Finland’s aging icebreaker fleet needs modernization
State-owned icebreaker company Arctia is assessing its fleet of eight icebreakers to determine which must be completely replaced and which
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Gulf of Bothnia
Oxygen levels in Gulf of Finland “exceptionally poor”, institute says
Oxygen levels in the Gulf of Finland are exceptionally poor, according to a recent survey of the region by researchers
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Cold winter brings out Finland’s icebreakers ahead of schedule
Months of bone-chilling temperatures have turned much of the Bay of Bothnia into thick slabs of ice. Finnish icebreaker Sisu
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Winds challenging Finland’s icebreakers despite record low Baltic ice
So far the winter has been relatively mild and the extent of ice cover in the Baltic Sea is less
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Will climate change remove dry land between Finland and Sweden?
The effects of climate change, including rising temperatures and sea level, can already be seen in the Kvarken, the narrowest
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Record-low amount of sea ice in Baltic Sea
This year marks a historically poor ice-winter, reports Swedish Radio News. Ice covered at most, approximately 45,000 square kilometres of
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Finland’s northern waters receding
The water level along the northern Finnish coastline of the Gulf of Bothnia is expected to be exceptional low this
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