Art11

Member State report / Art11 / 2014-2020 / D6 / Finland / Baltic Sea

Report type	Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article	Art. 11 Monitoring programmes (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due	2014-10-15; 2020-10-15
GES Descriptor	D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats
Member State	Finland
Region/subregion	Baltic Sea
Reported by	Reporter not found
Report date	Date not found; 2020-10-31
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Simplified table

2014 data

2020 data

Monitoring programme	Monitoring programme name	MP_D1_4_6_SeabedHabitats				MP_D1_4_6_WaterColumnHabitats
	Reference existing programme	BALFI-D01,04,06ben				BALFI-D01,04,06pel
	Marine Unit ID	BAL-FI-RG-Baltic Sea				BAL-FI-RG-Baltic Sea
Q4e - Programme ID		BALFI-D01,04,06ben				BALFI-D01,04,06pel
Q4f - Programme description		General information is available in the HELCOM Monitoring manual (Biodiversity - Seabed habitats) - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/introduction#SeabedHabitats General information on Sub-programmes (Seabed habitat distribution and extent) is available in the HELCOM Monitoring manual at: http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/seabed-habitat-distribution-and-extent/				General information is available in the HELCOM Monitoring manual (Biodiversity - Water column habitats) - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/introduction#WaterColumnHabitats General information on Sub-programmes is available in the HELCOM Monitoring manual (Hydrography) at: http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/hydrography/
Q5e - Natural variability		ExpertOpinion Qualitative Quantiative				ExpertOpinion Qualitative Quantiative
Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES	Q5d - Adequate data	Y				Y
	Q5d - Established methods	Y				Y
	Q5d - Adequate understanding of GES	Y				Y
	Q5d - Adequate capacity	Y				Y
Q5f - Description of programme for GES assessment		The monitoring supports indicators which measure the distance to GES. The monitoring is sufficient to detect the natural variability. The monitoring of benthic fauna and flora is established; currently biotopes are being monitored through this monitoring. The Finnish underwater nature mapping program (VELMU) has mapped all benthic biotopes which serves as a baseline for monitoring of the remaining biotopes, which will be assessed by 2018 on the basis of this mapping.				The monitoring supports indicators which measure the distance to GES. The monitoring is sufficient to detect the natural variability.
Q5g - Gap-filling date for GES assessment		By2014				By2014
Q5h - Plans to implement monitoring for GES assessment		Benthic biotope monitoring will be further developed for the next monitoring cycle based on the baseline mapping.				No immediate development needs.
Q6a -Relevant targets	Q6a - Environmental target	Target 06 Target 07 Target 08 Target 09 Target 10 Target 20 Target 24 Target 25 Target 26				Target 09 Target 19 Target 23
	Q6a - Associated indicator	Target 06 Target 08 Target 09 Target 10 Target 20 Target 24 Target 25 Target 26				Target 09 Target 19 Target 23
Q6b - Adequacy for assessment of targets	Q6b_SuitableData	Y				Y
	Q6b_EstablishedMethods	Y				Y
	Q6d_AdequateCapacity	Y				Y
Q6c - Target updating		Y				Y
Q6d - Description of programme for targets assessment		The progress towards the target will be monitored by a number of indicators (see Finnish Art. 10 report)				The progress towards the target will be monitored by a number of indicators (see Finnish Art. 10 report)
Q6e - Gap-filling date for targets assessment		By2014				By2014
Q6f - Plans to implement monitoring for targets assessment
Q7a - Relevant activities		CablesPipelines Dredging MiningSandGravel OffshoreStructures Ports RenewableEnergy Shipping SolidWasteDisposal				TourismRecreation
Q7b - Description of monitoring of activities		Data collected from licensing authorities (eg. constructions, dredging) and automatic identification system (AIS) is used in an assessment of pressures by HELCOM in the Baltic Sea region. HELCOM cumulative impact assessments have identified the impacts of activities on marine environment.				The number and location of bathing sites are monitored under this program. Their effects on water quality assessed under the Bathing Water Directive.
Q7c - Relevant measures
Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures	Q7d - Adequate data
	Q7d - Established methods
	Q7d - Adequate understanding of GES
	Q7d - Adequate capacity
	Q7d - Addresses activities and pressures
	Q7d - Addresses effectiveness of measures
Q7d - Description of monitoring for measures
Q7f - Gap-filling date for activities and measures		By2014				By2014
Q8a - Links to existing Monitoring Programmes		HELCOM Habitats WFD				BathingWater HELCOM WFD
Reference sub-programme	Sub-programme ID	BALFI-D01,04,06ben-1	BALFI-D01,04,06ben-2	BALFI-D01,04,06ben-3	BALFI-D01,04,06ben-4	BALFI-D01,04,06pel-1	BALFI-D01,04,06pel-2	BALFI-D01,04,06pel-3	BALFI-D01,04,06pel-4	BALFI-D01,04,06pel-5
	Sub-programme name	Benthic species - abundance and/or biomass	Benthic species - abundance and/or biomass	Seabed habitats - distribution and extent	Physical disturbance - from dredging and disposal of dredged material	Mobile species - abundance and/or biomass	Plankton blooms (biomass, frequency)	Microbial pathogen levels - in water column (bathing waters)	Water column - hydrological characteristics	Water column - physical characteristics
Q4g - Sub-programmes	Sub-programme ID	BALFI-D01,04,06ben-1	BALFI-D01,04,06ben-2	BALFI-D01,04,06ben-3	BALFI-D01,04,06ben-4	BALFI-D01,04,06pel-1	BALFI-D01,04,06pel-2	BALFI-D01,04,06pel-3	BALFI-D01,04,06pel-4	BALFI-D01,04,06pel-5
	Sub-programme name	Benthic species - abundance and/or biomass	Benthic species - abundance and/or biomass	Seabed habitats - distribution and extent	Physical disturbance - from dredging and disposal of dredged material	Mobile species - abundance and/or biomass	Plankton blooms (biomass, frequency)	Microbial pathogen levels - in water column (bathing waters)	Water column - hydrological characteristics	Water column - physical characteristics



