Aker Arctic plays with high stakes at high latitudes

The technology company Aker Arctic is a notable international player in northern shipping. In addition to icebreakers and ice-going vessels that are working in Finland, the company also holds an important position in international markets. For example, icebreaker design for Sweden and many Arctic transport projects in the Northeast Passage are currently ongoing.

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Elomatic – powering ahead in ship design

Elomatic, a design company with nearly 1,000 employees, is one of the world’s leading ship designers. Although competition from within the EU and around the globe is becoming constantly tougher, the outlook for Elomatic is good, says Rami Hirsimäki, Senior Vice President, Marine & Offshore and member of the company’s management team.

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Surma is the market leader in its niche

Finnish design bureau Surma is the world market leader in its own field of managing ships’ combat survivability and related applications. One major event for Surma in 2018 was its acquisition by DA-Group, which made Surma a subsidiary of the electronics company. Surma previously had 21 owners and the merger reduced this to one.

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