14-m radio telescope

The largest instrument in Metsähovi is the 13.7-metre radio telescope. The telescope is a crucial tool in many projects, such as solar studies, extragalactic radio source observations and international interferometric observations (very long baseline interferometry, VLBI). The telescope is located inside a protective radome that shields the telescope from wind, rain, snow and solar heating. Available receivers include 22 GHz (dual-beam and VLBI), 37 GHz (dual-beam), 43 GHz (VLBI), 86 GHz (VLBI). A Q4/2026-Q4/2027 are reserved for commissioning and testing of the new triple-band receiver.