Q4k - Monitoring purpose		StateImpact	StateImpact	StateImpact	StateImpact Pressurse Activities	StateImpact	StateImpact	StateImpact Activities	StateImpact	StateImpact
Q4l - Links of monitoring programmes of other Directives and Conventions		HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Softbottom fauna - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/benthic-community-species-distribution-and-abundance/softbottom-fauna HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Seabed habitat physical characteristics - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/seabed-habitat-distribution-and-extent/seabed-habitat-physical-characteristics Essential information describing this national sub-programme is available in the above mentioned HELCOM Monitoring manual sub-programme.	This sub-programme also refers to the monitoring which has been reported under the Water Framework Directive (Benthic fauna). Further information describing this national sub-programme is available in: HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Softbottom fauna - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/benthic-community-species-distribution-and-abundance/softbottom-fauna HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Seabed habitat physical characteristics - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/seabed-habitat-distribution-and-extent/seabed-habitat-physical-characteristics	This sub-programme refers to the monitoring which has been reported under the Water Framework Directive (Benthic fauna). Further information describing this national sub-programme is available in: HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Hard bottom species - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/benthic-community-species-distribution-and-abundance/hardbottom-species . HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Habitat forming species - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/seabed-habitat-distribution-and-extent/habitat-forming-species-and-substrates	This sub-programme refers to the monitoring which has been reported under the Water Framework Directive.	Essential information describing this national sub-programme is available in: HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Zooplankton species composition, abundance and biomass - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/zooplankton/zooplankton-species-composition-abundance-and-biomass	This sub-programme also refers to the monitoring which has been reported under the Water Framework Directive. Further information on the sub-programme is described in: HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Phytoplankton species composition, abundance and biomass - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/phytoplankton/species-composition-abundance-and-biomass	This sub-programme refers to the monitoring which has been reported under the Bathing water directive (2006/7/EU) and the Water Framework Directive. Essential information describing this national sub-programme is available at: EEA State of bathing water site: http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/interactive/bathing/state-of-bathing-waters-1	This sub-programme also refers to the monitoring which has been reported under the Water Framework Directive. Further information describing this sub-programme is available in: HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Water column hydrological characteristics - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/hydrography/temperature-salinity-transparency-turbidity	Essential information describing this sub-programme is available in: HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Water column physical characteristics - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/hydrography/waves-currents-%28sealevel%29 HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Ice - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/hydrography/ice




Q5c - Features	Q5c - Habitats	LitRock LitSed ShallRock ShallCoarseSed ShallSand ShallMud ShallMxdSed ShelfCoarseSed ShelfSand ShelfMud ShelfMxdSed				RedSalinity VarSalinity MarineCoast MarineShelf IceHabitat
	Q5c - Species list
	Q5c - Physical/Chemical features	H2S, sediment color, substrate type OxygenLevels PhysicalChemicalOther Salinity SeaBottomTemperature WaveExposure				CurrentVelocity IceCover Mixing OxygenLevels PhysicalChemicalOther Salinity SeaBottomTemperature SeaSurfaceTemperature Transparency Turbidity Upwelling pH water level, wave height
	Q5c - Pressures	PhysDam PhysDam_abrasion PhysDam_extraction PhysDam_silt PhysDisturbance PhysLoss PhysLoss_Seal PhysLoss_Smother
Q9a - Elements		littoral sediment macrozoobenthos shelf sublittoral coarse sediment shelf sublittoral mixed sediment shelf sublittoral mud shelf sublittoral sand	littoral sediment macrozoobenthos shallow sublittoral coarse sediment shallow sublittoral mixed sediment shallow sublittoral mud shallow sublittoral sand	Blue mussel Littoral rock and biogenic reef Macroalgae Macrozoobenthos Shallow sublittoral rock and biogenic reef	contaminant levels in dredged material disposal of dredged matter dredging marine constructions selective exploitation of the seabed shipping	macrozooplankton	phytoplankton	Biological disturbance Introduction of microbial pathogens	physical characteristics	ice physical characteristics
Q5a - GES criteria	Relevant GES criteria	1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 4.3 5.3 6.1 6.2				1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 4.3 5.2
Q5b - GES indicators	Relevant GES indicators	1.4.1 1.4.2 1.5.1 1.5.2 1.6.1 1.6.2 1.6.3 4.3.1 5.3.1 6.1.1 6.1.2 6.2.2 6.2.3				1.4.1 1.4.2 1.5.1 1.5.2 1.6.1 1.6.2 1.6.3 1.7.1 4.3.1 5.2.2 5.2.4
Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact)	Species distribution					MP-9b-1-1-1	MP-9b-1-1-1
	Species population size
	Species population characteristics
	Species impacts
	Habitat distribution	MP-9b-1-5-1	MP-9b-1-5-1	MP-9b-1-5-1
	Habitat extent	MP-9b-1-6-1	MP-9b-1-6-1	MP-9b-1-6-1
	Habitat condition (physical-chemical)	MP-9b-1-7-12 MP-9b-1-7-13 MP-9b-1-7-6	MP-9b-1-7-12 MP-9b-1-7-13 MP-9b-1-7-6	MP-9b-1-7-12 MP-9b-1-7-13 MP-9b-1-7-5	MP-9b-1-7-12				MP-9b-1-7-1 MP-9b-1-7-13 MP-9b-1-7-2 MP-9b-1-7-7	MP-9b-1-7-13 MP-9b-1-7-3 MP-9b-1-7-4 MP-9b-1-7-5
	Habitat condition (biological)	MP-9b-1-8-1 MP-9b-1-8-2 MP-9b-1-8-3	MP-9b-1-8-1 MP-9b-1-8-2 MP-9b-1-8-3	MP-9b-1-8-1 MP-9b-1-8-2 MP-9b-1-8-5 MP-9b-1-8-6		MP-9b-1-8-1 MP-9b-1-8-2 MP-9b-1-8-3	MP-9b-1-8-1 MP-9b-1-8-2 MP-9b-1-8-3
	Habitat impacts
Q9b - Parameters monitored (pressures)	Pressure input				MP-9b-2-1-3
	Pressure output				MP-9b-2-2-4			MP-9b-2-2-6
Q9b - Parameters monitored (activity)	Activity				MP-9b-3-1-4
Q9b Parameters monitored (other)	Other
Q41 Spatial scope		TerritorialWaters BeyondMSwaters	WFD_CW TerritorialWaters	WFD_CW	WFD_CW TerritorialWaters EEZ	TerritorialWaters EEZ BeyondMSwaters	TerritorialWaters EEZ BeyondMSwaters	WFD_CW	WFD_CW TerritorialWaters EEZ BeyondMSwaters	WFD_CW TerritorialWaters EEZ BeyondMSwaters
Q4j - Description of spatial scope		HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Softbottom fauna - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/benthic-community-species-distribution-and-abundance/softbottom-fauna	HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Softbottom fauna - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/benthic-community-species-distribution-and-abundance/softbottom-fauna	HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Hard bottom species - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/benthic-community-species-distribution-and-abundance/hardbottom-species . HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Habitat forming species - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/seabed-habitat-distribution-and-extent/habitat-forming-species-and-substrates	Siltation, dredging and selective exploitation of seabed is carried out in the coastal areas of all Finnish marine sub-basins.	HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Zooplankton species composition, abundance and biomass - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/zooplankton/zooplankton-species-composition-abundance-and-biomass	HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Phytoplankton species composition, abundance and biomass - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/phytoplankton/species-composition-abundance-and-biomass	Monitoring is done only on public bathing sites along the Finnish coast. One of the main sources of pathogens are the public bathing sites.	HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Water column hydrological characteristics - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/hydrography/temperature-salinity-transparency-turbidity	HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Water column physical characteristics - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/hydrography/waves-currents-%28sealevel%29 HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Ice - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/hydrography/ice
Marine Unit IDs		BAL-FI-RG-Baltic Sea				BAL-FI-RG-Baltic Sea
Q4h - Temporal scope	Start date- End date	1965-9999	1965-9999	2006-9999	2014-9999	1976-9999	1979-9999	2009-9999	1979-9999	1791-9999
Q9h - Temporal resolution of sampling		Yearly	Yearly	Yearly	6yearly	Yearly	Yearly	4 times per year Other	3monthly	3yearly

