Algal bloom monitoring July 6, 2017: Amount of cyanobacterial blooms has started to increase in the Finnish lakes

© Picture: Ilkka Lastumäki / itameri.kuvat.fi

The amount of cyanobacterial blooms has started to increase in the Finnish lakes, where even abundant blooms have been observed more than earlier during this summer.  There are currently no cyanobacterial blooms in the Finnish open sea areas, which is typical for this time of the summer. Some cyanobacteria have been observed in the coastal areas of the eastern Gulf of Finland and the Bay of Bothnia.

Large map of the week's 27 algal situation
 

Risk assessment of blue-green algae blooms:

• Significant blue-green algae blooms possible in Finnish marine areas during 2017 summer (Press release June 1, 2017)

More information

Lakes

Limnologist Sari Mitikka, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE
Tel +358 295 251 430, firstname.lastname@ymparisto.fi

Sea areas

Cyanobacterial bloom situation

Researcher Sirpa Lehtinen, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE (till July 7)
Tel +358 295 251 353, firstname.lastname@ymparisto.fi

Senior Research Scientist Seppo Knuuttila, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE (from July 10)
Tel +358 295 251 286, firstname.lastname@ymparisto.fi

State of the Baltic Sea

Senior Researcher Antti Räike, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE (till July 7)
Tel +358 295 251 586, firstname.lastname@ymparisto.fi

Senior Research Scientist Jouni Lehtoranta Finnish Environment Institute SYKE (from July 10)
Tel +358 295 251 363, firstname.lastname@ymparisto.fi

Communications

Communication Specialist Hannele Ahponen, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE (till July 7)
Tel +358 50 327 5997, firstname.x.lastname@ymparisto.fi

Communications Assistant Suvi-Anne Kinnunen, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE (from July 10)
Tel +358 295 251 840, firstname.lastname@ymparisto.fi