Finnish Icebreaker ‘Nordica’ Departs for Canada in Support of Arctic Mission

Finland’s multipurpose icebreaker Nordica has departed for Canada, where it will provide icebreaking and ice-management services to the Canadian Coast Guard in the Arctic later this year, marking a new step in Finland’s expanding role in the North American icebreaking sector.

Nordica left Kotka, Finland, on Aug. 23 and is expected to arrive in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, on Sept. 5, according to shipping data. From there, the vessel is expected to head north into the Canadian Arctic for its seasonal assignment.

The deployment follows an agreement signed in July between Finland’s state-owned Arctia and Qikiqtaaluk Horizon Arctic Services, an