Shipping Companies' House Flags (Finland), I-O

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Ilmari Tuuli John Nurminen O/Y Lundqvist Rederierna - group Oy Hacklin, Ltd.

See also:

• Index of House flags of Finnish shipping companies

by Phil Nelson

Source: Flags, Funnels and Hull Colours

by Phil Nelson

Source: Flags, Funnels and Hull Colours

by Pekka Aarniaho

One of the biggest and today propably the oldest company in Finland is Lundqvist Rederierna - group. At its present form, the company has been formed in 1927 though the roots of the company go as far as 1850s.

Company's head office is in Mariehamn, at Aaland Island and is operating mainly in tanker market, thus also Ro-Ro activities existing. Whole tanker fleet of the company is now so called double skin tankers, which average age is four and a half years.

The flag was designed in 1952 by Capt. Unto Lindberg. Company's funnel mark have similar design.

Proportions: 17 : 4 : 5 : 4 : 17
Horizontal: 30 : 30 : 23
L = 17 : 11, width 4 units
Diamond: 37 : 30

Capt. Pekka Aarniaho, 8 December 2002

All other sources show a normal rectangular flag.
Neale Rosanoski, 2 December 2003

by Jorge Candeias

by Jorge Candeias

Shipping operations appear to have been through O/Y Werner Hacklin which was noted in Lloyds until about 1960 with O/Y Hacklin Ltd. now not involved directly in shipowning or operating. The 1st flag of blue with the white diamond bearing the blue "H", which seems to be the main flag and appears on their website, is shown by Brown 1951 (somewhat incorrectly with a smaller diamond) and was the band on their funnels. The other 2 flags possibly relate to their other activities or may be just logos.
Neale Rosanoski, 2 December 2003

by Phil Nelson

Blue with a white lozenge centered and a bold blue "H" in the center of the lozenge. The original picture had not only this, but also a flag in reverse colours painted on a truck. This could be a used variation.
Jorge Candeias, 18 March 1999

Another image at the Oy Hacklin website a simple blue italicized letter "H" within a white diamond lozenge upon a blue field. Operations: road and sea transportation, stevedoring and storage.

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