Q9c - Monitoring method		HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Softbottom fauna - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/benthic-community-species-distribution-and-abundance/softbottom-fauna HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Seabed habitat physical characteristics - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/seabed-habitat-distribution-and-extent/seabed-habitat-physical-characteristics Essential information describing this national sub-programme is available in the above mentioned HELCOM Monitoring manual sub-programme.	HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Softbottom fauna - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/benthic-community-species-distribution-and-abundance/softbottom-fauna HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Seabed habitat physical characteristics - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/seabed-habitat-distribution-and-extent/seabed-habitat-physical-characteristics Essential information describing this national sub-programme is available in the above mentioned HELCOM Monitoring manual sub-programme.	HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Hard bottom species - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/benthic-community-species-distribution-and-abundance/hardbottom-species . HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Habitat forming species - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/seabed-habitat-distribution-and-extent/habitat-forming-species-and-substrates HELCOM Combine manual. Annex C-9 Guidelines for monitoring of phytobenthic plant and animal communities in the Baltic Sea http://www.helcom.fi/stc/files/CombineManual/PartC/AnnexC9.pdf	The level of contaminants (Hg, Cd, Cu, PAH, PCB, TBT) and the volume of dredged masses are measured as a part of monitoring of licensed activities along the Finnish coast. The volume of dredged masses are measured and the contaminant levels are determined by standard methods.The cumulative effects of selective exploitation of the seabed is also monitored within this sub-programme. Information on marine constructions and shipping is collected through licensing authorities and HELCOM.	HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Zooplankton species composition, abundance and biomass - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/zooplankton/zooplankton-species-composition-abundance-and-biomass	HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Phytoplankton species composition, abundance and biomass - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/phytoplankton/species-composition-abundance-and-biomass	National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health - http://www.valvira.fi/files/ohjeet/Yleisten_uimarantojen_uimaveden_valvonta.pdf (in Finnish)	HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Water column hydrological characteristics - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/hydrography/temperature-salinity-transparency-turbidity	HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Water column physical characteristics - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/hydrography/waves-currents-%28sealevel%29 HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Ice - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/hydrography/ice
Q9d - Description of alteration to method			Monitoring of shallow seabed habitats has been started in the Finnish underwater mapping program VELMU. The VELMU-program provides baseline habitat maps for the basis of future monitoring. The monitoring methods are described in the HELCOM Monitoring manual (see above).
Q9e - Quality assurance		COMBINE	COMBINE	COMBINE	Contamination: National. Dredging: HELCOM. Construction: EIA legislation Other	COMBINE	COMBINE	National	COMBINE	COMBINE
Q9f - Quality control		RealandDelayedValidation	RealandDelayedValidation	RealandDelayedValidation	Unknown	RealandDelayedValidation	RealandDelayedValidation	Unknown	RealandDelayedValidation	RealandDelayedValidation
Q9g - Spatial resolution of sampling	Q9g - Proportion of area covered %				100	100
	Q9g - No. of samples	HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Softbottom fauna - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/benthic-community-species-distribution-and-abundance/softbottom-fauna . HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Seabed habitat physical characteristics - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/seabed-habitat-distribution-and-extent/seabed-habitat-physical-characteristics	HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Softbottom fauna - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/benthic-community-species-distribution-and-abundance/softbottom-fauna . HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Seabed habitat physical characteristics - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/seabed-habitat-distribution-and-extent/seabed-habitat-physical-characteristics	HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Hard bottom species - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/benthic-community-species-distribution-and-abundance/hardbottom-species . HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Habitat forming species - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/seabed-habitat-distribution-and-extent/habitat-forming-species-and-substrates . HELCOM Combine manual. Annex C-9 Guidelines for monitoring of phytobenthic plant and animal communities in the Baltic Sea http://www.helcom.fi/stc/files/CombineManual/PartC/AnnexC9.pdf	Monitoring of all activities is done in all Finnish coastal areas (all sub-basins).	HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Zooplankton species composition, abundance and biomass - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/zooplankton/zooplankton-species-composition-abundance-and-biomass	HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Phytoplankton species composition, abundance and biomass - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/phytoplankton/species-composition-abundance-and-biomass	80 coastal sampling sites are sampled 4 times per year	HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Water column hydrological characteristics - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/hydrography/temperature-salinity-transparency-turbidity	HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Water column physical characteristics - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/hydrography/waves-currents-%28sealevel%29 HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Ice - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/hydrography/ice
