Liminka Bay, or Liminganlahti in Finnish, is one of the most important bird wetland areas in Europe. That’s why it has also been designated as a RAMSAR site. RAMSAR sites, which can be found all around the world, are designated wetland and water areas, which are especially important to birds, but also to other biodiversity … Continue reading Liminganlahti Bay wetland area
One of the great things about working in the field during the summer is that you get to see many interesting places that you wouldn’t generally get the chance to. At Töre harbour next to the yellow buoy marking the northern most point of the Baltic Sea (Photo by Linnea Bergdahl, County Administrative Board of … Continue reading Törefjärden
Kemi is an industrial town in northern Finland, right by the sea. The town was born in 1869 with a lot of wood processing industry. There were sawmills in the town, and later pulp mills. There are still a lot of logs underwater outside the town of Kemi, not least because Stora Enso lost a … Continue reading Kemi archipelago
Imagine a dive where the bottom is not sand, mud or rock - it’s wood. And you’re not diving on a shipwreck either. On the north side of a small Kuusiluoto island outside Tornio city is a place like this. The bay opening to north is supposedly covered in sand, but in reality, it’s pieces … Continue reading Kuusiluoto sawmill island
In our last week's blog you could read about flads; how they are formed, why they are so valuable and a bit about the challenges that concern conserving these important habitats. Now we want to introduce you to a specific flad that we have discovered in our underwater nature inventories and discuss its future. Although … Continue reading Flads of Salmisudden
Hailuoto Island has always lured fishermen, who take shelter in the small cabins. The lighthouse is sometimes open to public. Hailuoto is by far the largest island in the Bothnian Bay, and it’s the third largest island in the sea areas of Finland. The island started to rise from the sea by post glacial land … Continue reading Special places: Hailuoto island
Alisma plantago-aquatica, photo by Suvi Saarnio, Metsähallitus. Metsähallitus marine team has just found a hidden underwater gem: Simo, Finland. We have been roaming the river estuary and the islands near the shore, the inland lagoons and the island flads, for two weeks now, and been astonished. Regardless of the method - scuba diving, wading, SUP-boarding, drone, … Continue reading Special places: Simo, Finland
Want to discover the beautiful northern Bothnian Bay this summer? Take a trip and visit the two national parks in the area – Haparanda Skärgård National Park and the Bothnian Bay National Park (Perämeren kansallispuisto). They have been awarded the status of national parks because they represent some of the finest nature areas within the … Continue reading National Parks of the Bothnian Bay
A couple of kilometers north of Luleå along the coast lies the small town of Råneå with approximately 2000 inhabitants. This is where you find the bay of Råneå - Rånefjärden - one of the pilot study areas of SEAmBOTH. The harbour in Jämtön on the east side of Rånefjärden, an entrypoint to visit the … Continue reading Rånefjärden
Krunnit. Just saying the word makes me smile. It takes me back to my childhood when my grandfather used to tell stories about Krunnit, because he was a fisherman in addition to his main work, and used to go there with a small and slow fishing boat from time to time, when the weather was … Continue reading Special places: The Archipelago of Krunnit
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