Aker Finnyards is a Finnish shipbuilding company. It operates three yards in Helsinki, Turku and Rauma, employing some 4,000 people. It is a part of Aker Yards, an international shipbuilding group. Men from Francisco de Orellanas expedition building a small brigantine, the San Pedro, to be used in the search for food Shipbuilding is the construction of ships. ... Founded 1550 Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ... Turku (IPA: , Swedish:  ), founded in the 13th century, is the oldest and fifth largest city in Finland, with a population of 174,868 (as of 2005). ... Rauma may refer to: Rauma, Finlanddddddddddddddd Rauma, Norway Rauma River Rauma dialect Category: ... Aker Yards (OSE: AKY) is a Norwegian shipbuilding company which ownes 14 shipyards in Norway, Finland, Germany, Romania, Brasil and France. ...

The current Aker Finnyards is a descendant of two different shipyard companies. Wärtsilä operated the shipyards of Helsinki and Turku since the 1970's. Wärtsilä's shipbuilding division went bankrupt in 1989, and Masa-Yards was established to operate Wärtsilä's former shipyards. In the mis-90's Kvaerner purchased Masa-Yards and Kvaerner Masa-Yards was born. Similarly the Rauma Shipyard was purchased by Kvaerner and became Aker Finnyards. In January 2005 Kvaerner Masa-Yards and Aker Finnyards merged to form the current Aker Finnyards. Wärtsilä is a Finnish manufacturer of power plants (mainly diesel-powered) for use in electricity generation and ship power, and associated services. ... Kvaerner is a Norway-based engineering and construction services company. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Aker Finnyards and it's predecessors has built many luxurious cruise ships of which the most recent is Freedom of the Seas for Royal Caribbean International. Freedom of the Seas is also the largest cruisehip in the world at the moment, although an even larger type of ship, the Genesis Class is currently being planned. Aker Finnyards is also responsible for the largest cruiseferry in the world, Color Line's M/S Color Fantasy. Pacific Sky sails under Sydney Harbour Bridge A cruise ship is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ships amenities are considered an essential part of the experience. ... Freedom of the Seas is a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, scheduled to launch in June of 2006. ... U.S. headquarters in Miami, Florida. ... The Genesis class is a class of Royal Caribbean cruise ships, currently being designed. ... Pride of Bilbao, a cruise ferry operated by P&O Ferries. ... Color line is a poor company whom sail people on harry trips from Oslo to Hitchals in Den ... M/S Color Fantasy is (as of 2006) the largest cruiseferry in the world. ...

The company is also the principal yard for the Finnish Navy and the world's leading builder of icebreakers. Finnish Naval Ensign The Finnish Navy (Finnish: Suomen merivoimat) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. ... US Coast Guard icebreakers near McMurdo Station, February 2002 Icebreaker Polarstern An icebreaker is a special purpose ship designed to move and navigate through ice-covered marine environments. ...

