Rauma shipyard ( fi, Rauman telakka) is a

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Rauma, Finland Rauma (; sv, Raumo) is a town and municipality of around () inhabitants on the west coast of Finland, north of Turku, and south of Pori. Its neighbouring municipalities are Eura, Eurajoki, Laitila and Pyhäranta. Granted town privileges on ...

. It was previously operated by

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 compan ...

which is owned by the South Korean

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. Rauma shipyard is specialized in large

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, small

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s, multipurpose

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s and small naval craft. , Rauma Marine Constructions operates the Rauma shipyard.

History

Shipbuilding in Rauma had begun in the 16th century and continued until the end of the sail ship era in the 1890s. Modern shipbuilding was launched in 1945 as F.W. Hollming and

Rauma-Repola Metso Oyj was a Finnish industrial machinery company focusi