Relatively small amount of blue-green algae have been observed in inland waters, but there are plenty of observations on the coast and in the open sea (sttinfo.fi)

Blue-green algae is visible especially off Åland and in the Bothnian Sea, on 22 July 2024 © Copernicus-data, Syke (22.7.2024)

Press release 2024-07-25
The blue-green algae situation has remained stable in inland waters, and slightly less blue-green algae than in previous monitoring years have been observed. Blue-green algae observations have increased on the coasts, and plenty of observations have also been made in the Bothnian Sea and the Åland Sea.

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