All Finland articles – Page 7

  • 2020 Helsinki Boat Show
    News

    Strong turnout for 2020 Helsinki show

    2020-02-17T12:02:00Z

    This year’s Helsinki International Boat Show (Vene 20 Båt) saw an 8.7% increase in visitor attendance compared to last year’s edition – the largest growth percentage in the 18-year history of the show. Almost 70,900 people visited the event, which ran from February 7-16 at Messukeskus Helsinki, Finland.

  • AXOPAR's Jan-Erik Viitala at Boot 2020
    Interview

    Jan-Erik Viitala | Axopar

    2020-02-17T11:04:00Z

    Finnish brand Axopar is revolutionising the boat business by adopting a ‘platform’ approach to model development. Debuting five new models at Düsseldorf in January, the builder has sold over 2,200 boats to date in more than 70 countries with another 500-plus on order. Its co-founder Jan-Erik Viitala talks to the ...

  • Finland
    News

    Finnboat reports thriving export market

    2020-02-10T06:15:00Z

    Finnboat, the Finnish marine industries association, has announced that its member companies generated nearly €600m in sales last year – a 10% increase over the previous 12-month period. Employment improved and exports are growing strongly.

  • Ballistic 4
    News

    Michigan Marine Propulsion names new distributor in Finland

    2020-01-07T12:30:00Z

    Duell to handle both Outboard and Sterndrive propeller ranges

  • Finnboat chairman Kim Koskinen
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    Finnboat names new chairman

    2019-11-29T16:39:00Z

    Finnboat, the Finish marine industries federation, has elected Kim Koskinen, country manager of Vetus Oy, as its new chairman of the board.

  • OY Maritim and Fendequip at METSTRADE
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    Fendequip appoints Finnish distributor

    2019-11-25T14:46:00Z

    UK-based mooring specialist Fendequip has appointed Finland’s leading equipment wholesaler, Oy Maritim Ab, as a distributor of its fenderCovers and other mooring-related products. The deal was announced at last week’s METSTRADE Show in Amsterdam.

  • Axopar Jan-Erik Viitala
    News

    Axopar looks to major expansion over next two years

    2019-11-13T14:55:00Z >> , By

    Launch of new Axopar 37 at Boot Düsseldorf to play a key role

  • Helsinki Boat Afloat 2019
    News

    Helsinki Boat-Afloat attracts strong crowd

    2019-08-22T12:11:00Z

    The 2019 Helsinki Boat-Afloat Show closed on Sunday with attendance up 7% compared to the previous year. New boat registrations in Finland are said to be on an upward trend, and the number of exhibitors at the event also reflected this: there were more than 155 exhibitors present with over ...

  • The new Buster XL and XXL
    News

    Buster launches updates of its most popular models

    2019-08-16T13:45:00Z

    Europe’s largest aluminium boat manufacturer announces overhaul of two of its best sellers

  • Finnish export stats
    News

    Small motorboats driving boat sales in Finland

    2019-08-15T14:27:00Z

    New boat registrations saw a sigificant boost in the first half of the year, helped by warm, early Spring weather

  • Anders Kurtén to head up Baltic Yachts in September
    News

    New Baltic CEO

    2019-06-20T11:43:00Z

    Finland’s Baltic Yachts has appointed Anders Kurtén as its new CEO. Kurtén will take on his new role in September.

  • Oceanvolt SD15 electric motor
    News

    Electric motor manufacturer launches crowdfunding campaign

    2019-05-31T09:41:00Z

    Finnish electric motor manufacturer Oceanvolt is launching a crowdfunding campaign in which participants receive equity through the online investor platform Invesdor. The company is looking to raise €0.6m-€2M in exchange for equity between 8.45% and 23.52%.

  • Finnboat's boat test event in Lauttasaari
    News

    Finnboat hosts first-ever ‘boat test’ event

    2019-05-30T09:27:00Z

    A group of boating industry players in Finland recent held a large-scale ‘boat test’ event for the first time, bringing together a wide range of boat models and related services, along with current or prospective boaters eager to take the helm.

  • Giovanni Pomati - Nautor's Swan
    News

    Nautor’s Swan opens new Boatbuilding Technology Center

    2019-05-21T13:45:00Z

    Nautor’s Swan has opened the doors to its new Boatbuilding Technology Center (BTC) in Pietarsaari, Finland – a major expansion project that started in 2017 with a €10.5m investment on refurbishing its existing building and the implementation of new production facilities totalling 9,935sq m.

  • Helsinki 2018 Boat-Afloat Show
    News

    Finnish industry forecasting buoyant summer

    2019-04-25T11:35:00Z >

    Early onset of spring and last year’s warm boating season two underlying factors behind surge in market

  • News

    New Sea-Fire distributor for Finland

    2019-03-13T08:00:00Z

    Sea-Fire, the US supplier of marine fire detection and suppression systems, has named Oy Maritim AB as its new Finnish distributor.

  • Local brands Bella, Buster, Silver and Yamarin were well represented in Helsinki
    News

    Strong sales reported at Helsinki show

    2019-02-19T08:00:00Z

    The Helsinki International Boat Show closed on Sunday, attracting just 1.2% more visitors (65,200) than last year.

  • Brannskar, Finland
    News

    Finnboat reports boom in domestic boat sales

    2019-02-08T16:03:00Z

    Finnish marine federation Finnboat today reported that the warm summer of 2018 helped boost domestic sales of small motorboats and PWCs in Finland last year. Sales of motorboats over 9m in length also continued to grow, as did sales of large outboard engines.

  • Nautor's ClubSwan 36 features an inboard version of Torqeedo’s Cruise 10.0 electric drive system
    News

    New product line boosts Nautor’s financial performance

    2019-01-30T12:23:00Z

    At its boot Düsseldorf press conference last week, Finnish yacht-builder Nautor’s Swan said that the renewal of its product range has contributed to enhancing its financial performance.

  • Lake Paijanne in Finland
    News

    Finnish industry calls for change to school summer holiday timing

    2019-01-03T10:29:00Z

    Marine companies in Finland are calling for a change to the summer school holiday period, requesting that schools close at least two weeks earlier in August.