Finnish Navy

Construction of first Pohjanmaa-class corvette gets underway

7th January 2024 | Naval & Patrol, Warship Technology - News

Construction of the first of four Pohjanmaa-class multi-role corvettes has started at Rauma shipyard (Rauma Marine Construction, RMC), a major project for the Finnish Navy that has been significantly delayed. A contract was awarded to RMC to build the corvettes in 2019, but in late 2021 the yard announced that it would need up to […]

Saab starts production of Finnish Navy composite masts

4th October 2023 | Naval & Patrol, Shipbuilding, Warship Technology - News

A composite cutting ceremony was held on 15 August 2023 at Saab’s site in Karlskrona in Sweden for the first of four masts for the Finnish Navy’s new Pohjanmaa-class vessels. The masts are manufactured in the same composite material used for the Swedish Navy’s Visby-class corvettes. In September 2019, Saab signed a contract to provide […]