Nuclear-powered icebreaker
On 17 August 1977, NS "Arktika" ("Arctic") became the first surface ship ever to reach the North Pole. "Arktika" was withdrawn from service in 2008 after clocking up 175,000 hours of reactor operation time and covering more than 1 million nautical miles. Rather than be scrapped, there are calls for her to be converted to a museum ship, like her predecessor "Lenin".
Otso (icebreaker)
Although the "Otso" is slightly shorter than her predecessors "Urho" and "Sisu", she is slightly wider and was, at the time of her delivery, the widest subarctic icebreaker in the world with a beam of . However, with a maximum draft of and a minimum operating draft of only , "Otso" is able to escort ships to shallower ports than her predecessors. The displacement of the icebreaker is 9,130 tons.