Newsroom / 29.09.2025

Finland’s next-generation icebreaker is taking shape in Aker Arctic’s ice laboratory

The concept design of the new B+ class icebreaker “Aino” is underway, supported by extensive model-scale testing to ensure it meets demanding Baltic Sea conditions for the next 50 years.

With future-proof propulsion options, methanol-ready power systems, and superior manoeuvrability in thick brash ice, the design represents a leap forward in cost-efficient, environmentally sustainable icebreaking.

Read our latest article to see how model testing, advanced hydrodynamics, and real mariner feedback are shaping a vessel designed to serve well →

Finnish icebreaker “Aino” in extensive model tests