According to the Act on the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (936/2018) one of the tasks of the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA) is securing winter navigation to Finnish ports. According to the Act o…
n Ice Classes of Ships and Icebreaker Assistance (1121/2005) FTIA is responsible for procuring icebreaking services for the whole of Finland in accordance with the act 1397/2016 considering public procurement. FTIA has eight contracts concerning icebreaking with service providers that will end befor
e the start of the 2025-2026 icebreaking season. Finland and Sweden have a treaty concerning icebreaking according to which Finland must have four class A icebreakers and one class B icebreaker available for icebreaking in the Gulf of Bothn