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16.2.2026 | Työministeri Matias Marttinen on parhaillaan vierailulla Kanadassa ja Yhdysvalloissa. Matka tukee Suomen pitkän aikavälin tavoitteita vahvistaa strategista yhteistyötä sekä osaamisyhteistyötä Pohjois-Amerikan kanssa. Samalla haetaan kestäviä ratkaisuja meriteollisuuden osaavan työvoiman kehittämiseen, mahdollisuuksiin ja saatavuuteen yhdessä kumppanimaiden kanssa.

4.5.2026 | National coordinators of the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE Pact) from Canada, Finland and the United States will meet in Helsinki on 5–7 May 2026. Finland will host a three-day meeting for the countries’ government representatives to advance the goals related to icebreaker construction and Arctic cooperation.

Maritime industry In 2023, there were nearly 1,200 companies operating in the Finnish maritime industry, with a combined turnover of EUR 11.7 billion and about 30,500 employees. The maritime industry operates in an international market where up to...

Icebreaker Collaborative Effort ICE Pact Overview On 13 November 2024, Finland, the United States and Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE Pact) initiative in Washington. With the initiative, the ...

3.11.2023 | Minister of Economic Affairs Wille Rydman is pleased that the change of ownership of Helsinki shipyard has been completed, with ownership transferred to Canada’s Davie Shipbuilding from the Russian Algador Holdings.

16.2.2026 | Arbetsminister Marttinen är på ett besök i Kanada och Förenta staterna. Syftet med resan är att bidra till Finlands långsiktiga mål att fördjupa det strategiska samarbetet och kompetenssamarbetet med Nordamerika. Samtidigt vill Finland hitta hållbara lösningar på frågor som gäller att utveckla och få tillgång på kompetent arbetskraft tillsammans med partnerländerna.

13.1.2025 | Memorandum of Understanding Among the Government of Canada, the Government of the Republic of Finland, and the Government of the United States of America Regarding a Trilateral Framework for the Production of Arctic and Polar Icebreakers and other...

21.5.2024 | In 2020–2023, more than 50 projects tackling the shadow economy and economic crime were carried out in Finland. They succeeded in preventing abuses, promoting healthy competition between companies and supporting a fair labour market by improving the transparency and openness of business activities, for example.

14.12.2022 | The joint declaration signed in Turku on 13 December 2022 will help develop sustainable shipping and shipbuilding and strengthen the Finnish maritime cluster.

11.5.2022 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has launched a development programme for sustainable maritime industry. The starting point for the programme work is maintaining Finland’s maritime industry as a competitive employer in the country’s different regions. Climate objectives and digitalisation will create new demand and business opportunities as long as the sector invests heavily in competence and innovation, productivity, internationality, exports and cooperation.

10.5.2021 | The coronavirus epidemic has weakened the economic and employment prospects in the regions for more than a year, but the outlook is now cautiously positive. The improved expectations are driven by the assumption of a swift rollout of COVID-19 vaccine, an improving epidemiological situation and the lifting of restrictions. 

14.9.2021 | The future prospects of Finland’s marine industry look very good. For them to come true, the sector must keep advancing in a comprehensive way in order to be competitive and successful on the world market. This is the conclusion of a report commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment that was published on 14 September 2021.

9.12.2019 | State Secretary Jari Partanen will lead a Team Finland visit to Germany on 9–10 December. The purpose of the visit is to intensify cooperation between Finnish and German companies particularly in the maritime industry, to promote Finnish exports to Germany, and to encourage German investment in Finland.

11.6.2020 | On 11 June 2020, the Government adopted a strategy and an action plan for tackling the grey economy and economic crime for 2020–2023. The tackling of the grey economy will focus on prevention, more effective access to information and cooperation between authorities.

11.10.2016 | “Meyer Turku’s Icon ship orders, confirmed today, 11 October 2016, will have a major impact on employment at the Turku shipyard directly and via subcontractors throughout Finland,” says Minister of Economic Affairs Olli Rehn. “Within a month the yard has received orders for four cruise ships,” he adds.