Q9i - Description of sample representivity					Information on the following activities is collected at HELCOM level: RenewableEnergy, MiningSandGravel, Dredging, Ports, CablesPipelines, OffshoreStructures, Shipping and SolidWasteDisposal. See under "Action areas" at: http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas
Q10a - Scale for aggregation of data		Region	Region	Region	Region	Region	Region	Region	EU Region	Region
Q10b - Other scale for aggregation of data
Q10c - Access to monitoring data	Q10c - Data type	ProcessedData DataProducts	ProcessedData DataProducts	ProcessedData DataProducts	ProcessedData DataProducts	UnprocessedData ProcessedData DataProducts	UnprocessedData ProcessedData DataProducts	ProcessedData DataProducts	UnprocessedData ProcessedData DataProducts	UnprocessedData ProcessedData DataProducts
	Q10c - Data access mechanism	URLview	URLview	URLview	URLview	URLview	URLview	URLview	LocationInternationalDC	URLview
	Q10c - Data access rights	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
	Q10c - INSPIRE standard	SeaRegions SpeciesDistribution	SeaRegions SpeciesDistribution	HabitatsBiotopes SpeciesDistribution	Geology HabitatsBiotopes SpeciesDistribution	HabitatsBiotopes SeaRegions SpeciesDistribution	HabitatsBiotopes SeaRegions SpeciesDistribution	ManagementZonesReportingUnits	Hydrography	Hydrography
	Q10c Date data are available	2015-12	2015-12	2015-12	2015-12	2015-12	2015-12	2015-12		2015-12
	Q10c - Data update frequency	Yearly	Yearly	Yearly	6yearly	Unknown	Yearly	Unknown	Yearly	Unknown
Q10d - Description of data access		HELCOM CORE indicator - State of the soft-bottom macrofauna communities - http://www.helcom.fi/Core%20Indicators/HELCOM-CoreIndicator_State_of_the_soft-bottom_macrofauna_communities.pdf OIVA public web portal on environmental information (in Finnish) - www.ymparisto.fi/oiva OIVA is linked to the Finnish benthos database POHJE Essential information on data access is available in the HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Softbottom fauna - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/benthic-community-species-distribution-and-abundance/softbottom-fauna	HELCOM CORE indicator - State of the soft-bottom macrofauna communities - http://www.helcom.fi/Core%20Indicators/HELCOM-CoreIndicator_State_of_the_soft-bottom_macrofauna_communities.pdf OIVA public web portal on environmental information (in Finnish) - www.ymparisto.fi/oiva OIVA is linked to the Finnish benthos database POHJE Essential information on data access is available in the HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Softbottom fauna - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/benthic-community-species-distribution-and-abundance/softbottom-fauna	HELCOM CORE indicator - Population structure of long-lived macrozoobenthic species http://www.helcom.fi/Core%20Indicators/HELCOM-CoreIndicator_Population_structure_of_long-lived_macrozoobenthic_species.pdf OIVA public web portal on environmental information (in Finnish) - http://www.ymparisto.fi/oiva OIVA is linked to the Finnish benthos database POHJE Essential information on data access is available in the HELCOM Monitoring manual: Sub-programme: Hard bottom species - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/benthic-community-species-distribution-and-abundance/hardbottom-species (NOT COORDINATED) Sub-programme: Soft bottom flora - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/benthic-community-species-distribution-and-abundance/softbottom-flora	OIVA public web portal on environmental information (in Finnish) - http://www.ymparisto.fi/oiva	HELCOM CORE Indicator: Zooplankton mean size and total abundance - http://www.helcom.fi/Core%20Indicators/HELCOM-CoreIndicator-Zooplankton_mean_size_and_total_abundance.pdf Raw data available on NOAA/COPEPOD-plankton database - http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/plankton/content/region_baltic.html More information on data access is available in the HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Zooplankton species composition, abundance and biomass - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/zooplankton/zooplankton-species-composition-abundance-and-biomass	ICES data portal - http://www.ices.dk/marine-data/data-portals/Pages/DOME.aspx HELCOM Data and Map services - http://helcom.fi/baltic-sea-trends/data-maps Soon also available on Finnish open data portal OIVA - https://wwwp2.ymparisto.fi/scripts/oiva.asp (in Finnish) More information on data access is available in the HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Phytoplankton species composition, abundance and biomass - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/phytoplankton/species-composition-abundance-and-biomass	Information can be found at EEA State of bathing water site - http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/interactive/bathing/state-of-bathing-waters-1 and at the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health - http://www.valvira.fi/files/ohjeet/Yleisten_uimarantojen_uimaveden_valvonta.pdf (in Finnish)	The data is open access and available to the EEA though HELCOM and ICES Web access points. Finnish Meteorological Institute Open Data Manual - http://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/open-data-manual SYKE public data portal OIVA in Finnish - https://wwwp2.ymparisto.fi/scripts/oiva.asp Information on data access is also available in the HELCOM Monitoring manual - Sub-programme: Water column hydrological characteristics - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/hydrography/temperature-salinity-transparency-turbidity	Finnish Meteorological Institute Open Data Manual - http://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/open-data-manual More information on data access is available in the HELCOM Monitoring manual: - Sub-programme: Water column physical characteristics - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/hydrography/waves-currents-%28sealevel%29 - Sub-programme: Ice - http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/hydrography/ice

