The Rotarians’ charity event Silakkasoutu donated €6 000 to the Finnish Environment Foundation.
In October, the Rotarians’ charity event Silakkasoutu brought more than 200 people to Töölönlahti Bay to row church boats.
The event raised €6 000 for the Baltic Sea. The funds raised were donated to the Finnish Environment Institute Syke at an event in Riihimäki to be used for the diving equipment of the research vessel Aranda.
The research vessel Aranda is searching for wartime wrecks lying on the bottom of the Baltic Sea, which may still contain harmful substances such as oil-based fuels and lubricants.
Together with explosives in munitions (Unexploded ordnance, UXO) and chemical weapons dumped in the sea, they can pose a growing threat to the Baltic Sea.