Blooming of blue-green algae likely to increase in sea

Significant risk of blue-green algae blooms in summer across Finnish sea areas as warm and sunny summer may dramatically increase the blooming, according to Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE).

The Institute predicted the risk as the nutrient situation has remained largely the same in the sea like the previous year, said a press release.

This summer brings with it a substantial risk of blue-green algae formations in the Gulf of Finland, the northern part of the Baltic Proper and most of the Finnish Archipelago Sea.

The risk is moderate in the south east Bothnian Sea. In other parts of the Bothnian Sea and the Bay of Bothnia, the risk is low. The weather conditions during the summer, however, will determine whether or not the risk is realised.