Pohjanmaa is a former minelayer of the Finnish Navy. The sole member of her class, she was the flagship of the Finnish Navy as well as the largest naval ship in service in Finland until 2013. The ship has a Finnish-Swedish ice class 1A so she can operate all year round. During a crisis, the main task for Pohjanmaa would have been mine laying and acting as a command ship. She also acted as a school ship for the Naval Academy cadets. Part of their training includes an annual cruise abroad.
The Finnish Navy minelayer FNS Pohjanmaa (01), right, sails next to the Royal Danish Navy flexible support ship HDMS Absalon (L16) during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2013 in the Baltic Sea June 11, 2013 130611-N-PE825-064
The Finnish Navy minelayer FNS Pohjanmaa (01), foreground, and the Royal Danish Navy flexible support ship HDMS Absalon (L16) prepare for an air defense exercise during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2013 in 130611-N-GT529-1003
The Finnish Navy minelayer FNS Pohjanmaa (01), foreground, and the Royal Danish Navy flexible support ship HDMS Absalon (L16) prepare for an air defense exercise during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2013 in 130611-N-GT529-1003cropped
A port bow view of the Finnish navy minelayer POHJANMAA (01) underway during exercise BALTOPS '93 DN-SC-94-00865
Finnish minelayer Pohjanmaa (01) underway in the Baltic Sea, in 2000
FNS-Pohjanmaa
Hamburg Pohjanmaa 02 (raboe)
Hamburg Pohjanmaa 01 (raboe)
Pohjanmaa (3586369340)
Warship Helsinki - panoramio
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