How is melting Arctic ice driving demand for Finland’s icebreakers as shipping routes open?

Ana Maria Rus

Shrinking Arctic sea ice driven by climate change is opening new shipping routes and unlocking access to vast natural resources. This has, in turn, intensified competition among global powers seeking to expand their presence - and has also thrust Finland’s icebreaker expertise into the spotlight. As warming waters make the High North increasingly accessible, interest from the United States, Russia and China is growing. William Denselow reports for CNA. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.