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News 08.01.2021

The e-college helps Finnish farmers to carry out their main task: sustainable and profitable food production The e-college for regenerative farming is a new, free online course, which combines improving the productivity of farming with hands-on environmental work. The online training project is a joint effort of the Baltic Sea… Read More

News 16.12.2020

During the ’soilweek’, soil was widely visible in social media and in newspaper columns. Thank you everyone who participated in positive and inspiring #SoilSelfie campaign! Together we were able to raise the importance of soils. World Soil Day was celebrated on December 5, 2020. This year’s theme was biodiversity –… Read More

News 03.11.2020

The breakfast seminar on soil carbon was, originally, meant to be held in the European Parliament in March 2020. Due to the prevailing COVID situation, the seminar was postponed to autumn – and then finally organized as a webinar on Thursday 29 October. The webinar gathered at least over 130… Read More

Blog 28.10.2020

Background The goal of the Carbon Action platform is a systemic change towards regenerative agriculture (1, 2, 3). Regenerative agriculture enhances soil health as it restores the carbon content, which, in turn, improves productivity. It also increases biodiversity and ecosystem resilience and provides many other benefits… Read More

News 20.10.2020

The preliminary results of the ship survey confirm the importance of the topic: cargo ships discharge grey waters, food waste and treated black waters into the Baltic Sea – legally. This causes an additional nutrient input leading to further eutrophication. Compared to passenger ships, the amounts are small, but cannot… Read More

News 05.10.2020

Altia continues its collaboration with the Baltic Sea Action Group by renewing its Baltic Sea commitment. As part of the commitment Altia will provide training in regenerative farming practices to all of its contract farmers. Altia is a major buyer of barley in Finland and with this commitment Altia wants… Read More

News 30.09.2020

Join our breakfast webinar, hosted by MEP Elsi Katainen (Renew Europe) and MEP Jytte Guteland (S&D) and Baltic Sea Action Group, to learn more about the importance of healthy soil in mitigating climate change, promoting biodiversity, securing clean waters and building resilience in food production. Our speakers will share their expertise and the newest insights into… Read More

News 15.09.2020

Gofore Plc and the Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) have begun three years of cooperation aimed at harnessing digitalisation to develop solutions based on regenerative agriculture. Regenerative agriculture, which sequestrates carbons, has major potential to mitigate climate change. Gofore has made a commitment to the Baltic Sea, contributing its efforts… Read More

News 09.09.2020

The major goal of the Carbon Action platform is a systemic change toward regenerative agriculture. This change also plays a central part in the efforts to achieve a carbon-neutral society and a sustainable food system. We have made very good progress in Carbon Action – relying heavily on research… Read More

News 28.07.2020

  Saara Kankaanrinta and Carbon Action have been nominated for the Nordic Council Environment Prize.  The prize goes to a company, organization, or individual for exemplary efforts to integrate respect for the environment into their business or work or for some other form of extraordinary initiative on behalf of the… Read More

News 13.05.2020

News on the Bain collaboration BAIN EMPLOYS ITS EXPERTISE FOR THE BALTIC SEA We received an interesting proposal from Bain & Company last fall. Bain wanted to offer BSAG its expertise to develop our operations on a pro bono basis. Bain was familiar to us as a pro-bono partner from… Read More

Blog 10.03.2020

To mitigate climate change, we need to dramatically curb emissions. But that is not enough. In addition, we need to remove carbon from the atmosphere. The only know technique to remove carbon in a large scale is the nature: photosynthesis removes carbon dioxide naturally. Trees and plants remove carbon dioxide from the… Read More

News 06.03.2020

The difficulty of reaching political decisions in an era of enormous global challenges has made sustainable investing an interesting channel to achieve major positive impact. The cooperation between eQ Asset Management and Baltic Sea Action Group offers investors a unique opportunity to leverage investments for a wide societal impact. While… Read More

News 04.03.2020

Sinebrychoff takes on its second Baltic Sea Commitment. Over the years 2020–2022, the beverage company joins BSAG’s Carbon Action platform and will work with questions relating to carbon throughout the value chain. In addition to committing to improving its own activities, Sinebrychoff will work with its suppliers to make the… Read More

News 28.02.2020

Sinebrychoff’s first Baltic Sea Commitment focused on decreasing the environmental impact of its brewery operations and developing the farming practices of the primary producers of malting barley through an auditing system. Sinebrychoff developed an auditing system in co-operation with Viking Malt, enabling farmers and suppliers to take their farming practices… Read More

News 19.02.2020

The vision is to create a sustainable business ecosystem in the Baltic Sea. By doing this we create a new economic model that fights the eutrophication of the Baltic Sea in a commercially viable manner. The Commitment of Origin by Ocean is focusing on macro algae marine cultivation and harvesting… Read More

News 24.01.2020

The Baltic Sea Action Group’s annual Christmas campaign collected a record-breaking 231 050 euros from 150 businesses and organizations. The campaign focused on the Baltic Sea’s underwater biodiversity, and the campaign slogan was Long live the Baltic Sea. As usual, the Long live the Baltic Sea campaign was targeted at… Read More

News 17.12.2019

Atria’s Baltic Sea Commitment aims at improving the sustainability of livestock production Atria has made a Baltic Sea Commitment to the Baltic Sea Action Group with the aim of improving the environmentally sustainable food chain and livestock production together with Atria’s contract producers and A-Rehu’s contract farmers. The commitment is… Read More

Blog 17.12.2019

The loss of nature’s biodiversity is a problem in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Species and habitats are lost in an accelerated pace on land and at sea, and our Baltic Sea is no exception. The collaborative Baltic Sea Action for Biodiversity project, initiated by BSAG, seeks to utilize existing,… Read More

News 16.12.2019

ARBETSPLATSANNONS Stiftelsen Baltic Sea Action Group söker en svenskspråkig projektkoordinator för odlarsamarbete Baltic Sea Action Group (Stiftelsen för ett levande Östersjön) är en aktiv miljöorganisation som jobbar för att återställa den ekologiska balansen i Östersjön i förändrade klimatförhållanden. Kärnan i vår verksamhet är ett konstruktivt samarbete med olika parter i… Read More

Blog 16.12.2019

UN climate talks in Madrid were a disappointment. COP25 concluded yesterday with an agreement among countries to take on more ambitious goals. That agreement is not strong. It failed to resolve the main issues on the table, like creating rules for trading carbon emissions credits. Regardless of the political failure,… Read More

News 16.12.2019

On 19 November, the Carbon Action business platform gathered at Valio’s premises in Pitäjänmäki. The platform includes Altia, Apetit, Fazer, SOK and Valio. Speakers at the event were Juha Nousiainen, Director of Valio’s Carbon Neutral Dairy Chain, Kimmo Tiilikainen, State Secretary of the Center Ministerial Group, Jari Liski, Research Professor… Read More

Blog 02.12.2019

The EU Common Agricultural Policy is one of the strongest drivers of land use in Europe. It is now being drawn for the next seven-year period (2021-2027) – drafting work taking place both on the EU and national levels.  The CAP, and how its budget of over 300 billion euros… Read More

News 29.11.2019

The Baltic Sea Action Group strenghtened its roster in agricultural expertise as Eliisa Malin begun her work in the foundation at the beginning of September. Malin was already familiar with BSAG through Carbon Action, since Malin’s farm is one of Carbon Action’s one hundred pilot farms. Read More

News 29.11.2019

The Finnish dairy company Valio aims to achieve a carbon neutral dairy chain by the year 2035. To reach the ambitious goal, extensive collaboration with dairy producers is needed. In the fall of 2019 Valio and Baltic Sea Action Group organized two trainings for Valio’s producers with the heading ”Dairy… Read More

News 28.11.2019

Circular Economy in Agriculture -seminar Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland 30/9/2019 Set objectives high and coordinate joint actions to reach them The above summarizes the conclusions of the panel discussion on the sustainable use of livestock manure during the Finnish EU Presidency Circular Economy warm-up event in Helsinki, Finland. SuMaNu… Read More

News 14.11.2019

Saara Kankaanrinta, co-founder and  the chair of the Baltic Sea Action group, has been awarded personal Medal of Honour at the Globe Energy Conference yesterday for her comprehensive work for climate, soil, biodiversity and the Baltic Sea. Her award was given for her visionary and consistent work for the environmental… Read More

News 06.11.2019

The city of Helsinki, the city of St. Petersburg, Baltic Sea Action Group, RMEY ry, East Office and The Baltic Sea Challenge organized a joint discussion forum on the 1st of November in Helsinki’s Old Town Hall. The forum brought together Finnish and Russian high-level decision makers to discuss the… Read More

News 05.11.2019

The Finnish fashion brand TAUKO’s commitment to the Baltic Sea, increases the sustainability of dyeing and the recyclability of textiles. TAUKO design uses hotel, restaurant and healthcare waste textiles as materials for its products, which itself radically reduces the environmental footprint of the final product. The Baltic Sea Commitment is… Read More

News 23.10.2019

As part of the Carbon Action collaboration the Ruralia Institute has started a training project on soil management and carbon farming, aimed at agricultural advisors and mentors. Extreme weather conditions and mitigating climate change pose new challenges for agriculture. Soils’ capacity to adapt to extreme conditions has declined due to… Read More

Blog 22.10.2019

The Carbon Action platform’s stn MULTA -project delivered strategic research for all senses during the EDSCE19 Circular Economy Days, which were organized as part of the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The days included both national and international top research, science-based art, food appropriate for the… Read More

News 21.10.2019

Carbon Action interviewed Leen Gorissen during her first-time visit to Finland. Gorissen has a PhD in biology, specializing in ecology of birds. She left her job at a prestigious research institute, retrained, and now teaches others to think sustainably. International guests at Parainen The Finnish EU Presidency has had events… Read More

News 15.10.2019

The Baltic Sea Action Group’s annual christmas campaign has started. This year’s campaign is starred by the precious creatures living underneath the surface of the Baltic Sea, and the campaign theme is Long live the Baltic Sea. BSAG’s christmas campaign offers companies a chance to donate money to save the… Read More

News 10.10.2019

Baltic Sea Action Group’s board of directors has appointed Michaela Ramm-Schmidt as the foundation’s new managing director. Starting from 9 October 2019, we will be leading the foundation jointly as a complementary working pair. Michaela has headed BSAG’s corporate relations since January 2019 and she has worked closely within the… Read More

News 08.10.2019

Committee on Agriculture and Forestry and the Committee on the Environment held 1.10. a joint public hearing on agricultural land as a solution to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Among the speakers were Jean-François Soussana, one of the leading authors of the International Panel for Climate… Read More

News 08.08.2019

The loss of biodiversity is accelerating, and we need to take urgent and concrete action to stop species extinction. The biodiversity of the sensitive and unique ecosystem of the Baltic Sea is under threat, too. Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) is starting a collaborative project which utilises the extensive data… Read More

News 04.07.2019

Fazer makes updates to the Baltic Sea Commitment the company made to Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) in 2018 by joining the Carbon Action platform and introducing carbon farming practices into its Grain Vision. Being a major purchaser of grains Fazer acknowledges its responsibility for developing sustainable farming practices. Read More

News 03.07.2019

Bold Projects is a nonprofit association that performed their first charity undertaking in 2018 by running 100 kilometres from Helsinki to Tammisaari, urging people to donate money for breast cancer research. The run was a success as they managed to raise over 12 000 euros for a good cause. This year… Read More

News 26.06.2019

The new EU Fertilising Products Regulation (FRP) is published. This will open the European market for recycled fertilisers, for recycling technologies, and for other organic and organo-mineral fertilisers. Nutrient recycling is an important part of circular economy and linked to the Baltic Sea in several ways:  when the nutrients stay… Read More

