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.
Shipowners´Associations stand behind EU sanction package
8. April 2022 - Suomen Varustamot Ry
Finnlines celebrates 75 years of shipping – new vessels and sights on the horizon
20. September 2022 - Finnlines Oyj
New maritime cyber security guidelines for shipowners and vessels
20. February 2022 - Finnish Shipowners' Association
Environmental innovations
23. March 2021 - Suomen Varustamot Ry
Press releases
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
Internal border control to be lifted – travel to Finland easier
28. January 2022 - Finnish Shipowners' Association
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Finnlines celebrates 75 years of shipping – new vessels and sights on the horizon
20. September 2022 - Finnlines Oyj
AtoB@C Shipping confirms an additional order for five electric hybrid vessels and establishes a shipping pool
25. August 2022 - ESL Shipping Ltd
Emissions from Viking Line’s vessels have decreased by a third in 15 years – the company’s focused environmental work began as far back as the 1980s
23. August 2022 - Viking Line Abp
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Finnish maritime companies move ahead full sail
1. September 2022 - Good News from Finland
Aspon ESL Shipping kasvattaa sähköhybridialusten tilaustaan sijoittajapoolin voimin
23. August 2022 - Kauppalehti
Propulsion and hull design can significantly reduce shipping emissions and lower underwater noise
22. August 2022 - Workboat365
Maritime newsEMSA has launched a new European Maritime Safety Report
EMSA has launched its European Maritime Safety Report (EMSAFE), the first comprehensive overview of maritime safety in the European Union. Digitalization, decarbonisation and the human elements are identified as the main issues to be tackled to increase maritime safety in the coming years.
Download report hereICS: New data shows future-fuel demand for shipping industry equal to entire current global production of renewables
According to the International Chamber of Shipping, new data released 17.5. 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 moreEnvironmental 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