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Parliamentarians from around the Baltic Sea are meeting in Turku from 3 to 5 May. The Finnish Parliament, Eduskunta, is hosting. The venue is Forum Marinum.

The programme moves between the conference table and the field. On Monday, 4 May, delegates travel to Qvidja research farm in Parainen, where experts speak on the Baltic Sea’s condition, marine hotspots, and regenerative farming. That afternoon, the formal session opens at Forum Marinum. Speakers include General Janne Jaakkola, Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces; Professor Henri Vogt of the University of Turku; the Regional Council of Southwest Finland; and Jörgen Pettersson, Speaker of the Åland Parliament and BSPC Rapporteur on Integrated Maritime Policy. On Tuesday, 5 May, delegates visit the West Finland Coast Guard District and sail aboard the patrol vessel Uisko.

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Originally published on 1 May