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Winter Navigation contact information

Winter Navigation Management

Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Maritime Unit
P.O. Box 33
00521 HELSINKI, FINLAND
Service number during icebreaking season (24 h): +358 50 471 48 50
Telephone: 
+358 295 34 3000, exchange (8.00–16.15 LT)
+358 295 34 3328, Maritime Specialist
Email:  [email protected]
Internet (in Finnish): www.vayla.fi/en/winternavigation

Icebreaking in the Lake Saimaa area: 

Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Maritime Unit
PO Box 33
00521 HELSINKI, FINLAND
Telephone: 
+358 50 344 3229 Maritime Specialist
Email: [email protected]

Saimaa VTS

Telephone: +358 206 37 3745
Email: [email protected]
VHF: 09

Western Finland Vessel Traffic Centre 

Telephone: + 358 (0) 20 448 6522
Email: [email protected]

Turku Radio 

Telephone: +358 (0)20 448 6400
Email:  t[email protected]
VHF: See separate map

Bothnia VTS 

Telephone: +358 (0)20 448 7356
Email:  [email protected]
VHF: 67

Gulf of Finland Vessel Traffic Centre

Telephone: +358 (0)20 448 5391
Email: [email protected]

GOFREP Traffic Centres, contact information:

Helsinki traffic:
Telephone:      +358 (0)204 485 387 or +358 (0)204 485 388
Email: [email protected]
VHF: 60 (80)

Tallinn traffic:
Telephone: +372 6 205 764 tai +372 6 205 777
Email: [email protected]
VHF: 61 (81)

St.Petersburg traffic:
Telephone: +7 812 380 70 21 tai +7 812 380 70 81
Email:  [email protected]
VHF: 74 (10)

Swedish Maritime Administration
Ice-breaking Management
SE-601 78 Norrköping
SWEDEN
Service number (24h): +46 771 63 25 25
Telephone:
+46 771 63 00 00, exchange (0800-1630 LT)
+46 10 478 47 57, Head
+46 10 478 62 58, Operational Manager               
Email: [email protected]
Internet: www.sjofartsverket.se/winternavigation

Ice Info
Telephone: +46 10 492 76 00
Email:  [email protected]
VHF: 82

Providers of icebreaking services

Arctia Icebreaking Oy
Laivastokatu 9
00160 HELSINKI, FINLAND
service number (24 h): +358 46 876 7050
Email: [email protected]
Internet: www.arctia.fi (information on icebreakers, change days, assistance areas)

Alfons Håkans AS Finnish Branch

Hevoskarintie 23
20100 TURKU, FINLAND
service number (24 h): +358 50 63304
Email: [email protected]
Internet: www.alfonshakans.com

Finnish Meteorological Institute:

Finnish Ice Service
P.O. Box 503 (Erik Palménin aukio 1)
00101 HELSINKI, FINLAND
Telephone: +358 29 539 3464 (Arola, Tollman, Vainio)
Email: [email protected]
Internet: http://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/ice-conditions