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Finland Steamship Company

Logo: En rouge, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Finnish shipping company

Finland Steamship Company (Swedish: Finska Ångfartygs Aktiebolag, abbreviated FÅA, Finnish: Suomen Höyrylaiva Osakeyhtiö, abbreviated SHO) was a Finnish shipping company founded in 1883 by Captain Lars Krogius. In Finnish and Swedish, the company was usually referred to simply as FÅA. In 1976, the company changed its name to Effoa, a phonetic spelling of the abbreviation FÅA.2 It ceased to exist in 1990.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1883Founded1
  • HeadquartersHelsinki1

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F.Å.A--n juliste,jossa nainen seisoo laivan savupiipun vieressä. Suomen Merimuseo
Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/merimuseo/14151432597/Maritime Museum of Finland, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Finland Steamship Company (Swedish: Finska Ångfartygs Aktiebolag, abbreviated FÅA, Finnish: Suomen Höyrylaiva Osakeyhtiö, abbreviated SHO) was a Finnish shipping company founded in 1883 by Captain Lars Krogius. In Finnish and Swedish, the company was usually referred to simply as FÅA. In 1976, the company changed its name to Effoa, a phonetic spelling of the abbreviation FÅA.2

Corporate structure

Finland Steamship Company sits at the top of its group. 4 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1990Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1883Founded Founded1

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