News 24.06.2019

Over the next two years, BSAG participates in a pan-Baltic consortium in the Interreg funded project WATERDRIVE. Waterdrive promotes a holistic multi-benefit approach, utilizing the synergies between agricultural water management and river basin management. It engages local multi-stakeholder groups and implements local case projects to gather evidence and tools… Read More

News 24.06.2019

Efficient manure and nutrient management in agriculture is beneficial for the environment and for the farmer, and, thus, the only way to secure sustainable food production in the future. Surplus of nutrients, in particular phosphorus, in certain geographic regions due to increasing segregation of animal and crop production is a… Read More

News 24.06.2019

Ammonia emissions in agriculture represent 95% of all ammonia emissions in the Baltic Sea Region and most of this comes from livestock and manure management operations. Ammonia emissions drive particulate matter formation and thus seriously deteriorate air quality, causing hazards to human health. On farm level, ammonia emissions… Read More

News 20.06.2019

Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki (“Support association for soil and water technologies”) has granted funding of € 260,000 to BSAG lead MAANEUVO project (“Sustainable soil management and carbon farming through extensive use of research findings and advisor practices”). The aim of the project is to bring results of the Carbon Action… Read More

News 19.06.2019

– STN MULTA, a major project designed in the Carbon Action platform, receives research funding from the Strategic Research Council (SRC) at the Academy of Finland. The ambitious goals of the Carbon Action platform have taken a momentous leap forward as funding for the STN MULTA research consortium led by… Read More

News 17.06.2019

The world’s first seawater aqua jogging event will be held on Thursday 11th of July in Lonna island. The participation fees are donated to the Baltic Sea Action Group work for saving the Baltic Sea. The easy-going summer event is for all friends of the Baltic Sea, regardless of the… Read More

News 14.06.2019

The core of Ekonia Ltd’s Commitment was to make measuring more common in the context of waterbodies and agriculture, and to test handheld nutrient measuring devices in agriculture. The Commitment was published in early 2016, after which the agricultural measurement practices in particular have taken great steps forward. Ekonia has… Read More

News 14.06.2019

The Commitment of the Drainage Foundation published in 2015 is extended for two years. The focus of the Commitment has been on information dissemination related on land drainage and water management and increasing cooperation between relevant stakeholders in the field. Drainage Foundation made its Commitment to the BSAG in October… Read More

News 11.06.2019

Apetit’s Räpi experimental farm, located in the Satakunta region, is joining the Carbon Action project along with more than a hundred other Finnish farms. Carbon Action promotes a wider adoption of climate-friendly farming practices, helps farmers implement farming practices that sequester carbon and improve soil fertility, and conducts scientific research… Read More

Blog 10.06.2019

Carbon farming gets a lot of attention in the new programme The Government Programme recognizes that climate change, declining biodiversity and the overconsumption of natural resources are among the most critical issues facing humanity. The Programme makes ambitious aims at tackling climate, biodiversity and the Baltic Sea issues. BSAG’s action… Read More

News 03.06.2019

Baltic Sea Action Group, the Nessling Foundation and the Forum for Environmental Information organized a highly popular Living Field seminar at SEB’s premises. Topics that attracted main interest at this science-oriented seminar were research and practices in carbon farming. These topics were strongly presented at the event, from breakfast to… Read More

News 31.05.2019

At the end of 2018 the Baltic Sea Action Group and Valio started collaboration addressing climate change mitigation. During this collaboration BSAG and Valio will organize carbon farming trainings for the Valio’s dairy farmers. The first carbon farming training, organized in Kalajoki on 16-17.4.2019, gathered together 70 representatives from the… Read More

News 29.05.2019

In 2015, Metsähallitus, a state enterprise that administers around a third of Finland’s land and water areas, made a Baltic Sea Commitment. The Commitment, which was structured into two parts, has now been completed. As one part of the Commitment, Metsähallitus produced maps, which display sites where the environment is… Read More

News 28.05.2019

TAUKO X GULLKRONA is a sustainable clothing collection, produced by Helsinki-based TAUKO fashion house in collaboration with Saara Kankaanrinta and Ilkka Herlin. Kankaanrinta and Herlin are the co-founders of Baltic Sea Action Group, and the new owners of Gullkrona harbour. All proceeds from the collection will be donated to BSAG’s… Read More

Blog 27.05.2019

We recently conducted a survey among companies and our employees about our reputation in the corporate arena. Thanks to all participants! Overall, companies’ trust towards BSAG is very high. The average score among all company respondents is 4.2 at a scale of 1-5. Those who know us well or very… Read More

News 04.04.2019

S-group will partner up with Baltic Sea Action Group in funding BSAG’s Carbon Action -pilot project. The project researches ways to sequester carbon from the atmosphere and store it into soil. The goal is to mitigate climate change. Over 100 Finnish farms are involved in the Carbon Action -project, testing… Read More

News 25.03.2019

DROPP Water donated 10 000 euros of their 2018 sales to the Baltic Sea. 5000 euros were donated to BSAG and 5000 euros to the University of Helsinki’s MONICOAST -research project. BSAG also received additional donations from Partioaitta-store (1181 euros) and Ruohonjuuri-store (660 euros) for the sales of 427 SIGG x… Read More

News 22.03.2019

UPM continues its long-standing co-operation with the Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) to prevent eutrophication in the Baltic Sea and in Finnish waters. This work is part of UPM’s Baltic Sea Commitment. “Preventing eutrophication requires collaboration between various parties. We are able to utilise nutritious sidestreams from other operators at… Read More

News 14.03.2019

MTK Foundation has approved funding for analyzing the Carbon Action – pilot project’s soil samples. Each one of the 100 carbon farms, participating in the Carbon Action project, has selected an approximately 3 hectares test plot from their fields for testing carbon farming practices. Farmers test new methods as a… Read More

News 05.03.2019

The Carbon Action pilot project was started at the end of 2017 by Baltic Sea Action Group and the Finnish Meteorological Institute and funded by Sitra. The project is researching ways to accelerate the storage of carbon from the atmosphere to farmlands, to scientifically verify the carbon storage, while also… Read More

News 04.03.2019

Baltic Sea Action Group’s Christmas campaign for the year 2018 collected a record-breaking 220 600 euros from 152 businesses and organizations. The campaign drew attention to the poor oxygen conditions at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, also known as hypoxia. BSAG executed and devised the campaign in collaboration with design… Read More

News 15.02.2019

The Nessling Foundation finances the Carbon Action project platform’s research on how biodiversity impacts the ability of fields to store carbon. In addition to scientific research, the emphasis is on the impact.. Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation participates in the Carbon Action project platform and has started collaboration with BSAG… Read More

News 05.02.2019

Large amounts of biomass, especially manure, are produced in Finland annually. Biomasses are rich in nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen. These valuable nutrients should be separated from the biomass and recycled, instead of letting them wash into waterways where they cause eutrophication. Biomasses can be turned into biogas, and… Read More

News 12.12.2017

ProFur, the Finnish organization for fur farmers, has made a commitment to the Baltic Sea Action Group. The commitment aims to develop methods to recover phosphorus from fur animals’ manure, and to market it to industries where phosphorus is needed. Additionally, the commitment will seek ways to recover nitrogen more… Read More

News 12.12.2017

Water and energy company Adven’s commitment to the Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) will reduce nutrient loads to the Baltic Sea by developing and implementing nutrient recovery techniques in industry. Adven treats water used in industrial processes, after which the recovered nutrients can be reused as fertilizer. In their commitment… Read More

News 07.11.2017

BSAG’s traditional Christmas campaign has started with a good rhythm. This year the theme is Giving the Baltic Sea oxygen as a present, and the Finnish stand-up comedians have pitched in by making the campaign video. The oxygen-rich Christmas campaign was designed by the creative agency Taivas.  First companies and… Read More

News 01.11.2017

Berner’s GreenCare Friend of the Environment garden fertilizer made from recycled nutrients, made a good sales record on its first summer. Berner made a sales-based donation to BSAG’s work for the Baltic Sea. Berner Oy will continue co-operation with BSAG next year. Berner Oy’s Baltic Sea commitment is to explore the new… Read More

News 30.10.2017

The project Baltic Slurry Acidification gathered in Riga, Latvia, 9th – 12th of October in order to have project’s mid-term meeting but also to visit Latvian in-field pilot investment at Lauku Agro. There are already two other in-field systems, one in Sweden and the other in Germany. There should be two more… Read More

News 27.10.2017

The Ministry of the Environment of Finland has commissioned a study regarding internal nutrient storages in the Baltic Sea and their effects on eutrophication. BSAG will participate in making the study as part of international consortium led by Vahanen Environment Oy. The report also examines remedial measures to reduce the… Read More

News 04.10.2017

Finland´s transition towards circular economy is proceeding in the field of nutrient cycling. The participants of different business ecosystems related to nutrient recycling met for the first time in September 21st in Nokia. Nokia’s ECO3 business area and BSAG’s Breakthrough for nutrient cycling -business ecosystem brought together companies, researchers and… Read More

News 12.09.2017

Sinebrychoff produces a Baltic Sea friendly Christmas Season beer, as a part of its’ Baltic Sea Commitment to develop barley cultivation in co-operation with Viking Malt and contract farmers. It is already the 10th time that KOFF Christmas beer’s barley can traced to a specific field, and the second time… Read More

News 12.09.2017

Telling Tree art+rsrch -group’s project made possible by Kone Foundation’s grant In spring 2018 the Baltic Sea Action Group will begin a four-year collaboration with the Telling Tree art+rsrch -group. The work will focus on soil, the Baltic Sea and climate change, and in the project artists, curators and writers… Read More

News 31.08.2017

Breakthrough for nutrient cycling (RaKi)– ecosystem of business clusters is a symbiotic partnership network created to coordinate companies related to nutrient recycling and create joint effort towards sustainable and competitive business models in nutrient management. RaKi-ecosystem was started in spring 2016 and has proceeded fast during 2017. There are various… Read More

News 24.08.2017

The Finnish partners of Baltic Slurry Acidification project perform field tests with acidified slurry in cooperation with University of Helsinki. The aim of the test is to examine the effect of acidified slurry on spring wheat. On 23rd of August guests from Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment and… Read More

News 10.08.2017

The sea bottom near cities is often damaged by harmful substances introduced through human activity.  The same environments also often suffer from eutrophication. Eko Harden Technologies’ Commitment looks for a way to remediate contaminated sediments and help control eutrophication. A research project is being carried out in Töölö Bay in co-operation… Read More

News 15.06.2017

In 2012, Nordkalk embarked on its journey to help out the Baltic Sea by signing a 5-year-long Commitment with BSAG.  The main goal of the Commitment was to reduce the phosphorus burden on the Baltic Sea by using Nordkalk’s FOSTOP concept.   Nordkalk’s FOSTOP concept tackles the challenge of phosphorous… Read More

News 15.06.2017

– The crisis the Ocean is in is acute and comparable to climate change​ The first UN summit solely on the Ocean issue was convened by Sweden and Fiji and took place 5.-9. June 2017 in New York. The Call for Action declaration of the conference calls for swift action… Read More

News 15.06.2017

BSAG’s long term Commitment makers DROPP and GBS hosted a charity dinner on May 31 at restaurant Uunisaari. The event drew nearly 80 participants, and 1750 euros were raised to help fund BSAG’s Baltic Sea efforts during the evening. The organizers set out to host a memorable event with… Read More

News 14.06.2017

​​The key ingredients in Altia’s alcoholic beverage production are the grain spirit distilled from Finnish barley, and pure groundwater. Altia’s Commitment goal is to promote sustainable agriculture together with the contract farmers, while reducing water use in production.   Altia is a major buyer of domestic barley in Finland, with… Read More

