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A round-up of activities at Luomus in 2019-2020.
Luomus coordinates national surveys, such as bird ringing. 
A national genomic resource collection was established in Luomus in 2019. 
Luomus added approximately 36 000 botanical and mycological specimens to its collections. 
An important new emphasis in teaching is to develop digital materials. 
In 2019 the zoological collections exceeded a total of 10 000 000 specimens. 
Luomus researchers studied how species react and adapt to a changing climate. 
Luomus registered its first virtual loans in 2020. 
Luomus researchers described several new species for Finland. 
Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility launched the application iNaturalist Finland in 2020. 
In 2019 visitors got to meet researchers at events. 
All senses were used on guided tours at the Natural History Museum. 
It was time to say goodbye to the giraffes Kira and Raffe at the Natural History Museum in summer 2019. 
The exhibitions at the Natural History Museum are constantly updated according to the latest research. 
An active development of virtual services took place in 2020. 
umpula Botanic Garden turned 10 years in the summer of 2020. Kumpula reached a new visitor record the same year. 
Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden reached a new visitor record in 2019. 
The year 2019 was very busy at the Natural History Museum, but the corona virus pandemic closed the museum for several months in 2020. 
The staff at the customer service helped researchers in their work during the corona virus pandemic in 2020.