A new, free tool for oil spill response at sea is now available online for authorities and local response units. The aim of the tool is to minimize environmental impacts of oil spills in the Arctic an......
In October a smart navigation buoy system started to deliver real-time measurement data via satellite, monitoring oil and some other water quality parameters in the Baltic Sea’s water. It is located s......
Finnish and Swedish aircraft found no oil spills in the Baltic Sea during the intensive surveillance operation carried out on Monday. The aircraft patrolled the Gulf of Finland and the central Baltic ......
Finland together with all other Baltic Sea countries and HELCOM has participated the project BRISK (Sub-regional risk of spill of oil and hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea). The proj...
Background A national preparedness plan is compiled in the project to assess the marine ecological effects of oil accidents. The preparedness plan will become valid, if an oil accident ...
Press release by SYKE and HELCOM Oil spill response vessel Louhi. Image: SYKE......
Press release by SYKE, HELCOM and Helsinki City Rescue Department Oil response vessel Halli in 2007 Balex......