Descriptor	D6/D1



Monitoring strategy description	and (6) monitoring of physical loss and disturbance of the seabed. In addition, the Nature Conservation Data Collection Programme supports this programme. This programme gathers information on nature protection that supports the assessment of the effectiveness of nature protection and measures to...






Coverage of GES criteria	Adequate monitoring is in place by July 2020
Gaps and plans	The monitoring of the broad habitats not adequately monitored in the previous programme was included in the new programme. This monitoring is based on novel approaches like drop videos and will be continuously developed during the programme period.
Related targets	LUONTO1 LUONTO2 LUONTO3






Coverage of targets	Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014



Related measures	BALFI-M017-PHYS - 'PHYS1 - Reduce harmful impacts of dredging' BALFI-M018-PHYS - 'PHYS2 - Draft a national plan on extraction of marine sand and aggregate'







Coverage of measures	Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014

Related monitoring programmes	04 06ben-1 06ben-2 06ben-3 06ben-4 06ben-5 06ben-6 06nat-1 BALFI-d01 BALFI-d07-1 BALFI-d07-2

Programme code	BALFI-D01,04,06ben-1										BALFI-D01,04,06ben-2													BALFI-D01,04,06ben-3						BALFI-D01,04,06ben-4		BALFI-D01,04,06ben-5			BALFI-D01,04,06ben-6																																																																BALFI-D01,04,06nat-1	BALFI-D07-1			BALFI-D07-2
Programme name	Offshore soft bottom macrozoobenthos										Coastal waters soft bottom fauna													Coastal hard bottom macroalgae and blue mussel communities						Coastal sand and gravel bottoms		Soft bottom macrophytes			Physical loss and disturbance of the seabed																																																																Nature conservation data	Permanent changes in temperature			Permanent changes in salinity and hydrography
Update type	Same programme as in 2014										Same programme as in 2014													Modified from 2014						New programme		New programme			Modified from 2014																																																																New programme	Same programme as in 2014			Same programme as in 2014
Old programme codes																								04 06ben-3 BALFI-D01											04 06ben-6 BALFI-D01
Programme description	A description of the biological macrozoobenthic communities associated with the predominant seabed habitats. Changes in communities and abundance of alien species.										A description of the biological communities associated with the coastal soft bottom seabed habitats. Changes in communities and abundance of alien species.													Coastal hard bottom habitat forming macroalgae and blue mussel communities and population structure of macrozoobenthic species living in these habitats. Aims to observe structure changes in communities, which are especially affected by eutrophication.						Program monitors eutrophication in coastal sand and gravel bottoms. Indicators are amount of drifting macroalgae, number of epifytic macroalgae and species composition of macrophytes (see also BALFI-D01,04,06ben-5)		Program monitors changes in macrophyte community (number of species and species coverage) in soft bottoms in coastal and shallow bay areas, which are affected among other things by eutrophication.			Aim is to collect information on the activities that causes physical loss and disturbance to the seabed																																																																The sub-programme gathers information on protected areas, on the reduction of mink and raccoon dog and on migration trajectories for sea trout, salmon and other migratory fish. The aim of the sub-programme is to gather existing information from a wide range of sources, in particular to monitor progress towards general environmental objectives and the effectiveness of measures.	Surveillance monitoring of the outflow water from industry and power plants as well as human activities causing changes in currents, water flows, salinity, wave regime and temperature.			Monitoring of changes in salinity and water flow is carried out by surveillance monitoring by industry and power plants as well as impact assessments of various construction projects at sea.
Monitoring purpose	Environmental state and impacts										Environmental state and impacts													Environmental state and impacts						Environmental state and impacts		Environmental state and impacts			Human activities causing the pressures																																																																Effectiveness of measures Pressures in the marine environment	Human activities causing the pressures Pressures in the marine environment			Human activities causing the pressures Pressures in the marine environment
Other policies and conventions	HELCOM Monitoring programmes Habitats Directive										HELCOM Monitoring programmes Habitats Directive Water Framework Directive													HELCOM Monitoring programmes Habitats Directive Water Framework Directive						Habitats Directive		Habitats Directive Water Framework Directive			Birds Directive HELCOM Monitoring programmes Habitats Directive Maritime Spatial Planning Directive Monitoring programme targeting at national legislation Water Framework Directive																																																																Habitats Directive	Water Framework Directive
Regional cooperation - coordinating body	HELCOM										Other													HELCOM											HELCOM
Regional cooperation - countries involved	DE,DK,EE,LT,LV,PL,SE										EE,SE																								DE,DK,EE,LT,LV,PL,SE
Regional cooperation - implementation level	Coordinated data collection										Agreed data collection methods													Common monitoring strategy											Joint data collection
Monitoring details	Essential information describing this national sub-programme is available in the HELCOM COMBINE manual: http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/benthic-community-species-distribution-and-abundance/softbottom-fauna.										Monitoring is part of the EU Water Framework Directive monitoring of coastal waters. Ref: Mountain et al. (Sampling of soft benthic animals and sediment for VPD monitoring in coastal waters. In: Mountain et al. (ed.) organisation of biological monitoring and acquisition of analyses for river basi...													No monitoring in Bothnian Bay since species monitored do not habitat that area						Video monitoring with drop video		Diving transects and bathyscope			Information about shipping, shipping infrastructure, leisure activities and infrastructure are collected from EMODNET-portal. Information about dredging, land claim, flood protection, aquaculture and infrastructure are collect jointly by Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY), Nature and Park service Finland and Finnish Environment Institute.																																																																Collection of MPA locations, coverage and type. Information of progress and results of restoration measures to improve the state.
Features	Shelf ecosystems		Eutrophication	Benthic broad habitats	Chemical characteristics				Physical and hydrological characteristics		Physical and hydrological characteristics	Shelf ecosystems	Physical and hydrological characteristics	Shelf ecosystems	Eutrophication	Benthic broad habitats		Chemical characteristics				Physical and hydrological characteristics		Newly introduced non-indigenous species	Established non-indigenous species	Eutrophication		Benthic broad habitats		Eutrophication	Benthic broad habitats	Eutrophication		Benthic broad habitats	Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure activities	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Transport – shipping	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure activities	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Transport – shipping	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure activities	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Transport – shipping	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure activities	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Transport – shipping	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure activities	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Transport – shipping	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Non-renewable energy generation	Hydrographical changes	Non-renewable energy generation	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Hydrographical changes		Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim
