Otso (icebreaker)
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Otso is a Finnish state-owned icebreaker. Built by Wärtsilä Helsinki shipyard in 1986 to replace the aging Karhu-class icebreakers, she was the first Finnish post-war icebreaker to be built without bo
Otso returning from sea trials to the icebreaker base at Katajanokka, Helsinki, on 18 January 2012.
Otso in unbroken level ice outside Raahe in February 2011.
Otso escorting a merchant ship in the Gulf of Bothnia in March 2011. Close towing, in which the escorted ship is pulled to the towing notch of the icebreaker, is commonly used for smaller vessels.
Katajanokka
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Katajanokka is a neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland, with around 5,000 inhabitants in 2023. The district is located adjacent to the immediate downtown area, though in the first major town plan for Hel
Aerial view of Katajanokka
Uspenski Cathedral
Laivastopuisto ("Navy Park") is a park on the northern shore of Katajanokka.
Housing cooperatives built around 1902 in the popular Jugendstil style.