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Last modified: 2021-08-25 by christopher oehler
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![[Paulins Rederier house flag]](../images/f/fi~s0843.gif)
image by Phil Nelson
Source: Flags, Funnels and Hull
Colours
![[Prima Shipping Group house flag]](../images/f/fi~prim.jpg)
image located by Jan Mertens, 18 May 2011
Prima Shipping Group of Porvoo, to the N.E. of Helsinki (Finland), founded in
1987, is a family owned business. Company website, in English:
http://www.primas.fi
Named after the first vessel, or vice versa, Prima Shipping now operates six
ships mainly active in Nordic waters, under the Finnish flag. Prima Chartering
was established in 2008 to land tanker and dry cargo transport while Prima
Logistics specialized in multimodal transport and projects is active in Russia
and former Soviet countries as well. Other services offered are ship management
and agencies; lastly, the newly acquired Port of Tolkkinen (between Helsinki and
Porvoo) will ensure further expansion.
Image is taken from the company
brochure.
As is the case with the Grönkvist house flag, a blue field with a white diamond
touching the flag’s edges bears a blue initial, this time an italic serifless
"G" as appears on the website.
Jan Mertens, 18 May 2011
![[R. Nordstrom & Co.]](../images/f/fi~s0806.gif)
image by Phil Nelson
Source: Flags, Funnels and Hull
Colours
![[Satama Hinaus S & H]](../images/f/fi~shsh.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker, 10 February 2006
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the
World [4]
Lepsama - per hoist diagonal white
over red; over all "S&H". (I guess Lepsama is a typo for Lepsala)
Jarig Bakker, 10 February 2006
![[Silja Line]](../images/f/fi~silja.gif)
image by Al Fisher
A consortium of Finska Angfartygs A/B, Rederi A/B Bore and Rederi A/B Svea. According to Lloyds Silja Line O/Y was formed in 1957 and appears in the early days as Siljavarustamo-A/B Siljarederiet O/Y and then Siljavarustamo-A/B Siljarederiet O/Y. From the cap badges in the Collectors Corner site it seems that the early flag was of conventional mode of white and a very broad blue horizontal band bearing a white cross throughout in turn surmounted by an undefined white circle charged with a blue "S"
![[Silja Line]](../images/f/fi~s648a.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker
From Brown 1995 [4] showing the, what I take is, seal
head but as a black outline on white and facing the hoist which fits in with the
funnel markings. A possibility for Al's flag, failing an actual sighting to
disprove it, is that it is likely to be for use as a shore flag only, it being a
common ploy for those with names on them to be so used.
Neale Rosanoski, 2 December 2003
![[Silja line - per Brown 1995]](../images/f/fi~s647a.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker
![[Suomen Petrooli]](../images/f/fi~sp.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker, 5 December 2005
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the
World [4]
Helsinki, Canadian style White-Blue-White; in the center a white octagon,
with inner red outlined octagon; red "SP".
Jarig Bakker, 5 December 2005
Established 1932 and affiliated with Teboil, Suomen Petrooli is responsible
for oil acquisition. Both companies are being/have been acquired by the Rusian
company Lukoil.
Phil Nelson, 25 December 2005
![[United Owners Company]](../images/f/fi~uo.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker
United Owners Company, Mariehamn, Aland islands, Finland - ship: Stavos
White swallowtail with a narrow blue horizontal line at 1/3 off the bottom, interrupted by a white shamrock bordered blue, and at hoist and fly blue capitals UO.
Source: Flagchart Vlaggen in de haven van Amsterdam (flags in
the harbour of Amsterdam), no date
Jarig Bakker, 7 July 2004
Jarig’s source design, at least in this case, must have been rather
sketchy - no blame!
One step nearer the real thing is a table flag once offered on eBay (which
country? not noted) under no. 260539543514 (end 24 Jan 2010) put up by
"miletesfrank09", dimensions given as
14.5 cm x 21.5 cm.
As shown on this image, the initials and the stripe are
rather fat and the blue is of a different hue. (Photo was reduced.)
See also Josef Nüsse’s page concerning Fin(n)land, last but one house flag
of that country:
http://www.flagpole.de/reedereiflaggen/europa/nordeuropa/
Jan Mertens, 19 October 2011
![[UPM-Kymmene Oyj]](../images/f/fi$upm.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 12 August 2010
The flag of UPM-Kymmene Oyj or UPM, a Finnish paper and timber company formed
in 1996, can be seen a Yahoo News photo (ephemeral
url, but detail attached). Caption is "The UPM corporate flag at the UPM paper
mill in Kajaani, July 21, 2008."
Eugene Ipavec, 12 August 2010
![[Vaasan Laivat]](../images/f/fi~vaala.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker, 5 December 2005
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the
World [4]
Vaasa - white flag, blue disk interrupted by 7
horizontal white stripes; in bottom white flying bird.
Jarig Bakker, 5 December 2005
On vasabatarna.se
(closer image here) you can see a
flag of the historical Finnish shipping company Vasa-Umeå AB, which
used to operate ships going between Vaasa in Finland and Umeå in
Sweden (also Vaasa-Sundsvall and Pori-Sundsvall).
Elias Granqvist, 17 May 2006
![[Viking Line]](../images/f/fi~vikin.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker, 13 August 2005
Source: http://kommandobryggan.se/Bryggan/Rederi.htm
White over red flag; in center white diamond
fimbriated black; concentric yellow diamond with black "v" in bottom.
Jarig Bakker, 13 August 2005
The Viking Line ABP is Finnish being based in Mariehamn
with the ancestry going back to Rederi Vikinglinjen A/B which
commenced operations in 1959 under Gunnar Eklund. In 1963 Eklund and
others formed Ålandsfärjan A/B which became SF Line A/B and then
Viking Line ABP. There has been a Swedish connection in the ownership
which was originally a consortium with during the years various
comings and goings of participants which makes for difficulties in
domiciling the livery which was common to the service with
participating vessels registered in various countries. Currently, from
what I can make out, the company is now wholly Finnish although the
vessels are registered in both Finland and Sweden.
Neale Rosanoski, 25 September 2006
![[Waldemar Hoglund-Rederi A/B Nordfart]](../images/f/fi~s0637.gif)
image by Phil Nelson
Source: Flags, Funnels and Hull
Colours
![[Wasa Nordskjö Ångbåts]](../images/f/fi~wnab.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship
Companies [9]
White flag, blue cross; in all quarters blue
"WNAB".
Jarig Bakker, 21 December 2004
