''Aranda'' is a Finnish ice-strengthened research vessel built by

Wärtsilä Marine Wärtsilä Marine (; ) was a Finland, Finnish shipbuilding company. The company was created in 1987 in order to improve shipbuilding productivity by combining the Wärtsilä and Valmet yards under the same organisation. The yards were located in ...

in 1989 and owned by the

Finnish Environment Institute The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) (, ) is a multidisciplinary research and expert institute under the Ministry of the Environment, Finland. SYKE has four office and research facilities in Helsinki, Oulu, Jyväskylä and Joensuu Joensu ...

. A state-of-the-art research vessel equipped for icy conditions, she operates mainly in the

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but has also made voyages to the

Arctic Sea The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five oceanic divisions. It spans an area of approximately and is the coldest of the world's oceans. The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) recognizes it as an ocean, a ...

as well as the areas around

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. A major overhaul of the ship began in summer 2017, during which the length of the ship was increased to accommodate additional research and laboratory facilities. The vessel was also equipped with electric transmission.

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