Setting the course

Pilotage ensures navigational safety and efficiency within Finland’s rocky fairways.

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Appointments 7.8.2024

Changes to Finnpilot’s management team as of Sep 1, 2024

Aki Marjasvaara appointed as Chief Operating Officer There will be changes in Finnpilot Pilotage Oy’s management team as of September 1, 2024, when the current Pilotage Director Sanna...

Annual report 4.4.2024

Savings could not counter the decline in pilotage demand, resulting in a financial loss for the year

Finnpilot’s year was coloured by the continuation of Russia’s war on Ukraine and its impact on the number of pilotage assignments. Finland’s decelerated economic growth was reflected in the...

Pilotage Fees 28.3.2024

Pilotage fees will be adjusted as of 1 July 2024

The pilotage fees charged in coastal waters of Finland will be increased by 8% as of 1 July 2024. The impact of the increase on the pilotage revenue for 2024 is 4% (for a period of 6 months). The...

Task and impact of pilotage

Safe fairway navigation, protection of the fragile environment

The conditions of the Finnish archipelago are among the most challenging to navigate in the world. A pilot who is familiar with local conditions provides a shipmaster with invaluable assistance to guarantee safe fairway navigation.

When a large ship enters the fairway from the open sea, it finds itself in a highly formidable environment: the fairways are narrow, the waters are shallow and rocky and there is no room for navigational errors.

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