▁already ▁in ▁an ▁earlier ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁design , ▁and ▁among ▁needed ▁special ▁equipment ▁was ▁e . g . ▁a ▁remov able ▁der rick . ▁Other ▁summer ▁period ▁off sh ore ▁tasks ▁included ▁e . g . ▁RO V ▁support , ▁ho isting ▁of ▁um bil ical s , ▁and ▁off sh ore ▁construction ▁tasks . ▁▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁National ▁Board ▁of ▁Navigation ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁worth ▁F IM ▁ 3 0 3 ▁million ▁with ▁Fin ny ards ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁multip ur pose ▁ice bre aker . ▁While ▁initially ▁only ▁F IM ▁ 2 8 0 ▁million ▁was ▁reserved ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁ice bre aker , ▁this ▁was ▁later ▁increased ▁by ▁F IM ▁ 2 3 ▁million ▁as ▁the ▁planned ▁vessel ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁expensive ▁than ▁expected . ▁While ▁an ▁open ▁call ▁for ▁b ids ▁was ▁arranged ▁by ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Navigation ▁as ▁dict ated ▁by ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁rules , ▁only ▁Fin ny ards ▁and ▁K v ær ner ▁Mas a - Y ards , ▁another ▁Finn ish ▁ship yard , ▁sent ▁in ▁their ▁tend ers , ▁and ▁Fin ny ards ▁won ▁the ▁contract ▁because ▁of ▁shorter ▁delivery ▁time . ▁The ▁new ▁multip ur pose ▁ice bre aker ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁delivered ▁in ▁March – A pril ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Also ▁designed ▁by ▁I LS , ▁the ▁new ▁vessel ▁res emb les ▁the ▁older ▁Finn ish ▁multip ur pose ▁ice break ers , ▁but ▁is ▁slightly