Turku shipyard
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Name Turku shipyard usually means either of the following yards in Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...

, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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  • Crichton-Vulcan
    Crichton-Vulcan
    Crichton-Vulcan is an abandoned shipyard in Turku, Finland that once formed the cornerstone of the Finnish shipbuilding industry. The shipyard is best known for the World War II coastal defence ships and submarines it produced....

     (1738 - 1989), from 1965 Wärtsilä
    Wärtsilä
    Wärtsilä is a Finnish corporation which manufactures and services power sources and other equipment in the marine and energy markets. The core products of Wärtsilä include large combustion engines...

     Turku Shipyard
  • Perno shipyard (1976 -), also known as Wärtsilä Perno Shipyard, Kværner
    Kværner
    Kværner was a Norway-based engineering and construction services company in existence between 1853 and 2005 when it was merged with Aker ASA. The Kværner name was used in the subsidiary Aker Kværner until April 3, 2008 when it changed name to Aker Solutions. Kværner re-emerged on 6...

     Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard
    and Aker Turku Shipyard; currently operated by STX Europe


Other yards of Turku area:
  • Turun Veneveistämö, Turku boat works
  • Pansio shipyard (1945 - 1987)
  • Oy Laivateollisuus AB (1960s)
  • Turku Repair Yard, located in Luonnonmaa
    Luonnonmaa
    Luonnonmaa is an island in the city of Naantali, in south-western Finland. It forms most of the city's area, but only a fraction of its population as it is rather sparsely populated. It previously belonged to the rural municipality of Naantali , but the municipality was annexed to the city of...

     island, Naantali
    Naantali
    Naantali is a city in south-western Finland, known as one of the most important tourist centres of the country. The municipality has a population of , and is located in the region of Finland Proper, west of Turku....

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