	Shelf ecosystems		Eutrophication	Benthic broad habitats	Chemical characteristics				Physical and hydrological characteristics		Physical and hydrological characteristics	Shelf ecosystems	Physical and hydrological characteristics	Shelf ecosystems	Eutrophication	Benthic broad habitats		Chemical characteristics				Physical and hydrological characteristics		Newly introduced non-indigenous species	Established non-indigenous species	Eutrophication		Benthic broad habitats		Eutrophication	Benthic broad habitats	Eutrophication		Benthic broad habitats	Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure activities	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Transport – shipping	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure activities	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Transport – shipping	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure activities	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Transport – shipping	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure activities	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Transport – shipping	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure activities	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Transport – shipping	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Non-renewable energy generation	Hydrographical changes	Non-renewable energy generation	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Hydrographical changes		Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim
	Shelf ecosystems		Eutrophication	Benthic broad habitats	Chemical characteristics				Physical and hydrological characteristics		Physical and hydrological characteristics	Shelf ecosystems	Physical and hydrological characteristics	Shelf ecosystems	Eutrophication	Benthic broad habitats		Chemical characteristics				Physical and hydrological characteristics		Newly introduced non-indigenous species	Established non-indigenous species	Eutrophication		Benthic broad habitats		Eutrophication	Benthic broad habitats	Eutrophication		Benthic broad habitats	Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure activities	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Transport – shipping	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure activities	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Transport – shipping	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure activities	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Transport – shipping	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure activities	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Transport – shipping	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure activities	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Transport – shipping	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Non-renewable energy generation	Hydrographical changes	Non-renewable energy generation	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Hydrographical changes		Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim
	Shelf ecosystems		Eutrophication	Benthic broad habitats	Chemical characteristics				Physical and hydrological characteristics		Physical and hydrological characteristics	Shelf ecosystems	Physical and hydrological characteristics	Shelf ecosystems	Eutrophication	Benthic broad habitats		Chemical characteristics				Physical and hydrological characteristics		Newly introduced non-indigenous species	Established non-indigenous species	Eutrophication		Benthic broad habitats		Eutrophication	Benthic broad habitats	Eutrophication		Benthic broad habitats	Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure activities	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Transport – shipping	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure activities	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Transport – shipping	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure activities	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Transport – shipping	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure activities	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Transport – shipping	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure activities	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Transport – shipping	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Transport infrastructure	Transport – land	Industrial uses	Urban uses	Waste treatment and disposal	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Non-renewable energy generation	Hydrographical changes	Non-renewable energy generation	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim	Hydrographical changes		Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Coastal defence and flood protection	Land claim
Elements	Deposit-feeders Filter-feeders		Benthic habitats - macrobenthic communities	Circalittoral mixed sediment Circalittoral mud Circalittoral sand Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment Offshore circalittoral mud Offshore circalittoral sand	CDOM - colored dissolved organic matter	Dissolved oxygen (O2)	H2S	Salinity	Seabed substrate and morphology	Temperature	Seabed substrate and morphology	Deposit-feeders Filter-feeders Secondary producers	Seabed substrate and morphology	Deposit-feeders Filter-feeders Secondary producers	Benthic habitats - macrobenthic communities	Circalittoral mixed sediment Circalittoral mud Circalittoral sand Infralittoral mixed sediment Infralittoral mud Infralittoral sand		CDOM - colored dissolved organic matter	Dissolved oxygen (O2)	H2S	Salinity	Seabed substrate and morphology	Temperature	Not Applicable	Neogobius melanostomus Palaemon elegans Rhithropanopeus harrisii	Benthic habitats - opportunistic macroalgae	Benthic habitats - macrophyte communities	Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef	Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef	Benthic habitats - opportunistic macroalgae	Circalittoral coarse sediment Circalittoral sand Infralittoral coarse sediment Infralittoral sand	Benthic habitats - opportunistic macroalgae	Benthic habitats - macrophyte communities	Infralittoral mixed sediment Infralittoral mud Infralittoral sand	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Temperature	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Current regime Wave regime	Salinity	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
GES criteria	D4C2	D4C3	D5C8	D6C5	NotRelevan				NotRelevan		D4C1	D4C1	D4C2	D4C2	D5C8	D6C5	D7C2	NotRelevan				NotRelevan		D2C1	D2C2	D5C6	D5C7	D6C5		D5C6	D6C5	D5C6	D5C7	D6C5	D6C1	D6C1	D6C1	D6C1	D6C1	D6C1	D6C1	D6C1	D6C1	D6C1	D6C1	D6C1	D6C1	D6C1	D6C1	D6C1	D6C1	D6C2	D6C2	D6C2	D6C2	D6C2	D6C2	D6C2	D6C2	D6C2	D6C2	D6C2	D6C2	D6C2	D6C2	D6C2	D6C2	D6C2	D6C3	D6C3	D6C3	D6C3	D6C3	D6C3	D6C3	D6C3	D6C3	D6C3	D6C3	D6C3	D6C3	D6C3	D6C3	D6C3	D6C3	D6C4	D6C4	D6C4	D6C4	D6C4	D6C4	D6C4	D6C4	D6C4	D6C4	D6C4	D6C4	D6C4	D6C4	D6C4	D6C4	D6C4	D6C5	D6C5	D6C5	D6C5	D6C5	D6C5	D6C5	D6C5	D6C5	D6C5	D6C5	D6C5	D6C5	D6C5	D6C5	D6C5	D6C5	D7C1	D7C1	D7C1	D7C1	D7C1	D7C1	D7C1	D7C1	D7C1	D7C1	D7C1	D7C1	D7C2	D7C2	D7C2	D7C2	D7C2	D7C2	D7C2	D7C2	D7C2	D7C2	D7C2	D7C2	NotRelevan	D7C1	D7C1	D7C2	D7C1	D7C1	D7C1	D7C1		D7C2	D7C2	D7C2

