IMO agrees with HELCOM countries’ proposal to limit ships’ NOx emissions in the Baltic SeaSimilar NECA proposal from the North… Read More »

Clean-up of toxic waste site Krasnyi Bor discussed by HELCOM
HELCOM countries call for NEFCO to coordinate international involvement in remediation of Krasnyi Bor hazardous waste landfill Hazardous substances, progress… Read More »
New HELCOM assessment on networks of marine protected areas
Overall the protection of the Baltic Sea through HELCOM MPAs is substantial – the coverage of the areas is at… Read More »
HELCOM Chairs' speeches at the diplomatic lunch
EU HELCOM Chairmanship. Speech by Ms Marianne Wenning, Chair of the Helsinki Commission,at the HELCOM Diplomatic Lunch, 12 October 2016,… Read More »
Pollution response on Baltic shores gets refined
International cooperation to respond to spillages of oil and other harmful substances in the Baltic Sea area moves ahead as… Read More »
A new era for HELCOM cooperation on ballast water
Fifth HELCOM country – Finland – ratified last week the Ballast Water Management Convention for shipsThis fulfilled the world-wide criteria for… Read More »
Does it pay off to protect the Baltic Sea?
Finding out the economic damages of a deteriorating state of the Baltic Sea is a key task for HELCOM experts… Read More »
Baltic Sea Clean Shipping Guide released
New and extended version of the HELCOM Baltic Sea Clean Shipping guide has been released in both electronic and print… Read More »
HELCOM looks into the future of maritime activities in the Baltic Sea
The future of maritime activities in the Baltic Sea region, more specifically the environmental dimension and related planning work, is… Read More »
Checking up pressures on the Baltic environment
Since most of our activities on land and at sea create pressures on—and changes to—the sensitive marine environment, mapping the… Read More »