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Pohjanmaa-class corvettes A large part of the Navy’s tasks and operations are conducted at sea. These tasks require high-performance vessels which are capable of operating at sea regardless of the weather and ice circumstances for extended periods...

Pohjanmaa-class to strengthen Finland's defence capability The Pohjanmaa-class corvettes ensure that the Navy will be able to carry out its statutory defense tasks in the future and control the sea and archipelago areas that are important for its ...

14.1.2026 | The Squadron 2020 programme is progressing as planned. Steel cutting for the fourth Pohjanmaa-class multi-role corvette has commenced, and the keel of the third vessel has been laid in accordance with naval tradition at the Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) shipyard. With these milestones, construction of all vessels included in the programme is now underway.

Squadron 2020 The Squadron 2020 combat vessel project is the Defence Forces’ strategic capability project. For Finland’s defence capability the project is significant. The project to replace the Navy’s combat vessels was launched in 2015, and an i...

21.5.2025 | The first of the Pohjanmaa-class multi-role corvettes to be built for the Navy has been launched in Rauma. In early May, the vessel was moved from the construction hall to the dock basin where the building and outfitting of the vessel continue. A festive launch ceremony was celebrated in Rauma on 21 May.

Captain (N) Sauli Rimmanen will assume the duties of Commander of the Coastal Fleet on 1 February 2025. Rimmanen will transfer to the task from Navy Command Finland where he has been serving as Chief of Staff. The change of command ceremony will be held at Pansio Base on 30 January 2025.

9.10.2024 | Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC Defence) has started the construction of the second multi-role corvette included in the Squadron 2020 project. Today, the 9th of October, the cutting of the steel structures for the hull of the second vessel of the Squadron started in the presence of invited guests in Rauma.

The Navy conducted acceptance firings with the TP47 torpedo in the Archipelago Sea  on 31 October. Hamina-class fast attack craft PGG Pori and PGG Hamina conducted the first firings with the new torpedo model.

11.4.2024 | The building of the first multi-purpose corvette included in the Squadron 2020 project has advanced to the keel laying phase. A traditional keel laying ceremony was celebrated at Rauma shipyard on Thursday 11 April 2024.

The modernization of four Hamina-class fast-attack missile craft (Hamina, Tornio, Hanko ja Pori) is complete and the vessels are in operational use in the Navy. The fast-attack craft’s mid-life upgrade was carried out during 2018-2023. Finnish company Patria has acted as the main contractor of the project, and delivery festivities are celebrated in Turku today 12 December.

Pohjanmaa-luokka vahvistaa Suomen puolustuskykyä Merivoimat korvaa osan nykyisistä aluksistaan neljällä monitoimikorvetilla, jotka yhdessä muodostavat Pohjanmaa-luokan. Korvetit on suunniteltu Itämeren vaihteleviin olosuhteisiin ja ne tulevat muod...

Pohjanmaa-luokan korvetit Merivoimien tehtävät ja operaatiot tapahtuvat pitkälti merellä. Näihin tehtäviin tarvitaan suorituskykyisiä aluksia, jotka pystyvät toimimaan säästä ja jäätilanteesta riippumatta merellä pitkiäkin aikoja. Pohjanmaa-luokan...

Pohjanmaa-klassen stärker Finlands försvarsförmåga Marinens projekt Flottilj 2020 ersätter en del av Marinens nuvarande fartyg med nya multifunktionsfartyg, d.v.s. korvetter av Pohjanmaa-klass. Dessa multifunktionskorvetter kommer att utgöra stomm...

Korvetter av Pohjanmaa-klass Marinens uppgifter och operationer sker i stor utsträckning till havs. För att kunna utföra dessa uppgifter krävs prestationsdugliga fartyg som är funktionsdugliga till havs under långa perioder oberoende av väder- och...

26.9.2019 | The contracts concerning the Defence Forces’ strategic project, the procurement and construction of the Pohjanmaa Class combat vessels were signed in Turku on Thursday 26 September 2019. The Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command, Rauma Marine Construction Oy, Saab Ab and the Finnish Navy participated in the signing of the contracts.

19.9.2019 | The procurement decision of the strategic Squadron 2020 project, the Pohjanmaa Class multi-role corvettes, was approved in the Government Plenary Session on 19 September.

14.1.2026 | Laivue 2020 -hankkeen toteutus etenee suunnitellusti. Neljännen Pohjanmaa luokan monitoimikorvetin valmistus on aloitettu ja kolmannen köli on laskettu perinteisin menoin Rauma Marine Constructionsin (RMC) telakalla. Hankkeen kaikkien alusten valmistus on nyt käynnissä.

14.1.2026 | Genomförandet av Flottilj 2020-projektet fortskrider enligt plan. Stålskärningen för den fjärde flerfunktionskorvetten i Pohjanmaa-klassen har inletts och kölen till det tredje fartyget har lagts enligt tradition vid Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) varv. Därmed är byggandet av samtliga fartyg i projektet nu i gång.

Laivue 2020 Laivue 2020 -taistelualushanke on Puolustusvoimien strateginen suorituskykyhanke. Suomen puolustuskyvylle hanke on merkittävä. Merivoimien taistelualusten korvaaminen käynnistyi vuonna 2015 ja investointipäätös tehtiin vuonna 2019. Osa...

21.5.2025 | Merivoimille rakennettavan Pohjanmaa-luokan ensimmäinen monitoimikorvetti on laskettu vesille Raumalla. Alus siirrettiin toukokuun alussa rakennushallista telakka-altaaseen, missä rakentaminen ja varustelu jatkuvat. Juhlallista vesillelaskuseremoniaa vietettiin Raumalla 21.5.