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An extraordinarily extensive review of the Gulf of Finland’s status by three countries
The Finnish Environment Institute SYKE has published an assessment of the Gulf of Finland, compiling the research results of over a hundred Finnish, Russian and Estonian researchers. The over 300-page...
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2016-09-02
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Major Baltic inflows have improved the condition of the Baltic Proper
The effects of the major Baltic inflows that have arrived in 2014, 2015 and 2016 can be seen in the improved oxygen situation of the basins to the east and south of Gotland. The anoxic area of the sea...
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2016-09-02
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Incidence of cyanobacteria started early this summer, but towards the end of summer abundant cyanobacteria occurrences halted
Cyanobacteria started to increase in abundance early this summer, but during late summer less cyanobacteria surface blooms were observed than normally. In the Finnish southwestern open sea areas cyano...
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2016-09-01
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New operative system for managing the water balance of mines
A new tool has been developed for predicting and managing the water balance of mines, which can be used to calculate the water balances of a mining area and produce forecasts to support mining operati...
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2016-06-14
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Considerable risk of blue-green algal blooms in some of Finland's sea areas in the summer of 2016
According to the estimate of the Finnish Environment Institute’s Marine Research Centre, this year the risk of blue-green algal blooms is considerable in a large part of the Gulf of Finland, the Finni...
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2016-06-02
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Number of oil discharges observed at sea decreased
In 2015, the number of suspected illegal discharges of oil reported to Finnish authorities decreased significantly compared to the previous year. Eventually, 47 of the discharges were confirmed to be ...
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2016-02-29
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Last summer’s fish kill was caused by a toxic dinoflagellate: emerging algal toxins in coastal Finnish waters
Scientists at SYKE Marine Research Centre have related the fish kill in Ersöströmmen near Tammisaari last July to a dinoflagellate species, Karlodinium veneficum, not previously known to form blooms i...
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2016-02-24
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Project assembled by SYKE granted EU funding for the development of Arctic oil spill response
A consortium assembled by the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE has been granted a significant amount of EU funding for the development of Arctic oil spill response methods and the evaluation of thei...
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2016-02-16
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Impacts of Baltic inflows on the Baltic Proper
Baltic inflows taken place in the last winter and this winter have improved the oxygen conditions in the near-bottom waters of the Baltic Proper. The area covered by fully anoxic near-bottom water has...
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2016-02-11
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New methods improve the quality of environmental impact assessments
New methods make it easier to recognise and systematically assess the most significant environmental impacts of various projects, and to illustrate the results. They also improve the participation pos...
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2016-01-14
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The Gulf of Finland is slowly recovering
Algae levels and phosphorus load from land have decreased in the Gulf of Finland during the last ten years. However, the nutrients from Baltic Proper and the anoxic water near the bottom slow down the...
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2015-12-01
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Sustainable growth in Gulf of Bothnia receives significant research funding
the SmartSea project has been awarded funding by the Academy of Finland. The project studies the potential of the sustainable use of the Gulf of Bothnia and involves altogether eight research institut...
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2015-09-23
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Major Baltic inflow was not enough to bring oxygen into all of the deep basins in the Baltic Sea main basin
The effects of the major Baltic inflow that reached the Baltic Sea in December 2014 are now reaching the mouth of the Gulf of Finland. However, the effects of the inflow have subsided, and it cannot c...
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2015-08-28
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R/V Aranda to become the next generation marine research vessel
The marine research vessel Aranda will be renovated to meet the needs of future marine research in the Baltic Sea. The renovation reduces the vessel’s operating costs, increases its e...
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2015-07-02
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Algal forecast: considerable risk of blue-green algal blooms in some of Finland's sea areas
According to the algal forecast from SYKE’s Marine Research Centre, the risk of blue-green algal blooms is considerable in the entire western Gulf of Finland, the southern areas of the Finnish Archipe...
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2015-06-05
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Global warming causes significant changes on the Baltic Sea region
The climate change has already altered the characteristics of the Baltic Sea region, reveals a recent international study. In the continuation the global warming will increasingly affect e.g. ice cove...
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2015-05-22
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R/V Aranda avoided a Russian submarine yesterday
At the request of the Russian Navy, SYKE's research vessel R/V Aranda yesterday avoided a Russian submarine operating in international waters east of Gotland. The encounter lasted for approximately 2....
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2015-04-22
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Research Vessel Aranda switching over to biofuel – heating already carried out using bio-oil made from recycled raw materials
The marine research vessel Aranda's carbon load will be significantly reduced when she starts being fuelled with domestic bio-oil made from food industry by-products, such as used vegetable oils and f...
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2015-03-31
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Oil recovery exercise Kemi Arctic 2015 to test heavy equipment
The oil recovery exercise “Kemi Arctic 2015” that will be held on 25 March off the coast of Kemi will test mechanical oil recovery and remote sensing equipment in Arctic conditions. The exercise will ...
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2015-03-24
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Aranda’s Baltic Sea monitoring cruise: major Baltic inflow advances in the southern part of the Baltic Sea – phosphorus content of the Gulf of Finland and Bothnian Sea higher than last winter
A special focus of Aranda’s monitoring cruise this year was monitoring the major Baltic inflow that occurred in the Baltic Sea around the turn of the year. So far, the inflow has travelled approximate...
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2015-02-17
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