STX Finland
STX Finland Oy, formerly Aker Yards Oy, was a Finnish shipbuilding company operating three shipyards in Finland, in Turku, Helsinki and Rauma, employing some 2,500 people. It was part of STX Europe, a group of international shipbuilding companies owned by the South Korean STX Corporation.
| Formerly | Aker Yards |
|---|---|
| Company type | osakeyhtiö |
| Industry | shipbuilding |
| Predecessor | Wärtsilä Marine |
| Founded | 7 November 1989 as Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard |
| Founders | Finnish state Martin Saarikangas Ted Arison |
| Defunct | 2014 |
| Fate | sold in 2014 to Meyer Werft, USC and state of Finland |
| Successors | |
| Headquarters | Perno, , |
| Products | cruise ships, cruiseferries, arctic vessels |
| Parent | Meyer Werft |
Half of Helsinki yard was sold to Russian USC in 2010. In September 2013, STX Finland announced that the Rauma shipyard would be closed in June 2014. In August 2014, the Turku shipyard was sold to Meyer Werft and the state-owned Finnish Industry Investment, and renamed Meyer Turku Oy.
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