Aker Finnyards

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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.

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.

Aker Finnyards and it's (its) 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.

The company is also the principal yard for the Finnish Navy and the world's leading builder of icebreakers.

[edit] 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.