Arctia

Arctia is a genus of tiger moths in the Erebidae family. Therein, it belongs to the subtribe Arctiina in the tribe Arctiini in the subfamily Arctiinae. It is the type genus of all these Arcti- taxa.

Species

The species of Arctia consist of the main caja group, some more distantly related species which presently form monotypic "groups", and one species that might not actually belong here:

caja group:

Monotypic "groups":

Incertae sedis:

Formerly placed here

Many more of the Arctiinae were initially placed in this genus. Species moved out of Arctia more recently include:

Arctia (company)

Arctia Oy is Finnish state-owned company responsible for operating a Finnish icebreaker fleet. The company was established as Arctia Shipping Oy in 2010 when Finnish icebreaking services were incorporated. The name of the parent company was changed to Arctia Oy on 18 January 2016. It has following subsidiaries: Arctia Icebreaking Oy (conventional icebreakers), Arctia Offshore Oy (multipurpose icebreakers), Arctia Karhu Oy (port icebreakers and towing), and Arctia Management Services Oy. Arctia has a floating office next to the icebreaker base at Katajanokka in Helsinki.

Arctia provides icebreaking services for Finnish Transport Agency during winter as well as for private companies in the offshore gas- and oilfields.

In 2013 Antti Viirtala, the chairman of the company resigned because of scandal related to the sponsorships of his own curling club.

History

Greenpeace case

In 2012 a group of Greenpeace activists got onboard icebreakers Fennica and Nordica and demanded that the company stops helping Royal Dutch Shell to drill oil in the Arctic Ocean. Arctia Shipping decided to make an criminal complaint in spite of the will of Minister Heidi Hautala who was responsible for the corporate governance of Arctia Shipping. Hautala's office threatened to fire the management in case that they disobliged.