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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 has launched the two-year Electric Ship Factory project to develop large fully electric RoPax and RoRo vessels for European short sea routes. The consortium is led by RMC and includes Pemamek, Kempower, Åbo Akademi University, VTT, Tampere University, Aalto University, Solita, DNV and CeLLife, with partial funding from Business Finland.
The Spirit of Tasmania V has left Rauma Shipyard for Tasmania, months after being delivered to TT-Line Company PTY Ltd in June. The 212-m RoPax ferry was built for the Bass Strait service between Geelong and Devonport and is the second of two Spirit of Tasmania ferries completed at Rauma.
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.
Rauma Marine Constructions has delivered Spirit of Tasmania V to Australian operator TT-Line, completing the second of two car and passenger ferries ordered from the Finnish yard. RMC said the project is one of the largest single export deals between Finland and Australia and has generated more than 3,500 person-years of work.
Stig Gustavson, chairperson of the board at Rauma Marine Constructions, turned 80 on Tuesday, 17 June. RMC said he has chaired the yard since 2022 and has played a key role in its strategic growth.
Rauma Marine Constructions launched the first multi-purpose corvette for the Finnish Navy’s Squadron 2020 project at Rauma shipyard on 21 May 2025. The yard said the programme remains on schedule, and the second corvette began construction in October 2024 and had its keel laid on 8 May 2025.