Take a look inside the Nordica, a Finnish icebreaker in Nunavut

For the past four months, a group of international visitors has been spending time in Nunavut. And on Sunday, they opened their ship to the public in Iqaluit, giving residents a chance to come aboard and see it for themselves. Arty Sarkisian was there. This is Mika Jervonen, first engineer on the Finnish icebreaker Nordica. Through a roughly $18 million contract with the Canadian Coast Guard, the ship has been carving its way through frozen Arctic waters for the past four months, helping keep the sea lanes open longer. These trips are critical for shipping the goods communities across the North rely on every day. Before the Nordica heads home to Finland, it spent the weekend docked in Iqaluit, accepting visitors. Sean Leet helped bring the 100 meter long ship from Europe. So it's a unique Time for us to celebrate that with the folks that we've had at the reception today and on board the vessel. Roughly 20 people came aboard for a tour of the engines, control room, and the captain's deck. Among the visitors were three students with the Nunavut Fisheries and Marine Training Consortium, Cole Kanainak, Owen Murcasak, and John Hayward. They were there to observe what a career at sea has to offer. I'm enjoying it so far. I wouldn't mind working on this ship in the future. I didn't think they were so involved in the Inuit in northern waters for icebreaking Oh yeah, it was really inspiring. It makes me want to keep working hard to be on a vessel like this. Leet says this four-month project has been a success, but it's still unclear whether the ship will be back in Nunavut next year. We'll see what future seasons bring, but right now we're fully focused on completing this contract. For now, the ship's Finnish crew are getting ready for a two-week trip back home. But Jervonen and others hope there will be future Nunavut port calls in coming years. Arty Sarkisian, CBC News, Iqaluit.