Setting the course

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

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Pilot Dispatch, Terms of Service 26.6.2025

Order your company-specific pilotage TOS (Terms of Service) report

Starting in July 2025, Finnpilot will begin delivering company-specific reports on compliance with advance notification requirements related to pilotage orders (Terms of Service Report, TOS). ...

Annual report 24.3.2025

2024 was a year of successful adaptation for Finnpilot

The year 2024 continued the period of instability for Finland’s maritime transport. The situation was also reflected in Finnpilot’s activities and finances. During the summer, there were more...

Pilotage Fees 30.9.2024

Pilotage fees will be increased by 3.5% as of 1 January 2025

Finnpilot Pilotage Ltd wants to ensure the availability and flexibility of its pilotage services, even in times of financial difficulty. The company has responded to the decline in number of...

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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