Parameters	Abundance (number of individuals) Biomass	Size distribution	Abundance (number of individuals) Other	Other	Concentration in sediment (total)	Concentration in water	Other	Salinity	Physical structure of habitat (e.g. sediment characteristics, topographic structure)	Temperature	Other	Other	Abundance (number of individuals) Biomass	Abundance (number of individuals) Biomass	Abundance (number of individuals) Other	Other		Concentration in sediment (total)	Concentration in water	Other	Salinity	Physical structure of habitat (e.g. sediment characteristics, topographic structure)	Temperature	Other Presence	Abundance (number of individuals)	Coverage (e.g. of a species within a habitat or area)	Coverage (e.g. of a species within a habitat or area) Extent	Extent Other		Coverage (e.g. of a species within a habitat or area) Other	Extent Other	Extent Other	Coverage (e.g. of a species within a habitat or area) Extent	Extent Other	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Extent Incidence Mortality (weight/volume; number of individuals) Other	Extent Other	Extent	Other	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent Other	Other	Other	Other











Parameter Other			biomass; species richness	Species richness; abundance; biomass; length			See SYKE manual				Species diversity	Number of species		Number of species	Biomass; Species richness	Species richness; Abundance; Biomass				See SYKE manual				Abundance	Abundance			Maximum depth limit and coverage of Mytilus trossu	Diversity of macrofauna on fucus; Macroalgae cover	epiphytic macroalgae coverage on macrophytes (%),	Drifting macroalgae coverage (%)	Coverage % on macrophytes		Species richness																																																																																																		Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	Extent	connectivity	Changes in water temperature	Amount	Macrophytes and macrozoobenthos				Salinity		changes in salinity and water flow	changes in salinity and water flow	changes in salinity and water flow
Spatial scope	EEZ (or similar)										Coastal waters (WFD)													Coastal waters (WFD)						Coastal waters (WFD)		Coastal waters (WFD)			EEZ (or similar)																																																																EEZ (or similar)	Coastal waters (WFD)			Coastal waters (WFD)

Marine reporting units	BAL-FI-AS-OFFSHORE BAL-FI-BB-OFFSHORE BAL-FI-BS-OFFSHORE BAL-FI-GF-OFFSHORE BAL-FI-NB-OFFSHORE BAL-FI-QK-OFFSHORE										BAL-FI-AS-COAST BAL-FI-BB-COAST BAL-FI-BS-COAST BAL-FI-GF-COAST BAL-FI-QK-COAST													BAL-FI-AS-COAST BAL-FI-BS-COAST BAL-FI-GF-COAST BAL-FI-QK-COAST						BAL-FI-AP-COAST-INNER BAL-FI-AP-COAST-MIDDLE BAL-FI-AP-COAST-OUTER BAL-FI-BB-COAST BAL-FI-BS-COAST BAL-FI-GF-COAST BAL-FI-QK-COAST		BAL-FI-AS-COAST BAL-FI-BB-COAST BAL-FI-BS-COAST BAL-FI-GF-COAST BAL-FI-QK-COAST			BAL-FI																																																																BAL-FI	BAL-FI-AS-COAST BAL-FI-BB-COAST BAL-FI-BS-COAST BAL-FI-GF-COAST BAL-FI-QK-COAST			BAL-FI-AS-COAST BAL-FI-BB-COAST BAL-FI-BS-COAST BAL-FI-GF-COAST BAL-FI-QK-COAST
Temporal scope (start date - end date)	1964-9999										1964-9999													1993-9999						2020-9999		2020-9999			2005-9999																																																																2020-9999	2014-9999			2014-9999
Monitoring frequency	Yearly										Yearly													Yearly						3-yearly		3-yearly			Continually																																																																Continually	Continually			As needed
Monitoring type	In-situ sampling offshore										In-situ sampling coastal													In-situ sampling coastal						Other		In-situ sampling coastal			Administrative data collection Numerical modelling Remote satellite imagery																																																																Administrative data collection	Administrative data collection In-situ sampling coastal			Administrative data collection In-situ sampling coastal
Monitoring method	HELCOM Manual for monitoring in COMBINE programme										HELCOM Manual for monitoring in COMBINE programme													HELCOM Manual for monitoring in COMBINE programme Other monitoring method						Other monitoring method		Other monitoring method			Other monitoring method																																																																Other monitoring method	Other monitoring method			Other monitoring method
Monitoring method other																								Bladder wrack and macroalgae monitoring follows Finnish Environment Institutes monitoring instructions, which follows HELCOM COMBINE - https://helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Manual-for-Marine-Monitoring-in-the-COMBINE-Programme-of-HELCOM_PartC_AnnexC9.pdf. Blue mussel monitoring follows bladder wrack monitoring instructions.						The Finnish Inventory Programme for the Underwater Marine Environment (VELMU) - https://www.environment.fi/en-US/VELMU		The Finnish Inventory Programme for the Underwater Marine Environment (VELMU) - https://www.environment.fi/en-US/VELMU Åbo Akademi - http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-12-3309-8			Following the HELCOM holistic assessment data collection and modelling approach.																																																																National and HELCOM decisions on e.g. MPA data.	Water temperature is measured from the outflow pipe and in the surrounding area of land based industries. The sub-program includes monitoring of temperature impacts on macrophytes and macrozoobenthos. As this is a surveillance monitoring the detailed monitoring method is laid out in the license.			The sub-program includes monitoring of changes in salinity and water flow (current velocity) in outflow waters of industrial power plants as well as in the water affected by underwater constructions (eg. wind parks, dams, bridges). The methods follow the Finnish accredited standards but details may vary depending on the operator.

Quality control	Soft bottom sediment monitoring is FINAS-accredited (SFS-EN ISO/IEC 17025) and follows HELCOM COMBINE manual.										Soft bottom sediment monitoring is FINAS-accredited (SFS-EN ISO/IEC 17025) and follows HELCOM COMBINE manual.													HELCOM manual for monitoring in COMBINE: http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/benthic-community-species-distribution-and-abundance/hardbottom-species						Monitoring and methods are new, no quality control yet		Monitoring and methods based on VELMU monitoring			Data collected jointly by Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY), Nature and Park service Finland and Finnish Environment Institute.																																																																MPa data is quality controlled.	Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY) monitors process			No quality control yet




Data management	SYKE's POHJE database (https://www.syke.fi/avointieto). The same data is submitted to ICES HELCOM database. HELCOM publishes the indicator data and results: http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/0fdc6cb9-fa15-4ba3-9d73-8aeddb5cff64.										Stored in SYKE's POHJE database. Currently also submitted to ICES and used in the HELCOM indicator.													Database being constructed for the monitoring data.						Data will we compatible with other VELMU-data and stored in LajiGIS		Data will be compatible with VELMU-data and stored in Laji-GIS database			Not all data is publicly available, but many of the variables can be found VELMU-portal - https://paikkatieto.ymparisto.fi/velmu/																																																																MPA data is stored nationally in SYKE and submitted to HELCOM (https://helcom.fi/action-areas/marine-protected-areas/database/)	Industry and power plants submit data yearly into YLVA - https://www.ymparisto.fi/fi-FI/Kartat_ja_tilastot/Tietojarjestelmat/Ymparistonsuojelun_valvonnan_sahkoinen_asiointijarjestelma_YLVA
Data access	http://ices.dk/data/dataset-collections/Pages/HELCOM.aspx,http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/0fdc6cb9-fa15-4ba3-9d73-8aeddb5cff64,https://www.syke.fi/avointieto										https://www.syke.fi/avointieto													https://www.metsa.fi/maat-ja-vedet/paikkatieto/paikkatietojarjestelmat/#LajiGis						https://www.metsa.fi/maat-ja-vedet/paikkatieto/paikkatietojarjestelmat/#LajiGis		https://www.metsa.fi/maat-ja-vedet/paikkatieto/paikkatietojarjestelmat/#LajiGis			https://paikkatieto.ymparisto.fi/velmu/																																																																https://helcom.fi/action-areas/marine-protected-areas/database/	https://www.ymparisto.fi/fi-FI/Kartat_ja_tilastot/Tietojarjestelmat/Ymparistonsuojelun_valvonnan_sahkoinen_asiointijarjestelma_YLVA			http://metatieto.ymparisto.fi:8080/geoportal/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7BCA4578AC-3B2E-488F-8A0D-C91E470DAE49%7D