News 07.06.2017

Two years’ ago, the Finnish government set a strategic target to become a forerunner in circular economy. Before that, in the Baltic Sea Action Summit in 2010, the Finnish government committed to become a model country for nutrient cycling. The first World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF2017) showed that both promises… Read More

News 07.06.2017

BALTIC SEA ACTION GROUP’S COMMITMENT TO THE UN IS TO CONCENTRATE ON NUTRIENT CYCLING AND CARBON BINDING IN SOIL. Baltic Sea Action Group has been collecting commitments to the Baltic Sea from other actors since 2008. Now the foundation has made its own commitment to the world’s oceans at… Read More

News 06.06.2017

The new normal: Public-private cooperation to combat eutrophication and climate change in the Baltic Sea region    When: 7 June 2017;  5:00 – 6:15 PM Where: Conference Room B in the UN Conference Building Organizer: Baltic Sea Action Group, Finland  ​ The Baltic Sea suffers from severe eutrophication and deadzones, covering up… Read More

News 30.05.2017

Producers are encouraged to emphasize co-operation and sustainable cultivation practices Fazer, a considerable player in the Baltic Sea region, significant grain buyer and old family business has started a co-operation program with the farmers and BSAG. Aspirations goal is a healthier Baltic Sea, which can be achieved with sustainable production… Read More

News 15.05.2017

BSAG’s arranges a side event about nutrient cycling​  The Finnish Council of State has invited Baltic Sea Action Group to be a part of the Finnish delegation to UN Ocean Conference to be held in New York 5th – 9th of June, 2017. The aim of the conference is to support the… Read More

News 26.04.2017

Finnish enterprises move together towards the Breakthrough for nutrient cycling What do dairy giant Valio, research institute VTT,  battery recycling company RecAlkaline and Kalajoki municipality have in common? Each of these players is actively looking for business opportunities in the field of recycling nutrients. They are members of a symbiotic… Read More

News 22.03.2017

The animal manure generated annually, contains vast amounts of valuable nutrients. When used correctly, the nutrients from manure could fill a significant portion of the phosphorus fertilizing needs of the Finnish agriculture. In practice, the nutrients do not circulate efficiently enough to meet the need. In Valio’s pilot cattle slurry… Read More

News 19.03.2017

Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) attended on 6th-7th of March to Baltic Sea Future conference in Stockholm. The conference was organised by Stockholm University, Sustainable Seas Foundation and Stockholms Stad with cooperation of Stockholmsmässan. The focus of the conference was naturally the work that different actors do… Read More

News 19.03.2017

Resource Container -project by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, aims at a small scale waste water treatment solution, where both industrial and municipal waste waters can be efficiently used as a source for carbon and nutrients. The VTT’s project is a part of BSAG’s Breakthrough of nutrient cycling – business ecosystem. BSAG… Read More

News 17.03.2017

Gasum has made new commitments to the Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG). The commitments relate to the development of recycled nutrients and the promotion of the liquefied biogas for maritime fuel. Gasum has made new Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) commitments to improve the status of the Baltic Sea. Gasum… Read More

News 17.03.2017

Gasum, the leading biogas plant operator in Finland, has made not one but two new Baltic Sea commitments. The first one is related to development of the use of liquid biogas (LBG) in maritime transport The other aims at reducing nutrient emissions through safe nutrients recycling. Gasum has committed… Read More

News 17.03.2017

Gasum is a Finnish energy company, which is the leading operator in the Finnish gas market, as well as in the Nordic LNG market. Now Gasum has made a Baltic Sea Commitment in order to reduce air emissions in maritime transport by supplying liquefied biogas (LGB) for marine use. Gasum’s… Read More

News 12.03.2017

BSAG is following regulatory development related to nutrients in its Breakthrough for nutrient cycling – an ecosystem of business clusters Tekes project, started 2016. The revision of the fertilizers regulation will potentially enhance significantly nutrient recovery and reuse. All the three responsible committees have now drafted their reports on the Commission proposal.  The… Read More

News 08.03.2017

Aerial photography company 110th Street Productions has made a Commitment to act for the Baltic Sea. 110th Street production gives aerial photos and video materials free of charge to the Baltic Sea Action Group image bank. The company also commits to using their expertise to document the different seasons at… Read More

News 16.02.2017

Berner Oy launches new environmentally friendly garden fertiliser product GreenCare Ympäristön Ystävä (friend of the environment).  The launch is done in cooperation with Baltic Sea Action Group and the retailing chain SOK. Berner Oy makes a Commitment to the Baltic Sea by continuing to explore new possibilities for sustainable nutrient cycling, and… Read More

News 09.02.2017

Baltic Sea Action Group’s Commitment concept dates back to the 2010 Baltic Sea Action Summit in Helsinki. The Summit was a tool to gather together a variety of actors and their resources for the benefit of the Baltic Sea. The entrance ticket to the Summit was a concrete Commitment to… Read More

News 09.02.2017

New project Järki Pelto works for soil structure BSAG has started a new project Järki Pelto, which aims to find practical solutions for improving the soil structure in clay soils. Soil structure has an impact on the production capacity of soil but also to the susceptibility to… Read More

News 01.02.2017

In the BSAG’s Christmas campaign singer-actress Maria Ylipää jumped to the chilly waves and showed that the Baltic Sea can be enjoyed even during winter. Some 130 organizations gave Christmas presents to the Baltic Sea -Donors were taken to a sauna​ Over 130 companies and organizations decided to… Read More

News 08.11.2016

EU Commission made a proposal for a new EU Fertilisers Regulation in March 2016. The proposal has been identified as one of the key legislative proposals under the EU Circular Economy Package adopted in December 2015. The proposal will create a level playing field for all fertilising products, including optional… Read More

News 08.11.2016

The Ministers of the Environment of Finland and Russia met on 16/6/2016 at St. Petersburg Economical Forum to discuss cooperation on the elimination of leakage of hazardous substances from the Krasnyi Bor landfill into the Baltic Sea. The ministers agreed that the countries will cooperate on finding solutions for Krasnyi… Read More

News 06.11.2016

Breakthrough for nutrient cycling – an ecosystem of business clusters has started its actions to boost business related to nutrient recycling. The ecosystem is a symbiotic partnership network of tens of companies and research institutes, brought together by Baltic Sea Action Group. The aim of the ecosystem is to create new… Read More

News 19.10.2016

Eutrophication of water bodies and excess reed growth on shores are problems in many parts of Finnish. Ruokopelto (‘Reedfield’) project explores and promotes the utilization of common reed (Phragmites australis), for example, as an improver of soil. At the same time the project addresses the eutrophication and increases biodiversity of… Read More

News 10.10.2016

Actress Maria Ylipää is all in for the Baltic Sea BSAG’s annual Christmas campaign for the Baltic Sea had a flying start as actress and singer Maria Ylipää joined the campaign. Ylipää made a closer contact with the Baltic Sea by jumping into 10 C cold water from the dock of… Read More

News 12.09.2016

Unilever is one of the biggest consumer goods producers in the world with more than 400 brands and over €53.3 billion turnover in 2015. The product portfolio is wide also in Finland and Unilever can be found behind brands like Ingman, Flora, Omo, Knorr and Turun Sinappi. Unilever’s Commitment made for… Read More

News 30.08.2016

The business ecosystem is driving for a breakthrough in nutrient recycling A number of different sized companies from different sectors have found each other around nutrient cycling -theme. This is not a mere coincidence, but the business ecosystem is orchestrated by Baltic Sea Action Group, which has promoted nutrient… Read More

News 24.08.2016

Baltic Sea Action Group is inviting schools to join fundraising campaign for the Baltic Sea. A traditional way for a schools to raise funds is to arrange “a corvée” fundraising day. During the day students work for local companies or get sponsored by relatives to do some household chores… Read More

News 17.08.2016

BSAG’s summer fundraising campaign consisting of donations made through Otto-ATM’s and phone donations, raised almost 70 000 thousand euros to the Baltic Sea work. The money collected will be used for BSAG’s work to reduce eutrophication and food production -based nutrient load to the Baltic Sea. Behind… Read More

News 29.06.2016

BSAG takes part in Baltic Slurry Acidification project which aims to reduce nitrogen loss from livestock production by promoting the use of slurry acidification techniques (SATs) in the Baltic Sea Region. Nitrogen loss from livestock production is both economically and environmentally counterproductive, and it could be reduced by using SATs. Read More

News 19.06.2016

Almost 300 actors have made a Commitment to the BSAG since 2009. Every Commitment maker is doing valuable work on their own field and that’s why the Commitments deserves to be communicated. BSAG has created an own logo for their Commitment makers, which can be highlighted… Read More

News 14.06.2016

Drainage Foundation, Finnish Field Drainage Association and BSAG arranged a seminar on drainage and water conservation on May 26th. The seminar, held in the historical surroundings of the castle Suitia attracted over 80 participants interested in drainage and water conservation. The seminar was a part of the Drainage Foundation’s Baltic… Read More

News 09.06.2016

In their Commitment CWT has committed to create a travel fund for the Baltic Sea trough which CWT customer companies can neutralize their work related travel Co2 emissions. The neutralization happens by donating a defined amount of money per Co2/ ton trough Baltic Sea Travel Fund to BSAG’s Baltic Sea… Read More

News 07.06.2016

ProAgria takes part in the Baltic Sea work making a Commitment to the BSAG. ProAgria has committed to providing expertise for farmers in soil quality analyses and yield improvement and thus also minimizing the nutrient emissions to the Baltic Sea. ProAgria will provide expertise in improving soil structure and water… Read More

News 01.06.2016

K-maatalous and the K-maatalous Experimental farm have made a Commitment to BSAG. K-Group’s first Commitment concentrates on developing soil condition, nutrient usage and measurement practices. First concrete steps are taken at the K-maatalous Experimental farm this summer, where new measurement technology for practical farming is tested. The Commitment… Read More

News 30.05.2016

Project Coordinator Kaisa Riiko from BSAG’s Järki Lannoite -project has been elected to the European Commission EIP Agri’s new Focus theme group on nutrient recycling. She is now one of the twenty experts, who will delve into furthering nutrient recycling in EU level. Kaisa Riiko has been working with nutrient cycling and manure issues… Read More

News 19.04.2016

The publication examines the nutrient flows and nutrient balances at the EU level and through case countries. The report also lists the EU regulations affecting nutrient recycling, processing and use. It also provides examples of European fertilizer manufacturers using recycled nutrients. Twists_in_nutrient_recycling_in_the_eu_summary.pdf​… Read More

News 13.04.2016

Langis is a company specialized in measurement technology and solutions. Langis made its Commitment for BSAG last autumn. The core of the Commitment is developing cost efficient on-line technologies for analyzing water quality. On-line measuring enables easier usability and increasing the amount of data collected. Cost efficiency, on… Read More

News 11.04.2016

Rural Investment Support for Europe (RISE), foundation supporting a sustainable and globally competitive rural economy in Europe, published a new study on nutrient recovery and reuse in European agriculture on March 21st. Forum for the Future of Agriculture (FFA), an annual conference was arranged on the following day. BSAG participated… Read More

News 30.03.2016

BSAG has been co-operating with European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP) since it was formed in 2013 to ensure knowledge sharing and discussion on phosphorus management and to contribute to a long-term phosphorus vision for Europe. Now BSAG has signed for membership in ESPP and agreed to act as a Baltic Sea Region… Read More

News 23.03.2016

Creamailer, a company specializing in email marketing and communication has made a Commitment to BSAG. Creamailer supports BSAG’s Baltic Sea work by its customer communication tools and expertise. Creamailer focuses on developing environmentally friendly and sustainable communication solutions. Creamailer helps BSAG in communicating with its supporters and specific target groups. With… Read More

