LOGBOOK
2024
CEO’s review
Welcome to our first digital logbook! The year 2024 was eventful in every way. The Baltic Sea was constantly in the news, but our focus was on working to reduce nutrient discharges. What else did we do?
Highlights 2024
2024
Our year in a nutshell.
FEBRUARY
Fertiliser ports
Our project shows that there is potential for major emission reductions at ports.
MARCH
Chair of the board
Tommi Juusela was appointed as the Foundation’s new Chair of the Board.
MAY
EU-elections
We engaged in effective election communications, including in social media.
JUNE
Deep Dive
We organised an international webinar on the state of the world’s oceans to mark UN World Ocean Day.
JUNE
A polluted sea
During the summer months, we ran prominent campaigns with pro bono support.
JULY
Tall Ships Races Helsinki
Our foundation gained significant visibility as a charity partner.
AUGUST
Baltic Sea Day
Events were organised by hundreds of organisations from all around the Baltic Sea.
AUGUST
The Fog of War – The First World War in the Gulf of Finland
Our new book saw the light of day.
SEPTEMBER
Recognition from the EU
The EU Commission designated our Baltic Reed project as an Operation of Strategic Importance (OSI).
NOVEMBER
Peatlands
We launched a peatland restoration project with the Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation.
October
The green transition
We joined forces with environmentalists, wrote an opinion piece for the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper, and set the ground rules for a green transition that is truly green.
December
The Baltic Sea Talks
We discussed the Baltic Sea’s difficult legacy in an Event The Baltic Sea Talks.
DECEMBER
New Strategy
In 2025–2030, our foundation aims to achieve even more impressive results in our mission to save the Baltic Sea.
Our work in 2024:
We protected marine nature
Our work seeks to reduce eutrophication (the biggest environmental problem in the Baltic Sea), combat harmful substances, and restore marine nature.
We strengthened people’s relationship with the sea
Through our cultural work, we strengthen people’s relationship with the sea, so that its stories will not be lost. A close relationship with the sea reinforces the desire to protect it.
We raised awareness and influenced societal change
We support healthier Baltic Sea through communications and by influencing societal decision making.
John Nurminen Foundations’s mission is to save the Baltic Sea and its heritage for future generations. In 2024, we took concrete and the most effective actions possible to save the Baltic Sea.
We continued our determined environmental work to improve the ecological state of the sea and to preserve marine biodiversity. We strengthened people’s relationship with the sea and told the story of the Baltic Sea through different channels, networks and partnerships. In the spring of 2024, the foundation’s long-term chairman of the board became a member of the board, and a new chairman took office. We also started working on a new strategy under the leadership of the Foundation’s Board of Directors.
In 2024, the Baltic Sea was in the news headlines almost weekly. The Baltic Sea was linked to cable breaks, sanctions against Russia, NATO membership agreement and shadow fleets. As interest in the Baltic Sea grew, people turned to us with a wide variety of issues related to the Baltic Sea. We tried to respond to the demand faster and more boldly if the topics were related to our own work and expertise. However, our core business remained unchanged.
Foundation’s funding and financial statement
Foundation and the board of directors
We have 24 passionate professionals working for the sea and a 9 person board of directors
Fundraising
Effective fundraising enables our work to save the Baltic Sea
Financial statement and funding
See John Nurminen Foundation’s consolidated financial statements and key figures for 2024
Review of the coming financial year
We are looking for growth both in the size of our projects and in the impact of the Foundation’s activities.