Divers to enhance collective readiness - HMS Belos to visit Turku

HMS Belos, a Swedish submarine rescue ship, will arrive in Turku for a routine visit on 14-16 November 2025. HMS Belos will berth at the port of Turku. The vessel will not be open to the public.

During the visit, Finnish and Swedish divers train together, practising diving activities with HMS Belos in the Gulf of Finland. The Swedish divers have introduced the HMS Belos diving system to their Finnish colleagues earlier, thanks to which the divers have the ability to act for example in submarine accidents.

-  This cooperation enhances our readiness to respond to underwater sabotage, for example, Chief of Staff of the Coastal Fleet, Commander Toni Joutsia says.

There was diver cooperation also when investigating the cable damages in the Gulf of Finland. The anchor of Eagle S oil tanker was recovered by the HMS Belos in January 2025.

The visit will be hosted by the Coastal Fleet. 

Picture: The Swedish Navy