Vaisala is involved in an active exchange with various interest groups, promoting science and the development of environmental measurements.

Vaisala representatives participate in the Board and different working groups of the Technology Industries of Finland, such as the environmental working group. The group follows policy-making and promotes cooperation between authorities, companies and environmental experts. For Vaisala, this activity also promotes the awareness of environmental aspects in improving competitiveness.

Vaisala is involved in active partnerships with numerous meteorological authorities around the world, such as the Finnish Meteorological Institute, Deutche Wetter Dienst, and International Civil Aviation Organization. Vaisala is also an active member of the UN World Meteorological Organization, WMO. For example, Vaisala sponsors the annual Professor Dr Vilho Väisälä award granted by the WMO, with a 20 000 USD donation. 

Vaisala granted numerous research scholarships to universities, students and researchers in both the United States and Finland. In 2006, Vaisala was involved in many research and development projects with universities.

The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters awarded a total of one million euros in grants for 2007 from the fund of Vilho Väisälä and his brothers Yrjö and Kalle Väisälä. The grants were received by 137 researchers in mathematics, physics, geophysics, meteorology, and astronomy. In Finland, Vaisala grants were received in 12 universities and research institutes.