--- title: Real-time pollen monitoring in Europe – a brief overview - Swisens description: Comprehensive real-time pollen monitoring in Europe is the future. But isolated projects show - it can finally get started. image: https://www.swisens.ch/hubfs/Swisens_March2023/Images/swisenspoleno_fmi_helsinki-p7oxnosivp4pzplimycbdjy5w7busmnt4fcny21m40.jpg --- ![Real-time pollen monitoring in Europe](https://www.swisens.ch/hubfs/Swisens_March2023/Images/swisenspoleno_fmi_helsinki-p7oxnosivp4pzplimycbdjy5w7busmnt4fcny21m40.jpg) [** ](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/real-time-pollen-monitoring-in-europe) [** ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/real-time-pollen-monitoring-in-europe&text=Real-time%20pollen%20monitoring%20in%20Europe) [** ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/real-time-pollen-monitoring-in-europe) [** ](https://www.reddit.com/login/?dest=https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/real-time-pollen-monitoring-in-europe) [** ](mailto:?&subject=Real-time%20pollen%20monitoring%20in%20Europe&body=https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/real-time-pollen-monitoring-in-europe) - ** January 10, 2022 - ** Swisens ## Real-time pollen monitoring in Europe Pollen becomes an issue every year. At the latest in spring and certainly in summer when the birches and grasses start producing pollen. Area-wide pollen monitoring in Europe has been underway in the individual states for decades. However, nationwide, automatic real-time pollen monitoring in Europe is still in its infancy. Thanks to individual pioneering projects such as the Swiss Automated Pollen Network, real-time pollen data are already publicly available today. In this article, we show the real-time pollen information generated by our measuring systems within Europe that has been made public to date. ## Real-time pollen monitoring in Switzerland Since the beginning of the birch blossom this year, data from five SwisensPoleno monitoring stations in Switzerland are available online. **MeteoSwiss provides the data in real time. Once an hour, the measured concentrations are automatically transmitted.** Even though the first data is already being measured, the network for automatic pollen measurement is currently still under construction. **From 2022, up to 20 measuring stations are to provide real-time data in regular operation.** In addition to 4 other pollen types, the hourly concentrations of the most important allergen pollens – birch, ash, grass – are available in real time on the MeteoSwiss website. [**>> Watch now**](https://www.meteoschweiz.admin.ch/home/messwerte.html?param=messwerte-pollen-birke-1h) **Measurement system:** [SwisensPoleno Jupiter](https://www.swisens.ch/en/swisenspoleno-jupiter?hsLang=en) **Location(s):** Basel, Zürich, Buchs SG, Locarno, Payerne, Lausanne **Owner:** MeteoSchweiz ## Real-time pollen monitoring in the UK Manchester-i provides the first real-time pollen information in the UK. Users can access live counts of tree and grass pollen. **By default, pollen counts and the resulting allergenic load of the last 24 hours are displayed in hourly resolution.** Users can adjust the time range and resolution in the fields of the graphs according to their needs. [**>> Watch now**](https://manchester-i.com/pp) **Measurement system:** [SwisensPoleno Jupiter](https://www.swisens.ch/en/swisenspoleno-jupiter?hsLang=en) **Location:** Urban Observatory University of Manchester **Owner:** University of Manchester ## Real-time pollen monitoring in Finland The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) has recently started publishing real-time pollen data for Helsinki, Finland. **In addition, FMI provides a graph of real-time concentrations of coarse aerosol particles, broken down by size. This enables a new perspective on the air surrounding us that was not possible before – a worlds first**. **Real-time pollen concentrations**: [**>> Watch now**](http://pollen.fmi.fi/pollen/poleno_recognition.html) **Real-time coarse aerosols concentrations**: [**>> Watch now**](http://pollen.fmi.fi/pollen/particle_sizes.html) **Measurement system:** [SwisensPoleno Jupiter](https://www.swisens.ch/en/swisenspoleno-jupiter?hsLang=en) **Location:** Finnish Meteorology Institute, Helsinki **Owner:** Finnish Meteorology Institute ## Real-time pollen monitoring in Lithuania Since spring 2022, real-time poll data has been published in the capital of Lithuania. In Vilnius, a SwisensPoleno Mars is located on the roof of the Vilnius University and provides data to the local platform [miestiplauciai.vilnius.lt.](https://miestoplauciai.vilnius.lt/ziedadulkes/) **Real-time pollen concentrations:** [**>> Watch now**](https://miestoplauciai.vilnius.lt/ziedadulkes/) **Measurement system:** [SwisensPoleno Mars](https://www.swisens.ch/en/swisenspoleno-mars?hsLang=en) **Location: **Vilnius University **Owner:** [Vilnius University](https://www.vu.lt/en) ## Further projects with real-time pollen monitoring in Europe The EUMETNET programme “AutoPollen” is working intensively on real-time pollen monitoring in Europe. The AutoPollen programme aims