Kontio (icebreaker)

	Kontio assisting ships off Kemi, Finland, in February 2012.
History
Finland
Name	Kontio
Namesake	Finnish term for bear
Owner	Finnish Maritime Administration (1987–2004); Finstaship (2004–2010); Arctia Icebreaking (2010–);
Port of registry	Helsinki, Finland
Ordered	December 1985
Builder	Wärtsilä Marine Helsinki Shipyard, Finland
Yard number	478
Launched	1986
Completed	29 January 1987
In service	1987–present
Identification	IMO number: 8518120; Call sign: OIRV; MMSI number: 230251000;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Icebreaker
Tonnage	7,066 GT; 2,120 NT;
Displacement	9,130 tons
Length	99 m (324 ft 10 in)
Beam	24.2 m (79 ft 5 in)
Draft	8 m (26 ft 3 in) (maximum)
Installed power	4 × Wärtsilä Vasa 16V32 (4 × 5,460 kW)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric (AC/AC); Two shafts (2 × 7,500 kW);
Speed	18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph); 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) in 0.8 m (31 in) level ice;
Crew	20
Aviation facilities	Helicopter landing area
Notes	Fitted with oil recovery equipment 2010–16

Kontio is a Finnish state-owned icebreaker. Built by Wärtsilä Helsinki shipyard in 1987 as a replacement for the aging Karhu-class icebreakers, she and her sister ship Otso were the first Finnish post-war icebreaker to be built without bow propellers.

In addition to icebreaker duties, Kontio was fitted for oil spill response by the European Maritime Safety Agency between 2010 and 2016.

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