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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...

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 ...

4.8.2026 | The keel of the fourth Pohjanmaa-class multi-role corvette was laid at the Rauma shipyard on Tuesday 4 August 2026. The keel laying ceremony is a traditional milestone of symbolic importance in the construction of a vessel which marks the concrete start of the assembly of the blocks of a warship.

27.8.2026 | The assembly of the hull of the third Pohjanmaa-class multi-purpose corvette being built for the Finnish Navy has been completed at the Rauma shipyard.

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.