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The reconstruction is based on sea level empirical orthogonal function (EOF) modes, calculated as spatiotemporal statistics from daily model reanalysis results available from the Copernicus Marine Service for the 1993\u20132021 period. In the semi-enclosed, tideless Baltic Sea, the four leading EOF modes cover 99% of the sea level variance. Several experiments with different combinations of input data were carried out. This method was validated against coastal tide gauges and altimetry data. The best reconstruction was obtained when both the tide gauges and altimetry data were used as inputs. An assessment of the centered root-mean-square difference (cRMSD) of the reconstruction versus the tide gauges revealed a value of 0.05 m, and a result of 0.10 m was revealed versus altimetry. The average coefficient of determination (R2) was determined to be 0.93 for the tide gauges and 0.82 for the altimetry data. 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