News 13.03.2016

Finnish Biofore company UPM has made its third Commitment for BSAG. Two earlier Commitments were started in 2010 and 2013 and are already completed. UPM integrates bio and forest industries and operates in the core of circular economy. For BSAG, UPM has committed to use recycled… Read More

News 09.03.2016

A new analysis on the progress of the Commitments has been published. BSAG is in continuous contact with the Commitment makers and follows on a regular basis how Commitments progress. The new report focuses on the overview of all Commitments made by the February 10 2016. A total 282 Commitments… Read More

News 11.02.2016

Measuring and analyzing are essential in order to minimize the inefficient use of nutrients and to minimize nutrient leakages into the water bodies. The new Commitment by Ekonia helps making it more commonplace. Ekonia Oy is a Finnish company importing high quality measurement technology for environmental monitoring. Ekonia provides measurement equipment for… Read More

News 20.01.2016

Year 2015 was successful to BSAG´s partner, social enterprise  DROPP Water. DROPP’s commitment to BSAG is to donate 100% of its profit to Baltic Sea work. In 2015 DROPP expanded its product range and market share. These actions lead to donation worth of 30 000 euros to Baltic Sea work. Read More

News 17.01.2016

Baltic Sea Action Group’s Christmas campaign 2015 conducted by our marine orchestra brought 170 000 euros for the foundation’s Baltic Sea work. 120 companies and organizations joined in our marine orchestra. Most of the organizations can be seen in campaign site www.joululahjaitamerelle.fi appearing as a Finnish music related fish caricatures. Read More

News 16.12.2015

CarbonToSoil commits to furthering regenerative farming with Baltic Sea emphasis “Climate change can be reversed”, states CarbonToSoil mobile application and a non-profit project (www.carbontosoil.com) fighting the climate change. CarbonToSoil made a Commitment to develop and market the application which invites everyone to take part in changing common farming into regenerative… Read More

News 13.12.2015

Fun and facts, toilets and chicken rally, in an entertaining yet educational format Baltic Sea Action Game is an unconventional and fresh way to raise the awareness of the youth about vital nutrients. It is a mobile game where a player has nutrient balls which are meant to be recycled… Read More

News 09.12.2015

Manure acid treatment already in use in Denmark BSAG takes part in an EU-financed project, which aims to promote implementation of slurry acidification techniques in the Baltic Sea Region. Livestock manure is the main source of ammonia-nitrogen emissions in the Baltic Sea Region, which through atmospheric deposition results in airborne… Read More

News 09.12.2015

Action appealed Arto Frey 82-year-old forester Arto Frey had been thinking about supporting the Baltic Sea work for quite some time. Frey, a long-term shareholder and investor, decided that as the portfolio was now in a good shape he would donate it to benefit the work for our common environment. Read More

News 30.11.2015

BSAG presented a joint statement to Jyrki Katainen, Vice President of the European Commission together with three organizations, to discuss the role of bio-nutrients in the Circular Economy (CE) Action Plan, expected to be released on 2 December 2015. On 16 November BSAG, European Biogas Association, European Phosphorus Platform and… Read More

News 24.11.2015

BioGTS is a Finnish biogas and biodiesel plant manufacturer which provides innovative solutions to converting organic waste into useful resources, such as biofuels, electricity and fertilizers. The Baltic Sea Commitment by BioGTS enhances nutrient cycling by developing manure utilization in biogas production and bettering the quality of fertilizer made of… Read More

News 17.11.2015

This Christmas companies are invited to join Baltic Sea rescue by a funky fish orchestra. Caricatures inspired by famous Finnish artists are speeding up the Baltic Sea Action Group’s Christmas campaign. Even though the state of the Baltic Sea is still critical, the campaign is designed as humorous and… Read More

News 12.11.2015

Mandatum Life, a Finnish financial services provider, has made a commitment to support BSAG’s mission to restore the good ecological state of the Baltic Sea.  Mandatum Life will use its skills, networks and expertise to advance responsible investing amongst its stakeholders.  Mandatum Life will also provide forums and visibility to… Read More

News 06.11.2015

The Commitment of Salaojituksen Tukisäätiö (Finnish Drainage Foundation) brings information on subsurface drainage better available to researchers, farmers and authorities. Results of all subsurface drainage related research supported by Salaojituksen Tukisäätiö will be brought to a public online database, national and international seminars will be arranged and a  guide book… Read More

News 29.09.2015

Langis Oy, a technology company specialized in water quality measurement, has committed to develop new cost-effective sensors for analyzing oxygen, phosphorus and nitrogen from the water flowing to the Baltic Sea. The goal is to substantially lower online measure expenses and enable gathering of wider and more detailed measurement data. Read More

News 22.09.2015

In the fresh Baltic Sea Commitment the Hanko Tourist Office commits to raise funds for building up a wetland in Täktomlahti area. Täktomlahti has suffered from nutrient leakages and the new wetland would provide help to the situation. Hanko also develops its Garden week –event to take into account nutrient cycling… Read More

News 16.09.2015

Innotek Oy, a company specialized water saving solutions, has committed support BSAG’s Baltic Sea work in coming years with a significant annual donation. As a part of the Commitment Innotek also endorses all their customers to donate to the Baltic Sea work. Innotek’s work focuses on decreasing the consumption clean… Read More

News 03.09.2015

A report on economic value and opportunities of nutrient cycling for Finland  was published  in the  seminar for decission-makers organized by Sitra, the Lappeenranta University of Technology and Baltic Sea Action Group on September 3rd, 2015. Important nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen are wasted In Finland and globally. Circulation economy and nutrient cycling are also closely… Read More

News 31.08.2015

Sitra, the Lappeenranta University of Technology and Baltic Sea Action Group will organize seminar for decision-makers on how nutrient cycling could bring Finland value of EUR 510 million by the year 2030. The event takies place September 3rd 2015 and is a continuation of the Nutrient cycling as a core of circular economy -event in… Read More

News 27.08.2015

Baltic Sea Action Group challenges schools to raise funds for the Baltic Sea. Jasper Pääkkönen, known as Viking’s actor, a fisherman and a friend of the Baltic Sea, helps in gaining attention to the campaign. In a fundraiser (paivatyokerays) pupils work at a job or e.g. do household chores for… Read More

News 25.08.2015

The mere improvement of nutrient cycling could bring Finland up to 510 million in additional benefits. There is a real option for the state’s additional loan uptake. Of the need for the loan of five billion, at least three billion could be met by introducing a new type of economic… Read More

News 21.06.2015

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences’ Commitment is to annually organize a special course to innovate for the Baltic Sea. ”A thousand ideas for the Baltic Sea” innovation course was arranged for the fourth time. The course is particular in that it gives students freedom to pick an angle they like… Read More

News 16.06.2015

Metsähallitus is a state enterprise that administers around one third of Finland’s land and water areas. One of the tasks of Metsähallitus is to be in charge of marine environment resource mapping and protection. To enhance its work on Baltic Sea protection, Metsähallitus has made a Baltic Sea Commitment. The… Read More

News 15.06.2015

​​“Climate change can be reversed”, states a campaign starting today. During 15 and 17th of June in the suburbs of Helsinki and Espoo circles a van that playing a happy melody. But it is not ice-cream it is serving but composted horse manure. The idea is to promote Cohu Entertainment’s… Read More

News 12.06.2015

Punkalaidun is an agriculture and livestock farming intensive municipality located in the Pirkanmaa region, Finland. Municipality of Punkalaidun aims at becoming a sustainable and lively rural economic area with a healthy environment and developing bio sector. In order to support this development, Punkalaidun decided to make a Baltic Sea Commitment. Read More

News 09.06.2015

RunFest is an exercise event that is arranged in Finland for the second time in August and September. RunFest is a casual event primarily meant for companies and organizations, and the aim of the event is to increase team spirit in the workplace and encourage people to exercise. Also charity… Read More

News 09.06.2015

ELY Centre in Southwest Finland and Baltic Sea Action Group’s Järki project have started a project to enhance Common Reed (Phragmites australis) harvest and reed biomass utilisation. The purpose of this triennial project is to make utilisation a solution for overgrowth of Common Reed, which is threatening coastal areas. The… Read More

News 04.06.2015

​ ​Interior design company Kehrä Interior has raised 12 000 euros for protection of the Baltic Sea with their Guardian of the Baltic Sea jewelry. The funds will be donated to Baltic Sea Action Group for their work to solve the problems of the Baltic Sea. Guardian of the Baltic… Read More

News 03.06.2015

Järki project’s work with nutrients continues in August with new Järki-Fertilizer project. In Järki-Fertilizer project information about recycled fertilizers is searched and passed on both nationally and internationally. The aim of the project is to survey production, marketing and regulation of recycled fertilizers, and find out development needs. Also an… Read More

News 02.06.2015

Abillion is a cleantech company which provides solutions and services for industrial processes and maritime use. Abillion has made a Commitment to improve its new innovative solution, Harsonic which is based on ultra sound waves. Abillion’s novel method prevents growth of organic and mineral particles on various surfaces and pipes… Read More

News 29.05.2015

Altia has made a Baltic Sea Commitment to enhance sustainable agriculture in the production of its well-known grain spirit brands, such as Koskenkorva. Key ingredients used in Altia’s spirit beverage production are Finnish barley and pure groundwater. Altia’s barley grain is purchased from contract farmers who cultivate some 50 000… Read More

News 27.05.2015

Sirpa Pietikäinen, a Finnish MEP and the rapporteur for the EU Circular Economy package, hosted discussions on how to implement nutrient recycling in EU Circular Economy policies. BSAG was a co-organizer to the event at the European Parliament on May 27, 2015. European Commission will shortly launch a public consultation on… Read More

News 11.05.2015

Nutrient cycling can speed up economic growth and promote Finland to become a forerunner of bio-based economy. Simultaneously the state of the Baltic Sea would improve. Sitra, Baltic Sea Action Group and Lappeenranta University of Technology propose concrete goals and three explicit procedures for the operational programme of Finland’s incoming… Read More

News 08.05.2015

Nutrient leakages are one of the main results causing eutrophication in the Baltic Sea and the water systems. Clean Waters has made a Commitment to develop a new and cost-effective way to reduce nutrient runoffs from livestock manure and design new natural methods to decrease nutrient discharges from farmlands. Commitment… Read More

News 27.04.2015

​NanoGeo Finland is an environmental technology company which provides environmentally sustainable solution for capturing ammonium ions from for example agricultural wastewater and to lock them for reuse. The problem of the current fertilizers composed of cycled nutrients is their low content of nitrogen. NanoGeo’s vermiculite based filtering sand binds nitrogen… Read More

News 25.03.2015

​​BSAG participated n St. Petersburg Initiative meeting in Moscow 24.- 25. March at the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Promising news were heard on the first day. The Director of International Co-operation Department at the Ministry, Nuritdin Inamov announced that the ministry has asked the national court of law to… Read More

News 17.03.2015

A new analysis on the progress of the Commitments has been published. BSAG is in contact with the Commitment makers and follows on a regular basis how Commitments progress. The new report focuses on the overview of all Commitments made by the end of 2014. A total 268 Commitments have… Read More

News 02.03.2015

A Finnish-Russian information exchange day on environmentally friendly agriculture and its promotion was held at the University of Helsinki 27.2.2015. MTK (The Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners) and the Russian organization for agricultural producers Akkor made a public Commitment to BSAG at Baltic Sea Forum in St. Petersburg in April… Read More

News 01.03.2015

​The nutrient recycling programme admistrated by the Ministry of the Environment, has been successful, reports Pöyry, an external consultant company who analyzed the 15 completed projects of the 27 the programme has so far funded. According to the report, Baltic Sea Action Group’s Järki-Manure project was particularly successful in both… Read More

