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Syke open geospatial services (Finnish Environment Institute)

Finland: environmental map layers such as groundwater areas, via keyless WMS and WFS

Freeauth: noneCC-BY-4.0✓ verified Nov 13, 2026

Free?: FreeFree keyless WMS and WFS.
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Commercial use?: YesCC-BY-4.0, with credit

The fine print

License note: Syke's open data are under CC BY 4.0 (the page links the 4.0 deed); cite the licensor and dataset name. Some other Syke-distributed data use other terms and are not this entry. Signal Lab links only.
Required attribution: Required by CC BY 4.0: credit Syke and name the dataset.

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// Overview

Syke open geospatial services (Finnish Environment Institute)

The Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) runs keyless OGC WMS and WFS services for its open environmental layers, such as groundwater areas.

Coverage

Finland: environmental map layers such as groundwater areas, via keyless WMS and WFS.

Good for

#osint#environment#geospatial#finland#wfs#government

Verdict

An official Finnish environmental layer source for maps and spatial joins, alongside usgs-earthquakes. Licence: CC-BY-4.0: the licence page says "Open data distributed by the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) is licenced under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence." Some other Syke-distributed data use other terms and are not this entry. Rate limits: Not stated as a number; the WMS documentation asks heavy WFS/WCS users to contact Syke. Signal Lab links only.

// Limits

Free limits & license

Price	Free
Auth	none
Free tier	Free keyless WMS and WFS.
Rate limit	Not stated as a number; heavy WFS/WCS users are asked to contact Syke.
License	CC-BY-4.0
License note	Syke's open data are under CC BY 4.0 (the page links the 4.0 deed); cite the licensor and dataset name. Some other Syke-distributed data use other terms and are not this entry. Signal Lab links only.
Last verified	Nov 13, 2026

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// Full record · catalog.json

name: Syke open geospatial services (Finnish Environment Institute)
slug: syke-open-geospatial-services
category: OSINT
domain: OSINT
type: Dataset
sitePageUrl: https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/datasets/syke-open-geospatial-services
providerUrl: https://paikkatiedot.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/syke_vhspohjavesi/wfs?request=GetCapabilities
badge: Free
auth: none
freeTierLimits: Free keyless WMS and WFS.
rateLimits: Not stated as a number; heavy WFS/WCS users are asked to contact Syke.
docsUrl: https://paikkatiedot.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/syke_vhspohjavesi/wfs?request=GetCapabilities
coverage: Finland: environmental map layers such as groundwater areas, via keyless WMS and WFS.
lastVerified: 2026-11-13
evidenceUrls: https://paikkatiedot.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/syke_vhspohjavesi/wfs?request=GetCapabilities
https://www.syke.fi/en/environmental-data/use-license-and-responsibilities
https://www.syke.fi/en/environmental-data/open-web-services/web-map-services
tasks: osint
environment
geospatial
finland
wfs
government
license: CC-BY-4.0
licenseUrl: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en
licenseNote: Syke's open data are under CC BY 4.0 (the page links the 4.0 deed); cite the licensor and dataset name. Some other Syke-distributed data use other terms and are not this entry. Signal Lab links only.
attribution: Required by CC BY 4.0: credit Syke and name the dataset.

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