Delivered Craft

• M/S Rosella (built by Wartsila Marine, Turku in 1980) to Viking Line.
• M/S Finlandia (built by Wartsila Marine, Turku in 1981) to Silja Line.
• M/S Silvia Regina (built by Wartsila Marine, Turku in 1981) to Silja Line.
• Finncarrier (built by Wartsila Marine, Turku in 1969) to Finnlines.
• M/S Olympia (built by Wartsila Marine, Turku in 1986) to Viking Line.
• M/S Mariella (built by Wartsila Marine, Turku in 1985) to Viking Line.
• M/S Nils Dacke (built by Aker Finnyards, Rauma in 1995) to TT-Line.
• M/S Robin Hood (built by Aker Finnyards, Rauma in 1995) to TT-Line.
• M/S Barfleur (built by Kvaerner Masa Yard, Helsinki in 1992) to Brittany Ferries.
• MV Normandie (built by Kvaerner Masa Yard, Helsinki in 1992) to Brittany Ferries.
• Adventure of the Seas (built by Kvaerner Masa Yard, Helsinki in 2001) to Royal Caribbean Cruises.
• Superfast III & Superfast IV (built by Kvaerner Masa Yard, Turku in 1998) to Superfast Ferries.
• M/S Arielle (built by Wartsila Marine, Turku in 1971)
• Crystal Symphony (built by Kvaerner Masa Yard, Turku in 1995) to Crystal Cruises.
• M/S Europa (built by Kvaerner Masa Yard, Helsinki in 1999) to Hapag-Lloyd Cruises.
• M/F Ulysses (built by Aker Finnyards, Rauma in 2001) to Irish Ferries.
• SeaFrance Rodin (built by Aker Finnyards, Rauma in 2001) to SeaFrance.
• Birka Paradise (built by Aker Finnyards, Rauma in 2004) to Birka Cruise Line.
• Hjaltland & Hrossey (built by Aker Finnyards, Rauma in 2002) to NorthLink Ferries.
• Spirit class
  • Costa Atlantica (built by Kvaerner Masa Yard, Helsinki in 2000) to Costa Crociere.
• M/S Color Fantasy (built by Kvaerner Masa Yard, Turku in 2004) to Color Line.
• M/S Romantica (built by Aker Finnyards, Rauma in 2002) to Tallink.
• M/S Galaxy (built by Aker Finnyards, Rauma in 2006) to Tallink.

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See also

• Finnish Maritime Cluster

The Finnish Maritime Cluster is a cluster of companies in maritime industries in Finland. ...

External links

• Aker Finnyards Website of Aker Finnyards
• Aker Yards Website of Aker Yards ASA

Aker Group

Companies: Aker ASA • Aker American Shipping • Aker Capital • Aker Drilling • Aker Floating Production • Aker Kværner • Aker Material Handling • Aker Seafoods • Aker Yards
Yards: Aker Aukra • Aker Brattvaag • Aker Brevik • Aker Finnyards • Aker Kværner Egersund • Aker Kværner Stord • Aker Kværner Verdal • Aker Langsten • Aker Ostsee • Aker Philadelphia Shipyard • Aker Promar • Aker Søviknes • Aker Tulcea • Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Defunct companies: Aker Maritime • Kværner • Resource Group International
People: Kjell Inge Røkke
See also: Category:Aker Group Image File history File links Aker_ASA_Logo. ... Aker (OSE: AKER) is a Norwegian holding company engaged within offshore, fishing, construction and engineering. ... Aker American Shipping (OSE: AKASA) is a Norwegian-American shipping and shipyard company and part of the Aker Group with Aker ASA owning 53. ... Aker Drilling (OSE: AKD) is a Norwegian drilling rig operation company. ... Aker Floating Production (OSE: AKFP) is a Norwegian Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel operator. ... Aker Kværner is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services, technology products and integrated solutions. ... Aker Seafoods (OSE: AKS) is a Norwegian Whitefish fishing, seafood processing and sale company that is part of the Kjell Inge Røkke controlled Aker Group who own 65. ... Aker Yards (OSE: AKY) is a Norwegian shipbuilding company which ownes 14 shipyards in Norway, Finland, Germany, Romania, Brasil and France. ... Aker Kværner Verdal formerly known as Aker Verdal is a construction yard for large steel constructions and substructures for offshore oil platforms. ... Aker Philadelphia Shipyard formerly Kværner Philadelphia Shipyard is a shipyard located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on the site of the defunct Philadelphia Naval Shipyard that closed in 1995. ... Chantiers de lAtlantique is one of the worlds largest shipyards, based in Saint-Nazaire, France. ... Kværner is a Norway-based engineering and construction services company. ... Kjell Inge Røkke Kjell Inge Røkke (born October 25, 1958 in Molde) is a businessman and among the richest men (# 15 per Kapital Finance Magazine, 2001) in Norway. ...