Finnlines’ new cargo-passengers vessels will sail under the Finnish flag

The new vessels will offer 200 new permanent jobs

Finnlines’ new cargo-passengers vessels will sail under the Finnish flag
Photo: Finnlines

Reliable transport of freight over the Baltic is vital for the Finnish trade, industry and security of supplies. As an example, around 90 per cent of the Finnish and Swedish exports and imports are carried by ships.

Finnlines and the Finnish Seafarers’ Union have reached an agreement, which will ensure that Finnlines’ new Superstar class cargo-passenger vessels, i.e. ro-pax vessels, which will enter traffic in 2023, will operate under the Finnish flag.

The new vessels will offer 200 new permanent jobs and they will also employ a large number of extra crew during the high season.

“Reliable transport of freight and passengers over the Baltic is vital for the Finnish trade, industry and security of supplies. One example of this is that around 90 per cent of the Finnish and Swedish exports and imports are carried seaways. I am pleased with the outcome of the negotiations and that Finnlines’ new Superstar ro-pax vessels will operate under the Finnish flag and employ Finnish seafarers,” says Kenneth Bondas, President of the Finnish Seafarers’ Union. 

Finnlines employs nearly 1,000 seafarers, 700 of them are Finns. The fleet consists of 23 vessels, of which 18 sail under the Finnish flag.