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Finland 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 is building icebreakers for the US amid concerns over President Donald Trump's plans for Greenland and tense US-EU ties.
- Arctia, a Finnish state-owned firm, says 60% of the world's icebreakers are Finnish-made and 80% are designed by Finnish companies.
- The US order for icebreakers, estimated at $6.1 billion, is a welcome boost for Finland's economy where unemployment is high.
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Finland is currently building a completely new icebreaker fleet for the US. However, US President Donald Trump's threats to Greenland and the tensions with the EU raise doubts as to whether the business really comes about.
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
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.
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