News 15.02.2015

Baltic Sea Action Group’s Christmas campaign 2014 “Wish Baltic Sea a nutrient poor Christmas” brought 190 000 euros for the foundation’s Baltic Sea work. Almost all 124 companies involved can be found as “fish guests” at our “Nutrient-poor Christmas table” at http://www.joululahjaitamerelle.fi/. Companies had the possibility of remembering their clients… Read More

News 11.02.2015

​Less than 20 percent of phosphorous and nitrogen, vitally important nutrients used in the food production end up on our plates. These precious resources are wasted through the whole food chain, in primary production, refinement, consumption and in the communal waste water treatment. It’s estimated that just the nutrients in animal manure produced in… Read More

News 15.01.2015

BSAG organizes together with NUTS -project (NUTS – Transition towards Sustainable Nutrient Economy in Finland) the Food Chain of the Future -event 10.2 at 10 -14, in Musiikkitalo in Helsinki.​ Food production in Finland an​d in the whole of EU is highly dependent on imported resources: energy and nutrients. Now… Read More

News 15.01.2015

A new step is taken in the Commitment by Nordkalk to reduce nutrient, especially phosphorus runoffs to the Baltic Sea. Nordkalk organizes a demonstration of lime application in practice in the farmlands of Qvidja Manor in Pargas. The presentation is part of Nordkalk´s 5-year-long Commitment started in 2012 aiming to… Read More

News 11.12.2014

If P&C Insurance has committed to introduce a Baltic Sea perspective to Liability Navigator, a risk tool to conduct risk assessments in its client’s risks. The tool surveys 11 different risk areas, regarding also deteriorated state of the environment and the extreme weather phenomena. The tool for companies risk management… Read More

News 04.12.2014

Järki-project’s project manager Eija Hagelberg from Baltic Sea Action Group has been appointed as a member to the Finnish National Rural Network steering group and as a chairperson to its Climate and Environmental working group. – The task is very interesting. I see great potential to have effect in the… Read More

News 17.11.2014

Agrimarket’s Baltic Sea Commitment is proceeding with the launch of “the nutrient balance calculator” to help provides farmers follow the nutrient profit and loss in the fields.  The nutrient balance calculator enables the farmer to optimize the use of nutrients, to achieve better yields and cut down nutrient emissions. Already… Read More

News 13.11.2014

Järki Lanta project’s final seminar was held on November 13 in Tuorla Livia College, which specializes in education and training for the land-based industries. The seminar presented experiences, activities and results from the project period. Various cooperative solutions for livestock and crop farms. The project also studied the economic factors… Read More

News 06.11.2014

Järki-project organized field trip to Great Britain´s Yorkshire and Wales for farming advisers who work with agri-environmental issues. The field trip took place between October 14th and October 17th. Eight advisers were selected on the basis of applications to study British style biodiversity and ecosystem management. The aim of the… Read More

News 02.11.2014

Last year Finnish icebreaker fleet owner and operator, Arctia Shipping Ltd made a commitment to Baltic Sea Action Group to improve its oil recovery readiness in the Bay of Bothnia. As a part of the Commitment, Arctia Shipping has taken oil recovery capability into account in its new port icebreaker… Read More

News 29.10.2014

​​​As member of the Steering Committee, BSAG participated in the fifth SPbI (St. Petersburg Initiative) meeting on October 23.-24. in St. Petersburg, Russia. Around one hundred attendants, mostly representing Russian businesses and public bodies, learned among other things about changes in Russian Environmental protection laws and about available funding for… Read More

News 14.10.2014

Baltic Sea Action Group´s annual Christmas campaign was launched on October 14.  This year companies can donate their money reserved for the Christmas greetings towards creating a healthier Baltic Sea by supporting Baltic Sea Action Group´s work on nutrient recycling. The campaign theme is nutrient recycling, which is also one… Read More

News 13.10.2014

Viking Malt is a progressive grain processing company supplying malt and services to breweries and distilleries in Baltic Rim area and to the world market. Viking Malt produces malt in modern malt houses in Finland, Lithuania and Sweden. Viking Malt has made a Commitment to act for reducing the nutrient… Read More

News 15.09.2014

Wavin-Labko, a company which produces various plastic products in environmental sector has made a commitment to Baltic Sea Action Group. Wavin-Labko is manufacturing oil separator systems which are processing storm water from asphalted surfaces e.g. car parking areas and industrial yard. Storm water usually contains oil and other hazardous substances… Read More

News 05.09.2014

Legistum Attorneys Ltd is committed to donate annually certain amount of free legal consultation or legal training to companies related to protection of the Baltic Sea. Applicants are required to fulfill Legistum´s cooperation partner YritysHelsinki requirements and need to be accepted by BSAG in order to be applicable to gain… Read More

News 17.06.2014

– The next step is to intensify Finnish -Swedish cooperation Issues concerning the health of the Baltic Sea were for the first time dealt with in a focussed way at Almedalsveckan 2014 – the Swedish political lobbying week in Visby, Gotland. The Baltic Sea section of the massive program –… Read More

News 15.06.2014

​Sinebrychoff, the leading manufacturer of beers, ciders, soft drinks and energy drinks in Finland has made a Commitment to minimize the nutrient leakages to the Sea from the barley fields. This is done through developing the current audit system to encourage and help farmers to further advance their working methods. Read More

News 04.06.2014

6/5/2014 12:00 AM The economic state of the Baltic Sea region, as well as the urgent need to save the Balti Sea were among the key topics at the  joint forum of Baltic Development Forum and EU Baltic Sea Region Programme’s annual meeting in Turku 3. – 4. June 2014. Read More

News 02.06.2014

​Yara international hosts a network conference “A Cleaner Baltic Sea by improved agricultural productivity” June 4th 2014 in Kaschow, Germany. The network conference gathers farmers, scientists, politicians and businesses from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Germany. The goal of the conference is to share knowledge and ideas… Read More

News 01.06.2014

Baltic Sea Action Group participates to the joint forum of Baltic Development Forum and EU Baltic Sea Region Programme’s annual meeting in Turku 3. – 4. June 2014. BSAG brings Baltic Sea Commitment makers to the stage to tell about their actions towards sustainable nutrient management. Also St. Petersburg Initiative… Read More

News 15.05.2014

Agrimarket, the largest chain for agriculture-related machinery, hardware and gardening trade as well as a significant buyer of crop in Finland, has made a Baltic Sea Commitment for five years. The goal of the Commitment is to take out more nutrients than currently as crop yields: two million kilograms of… Read More

News 08.05.2014

​The world’s biggest exercise-oriented working-ability and customer event RunFest is organized on Wednesday 27th of August for the first time in Finland. RunFest has chosen BSAG as one of the donation destinations participants can run or walk for. The walk and / or run relay suitable for anyone is organized… Read More

News 09.04.2014

SET Group’s Commitment and successful Finnish-Russian co-operation behind the birth of the new multipurpose vessel Some 70 invitees visited the icebreaking rescue vessel M/S Baltika April 9th 2014 at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard. M/S Baltika is a very tangible result of a Commitment and good cross-border co-operation. SET Petrochemicals made a… Read More

News 24.03.2014

Baltic Sea Action Group’s fundraising campaign for schools started today. The campaign’s idea is that students get acquainted with working life and work out of school for a day. The students of the school then donate their salary of the day for a common cause – in this case to… Read More

News 24.03.2014

  Read BSAG’s Newsletter June 2014 here!​​​​​… Read More

News 11.03.2014

Keep the Archipelago Tidy has made a Commitment to organize the biggest marine litter campaign in Finland and clean the Finnish shores during two weeks in May 12.-25. The campaign consists of raising the issue of littering into the public awareness  and cleaning up as many shores as… Read More

News 06.03.2014

JÄRKI project that focuses on sensible enhancement of water protection and biodiversity in agriculture has received funding for years 2014 – 2018. It started as a joint project between The Nature and Game Management Trust Finland and Baltic Sea Action Group in 2009. JÄRKI has cooperated closely with all levels… Read More

News 05.03.2014

KIMO Baltic Sea a branch of KIMO (Local Authorities International Environmental Organisation) has made a Commitment to work with the coastal municipalities in Sweden in order to get the municipalities to establish working oil spill contingency plan. National study shows that at the moment the plan is missing in about… Read More

News 20.02.2014

Concrete actions for the Baltic Sea easily get media attention if some effort is made. Yet not so many Commitment makers are claiming their share of the media coverage.  This was the conclusion after a year of media monitoring and analysis by M-Brain. M-Brain gave their tools and expertise for… Read More

News 27.01.2014

Baltic Sea Action Group’s Christmas campaign 2013 “Throw your Christmas gifts into the Baltic Sea” brought over 100 000 euros for the foundation’s Baltic Sea work. About one hundred companies decided to support BSAG’s Baltic Sea work by making a Christmas donation.  By donating, the companies can implement corporate responsibility… Read More

News 27.01.2014

NEFCO and the Baltic Sea Action Group are hosting a seminar on deep basin bottom sediment oxygenation in the Baltic Sea on February 3, 2014 at 18.30 – 19.30 in Helsinki. A regime shift has gradually occurred in the Baltic Sea: Today, oxygen depleted or oxygen free (hypoxic) bottoms release… Read More

News 16.12.2013

The results and conclusions from the first five years of project Järki, a.k.a “Sensible enhancement of water protection and biodiversity in agriculture” were published on Friday December 13th 2013.  Another reason to celebrate came as the chairman of the project‘s steering group and the co-founder of BSAG, Ilkka Herlin,… Read More

News 13.12.2013

SET Petrochemicals´ Commitment to consult decision makers in Russian oil industry and transportation network on the development of environmental friendly oil recovery vessels and rescue operation technology was yesterday brought to a very concrete conclusion: The icebreaking multipurpose emergency and rescue vessel “BALTIKA” was launched at the Arctech Helsinki Shipyard. Read More

News 11.12.2013

Baltic Sea Forum held in St. Petersburg boosted Commitment negotiations, resulting in 41 new Commitments in 2013. A Commitment for the Baltic Sea is an act or a process with a positive impact on the ecological balance of the Baltic Sea. BSAG actively seeks Commitments that benefit both the Baltic… Read More

News 25.11.2013

​St. Petersburg Initiative (SPI) was established at Baltic Sea Forum in St. Petersburg in April 2013 to bring private businesses, especially from Russia to the work for the Baltic Sea. The first proper cavalcade of project plans within SPI took place in Moscow 20.-21.11.2013. The SPI consists, inter alia, from… Read More

News 13.10.2013

The BSAG’s annual Christmas campaign started together with the below zero temperatures. Last year the Christmas campaign raised 145 000 euros for the Baltic Sea and enabled locating risky phosphorus piles, like the one found in Gdansk, pursuing new Commitments to enhance the cycling of the nutrients and bringing the… Read More

News 04.09.2013

​The sunny and relaxed Baltic Sea Living Room event gathered together Baltic Sea commitment makers and other friends of the Baltic Sea on 4.9.2013 at the Kulosaaren Casino, right by the Baltic Sea. In the welcome speech by Ilkka Herlin, the Chairman of BSAG, there were current news about furthering… Read More

News 21.08.2013

​From 2013 onwards Baltic Sea Action Group focuses on viewing the complex problems of the Baltic Sea from the perspective of nutrient cycling. A fair amount of new Commitments under discussion are focused on minimizing nutrient leakage into the Baltic Sea and on enhancing of safe recy​cling of nutrients, i.e. Read More

News 21.08.2013

Baltic Impulse –project cluster has published its report about what sustainable use of resources could be in the Baltic Sea Region. Funded by EU’s Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013, the cluster got 15 partners representing nine different projects all aiming at the protection of the Baltic Sea.  The projects focused… Read More

