The SEABASED Steering Group and project team gathered in Mariehamn, Åland 24.–25.4.2019 to catch up with the pilots and to collect views and valuable advice.
In the end of March, the Government of Åland and the County Administrative Board of Östergötland headed for Västervik, Sweden, or more specifically, Gamleby. Besides being the second largest urban area in Västervik Municipality, Gamleby is also the location for an exciting project. Annica Brink, a project coordinator in the Government of Åland, writes how brackish waters have been used to irrigate agricultural fields in Sweden.
Have you ever wondered how pilot sites are chosen in field experiments? Irma Puttonen, project planner from the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Southwest Finland, reveals her secrets on how the sites in the sediment removal pilot study have been chosen.