US EditionFinland Building Icebreakers for US Amid Arctic Tensions
Finland will build 11 icebreakers for the US Coast Guard to enhance Arctic operations amid growing global competition, with 60% of the world's icebreakers Finnish-made, Arctia said.
- Finland will build vessels for the US coast guard as part of an 11-ship acquisition announced in October, with Finnish yards expecting contracts to start construction shortly.
- Amid strategic competition for the Arctic, the US coast guard operates three ageing vessels, prompting urgent procurement of 11 icebreakers, with Finland building two for the US.
- In December, Rauma shipyard confirmed a contract to build two icebreakers for the US, with completion targeted in 2028, and four vessels will be built in Finnish shipyards while seven are built in the US.
- Charly Salonius-Pasternak said voices opposing the deal exist but are unlikely to derail it, while Sanna Kopra warned the Greenland controversy has heightened suspicions about the deal.
- Jukka Viitanen said `It is not possible to sail through the Arctic Sea without icebreakers and many big nations have interests in the Arctic right now`, and media reports estimate the US order at $6.1 billion.
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Finland to build icebreakers for US
Finland is building a new fleet of icebreakers for the US but President Donald Trump's plans for Greenland, which he covets, and tense US-EU ties have raised concerns over the deal. The US coast guard currently operates three ageing vessels. In October, Trump and Helsinki announced that the United States coast guard will procure 11 icebreakers. Four vessels will be built in Finnish shipyards, and the remaining seven in the United States. The US …
Finnish shipyards, including Canadian-owned one, building icebreakers for U.S. despite Greenland tensions
HELSINKI -- Finland is building a new fleet of icebreakers for the U.S. but President Donald Trump's plans for Greenland, which he covets, and tense U.S.-EU ties have raised concerns over the deal.
Donald Trump's threats cast doubt in the spirit of Helsinki, which thought it would do a very good job by concluding a massive contract with the United States in October for icebreakers.
Video. Arctic ambitions: Finland to build icebreakers for the United States
Video. Finland is set to build new icebreakers for the US as Arctic competition intensifies. While the deal highlights Finnish expertise in icebreaking, US interest in Greenland and strained EU-US ties have raised concerns over the partnership.
Donald Trump relies on Finland. With his counterpart Alexander Stubb, the US President is brilliant. No wonder, after all, Trump is dependent on Finland. The northern European country can do something that the Americans cannot: make icebreakers.
Finland is building a new ice-cream fleet for the US, but the plans of President Donald Trump for Greenland, which governs it, and the tensioned relations between the US and the EU have eliminated concerns about this understanding. 60% of the world's ice-dishesives are manufactured in Finland, and 80% are designed by Finnish companies, according to Arctia, a State company that manages the country's ice-distorting fleet, mentioned by France24.
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