Finland is dependent on sea traffic, its fluency and competitiveness. Almost 90 percent of exports and imports to Finland are transported by sea.
Seafaring builds value chains that create the basis for the growth of industry, tourism and other forms of trade. The Finnish shipowners are forerunners of technology and environmental innovations and are actively participating in developing solutions for sustainable shipping.
Report on maritime security of supply: need for a functional market and more Finnish seafarers
28. February 2023 - Finnsih Shipowners' Association
Viking Cinderella to return to Helsinki for the summer – legendary vessel will sail to both Stockholm and Tallinn
2. June 2023 - Viking Line Abp
Maritime cyber security guidelines for shipowners and vessels
20. February 2022 - Finnish Shipowners' Association
Environmental innovations
23. March 2021 - Suomen Varustamot Ry
Press releases
Report on maritime security of supply: need for a functional market and more Finnish seafarers
28. February 2023 - Finnsih Shipowners' Association
Shipowners´Associations stand behind EU sanction package
8. April 2022 - Suomen Varustamot Ry
Finnish business and trade unions: The competitive disadvantage of arctic shipping must be compensated
22. February 2022 - Finnish Shipowners' Association
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Viking Cinderella to return to Helsinki for the summer – legendary vessel will sail to both Stockholm and Tallinn
2. June 2023 - Viking Line Abp
Finnlines nominated as the Logistics Company of the Year
24. May 2023 - Finnlines Plc
Wasaline allocates more resources to sustainability
24. May 2023 - Wasaline
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International Day for Women in Maritime 2023: Thursday 18 May 2023
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Maritime newsICS: Data shows future-fuel demand for shipping industry equal to entire current global production of renewables
According to the International Chamber of Shipping, data has revealed how the global shipping industry will require the equivalent of the world’s entire current renewable energy demand in order to replace fossil fuel use. Shipping accounts for 90 percent of the transports of world wide trade.
Read moreSeaways create our connection to the world
Finland is a forerunner in maritime in multiple ways and is dependent on sea transport. Watch the video to learn more!
Check out the video here!Upcoming events
19.9.–20.9.2023 |
European Shipping SummitThe European Shipping Summit is held 19-20.9.2023 in Brussels. Read more about the event from the link. |
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21.9.–22.9.2023 |
ShipCon Conference 2023YoungShip Helsinki is excited to host the annual ShipCon Conference from 21st to 22nd of September 2023! Join us with to discuss current maritime issues and to meet maritime professionals. The program includes interesting speeches, workshops, a dinner with a sea view and to end the first conference day – an afterparty! Read more about the conference and sign up here. |
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Environmental innovations
Finnish shipowners are forerunners in the field of environmental innovations. New solutions that have been tested and taken into use on Finnish shipowners’ vessels have had international success.
Read moreFinland is a pioneer in digital seafaring and environmental technology
Finland’s maritime cluster knows collaboration, says Tiina Tuurnala, CEO for the Finnish Shipowners’ Association, in the editorial for the Finnish Maritime Cluster Yearbook 2020-2021. Read about the past year in the maritime companies of the Finnish Maritime Cluster from the Yearbook 2020-2021!
Read the Yearbook 2020-2021