News 19.08.2013

The Minister for Natural Resources and Environment Sergey Donskoy and BSAG discussed especially about the opportunities that the St. Petersburg Baltic Sea Forum in April has opened. Among others the topics were the replacing of the Krasny Bor hazardous waste dump with an appropriate waste disposal plant, building an international… Read More

News 25.06.2013

Members of EuroRSA-European Rescue Swimmers Association will swim across the Baltic Sea from Tallinn to Helsinki as a relay swim starting on July 1st 2013. The goal of the deed is to draw attention to the critical state of the Baltic Sea and to raise funds for BSAG’s work to… Read More

News 29.05.2013

Spreading gypsum to the fields effectively reduces the phosphorus runoffs from agriculture to the water bodies. Gypsum also reduces the leaching of the organic carbon and reduces the carbon dioxide emissions to the climate.  The findings were done in the TraP-research project, implemented in years 2008 – 2012. The research… Read More

News 01.05.2013

The Baltic Sea Action Summit (BSAS) was held in St. Petersburg in 2013 under the name Baltic Sea Forum. The Forum was convened by PM Dmitri Medvedev on April 5–6, 2013. Participants included the Prime Ministers of Russia, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Iceland as well as the Deputy… Read More

News 06.04.2013

Baltic Sea countries have hastened their action to save the Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea Action Summit (BSAS) process  culminated  in the Baltic Sea Forum in St. Petersburg April 5.-6. 2013. Baltic Sea Action Group, BSAG, initiated the process to engage all levels of the society to work for the… Read More

News 05.04.2013

Speech by Ilkka Herlin, BSAG,given  in the first plenary session in Baltic Sea Forum 5.4. St. Petersburg. Honored heads of state and guests, The Baltic Sea does well. It is a healthy, well-balanced ecosystem. It does not anymore suffer from eutrophication. It’s not damaged by chemicals. The risk of oil… Read More

News 05.04.2013

The Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) and SUE ‘Vodokanal of St. Petersburg” are developing a road-map to reduce adverse impact on the Baltic Sea, the Ladoga and the Onega Lakes as they form an integrated aquatic system. SUE ‘Vodokanal of St. Petersburg’ has successfully implemented new technologies and efficient operation… Read More

News 05.04.2013

Welcome Speech by President Tarja Halonen Former President of the Republic of Finland April 5, 2013 Excellencies, Distinguished participants, It seems like an eternity has passed since the days of the Club of Rome and the Brundtland Commission. During the past decades, our knowledge on the state of the planet… Read More

News 05.04.2013

The first day of Baltic Sea Forum in St. Petersburg made it clear that ecological state of the Baltic Sea ranks high in the political agenda of participating countries. High ecological standards are seen as smart economics. The Baltic Sea Action Summit process, started in Helsinki 2010, was praised for… Read More

News 04.04.2013

BSAG publishes three booklets regarding the BSAS process progress during the Baltic Sea Summit in St.Petersburg April 5.-6. 2013. Commitment Book 2013 110 new Baltic Sea Commitments given after Baltic Sea Action Summit in Helsinki 2010. Commitment analysis 2013 Facts and figures about Commitments… Read More

News 04.04.2013

Fazer has made a commitment to Baltic Sea Action Group. Fazer is committed to developing its production, ways to work and offering in a way which contributes to the promotion of the ecological balance of the Baltic Sea. Fazer’s most important environmental impacts become concrete in the Baltic Sea area. Read More

News 03.04.2013

St. Petersburg: (2013-04-05): Yara International ASA today announced its commitment to reduce nitrogen leakage from fields to the Baltic Sea. Yara will leverage its quality products, application and crop competence and technology to support environmental performance and profitability in about 120 demo farms around the Baltic. “Nutrient run-off is one… Read More

News 03.04.2013

On Friday 5 April, Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen and Minister of the EnvironmentVille Niinistö will attend the Conference of the Heads of Government of the Baltic Sea States on Environmental Protection (also called the Baltic Sea Summit) in St Petersburg. The Conference follows up on the Baltic Sea Action Summit… Read More

News 01.04.2013

5-6 April 2013, Saint-Petersburg Corinthia Nevsky Palace Hotel 4th April, Tuesday 11:00 – 21:00 Registration of participants 5th April, Friday High-level segment 9:30-11:00 Registration, security check (Heads of Government, Ministers, chief executives of international organizations and companies) 11:30 – 14:20  PLENARY SESSION WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THE PRIME… Read More

News 19.03.2013

Baltic Sea Action Summit process to save the Baltic Sea with public-private cooperation proceeds from Helsinki to St. Petersburg. The Baltic Sea Summit brings together the Prime Ministers and the Ministers of Environment from the Baltic Sea and CBSS countries (Council of the Baltic Sea States ), as well as… Read More

News 12.03.2013

Finnish BSAG foundation drives Baltic Sea issues to the high political agenda The Baltic Sea Summit on environmental protection of the Baltic Sea is held in St. Petersburg April 5.-6. 2013. The event  brings together the Prime ministers and the Ministers of Environment from the Baltic Sea and CBSS countries,… Read More

News 25.02.2013

The BSAS-process for saving the Baltic Sea, which has started in Helsinki in 2010, will continue 5.-6. April, when prime ministers from the Baltic Sea countries will gather in St. Petersburg.   BSAG is responsible for monitoring commitments of the states and will take part in planning the content of… Read More

News 20.01.2013

Baltic Sea Action Group’s campaign “Let’s throw a gift to the Baltic Sea” exceeded all the expectations. The fundraising produced 135 000 euros to BSAG’s Baltic Sea work. The result doubled compared to last year. Over one hundred companies decided to support BSAG’s Baltic Sea work by making a Christmas… Read More

News 17.01.2013

​​​BSAG has started a new project on nutrient recycling and manure management on the Archipelago Sea catchment area at the end of 2012.  The project Järki-Manure is a part of a well-progressing Järki-project. A goal of the new project is to facilitate closer cooperation between manure-producing stock farms and crop… Read More

News 19.12.2012

President and CEO of Ramirent Group Magnus Rosén has directed anniversary donations to support BSAG’s work for Baltic Sea. Ramirent Group’s customers and stakeholders donated over 13 000 euro to honour Magnus Rosén’s 50th anniversary at the end of November. “Ramirent operates in Europe with Baltic Sea region being the… Read More

News 18.12.2012

Through the active work of former MEP Carl Haglund, at present the Minister of Defence of Finland, the European Parliament has decided to allocate 2.5 MEUR in the 2013 budget for the implementation of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. This decision was announced in Brussels on the… Read More

News 14.12.2012

Nordkalk, a member of Rettig Group will donate to the Baltic Sea Action Group the amount of 100,000 euros within the next five years. In the early summer Nordkalk has made a commitment, the aim of which is to improve the state of the Baltic Sea first of all by… Read More

News 02.12.2012

“We are convinced that the oil combat readiness for the Baltic Sea has been improved. We are proud to have had the chance to participate in this work”, states Jussi Hytönen, the development director of Niemi Palvelut Oy – Niemi Services Ltd. Niemi Services provided logistics for the Baltic Sea… Read More

News 02.12.2012

​International cooperation is a necessity if we are to save the Baltic Sea. Agriculture  is no different; the sea does not care from which country the excess nutrients are leaching. That is why BSAG is working towards more Baltic Sea friendly  agriculture in the whole Baltic Sea Region and took… Read More

News 14.11.2012

During the official visit of the Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev, BSAG met the Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Sergey Donskoy.During the meeting it was agreed upon the co-operation in the next Baltic Sea Action Summit, BSAS, which will be held in Russia in the spring 2013. Details… Read More

News 11.11.2012

​Eero Koivistoinen, a front-line Finnish jazz musician with a deep rooted love to the Baltic Sea, made a Commitment in 2010 to compose a work to raise awareness about the Baltic Sea issues. Kymi Sinfonietta ordered a work from him, in which he would himself be the soloist and the… Read More

News 23.10.2012

The major annual agri-environmental forum Greener Agriculture for a Bluer Baltic Sea is organized on October 24th and 25th in Copenhagen. The forum brings together over 200 participants from the Baltic Sea Region for networking and exchange of knowledge, experiences and ideas around the Baltic Sea. The conference is organized… Read More

News 26.09.2012

The cooperation between Brig Tre Kronor and BSAG will continue in 2013 Briggen Tre Kronor’s Sustainable Seas Initiative 2012 and the international sailing around the Baltic Sea has been completed successfully this year.  The Sustainable Seas Initiative started in 2011 to raise awareness about the Baltic Sea issues with a… Read More

News 19.09.2012

BSAG starts to coordinate a cluster of nine environmental Baltic Sea EU-projects under Baltic Sea Region Programme (BSRP). The cluster, Baltic Impulse, was officially accepted today at BSRP’s meeting in Oslo. ”The aim of the cluster is to make sure that the outcomes of all nine projects related to Baltic… Read More

News 17.09.2012

​​Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) and the European Space Agency (ESA) arranged a workshop on Friday 14th September 2012 to help catalyse the creation of new sustainable services for everyday use. Following an overview of the ESA’s Integrated Applications Promotion (IAP)  a number of thematic areas were addressed. Case studies… Read More

News 06.09.2012

By the end of this year two Finnish-based companies EcoStream and Kiitosimeon start offering a service to ship owners and port authorities that allow refining of waste oils, separately stored in vessel’s tanks and discharged at port. The waste oil will be used as raw-material for base oil production. This… Read More

News 22.08.2012

Baltic Sea Action Group organizes a Communication workshop for Commitment makers – with a help of Commitment makers-  on  22.8. and 29.8. in Helsinki. The goal of the day is to find new possibilities to use the Baltic Sea Commitment in each organizations´ own communication. The new Commitment bank web… Read More

News 06.08.2012

​Four Latvian companies showed bold thinking and determination as BSAG Commitment makers. They established an association named “Let’s Live Green” in May 2012. The main goal of the association is to unite entrepreneurs and other members of the society for public awareness actions focused on saving the Baltic Sea. The… Read More

News 04.07.2012

Baltic Sea Action Group has updated its Commitment web service. The new service allows Commitment makers to make changes to and to update their own Baltic Sea Commitments. The service requires a login username and password, which have been sent to the Commitment makers. The media and public may also… Read More

News 20.06.2012

Our Commitmen Bank is under renewal. Therefore the newest Commitments are not yet shown among other Commitments. The new system makes it easier to update the commitment milestones and follow the progress of the Commitments. Likewise, Commitments can be sorted according to various criteria. The new Commitment Bank will be… Read More

News 19.06.2012

Two determined Baltic Sea lovers, Noora Kunttu and Heini Lehto decided they wanted to help the sea by donating 100 000 euros for BSAG’s work. The twosome running a compact interior design firm Kehrä Interior, created a jewelry concept Guardian of the Baltic Sea from recycled silver to help collect… Read More

News 28.05.2012

​A book about Baltic Sea Action Groups work was published in Russian – and translation was a commitment to action from Translation Office Haapalainen. The book concentrating on the Baltic Sea issues and BSAG’s work is a great tool as the next Baltic Sea Action Summit is being organized in… Read More

News 21.05.2012

The European Space Agency (ESA) is inviting public and commercial end-user organisations to propose ideas and suggestions for new services that increase the resilience of critical infrastructure (e.g. networks handling water, energy, transport, communication or data).  Loss or damage of critical infrastructure would have a severe and widespread impact, e.g. Read More

News 14.05.2012

Some 50 businesses and organizations took part in Base Camp Helsinki 2012 event 14.5. to look for links between their core competences and solving the problems of the Baltic Sea. The welcome words by Ilkka Herlin, the chairman of the board of BSAG were followed by President Niinistö, the keynote… Read More

