Setting the course

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

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Pilot Dispatch, Pilotage Act, Terms of Service 12.10.2023

New Pilotage Act requires advance information to be provided to the Pilot Dispatch Centre

With the new Pilotage Act that came into effect at the beginning of September, the requirement to provide advance information on pilotage orders has been included in the regulations issued by the...

Appointments 5.10.2023

Ville Rinkineva appointed Development Manager at Finnpilot

LL.M. Ville Rinkineva (30) has been appointed as Development Manager at Finnpilot Pilotage Oy. In his role as Development Manager, Rinkineva will be responsible for the development especially at...

Pilotage Fees 29.9.2023

8 percent increase in pilotage fees as of 1 January 2024

Finnpilot wants to ensure the availability and flexibility of its pilotage services, also during periods of uncertainty. The pilotage fees will be increased as of 1 January 2024 by 8.0% along the...

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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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