EU NAVFOR and Finland create famous point in history.
The 1st February
sees the beginning of a new era for the Finnish Navy when FNS
POHJANMAA joins EU NAVFOR Operation ATALANTA to support WFP and the deterrence and disruption of piracy in the Horn of Africa region. This is the first time that a Finnish Navy warship has ever participated in an international naval military
operation.
Finland has been contributing to Atalanta since the very beginning of the
operation with Finnish officers working in Force Headquarters as well as
Operational Headquarters in Northwood, particularly in the difficult area of legal matters that surrounds the piracy dilemma.
Only one Pohjanmaa minelayer class vessel is in service in the Finnish Navy. FNS POHJANMAA is the flagship of the Finnish Navy. It was built in
1978 and commissioned into the Finnish Navy in 1979. She has a
displacement of 1400 tonnes and a length of 79 metres. FNS POHJANMAA’s Commanding Officer is Commander Mika
Raunu with a crew consisting
of 90 sailors.
FNS POHJANMAA is well fitted to protect and escort vulnerable vessels, especially those of the World Food Program, the primary task for EUNAVFOR warships.
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