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Sandvikens Skeppsdocka och Mekaniska Verkstad

Former shipbuilder in Helsinki (1895–1938)

Aktiebolaget Sandvikens Skeppsdocka och Mekaniska Verkstad (Finnish: Osakeyhtiö Hietalahden Sulkutelakka ja Konepaja; 'Hietalahti Shipyard and Engineering Works Ltd.') was a Finnish shipbuilding and engineering company that operated in Helsinki in 1895–1938. The company was set up to continue shipbuilding at Hietalahti shipyard, after its predecessor Helsingfors Skeppsdocka, which operated the yard in 1865–1895, had bankrupted.2 It was founded by J. C. Burmeister, A. Einighorst, Edvin Bergroth and Victor Ek and others.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1895Founded1
  • Industryshipbuilding1
  • Legal formosakeyhtiö1

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Hietalahden telakka - N369 (hkm.HKMS000005-0000012z)
Photo: Signe Brander, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Aktiebolaget Sandvikens Skeppsdocka och Mekaniska Verkstad (Finnish: Osakeyhtiö Hietalahden Sulkutelakka ja Konepaja; 'Hietalahti Shipyard and Engineering Works Ltd.') was a Finnish shipbuilding and engineering company that operated in Helsinki in 1895–1938. The company was set up to continue shipbuilding at Hietalahti shipyard, after its predecessor Helsingfors Skeppsdocka, which operated the yard in 1865–1895, had bankrupted.2

The story

Founded by A. Einighorst, Alfred Norrmén, Edvin Bergroth, J. C. Burmeister, Paul Sinebrychoff, Theodor Tallqvist and Victor Ek in 1895.1

Leadership

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Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Helsingfors Skeppsdocka1

Timeline

  1. Dec 30, 1938Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1895Founded Founded1

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