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Seaguide.fi offers photographs, satellite imagery and many other types of interesting information for people interested in marine matters. © Mats Westerbom / Metsähallitus

Seaguide.fi is a new map for mariners

Press release February 8, 2019, the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), the Finnish Meteorological Institute, the Natural Resources Institute Finland, Metsähallitus, the Geological Institute of Finland, the Finnish Heritage Agency, the Brahea Centre at the University of Turku, the maritime spatial planning coordination group and the Government of Åland
Will your boat trip take you past any places of interest? Where are the nearest guest harbours? What will the weather conditions be like for sailing? Has any cyanobacteria been spotted in the sea near your holiday home? For the answers to these questions and many more, visit Seaguide.fi, a new online service. Read more about Seaguide.fi

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Seaguide.fi is a new map for boaters, people with holiday homes and anyone on the coast. The service provides information generated by several Finnish organisations on topics such as the weather and conditions at sea, guest harbours, places of interest and nature and the state of environment. It also offers photographs, satellite imagery and many other types of interesting information.
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