Related indicator/name	State of the soft bottom macrofauna community State and diversity of the soft bottom fauna State of Gulf of Finland seabed										State and diversity of the soft bottom fauna													State of the macrophytes State of the coastal macrophytes						State of the macrophytes		State of the macrophytes			State of seabed habitats																																																																Number of management plans from last five years Number of observations of illegal presence in MPAs Number of state assessments in Natura 2000 areas Coverage of marine protected areas Ecological coherence of marine protected areas network Number of management plans	State of seabed habitats			State of seabed habitats
Contact	http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/monitoring-and-assessment/monitoring-manual/benthic-community-species-distribution-and-abundance/softbottom-fauna										SYKE open access interface for environmental data
References	SFS-EN ISO 16665:2005. Water quality. Guidelines for quantitative sampling and sample processing of marine soft-bottom macrofauna (ISO 16665:2003) HELCOM Combine manual. Annex C-8 Soft bottom macrozoobenthos http://www.helcom.fi/Documents/Action%20areas/Monitoring%20and%20assessment/Manuals%20and%20Guidelines/Manual%20for%20Marine%20Monitoring%20in%20the%20COMBINE%20Programme%20of%20HELCOM_PartC_AnnexC8.pdf Kvantitatiivinen pohjaeläinnäytteenotto. SYKE/MK Sisäinen menetelmä SA301, modifioitu HELCOM-ohjeistuksesta. Pohjaeläinten lajiston, lukumäärän ja biomassan määritys. SYKE/MK Sisäinen menetelmä TA201, modifioitu HELCOM-ohjeistuksesta.										Rannikkovesien pehmeiden pohjien eläinyhteisön seurantaan liittyviä menetelmäohjeistuksia: SFS-EN ISO 16665:2005. Water quality. Guidelines for quantitative sampling and sample processing of marine soft-bottom macrofauna (ISO 16665:2003) SFS 5076:1989. Water quality. Sampling of the bottom fauna on soft bottoms with an Ekman grab. Vesitutkimukset. Pohjaeläinnäytteenotto Ekman-noutimella pehmeiltä pohjilta. SFS-EN ISO 10870:2012 Water quality. Guidelines for the selection of sampling methods and devices for benthic macroinvertebrates in fresh waters (ISO 10870:2012) SFS 5077:1989. Water quality. Handnet sampling of the bottom fauna in running waters. Vesitutkimukset. Pohjaeläinnäytteenotto käsihaavilla virtaavissa vesissä. HELCOM Combine manual. Annex C-8 Soft bottom macrozoobenthos http://www.helcom.fi/Documents/Action%20areas/Monitoring%20and%20assessment/Manuals%20and%20Guidelines/Manual%20for%20Marine%20Monitoring%20in%20the%20COMBINE%20Programme%20of%20HELCOM_PartC_AnnexC8.pdf Lax H-G, Perus J 2008. Pehmeiden pohjien pohjaeläinten ja sedimentin näytteenotto rannikkovesien VPD-seurannassa. Teoksessa Vuori et al. (toim.) Vesienhoitoalueiden biologisten seurantojen järjestäminen ja määritysten hankinta. Suomen ympäristökeskuksen raportteja 35, liite 4 Nygård H, 2018. Pohjaeläinnäytteenotto rannikkovesialueilla. https://www.ymparisto.fi/download/noname/%7BEAA3550F-CB3C-4359-A05C-975152698BDF%7D/141803 Pohjaeläinten lajiston, lukumäärän ja biomassan määritys. SYKE/MK Sisäinen menetelmä TA201, modifioitu HELCOM-ohjeistuksesta.													Holgersson E (2013) Kartering av makrofyter, framtagandet av en klassificeringsmetod för att kunna beräkna ekologisk status för Ålands skärgård och skapandet av ett miljöövervakningsprogram. Rapporter från Husö biologiska station, nr 75. Ruuskanen A, 2014. Rannikkovesien vesipuitedirektiivin mukainen makrofyyttiseuranta. https://www.ymparisto.fi/download/noname/%7B688ED3AE-C8A0-46E6-9919-74273AB55AA4%7D/141802 Saarinen A (2015) Beräkning av ekologisk status för Ålands ytvattenförekomster utgående från kartering av makrofyter: ett förslag till övervakningsprogram och harmonisering av metoder mellan Åland och Finland. Rapporter från Husö biologiska station, nr 75. SFS-EN ISO 19493:2007. Water quality. Guidance on marine biological surveys of hard-substrate communities (ISO 19493:2007) SFS-EN 16260:2012 Water quality – Visual seabed surveys ROV using remotely operated and/or towed observation gear for collection of environmental data VELMU-menetelmäohjeistus - https://www.ymparisto.fi/en-us/VELMU HELCOM Combine manual. Annex C-9 Guidelines for monitoring of phytobenthic plant and animal communities in the Baltic Sea http://www.helcom.fi/Documents/Action%20areas/Monitoring%20and%20assessment/Manuals%20and%20Guidelines/Manual%20for%20Marine%20Monitoring%20in%20the%20COMBINE%20Programme%20of%20HELCOM_PartC_AnnexC9.pdf						https://www.environment.fi/en-US/VELMU		VELMU - https://www.environment.fi/en-US/VELMU Åbo Akademi - http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-12-3309-8