Finnish authorities have started to reassess the country's maritime boundaries, which means they will review all so-called baseline lines along the coast that determine the outer limit of territorial waters. This was reported by the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, which noted that the Finnish government has begun preparatory work for revising the maritime borders.
The newspaper explained that the review will define the outer boundaries of the territorial waters. Simo Makinen, a representative from the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom), which is conducting the measurements, stated, "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is studying the available materials to see if the location of the baseline point has changed. For example, there is land uplift in the Gulf of Bothnia. The authorities will verify whether the location of the baseline point has changed."
The article mentioned that Traficom had already measured the baseline points last year, which will be studied from the air. The last time these points were defined was in 1995. The newspaper noted that by law, the examination must occur every 30 years.
