R/V Aranda is third research vessel which was called Aranda and it is fourth Finnish research vessel. The newest Aranda was completed in 1989 in Helsinki. The ship is owned by the Finnish Environment Institute, and its home port is Helsinki. The length of the ship is 59,2 m, its beam 13,8 m and gross register weight 1734 GT. Aranda is a modern, ice-reinforced research vessel adapted to multidisciplinary marine research around the year. Aranda was originally planned for the Baltic Sea research, but has proved herself on the high seas as well. She has visited the Arctic Ocean and made two expeditions to the Antarctic.
| Cruise | Time | Description | Organization | Sea region | Scientist in charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMBINE 1 | 11.1 - 5.2 | Hydrographic och biological monitoring of the Baltic Sea. | syke | AhvM, PM, RL, SL, SM, VI | Juha Flinkman |
| Baltic-C | 21.1 - 5.2 | Studies on carbon dioxide in the Baltic Sea. | il | PM, RL, SL, SM, VI | Matti Perttilä |
| Huolto | 8.2 - 19.2 | Service | |||
| Baltic C | 22.2 - 24.1 | Studies on carbon dioxide in the Baltic Sea. | il | PL, RL, SL, VI | Matti Perttilä |
| CO2 WAVE 10 | 24.2 - 5.3 | Studies on carbon dioxide in the Baltic Sea. | il | PL, RL, SL, VI | Heidi Pettersson |
| Seaice-2010 | 8.3 - 18.3 | Studies on sea ice. | il | PM | Jari Haapala |
| CTD-vertailu/Ajelehtiminen1 | 12.4 - 17.4 | Dispersion experiments, Intercalibration of CTD equipment. | il | PM | Pekka Alenius |
| Telakointi | 20.4 - 14.5 | Docking | |||
| COMBINE 2/ Suomenlahti 1 | 17.5 - 21.5 | Intensified monitoring of the Gulf of Finland. | syke | SL | Juha Flinkman |
| COMBINE 2 | 24.5 - 14.6 | Monitoring of zoobenthos in the Baltic Sea. (SYKE) | syke | PL, SL, VI | Alf Norkko |
| Finnmarinet | 15.6 - 18.6 | Monitoring of zoobenthos in the Baltic Sea in Finmarinet project. | syke | Alf Norkko | |
| SYNTAX | 21.7 - 30.7 | Studies on cyanobacterial blooms. (SYKE) | syke | SL, VI | Harri Kankaanpää |
| COMBINE 3/Trofia | 9.8 - 27.8 | Hydrographical and biological monitoring of the state of the Baltic Sea. Studies on the trophy levels in the open Baltic Sea. | syke | AhvM, PL, PM, SL, SM | Juha Flinkman |
| BEAST 2010 | 30.8 - 10.9 | Harmful substances and their influence on marine polulation. | syke | PL, RL | Kari Lehtonen |
| Ajelehtiminen 2/NASA | 20.9 - 24.9 | Dispersion experiments. | il | SL | Pekka Alenius |
| Suomenlahti 2 | 19.10 - 21.10 | Intensified monitoring of the Gulf of Finland. | syke | SL | Juha Flinkman |
PL =
Gulf of Bothnia
PM =
Bothnian Bay
AhvM =
Sea of Åland
SL =
Gulf of Finland
SM =
Bothnian Sea
VI =
Baltic Proper
RL =
Gulf of Riga
CTD = Conductivity - Temperature - Depth
ADCP = Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Changes may be enable.
Scientist in charges (Finnish Environment Institute, SYKE or Finnish Meterological Institute, FMI) and Finnish Environment Institute's Marine Centre/ Panu Hänninen and Eija Vuorinen, telephone +358 20 610 123.
E-mail:
Finnish Environment Institute: fistname.surname@ymparisto.fi
Finnish Meterological Institute: firstname.surname@fmi.fi
Sea region areas