ONBOARD AN ICEBREAKER IN NORTH FINLAND

KEMI, LAPLAND, FINLAND. 02/08/2018 View of the Icebreaker 'Sampo' stopped in the the arctic ice. The 'Sampo' is an Ice-breaker that was built in 1961 by the Finnish Government and operated for thirty years keeping shipping lanes clear of winter pack ice. In 1988, the City of Kemi in Lapland, bought the ship for tourism and this year celebrates its thirtieth year in the Bay of Bothnia showing off its considerable ice-breaking capabilities. The 'Sampo' breaks ice up to 50 inches thick and takes over 7,000 tourists a year into the frozen shipping lanes of Southern Lapland. (PHOTO by Giles Clarke/Getty Images)