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Icebreaker Collaborative Effort ICE Pact Overview On 13 November 2024, Finland, the United States and Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE Pact) initiative in Washington. With the initiative, the ...

11.2.2026 | Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto is pleased with the icebreaker agreement between the United States Coast Guard and the Helsinki shipyard published today. The Coast Guard and the Rauma shipyard announced their agreement already on 29 December 2025. With the agreements, the building of four icebreakers will begin at the shipyards in Helsinki and Rauma.

Maritime industry In 2023, there were nearly 1,200 companies operating in the Finnish maritime industry, with a combined turnover of EUR 11.7 billion and about 30,500 employees. The maritime industry operates in an international market where up to...

29.12.2025 | Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto is pleased with the agreement on icebreaker cooperation between the United States Coast Guard and the Rauma shipyard, according to which two icebreakers will be built at the shipyard. Negotiations between the Coast Guard and the Helsinki shipyard are also likely to be concluded in the near future, bringing the number of icebreakers to be built in Finland up to four.

10.10.2025 | Finland and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding on icebreaker cooperation. Finnish President Alexander Stubb and US President Donald Trump signed the memorandum of understanding at their meeting in Washington on 9 October. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo also attended the meeting. This memorandum of understanding lays the foundation for commercial agreements between the United States Coast Guard and Finnish companies.

ICE Pact -jäänmurtajayhteistyö Suomi, Yhdysvallat ja Kanada allekirjoittivat 13.11.2024 Washingtonissa Icebreaker Collaboration Effort -aloitteen (ICE Pact) yhteisymmärryspöytäkirjan. Aloitteella käynnistettiin yhteistyö maailmanluokan arktisten j...

19.11.2025 | On 18 November, Finland, the United States and Canada signed a trilateral Joint Statement of Intent (JSOI) confirming support for the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE) Pact, launched in autumn 2024. The JSOI was signed in Washington DC by Sakari Puisto, the Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs, Kristi Noem, the United States Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s Ambassador to the United States.

ICE Pact-isbrytarsamarbete Den 13 november 2024 undertecknade Finland, Förenta staterna och Kanada ett samtförståndsavtal om Icebreaker Collaboration Effort -initiativet (ICE Pact) i Washington. Genom initiativet inleddes samarbete för att utveckl...

14.11.2025 | Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto will visit Washington DC on 17–18 November to attend an ICE Pact Principals Meeting between Finland, the United States and Canada, the partner countries in the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE Pact). After the Principals Meeting, a meeting of national coordinators and working groups and an Industry Day event will take place in Washington DC on 19–20 November.

4.5.2026 | National coordinators of the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE Pact) from Canada, Finland and the United States will meet in Helsinki on 5–7 May 2026. Finland will host a three-day meeting for the countries’ government representatives to advance the goals related to icebreaker construction and Arctic cooperation.

Meriteollisuus Vuonna 2023 Suomessa toimi lähes 1 200 meriteollisuusalan yritystä, jotka työllistivät yhteensä noin 30 500 henkilöä. Niiden yhteinen liikevaihto oli 11,7 miljardia euroa. Meriteollisuuden markkina on kansainvälinen, sillä tuotteist...

15.4.2026 | Finland and Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will strengthen their bilateral collaboration especially in marine industry and Arctic matters. The MoU was signed by Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto and Canada’s Minister of Industry Melanie Joly in Ottawa on 14 April 2026.

Marinindustrin Inom marinindustrin fanns år 2023 närmare 1 200 företag som sammanlagt sysselsatte cirka 30 500 personer och hade en omsättning på 11,7 miljarder euro. Marknaden för marinindustrin är internationell eftersom upp till 90 procent av p...

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13.6.2025 | Representatives from Canada, Finland and the United States met to discuss the next steps in the ICE Pact collaboration to build Arctic and polar icebreakers.

16.2.2026 | Minister of Employment Matias Marttinen is currently visiting Canada and the United States. The visit is part of Finland’s long-term goal to intensify strategic cooperation and collaboration on skills and expertise with North America. Another purpose is to find sustainable solutions for the development, availability and opportunities for skilled labour in the marine industry together with partner countries.

15.4.2026 | Suomi ja Kanada allekirjoittivat 14.4.2026 Ottawassa yhteisymmärryspöytäkirjan (MOU), joka vahvistaa maiden kahdenvälistä yhteistyötä erityisesti meriteollisuudessa ja arktisissa kysymyksissä. Pöytäkirjan allekirjoittivat elinkeinoministeri Sakari Puisto ja Kanadan teollisuusministeri Melanie Joly.

15.4.2026 | Finland och Kanada undertecknade i Ottawa den 14 april 2026 ett samförståndsavtal (MOU) som stärker ländernas bilaterala samarbete särskilt inom marinindustrin och i arktiska frågor. Avtalet undertecknades av näringsminister Sakari Puisto och Kanadas industriminister Melanie Joly.

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