to fully exploit the great potential offered by automatic pollen observations. It brings together a consortium from across Europe with the multidisciplinary expertise needed to address challenges along the entire information chain – from the actual observation to the final product defined for the end user. [**>> More information**](https://www.eumetnet.eu/observations/automatic-pollen-monitoring/) ## Our complete solution for real-time pollen monitoring From our point of view, automated real-time pollen monitoring in a regional or national network can be defined by the following features: - Reliable and tested [measurement principle](https://www.swisens.ch/en/technology?hsLang=en). - Continuous quality assurance - Use of artificial intelligence for particle identification - [Extension of the identification algorithms](https://www.swisens.ch/en/publications/news/can-swisenspoleno-identify-pollen-in-my-region?hsLang=en) to the local flora. - Fully automatic operation and low maintenance - [Integrated data management of BigData](https://www.swisens.ch/en/swisensservices?hsLang=en) The solution is therefore not a single measuring system, but a network of components in the [SwisensEcosystem Pollen Monitoring](https://www.swisens.ch/en/publications/news/automatic-pollen-monitoring?hsLang=en). **Further articles about pollen monitoring** [**Automatic Pollen Monitoring**](https://www.swisens.ch/en/publications/news/automatic-pollen-monitoring?hsLang=en) [**The EUMETNET Autopollen Programme**](https://www.swisens.ch/en/publications/news/the-eumetnet-autopollen-programme?hsLang=en) [**Real-time Pollen Monitoring Using Digital Holography **](https://www.swisens.ch/en/publications/news/real-time-pollen-monitoring-using-digital-holography?hsLang=en) ![Pollen, Ecosystem, Pollen Monitoring, Netzwerk, Komplettlösung](https://www.swisens.ch/hubfs/Swisens_March2023/Images/Ecosystem_Pollen_Monitoring-1024x527.png) [**>> Learn more now**](https://www.swisens.ch/en/ecosystem-pollen-monitoring?hsLang=en) ![Autoren Profil Patrick](https://www.swisens.ch/hubfs/Swisens_March2023/Images/Autoren_Profil_Patrick-1024x576.jpg) [** ](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/real-time-pollen-monitoring-in-europe) [** ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/real-time-pollen-monitoring-in-europe&text=Real-time%20pollen%20monitoring%20in%20Europe) [** ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/real-time-pollen-monitoring-in-europe) [** ](https://www.reddit.com/login/?dest=https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/real-time-pollen-monitoring-in-europe) [** ](mailto:?&subject=Real-time%20pollen%20monitoring%20in%20Europe&body=https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/real-time-pollen-monitoring-in-europe) #### [Swisens](https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/author/admin) ### Further articles on this topic ### [ Thunderstorm Asthma - a Danger for Europe? ](https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/thunderstorm-asthma-eine-gefahr-f%C3%BCr-europa?hsLang=en) [ READ MORE »](https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/thunderstorm-asthma-eine-gefahr-f%C3%BCr-europa?hsLang=en) 04. September 2023 Debora Thaler ### [ Pollen allergy in the focus of science ](https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/monitoring-and-modelling-of-airborne-pollen?hsLang=en) [ READ MORE »](https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/monitoring-and-modelling-of-airborne-pollen?hsLang=en) 04. January 2022 Swisens ### [ Melbourne monitors pollen in real time ](https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/melbourne-monitors-pollen-in-real-time?hsLang=en) [ READ MORE »](https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/melbourne-monitors-pollen-in-real-time?hsLang=en) 12. January 2022 Swisens ### [ Pollen in Real-time ](https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/pollen-in-real-time?hsLang=en) [ READ MORE »](https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/pollen-in-real-time?hsLang=en) 24. December 2021 Swisens [** Voriger Double premiere in Manchester for bioaerosol measurements ](https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/double-premiere-in-manchester-for-bioaerosol-measurements?hsLang=en) [Nächster Automatic pollen monitoring ** ](https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/automatic-pollen-monitoring?hsLang=en) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Swisens", "url" : "https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/author/admin" }, "dateModified" : "2025-05-27T20:38:47.820Z", "datePublished" : "2022-01-10T07:25:00.000Z", "headline" : "Real-time pollen monitoring in Europe – a brief overview - Swisens", "image" : [ "https://www.swisens.ch/hubfs/Swisens_March2023/Images/swisenspoleno_fmi_helsinki-p7oxnosivp4pzplimycbdjy5w7busmnt4fcny21m40.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://www.swisens.ch/en/blog/real-time-pollen-monitoring-in-europe", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://www.swisens.ch/hubfs/Layout/Web/swisens.png" }, "name" : "Swisens AG" } } ```