Finnlines
General information
Finnlines is one of the largest European shipping companies specialised in liner cargo services. Finnlines also provides port services mainly in Helsinki, Turku and Kotka.
History
Finnlines has maintained a vital bridge to Europe for Finnish exporters and importers for almost 60 years. During the past ten years, the group has concentrated on developing and strengthening its core business operations while actively detaching from balance sheet items unrelated to these operations.
Shipping and Sea transport services
Finnlines offers regular ro-ro liner services in the Baltic Sea between Finland and ports in Central Europe and Scandinavia, in the North Sea between Finland and ports in Great Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands, as well as in the Bay of Biscay between Finland and Spain.
Under the name TransRussiaExpress the Group also offers direct weekly service between Lübeck (Germany) and St. Petersburg (Russia).
FinnLink offers six daily departures between Naantali (Finland) and Kapellskär (Sweden) with three ro-pax vessels.
NordöLink provides ro-ro services between Malmö (Sweden) and Travemünde (Germany). The company operates four ro-pax vessels
providing four daily departures in both directions.
Other traffic operations
Small-tonnage traffic services are provided through Oy Intercarriers Ltd (Finnlines' holding 51 per cent), mainly between ports in Finland as well as some inland ports in Russia and ports in Scandinavia, continental Europe, Great Britain and the Bay of Biscay.
Port Operations
Finnlines group engaged in port operations under the name Finnsteve in the harbours of Helsinki, Turku, Naantali and Kotka as well as in the industrial port of Kantvik. In terms of general cargo and liner traffic services, Helsinki, Turku and Naantali are Finland's most important ports.
Passenger Services
Finnlines provides accommodation for passengers unrelated to its freight operations on five ro-ro passenger vessels operating on the route between Helsinki and Travemünde.
