ECCB) is the biggest computational biology and bioinformatics event of 2024. This year, it…

DG RTG Director General Marc Lemaître visits Euro-BioImaging headquarters

August 29, 2024

DG RTD Director General Marc Lemaître visits Euro-BioImaging headquarters

Today, we had the privilege of welcoming Marc Lemaître, Director-General of the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD), to Euro-BioImaging’s headquarters in Turku,…

Raw image and cell segmentation masks from S-BIAD1076

June 12, 2024

Combining image-based serology and machine learning to screen for SARS-CoV-2

One step at a time, the team at Euro-BioImaging is working hard to make the world of bioimaging more FAIR every day. Here's an example of a Covid-19 dataset.

March 11, 2024

STAGETOOL: Deploying deep learning for a wider audience

Many Euro-BioImaging Nodes are working on innovative image analysis and image data management solutions and the next Euro-BioImaging User Forum is designed to highlight…

Irina Belaia (right) with FiAM Node colleagues from Turku BioImaging Junel Solis (right) and Dado Tokic (left) at the CytoData 2023 Symposium in Helsinki, organized by FiAM Node collaborators Lassi Paavolainen of the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), the University of Helsinki, and Pekka Ruusuvuori of the University of Turku. The poster presents the Mouse Brain Alignment Tool developed by the FiAM Node in collaboration with FiBI Node and Euro-BioImaging user Zuzana Čočková, who took the picture. Photo by Zuzana Čočková.

February 9, 2024

FiAM awarded 7.22M Euros to upgrade instruments and develop 3D microscopy applications

In February 2023, Irina Belaia started her new position as Manager of the Finnish Advanced Microscopy Node (FiAM) and Project Coordinator of Turku BioImaging.

Three people in a meeting discussing an imaging project

January 22, 2024

We are hiring a software developer in Turku, Finland!

Euro-BioImaging Statutory Seat team are seeking a colleague to be at the focal point of our Euro-BioImaging Web Portal operations – a key gateway for our…

Mouse Brain Atlas screenshot

November 15, 2023

An open source image analysis tool for studying neuroinflammation linked to COVID-19

COVID-19 infection has been associated with many neurological manifestations, from neuroinflammation to impaired brain energy metabolism. In the Turku PET Centre, which is part…

Confident male and female colleagues discussing exchange of experience in office, multicultural employees with coffee cups analyzing brainstorming teamwork and briefing

September 13, 2023

We are hiring a Communications Officer in Turku, Finland

The Euro-Bioimaging team is expanding! Euro-BioImaging ERIC is hiring a Communications Officer in Turku, Finland. If you are a dynamic and passionate communicator, we…

FiAM Node User Forum on Plant Biology

September 7, 2023

3D micro-CT to resolve fine structures in plants: a case of Gerbera hybrida

Imaging technologies support research into the structure and function of plants, shed light on plant health, resilience and adaptability, and help answer agroecology-related research…

Developing larva of Hymenolepis microstoma. Image by Uriel Koziol, Ilya Belevich, and Eija Jokitalo.

May 5, 2023

High-end Electron Microscopy to understand tapeworm life cycle & larval anatomy

Uriel Koziol, a professor at the Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay, studies parasitic tapeworms (such as Echinococcus and Taenia), a type of worm…

View of the commercial CARS system at the Biomedical Facility of the University of Helsinki.

January 24, 2023

Fruitful scientific exchange with Euro-BioImaging

David Vondrasek is a biologist at the Institute Of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, part of Euro-BioImaging’s Advanced Light and…

January 5, 2023

Apply now: International Master's Degree Programme in Biomedical Imaging in Turku, Finland

Education is the greatest gift we can give to the next generation, which is why Euro-BioImaging collaborates with a number of dedicated Master’s degree…

October 26, 2022

Successful User Forum on Fighting infectious diseases

On October 6th, Euro-BioImaging ERIC organized its fourth online User Forum. The topic was “Fighting infectious diseases.” The event highlighted the range of infectious…

User Forum on Infectious Diseases

September 29, 2022

Potential of functional neuroimaging techniques for understanding long-term effects of COVID-19

Euro-BioImaging is organizing an online User Forum on October 6, 2022, from 14:00-17:00 CEST. This event will highlight the importance of cutting-edge imaging technologies…

BNMI logo

September 14, 2022

BNMI Symposium – an important event for the Nordic imaging community

From August 17-19, Euro-BioImaging’s Scientific Project Manager, Johanna Bischof, and Quality Manager, Camilo Guzmán, joined Euro-BioImaging’s Nordic Nodes and other members of the international…

August 4, 2022

Meeting our Scientific Advisory Board in Finland

We were very happy to meet in person with members of our Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) for the first time from July 25-26 in…

May 30, 2022

Turku PET Centre introduces new Total-Body PET scanner

The new total-body PET scanner has been introduced at the Turku PET Centre, part of Euro-BioImaging’s Finnish Biomedical Imaging Node. This new generation of…

December 16, 2021

Congratulations, Finnish Biomedical Imaging Node!

The Finnish Biomedical Imaging Node (FiBI) is a multi-sited, multimodal Node with sites in Turku, Kuopio, Aalto and Helsinki Universities. This Node covers…

European Researchers' Night

September 23, 2021

Euro-BioImaging Nodes and Users participate in the European Researchers’ Night

The European Researchers’ Night is a research communication and promotion event that aims to bring research and researchers closer to citizens of all…

December 9, 2020

The Virtual Pub: NEUBIAS Academy & A new medical imaging facility in Finland

On Friday, December 11th, at 13:00 CET, we welcome:  Anna Klemm, BioImage Analyst at the SciLifeLab BioImage Informatics Facility, on “NEUBIAS Academy: Providing FAIR…

December 8, 2020

NEW! Super-resolution Traction Force Microscopy for measuring mechanical forces in living cells

Traction Force Microscopy (TFM) has long been used to measure the forces cells exert on their environment – recent advances mean it is ready…

December 4, 2020

Euro-BioImaging ERIC extends a warm welcome to its new Nodes!

We are very pleased to announce that the Euro-BioImaging family is growing! In 2020, we welcome four new Nodes hosted by Austria, Finland, Sweden,…

October 26, 2020

Atomic Force Microscopy: Describing the mechanical properties of diverse materials

Interview with Camilo Guzmán, Manager of Euro-BioImaging’s Finnish Advanced Light Microscopy Node Please tell us who you are, where your facility is based, and…

September 29, 2020

CARS: Label-free imaging for studying pharmaceutical materials/drug crystallization

Interview with Antti Isomäki, of the Biomedicum Imaging Unit of Helsinki BioImaging, part of Euro-BioImaging’s Finish Advanced Light Microscopy Node. Q: Please tell us…

These are the steps in 3D-(CL)EM workflow at the Finnish Advanced Light Microscopy Node. Red text indicates steps that require user interaction.

June 22, 2020

Remote access to Finnish Advanced Light Microscopy node

Laboratories around the world are in the process of developing new methods to welcome new users in the aftermath of the COVID-19 lockdown. Members…

BNMI countries

June 5, 2020

New opportunities for Nordic imaging scientists

A Nordic network of imaging nodes, Bridging Nordic Microscopy Infrastructures (BNMI) has been awarded NOK 2.5 million from NordForsk (220,000 Euros), as part of…

Finnish Advanced Microscopy Node

May 20, 2020

Some tips about providing virtual microscopy and remote access

The major impact of the coronavirus COVID-19 – including lockdown and quarantine in most parts of Europe – has changed the way scientists work.