The Finnish Seamen’s Union

The Finnish Seamen’s Union represents over 10,000 wage-earners who mainly work in maritime and inland water transportation.
43 per cent of the membership are women and 57 per cent are men.

The Finnish Seamen’s Union was established in 1916 and is an affiliated member of the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK.

M/s Finnsun

M/s Finnsun is one of the new vessels built by shipping company Finnlines at the Jinling Shipyard in China.

The Finnsun deck gang: boatswain Seppo Heiskari, electrician Arthur Pinangay, fiter Jogie Gomez and ordinary seaman John Deocampo.

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ESL Shipping’s fleet is under renewal

The Finnish cargo carrier tonnage has grown. The ESL Shipping Ltd’s M/s Alppila berthed in its home town of Helsinki on the 9th of November 2011.

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