News 08.05.2012

​Baltic Sea Action Group organizes the BSAG Base Camp event in Suomenlinna on May 14th. The main focus of the event is to dive in to the challenges that the Baltic Sea faces and explore the possibilities that the challenges could offer. The President of the Republic of Finland will… Read More

News 22.04.2012

Baltic Sea Action Groups Base Camp is an event where companies are given a change to find a link between their business and helping the Baltic Sea. The idea is that the problems of the Baltic Sea are represented as opportunities and company representatives are encouraged to think how they… Read More

News 19.03.2012

​A fair share of the Baltic Sea commitments made for the BSAG focus on the awareness raising. The knowledge about the critical state of the Baltic Sea and the solutions to improve it, are essential for direct action to take place. The visibility of the Baltic Sea cause was well… Read More

News 08.02.2012

Wastewater plant in Kaliningrad is planned to be opened this year. Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) gathered some 140 concrete commitments to action for the Baltic Sea Action Summit (BSAS) held two years ago 10.2.2010 in Helsinki. States, companies and other organizations published their commitments, direct or indirect help for… Read More

News 24.01.2012

One year has passed since the Baltic Sea Action Summit. Now it is time to report on how the Commitments have progressed so far. The media is welcome to listen to what the states, companies and other organizations have done during the first year of the process. New Commitments, made… Read More

News 19.01.2012

​​In January 2012 ESA’s Integrated Applications Promotion Programme (IAP) will be issuing two open competitive Invitations to Tender (ITT) to investigate the feasibility of improving maritime safety, coastal surveillance and water quality monitoring in the Baltic. Focusing on integrated applications utilising and combining different space-based and terrestrial systems, up to… Read More

News 01.01.2012

A Commitment by made SET Group/SET Petrochemicals Ltd in Baltic Sea Action Summit 2010 was implemented successfully and completed in December 2011. The Commitment was to consult Russian oil industry and transportation network on oil recovery. Partly following the consultations the Russian Ministry of Transportation ordered a multifunction rescue vessel… Read More

News 20.12.2011

10 – 15 years ago we were all concerned by the mighty slogan: Globalization. Today, we are living in the effects of that globalization; it has become reality. And we have come to realize what that word means. It means very fast movements of ideas, capital, goods, diseases and people… Read More

News 18.12.2011

by DAVID J. CORD, Helsinki Times. The Baltic Sea Action Group is not a typical NGO. It will accept money, but it is more interested in actions and expertise. Save Our Sea… Read More

News 31.10.2011

Also private persons can now participate in the Baltic Sea work by donating any chosen sum. Baltic Sea Action Group was given a permit by Finnish Police authorities for collecting funds from the public in all of Finland except Åland 1.11.2011-31.10.2012. Donations will be directed to Baltic Sea Action Groups… Read More

News 23.10.2011

BSAG is looking for an information officer for a fixed term position for the agro-environmental project Baltic Compass. Baltic Compass is a EU financed project that promotes sustainable agriculture in the Baltic Sea Region. Baltic Compass aims to find ways for the agricultural sector to produce the daily food required… Read More

News 27.09.2011

In a meeting held on 23.9.2011, several important organizations from Finland and Sweden that are working to protect the Baltic Sea got together to discuss how they could cooperate more. Baltic Sea Action Group’s Chairman of the Board Ilkka Herlin and the Secretary General Mathias Bergman took part in the… Read More

News 18.09.2011

Princess Victoria’s former school, Stockholms Enskilda Gymnasiet, gives a commitment to the sea (Photo: Kari Vainio)   Today, the Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) organized a warmly-spirited Baltic Sea Living Room event as a part of the Swedish Crown Princess Victoria’s and Prince Daniel’s visit to Turku. Along with… Read More

News 15.09.2011

Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria will attend the Baltic Sea Living Room event at Forum Marinum in Turku on Monday 19.9. The event will focus on the concrete actions that will result in a healthier Baltic Sea. This timely event is organized by the Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG). As the… Read More

News 11.09.2011

St. Petersburg’s Women’s Fun Run was opened by Anna Kotsalo-Mustonen, the Development Director and co- founder of the Baltic Sea Action Group this Saturday 10.9. The running event, arranged now for the sixth time gathered almost 25 000 women and girls to St. Petersburg’s historical center’s streets and the beach… Read More

News 22.08.2011

The aim of the project “Our little Baltic Sea” was to teach to the children at Daghemmet Björnen about the Baltic Sea, its animals and plants, not forgetting to teach why the ecosystem is so volatile and how the children can protect the Baltic Sea. BSAG’s Chairman of the Board,… Read More

News 04.07.2011

Dear Friends of the Baltic Sea! The first half of the year 2011 has been an active time for BSAG. Among other issues, we started the year with preparations for the Baltic Sea Action Summit Follow-up of the Commitments made a year earlier, we were actively involved in the Finnish… Read More

News 24.05.2011

The Virtual Baltic Sea Party has proposed actions to help the Baltic Sea to the new government of Finland, which is now under negotiations. The proposal is in Finnish.​… Read More

News 20.04.2011

As an ice-prone sea, the Northern Baltic Sea sets extra challenges to manage the oil recovery effectively. The Baltic Sea is also very shallow and has thousands of islands adding to the complexities in any recovery situation. With increased marine traffic in the Baltic Sea are the industry players, governments,… Read More

News 20.04.2011

The BSAS 2010 – New standard for environmental action short film, describing the poor condition of the Baltic Sea and the Baltic Sea Action Summit meeting was awarded the Platinum Remi Award at the Houston International Film Festival in April 2011. The film was directed by Pami Teirikari, edited by… Read More

News 17.04.2011

Kansanedustajat sitoutuvat Itämeren pelastamiseen Kolme viikkoa vanha Virtuaalinen Itämeripuolue nousi viidenneksi suurimmaksi eduskuntapuolueeksi Itämeren pelastustoimien nopeuttamiseksi Internetissä lanseerattu Virtuaalinen Itämeripuolue (VIMP) on noussut eduskunnan viidenneksi suurimmaksi puolueeksi 32 edustajalla. Ehdokkaat tulevat useista eri puolueista ja kuudesta eri vaalipiiristä. VIMPiin kuuluvat kansanedustajat on listattu sivulla www.bsag.fi/itameripuolue. VIMP on eduskuntavaalien alla luotu… Read More

News 29.03.2011

Virtuaalinen Itämeripuolue kovaan nousuun Internetin yhteisöpalvelu Facebookissa lanseerattu Virtuaalinen Itämeripuolue (VIMP) on kahden päivän aikana hyväksynyt jäsenekseen 33 eduskuntavaalien ehdokasta. Ehdokkaat tulevat useista eri puolueista ja yhdeksästä vaalipiiristä. VIMP on eduskuntavaaleja varten luotu Baltic Sea Action Groupin aloite. Päästäkseen VIMPin jäseneksi ehdokkaan pitää luvata toimia kansanedustajana niin, että ympäristötuet maksetaan… Read More

News 24.03.2011

Virtuaalinen Itämeripuolue (VIMP) on Baltic Sea Action Groupin (BSAG) aloite eduskuntavaalien alla. Tavoitteena on kerätä yhteen kaikista eri puolueista ne ehdokkaat, jotka ovat halukkaita ajamaan Itämeren asiaa eduskunnassa. Virtuaalinen Itämeripuolue julkaistaan maanantaina 28.3. Facebookissa ja BSAG:n Internet-sivuilla. Virtuaalisen Itämeripuolueen tavoitteena on tuoda yhteen Itämerestä kiinnostuneet kansanedustajat yli puoluerajojen ja saada… Read More

News 16.03.2011

Now you can follow our activities on Facebook and Twitter also! http://www.facebook.com/balticseaactiongroup http://twitter.com/ BSAG_​… Read More

News 10.03.2011

The IAP programme (Integrated Applications Promotion) is an ESA (European Space Agency) programme that aims at developing sustainable services to help European citizens and industry face everyday challenges. BSAG hosts the IAP Ambassador Platform fo​r the Baltic Sea Region (APBSR) that supports ESA in interfacing with users confronted environment, safety… Read More

News 24.02.2011

Speeches from the BSAS Commitment Follow-up as well as our short animations are now available on our YouTube channel. http://www.youtube.com/user/balticseaactiongroup​… Read More

News 09.02.2011

The President of Finland Tarja Halonen brought good news to the Baltic Sea at the Commitment Follow-up event in Helsinki 10 February. She presented greetings from Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that Russia will arrange the next Baltic Sea Action Summit in 2012. The process that started exactly one year ago… Read More

News 09.02.2011

As its own Commitment, the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE made an analysis of the expected effects of the Baltic Sea Action Summit 2010 Commitments regarding their contribution to reaching the targets set in the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan. SYKE Commitment Evaluation 10 02 2011.pdfSYKE Commitment Evaluation 10 02 2011.pdf… Read More

News 07.02.2011

The Commitments made at the Baltic Sea Action Summit in Helsinki last February have progressed well. Of the more than 160 Commitments made, twelve percent are completed and over 70 percent are progressing. In addition to these, the states around the Baltic Sea report that their Commitments are advancing. With… Read More

News 07.02.2011

Focus area: Hazardous substances Commitment maker: Kemira Oyj Hazardous substances including residuals of pharmaceuticals and other organic compounds are not effectively degraded at common municipal wastewater treatment plants. Kemira is developing advanced oxidation technologies for removal of those contaminants. The most promising ones will be developed to applicable technical… Read More

News 25.01.2011

​BSAG’s Chairman of the Board Ilkka Herlin and Secretary General Mathias Bergman met King Carl XVI Gustaf and Crown Princess Victoria at the Royal Court on 25 January 2011. ​… Read More

News 23.01.2011

See also: View all speeches on our Youtube channel Press-release-Russia-will-host-the-next-Baltic-Sea-Action-Summit-in-2012-.aspx Evaluation-of-Baltic-Sea-Commitments.aspx Examples-of-well-progressing-Baltic-Sea-Commitments.aspx Good news for the Baltic Sea Press-release-Follow-up-of-Commitments-made-at-the-Baltic-Sea-Action-Summit.aspx ​ Thursday, 10 February 2011 at SEB Helsinki, Unioninkatu 30 (by invitation only) 09:00 Registration and coffee 9:50 Everyone seated… Read More

News 20.12.2010

December 2010 As the snow falls and Christmas is getting close, the Baltic Sea work continues and develops continuously. In the wake of the first anniversary of the Baltic Sea Action Summit, please let us give you a short update on the activities of BSAG. First, how are the Commitments… Read More

News 12.12.2010

The film Save the Baltic Sea, as part of the PR campaign for the Baltic Sea Action Summit, was awarded bronze at the European Advertising Festival, Eurobest. The campaign also won the Golden Lion Prize at the Cannes film festival yearlier this year. See the film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbqm0_V96sY… Read More

News 12.12.2010

The Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) and the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (Tekes) have agreed to promote satellite services related to the environment, safety and transport in the Baltic Sea region. Tekes represents Finland in the European Space Agency (ESA). The contract is linked to the Integrated… Read More

News 15.11.2010

As part of one of its Commitments for the Baltic Sea, Wärtsilä has performed technology piloting with their scrubber. Wärtsilä has also together with EGSCA (Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Manufacturers Association) arranged scrubber seminars in Hamburg, Oslo and Helsinki when this piloting onboard mt Suula has been separately reported. Read… Read More

News 15.11.2010

The Baltic Compass project has installed an automatic nutrient load measuring system in the river Vantaanjoki in Finland. The monitoring system is part of the Baltic Compass project’s identification of agricultural nutrient run-off risk areas.​… Read More

