Proftest Syke (Finnish Environment Institute)
Accreditation self-declared (FINAS)
Proficiency testing service of the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) that organises proficiency tests and interlaboratory comparisons for environmental laboratories, covering natural water, wastewater, drinking and pool water, metals in water and sludge, waste leaching, VOCs, solid fuels and indoor environment measurements.
Testing fields
- Water
- Environment, soil & air
- Other
Schemes (10)
Natural water analyses I
NW
- Water
- Environment, soil & air
- Sample type
- Brackish water, river or lake water
- Analytes
- Alkalinity, conductivity, NH4-N, NO2-N+NO3-N, Ntot, PO4-P, Ptot, pH
Natural water analyses II
NW
- Water
- Environment, soil & air
- Sample type
- Brackish water, river or lake water
- Analytes
- Chlorophyll a, oxygen, SiO2, TOC, TIC, salinity
Wastewater analyses I
WW
- Water
- Environment, soil & air
- Sample type
- Pulp and paper industrial wastewater, municipal wastewater, natural water
- Analytes
- BOD7, CODCr, CODMn, Na, suspended solids, TOC
Drinking water analyses
DW
- Water
- Sample type
- Ground water, drinking water
- Analytes
- CODMn, fluoride, chloride, conductivity, hardness, pH, nitrite, nitrate, ammonium, Fe, Mn, Ca, K, Mg, Na, sulphate
Swimming pool water analyses
SPW
- Water
- Sample type
- Swimming pool water
- Analytes
- Combined, free and total chlorine, KMnO4, nitrate, pH, turbidity, urea
Metals in water and sludge
MET
- Water
- Environment, soil & air
- Sample type
- Drinking water, industrial wastewater, sludge
- Analytes
- Al, As, B, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Mo, Ni, P, Pb, Sb, Se, Sn, Ti, V, Zn
Leaching behaviour test for solid waste material
LT
- Environment, soil & air
- Sample type
- Solid waste
VOC measurements in water and soil
VOC
- Water
- Environment, soil & air
- Sample type
- Surface water, drinking water, soil
- Analytes
- Volatile organic compounds
Gross and net calorific values of solid fuels
CAL
- Other
- Sample type
- Peat, coal, biofuel
- Analytes
- Gross and net calorific value, moisture, ash, volatile compounds, C, Cl, F, H, N, S
VOC measurements from indoor air samples
IAVOC
- Environment, soil & air
- Sample type
- Tenax tube samples
- Analytes
- TVOC and separate compounds (ISO 16000-6)
| Scheme | Testing fields | Sample type | Analytes | Rounds/yr | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural water analyses INW |
| Brackish water, river or lake water | Alkalinity, conductivity, NH4-N, NO2-N+NO3-N, Ntot, PO4-P, Ptot, pH | — | |
| Natural water analyses IINW |
| Brackish water, river or lake water | Chlorophyll a, oxygen, SiO2, TOC, TIC, salinity | — | |
| Wastewater analyses IWW |
| Pulp and paper industrial wastewater, municipal wastewater, natural water | BOD7, CODCr, CODMn, Na, suspended solids, TOC | — | |
| Drinking water analysesDW |
| Ground water, drinking water | CODMn, fluoride, chloride, conductivity, hardness, pH, nitrite, nitrate, ammonium, Fe, Mn, Ca, K, Mg, Na, sulphate | — | |
| Swimming pool water analysesSPW |
| Swimming pool water | Combined, free and total chlorine, KMnO4, nitrate, pH, turbidity, urea | — | |
| Metals in water and sludgeMET |
| Drinking water, industrial wastewater, sludge | Al, As, B, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Mo, Ni, P, Pb, Sb, Se, Sn, Ti, V, Zn | — | |
| Leaching behaviour test for solid waste materialLT |
| Solid waste | — | — | |
| VOC measurements in water and soilVOC |
| Surface water, drinking water, soil | Volatile organic compounds | — | |
| Gross and net calorific values of solid fuelsCAL |
| Peat, coal, biofuel | Gross and net calorific value, moisture, ash, volatile compounds, C, Cl, F, H, N, S | — | |
| VOC measurements from indoor air samplesIAVOC |
| Tenax tube samples | TVOC and separate compounds (ISO 16000-6) | — |
Accreditation
- Status
- Accreditation self-declared
- Accreditation body
- FINAS
- Certificate number
- PT01
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About this listing
Compiled from Proftest Syke (Finnish Environment Institute)'s own published information or sent in by the provider, and reviewed by EqasOnline. Check scheme details, fees and dates with the provider before you enrol. 10 schemes listed here.
Last updated 29 Oct 2026.
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