We bring clean waters and shores to surface
The state of the Baltic Sea is a common concern, but the Keep the Archipelago Tidy Association also wants to draw attention to and safeguard the well-being of Finnish inland waterways. Join us and help take care of the Baltic Sea and our thousands of lakes!
- 1969 Established in
- 11 300 Members
- 200 Service stations
Our work offshore & onshore
The Roope services
Are you looking for waste disposal bins, dry toilets or sewage pumpout stations? Take a look on our Roope Map to find all our services that are located throughout Finland’s coastal areas and Lakeland region.
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Environmental education
We highlight the routes of litter and encourage citizens to collect litter. We use the tools of citizen science to collect information on the amount and materials of litter on the beaches. For schools and leisure groups, we offer a Sponsor School Programme where children and young people learn to understand the aquatic environment from a littering perspective.
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Environmental projects
We are constantly looking for solutions to the littering, eutrophication and chemicalisation of the Baltic Sea and our inland waters. Through our environmental projects, we promote responsible recreational use of water bodies.
Environmental projects
Roope Harbour Program
We help harbours to develop their operations with environmental and safety issues in mind with our unique program. At the same time, we guide harbour visitors towards environmentally friendly activities.
Service vessels and boats
Our four service vessels and five service boats transport thousands of tons of energy waste, metal and glass from Roope service stations each year and as much as 200 cubes of waste from sewage pumpout stations – from the sea and the lakes.
Roska-Roope
Roska-Roope collects floating litter from the waterways. The 5,5 meter long catamaran Roska-Roope is, in itself, friendly for the environment as it is enquipped with rooftop solar panels.
Beach litter monitoring
We have been monitoring the litter on Finland’s beaches since 2011. There are currently 14 monitoring beaches, the northernmost in Kalajoki and the southernmost in Utö. Beach litter monitoring is part of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive’s obligation to monitor the status of regional seas.
Every donation is significant to us
As a donor of the Keep the Archipelago Tidy Association, you are supporting the everyday and vital efforts intended to clean our sea and lake environs, the results of which will be enjoyed by everyone utilising our waterways and shorelines.
Our publications
Baltic Sailor Catalog
Mitä pohjastasi irtoaa – veneiden pohjapesupaikan ympäristöhyötyjen selvitys
Siisti Biitsi 2014 -loppuraportti
Tankkivahti-hankkeen loppuraportti
Marlin-projektin loppuraportti – tiivistelmä Suomen tuloksista