News 04.11.2010

“Cooperation that knows no boundaries is crucial for the Baltic Sea,” says Harri Kerminen, President and CEO of Kemira Oyj, in the Pan-European Institute’s discussion forum, Baltic Rim Economies (BRE). Please read the whole article:  BalticRimEconomiesBimonthly5.2010.pdfBalticRimEconomiesBimonthly5.2010.pdf32.12 kB​… Read More

News 19.10.2010

As its commitment to the Baltic Sea Action process, Gard (Baltic) arranges, together with the BSAG, a seminar on the theme The protection of the Baltic Sea: The perspective of Shipowners and their P&I Clubs. The seminar will be held at Katajanokan Kasino on 2 November. For further information, please… Read More

News 19.10.2010

A public awareness seminar with the theme waste water update in Latvia was arranged by the BSAG and Kemira Oyj in Riga in September. The key subjects of the seminar were Helcom’s Baltic Sea Action Plan, the Latvian State’s commitment, and challenges of and solutions to sludge handling in Latvia. Read More

News 03.10.2010

On 30 September, a get together called Base Camp 2010 was held at the Finnish Defence Command in Helsinki. The event gathered 100 participants from some 40 Finnish companies and organizations. The aim was to engage more companies to join forces to work towards a cleaner Baltic Sea. During the… Read More

News 09.09.2010

Would you like to find out how you can help the Baltic Sea – and your company, too? Join us at Base Camp at the Defence Command! On 30 September 2010, the BSAG will organize an event in Helsinki called the “Base Camp at the Defence Command,” together with Kestävä… Read More

News 19.08.2010

The Baltic Sea Action Group works to bring together all parties in society to protect the vulnerable marine ecosystem of the Baltic Sea. Vaisala has joined the effort, and has committed to delivering a hydrological forecasting system for the Pärnu river basin. Read the entire article published in Vaisala Oyj’s… Read More

News 11.07.2010

Belarus • In 2003 Belarus joined The UN Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention). • In 2002 Belarus and the Russian Federation signed a bilateral Agreement on Protection and Rational Use of Transboundary Water bodies. • National preparation procedures are completed concerning… Read More

News 28.06.2010

June 2010 Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading ship power system integrator, in co-operation with Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG), has arranged an environmental conference to seek shipping solutions that can benefit the seriously polluted Baltic Sea. The conference was held at Suomenlinna, a maritime fortress just off the coast of… Read More

News 21.06.2010

Ilkka Herlin wrote a column to NEFCO`s newsletter about the role of environment in company strategies during recession “One doesn`t have to be a fortune teller to realize that environmental affairs will be at the forfront of all major future business decisions and developments” To read more, please visit following… Read More

News 10.06.2010

PRESS RELEASE 12.5.2010 Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) Scripophily.fi and Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) are looking for cancelled share certificates for auctioning for the benefit of the Baltic Sea. CANCELLED SHARE CERTIFICATES TO HELP THE BALTIC SEA Scripophily.fi, which specialises in collecting obsolete share certificates, is challenging companies to… Read More

News 03.06.2010

FUTURE SHIPPING SOLUTIONS FOR THE BALTIC SEA 22.6.2010, Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland For more information please choose the following link: 100528_BSAGleaflet FINAL.pdf100528_BSAGleaflet FINAL.pdf  292.56 kB ​… Read More

News 31.05.2010

Russia has announced to order a new kind of icebreaker for oil combat from Finland. The agreement was published at a meeting between the Prime Ministers, Vladimir Putin and Matti Vanhanen on Thursday, 27.5. 2010 in Lappeenranta, Finland. The design and order of the new oil combat vessel is a… Read More

News 16.05.2010

Vilna, 1.-2.6.2010 Baltic Development Forum BDF Belfast, 14-15.6.2010 World Ocean Council / Sustainable Ocean Summit Suomenlinna / Helsinki 22.6.2010 Joint conference Wärstilä & Baltic Sea Action Group  – Future solutions for marine sector in the Baltic Sea Gotland, 1.-2.7.2010 World Ecological Forum Pori, 23.7.2010, SuomiAreena – event klo 10.30-11.30​… Read More

News 06.05.2010

By Dr. Anna Kotsalo-Mustonen and Dr. Mathias Bergman BSAG and the Baltic Sea Throughout history, the Baltic Sea has been an essential part of the lives of the peoples living at its shores. Each time and generation has had its own perceptions of the sea, based on a combination of… Read More

News 06.05.2010

By Dr. Anna Kotsalo-Mustonen and Dr. Mathias Bergman BSAG and the Baltic Sea Throughout history, the Baltic Sea has been an essential part of the lives of the peoples living at its shores. Each time and generation has had its own perceptions of the sea, based on a combination of… Read More

News 21.04.2010

A Travelling Photo and Essay Exhibition “Earth Day” opens today 22 April 2010 in Riga, Latvia. The Exhibition gathers the best photos and essays of Latvian high-school students in competition devoted to “Earth Day” One of the categories was Baltic Sea and BSAG was invited to evaluate the photos in… Read More

News 20.04.2010

Lifelong Learning in Europe featured an article about challenges on saving the Baltic Sea by BSAG co-founder Anna Kotsalo-Mustonen a year ago (1/2009). In the latest number (1/20101) there was a follow up on the how the work continues. Read the article here: LLinE 1_2010 sivu 3.pdfLLinE 1_2010 sivu 3.pdf… Read More

News 07.04.2010

On her speech to the diplomatic corps at a banquet at the Presidential Palace on 8 April 2010, President Halonen took up Baltic Sea Action Summit as an example of a good co-operation for the environment “Work to protect the environment should begin close to home. As the well-known slogan… Read More

News 16.03.2010

Baltic Sea Action Summit was widely noticed in the media globally. There were over 1000 articles on the Summit from 30 different countries. The Summit was in general seen as a positive example of international and intersectoral cooperation to solve environmental crisis.​… Read More

News 13.02.2010

Simon Tisdall/ The Guardian Finns aren’t afraid to take on the world. Between 1939 and 1945, military minnow Finland was variously at war with the Soviet Union, Britain and Germany, and survived to tell the tale. The big problem in 1940 was not the large numbers of invading Red Army… Read More

News 09.02.2010

By Stephen Cole in Helsinki, Finland The organisers of the Baltic Sea Action Summit in Helsinki say they are trying to save the most polluted body of water in the world. Over the last century, the nine countries which border the Baltic Sea – a stretch of semi-enclosed body of… Read More

News 07.02.2010

The Baltic Sea Action Summit to be held at Finlandia Hall on 10 February will bring together such public and private sector operators of the Baltic Sea area who are willing to make concrete commitments contributing to the recovery of the Baltic Sea. Almost 140 commitments have already been made. Read More

News 07.02.2010

Office of the President of the Republic Press release 8.2.2010 The Baltic Sea Action Summit to be held on 10 February will bring together in Helsinki Heads of State and Government, representatives of the business sector and NGOs to a new kind of summit. The Baltic Sea Action Summit is… Read More

News 03.11.2009

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News 03.11.2009

Read the article (in German) here. Lübecker Nachrichten 4 11 09.pdfLübecker Nachrichten 4 11 09.pdf 56.48 kB… Read More

News 03.11.2009

Read the article (in German) here.  ​​… Read More

News 25.10.2009

LexisNexis News: Putin on results of Russian -Finnish talks On Oct 25, 2009 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and the Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen gave a joint press conference on the results of the Russian -Finnish talks. Vladimir Putin’s remarks: “We have just finished another meeting with Mr. Matti… Read More

News 30.09.2009

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News 10.09.2009

Translation in English: Weekly newspaper for the scientific community No. 37 (1059). 11 September 2009 Why have the worms come back? The work of scientists in the waters of the Baltic bear fruit At the end of the current year, the international media reported fantastic news: for the first time… Read More

News 08.09.2009

IceNews: Finland sets out to save the Baltic Sea More information: http://www.icenews.is/index.php/2009/06/09/finland-sets-out-to-save-the-baltic-sea/​​… Read More

News 02.09.2009

http://www.respublika.info/4830/nature/article33637/​ Translation in English: Nature and ecology “Complaint Book” for the Baltic Sea… Vera APTEAGA, “Ed” It is only possible to do it more frequently by uniting forces. Another step on the way to solving the problems of the Baltic Sea was taken in the form of the Kemira… Read More

News 05.06.2009

Crienglish.com: Finnish Gov’t Outlined Measures to Save the Baltic Sea More information: http://english.cri.cn/6966/2009/06/06/1781s490896.htm​​… Read More

News 19.05.2009

The work done on behalf of the Baltic Sea was raised up to a new level with the President’s, Prime Minister’s and BSAG’s joint project kick-off at Säätytalo May 19th. The initiators, President Halonen, Prime Minister Vanhanen and Chairman of the Board of BSAG Ilkka Herlin emphasized together the importance… Read More

News 19.05.2009

China Economic Net: Finland to take action to save Baltic Sea More information: http://en.ce.cn/World/Europe/200905/20/t20090520_19127270.shtml​​… Read More

News 19.05.2009

Goodnewsfinland.com: Baltic Sea Action Summit 2010 aims to save the Baltic Sea More information: http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/baltic-sea-action-summit-2010-aims-to-save-the-baltic-sea/​​… Read More

News 18.05.2009

The President of the Republic of Finland: Press Releases and News: Heads of State or Government and companies to make joint efforts to save Baltic Sea – launch of Baltic Sea Action Summit project More information:​ http://www.presidentti.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=72580&intSubArtID=28518​… Read More

News 18.05.2009

President of the Republic Tarja Halonen, Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and Chairman of the Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) Ilkka Herlin launched their joint initiative, the Baltic Sea Action Summit, on Tuesday, 19 May 2009. The most visible part of the joint initiative is the Baltic Sea Action Summit (BSAS),… Read More

News 18.05.2009

Outotec participates in the Baltic Sea Action Summit project Press Release:​ http://www.outotec.com/pages/XMLPage____37008.aspx?epslanguage=EN&dominourl=http%3a%2f%2fcws.huginonline.com%2fO%2f137025%2fPR%2f200905%2f1316187.xml​… Read More

News 18.05.2009

Nasdaq: Press Release – Outotec Participates In The Baltic Sea Action Summit Project More information: http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=200905190721dowjonesdjonline000267&title=press-release-outotec-participates-in-the-baltic-sea-action-summit-project​… Read More

News 18.05.2009

YLE: New Efforts To Rescue The Baltic Sea More information:​http://yle.fi/uutiset/news/2009/05/new_efforts_to_rescue_the_baltic_sea_745642.html​… Read More

News 18.05.2009

Euroinvestor.co.uk: Cargotec joins Baltic Sea Action Summit joint venture to save the Baltic Sea More information:​ http://www.euroinvestor.co.uk/news/shownewsstory.aspx?storyid=10452836​… Read More

News 18.05.2009

Sina (English): Finland to take action to save Baltic Sea More information: http://english.sina.com/world/2009/0519/242360.html​​​… Read More

News 18.03.2009

Government Communications Unit The Office Of The President Of The Republic Of Finland Press release: Heads of State or Government and companies to make joint efforts to save Baltic Sea – launch of Baltic Sea Action Summit project More information:​ http://www.vnk.fi/ajankohtaista/tiedotteet/tiedote/fi.jsp?oid=262138​… Read More

News 12.01.2009

Kaleva Travel and Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) have started a new fund for those producers and users of travel services who are concerned of the state of the Baltic Sea and the climate. The fund established today on January 13th, is called Travel Balance Fund. Donations to the fund… Read More

News 28.10.2008

Significance of research to BSAG Science and research are closely linked to BSAG’s operations and act as one of the corner stones of our operations. The actions taken in order to preserve and rescue the Baltic Sea, which BSAG will develop even further, must all have scientific validity and relevance. Read More