14. NORDSTRÖM GROUP 1926-1970 The shipping company of the Nordström family was once one of the most considerable shipping companies in Loviisa and in Finland. The grounds for the company were established in 1926 when Ragnar Nordström bought a majority in the shipping...
15. WARTIME YEARS The operations of the Nordström company continued without a break during the Winter War and the Continuation War. The freighters were subjected to state control and transported goods important to the wartime economy. The steam trawlers AUNUS and...
The boards on this wall tell the history of herring fishing in which Ragnar Nordström was active from 1931 to 1953. On the opposite side there are three minor compartments representing the seamen’s life on board the Nordström’s ships. The company had own...
17. THE CREW AND LIFE AT SEA The typical crew of a coal-powered steamship could be listed like this until 1960s: Master Officers: I Mate, II Mate, III Mate Engine officers: Chief Engineer, I Engineer, II Engineer Radiologist Deck crew: a boatswain, a carpenter, two...
This room has a couple of themes. This wall tells the history of the down town of Loviisa and of Laivasilta harbor where the museum is now located. On the other side of the room there is an exhibition of the sea rescue work in Loviisa which is arranged only for this...
19. THE CHAMBER OF MARITIME CUSTOMS The Chamber of Maritime Customs was established immediately after the town of Degerby-Loviisa was founded in 1745. The duties of the customs were given to a private tenancy company. Already in the first year of its operation the...
