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Rauma Marine Constructions laid the keel for the fourth Pohjanmaa-class multi-purpose corvette for the Finnish Navy on 4 August. The vessel is the third in assembly, after steel production began in January 2026 and the first two ships were launched in 2025 and 2026.
Rauma Marine Constructions said its 2025 turnover rose to EUR 252.97 million and profit increased to EUR 2.18 million, helped by the delivery of Spirit of Tasmania V to TT-Line at the end of June. The yard also said the US Coast Guard confirmed an order for two icebreakers before year-end, while work continued on the Pohjanmaa-class corvette programme.
Rauma Marine Constructions launched the second Pohjanmaa-class multi-purpose corvette for the Finnish Navy on 21 May. The vessel reached launch stage less than a year after keel laying, and all four Squadron 2020 vessels are now under construction.
Rauma Marine Constructions started production of the fourth Pohjanmaa-class multi-purpose corvette for the Finnish Navy on 14 January and laid the keel for the third vessel the same day. All four corvettes in the Squadron 2020 order are now under construction at the Rauma yard, alongside two U.S. icebreakers that are moving toward production start.
Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen and Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson visited Rauma Shipyard on 30 September to see three Pohjanmaa-class corvettes under construction for the Finnish Navy. RMC said the Squadron 2020 project is scheduled for completion in 2029 and could employ up to 3,500 people.
Rauma Marine Constructions has started production of the third Pohjanmaa-class multi-purpose corvette for the Finnish Defence Forces, newbuild 6007. The yard said the first vessel was launched in May and is now in outfitting, while the second was started in October last year and has reached hull assembly with nine blocks.